Cars
The Tucker 48, or as most people know it, the Torpedo, is not only one of the most important cars of its era but, no thanks to a bunch of false allegations of fraud that forced Preston Tucker to shut down the company’s operations on March 3, 1949, also one the rarest production cars in the world. In all –including the prototype, just 51 examples of the Torpedo were made.
- Documentary Tells The Real Tale Of The Tucker Torpedo/48 [w/videos]
Of all the great cars that could have been, the Tucker is right there at the very top of the list. Only around 50 cars were ever made, despite the fact that the company had the largest single-space factory in the world (at the time) at their disposal,...
- Ebay Find: Street-legal, Ferrari Badged Indy Racer Replica
We discovered yet another faux Indy racer that's up for sale on eBay Motors for the "bargain" price of $49,995. As you can imagine, this (spoiled) grownups toy which is branded as a Ferrari has about as much in common with the Scuderia's products...
- ‘used’ Lamborghini Reventon No3 Quickly Finds Buyer On Ebay Auction
Remember the Lamborghini Reventon? Of course you do. How can you possibly forget such an outrageous and unique supercar with an equally outrageous price tag of €1 million or about $1.45 million US. From the 20 examples that Lamborghini said it would...
- Porsche 928 With Corvette V8 Engine
Not so sure of what to make of this conversion –sacrilege or just a way to own a Porsche you can actually afford to pay for engine repairs. We’ll let you decide for yourselves. Available for sale on eBay (current bid $6,995), the 1978 Porsche...
- Porsche 911 Replica Based On Vw Beetle
A well executed replica is a copy of a car that is practically indistinguishable from the original vehicle. Apparently that’s not the case with this replica of a mid 80’s Porsche 911 (dubbed VW Porrera...) that we discovered on Australian...
Cars
eBay Find: 1948 Tucker Torpedo
The Tucker 48, or as most people know it, the Torpedo, is not only one of the most important cars of its era but, no thanks to a bunch of false allegations of fraud that forced Preston Tucker to shut down the company’s operations on March 3, 1949, also one the rarest production cars in the world. In all –including the prototype, just 51 examples of the Torpedo were made. According to a little research we conducted, we discovered that the specific Torpedo that’s for sale on eBay (starting price: $ 166,766) is the only one fitted with a front mounted engine as it used a Oldsmobile drivetrain & chassis put in by the original owner Nick Jenin in Florida. In 1962, the car was sold to its second owner, John Janecek of Springfield, OR who in 1964 replaced the Oldsmobile chasis & drivetrain with a Mercury Monterey Parklane chassis and drivetrain. We remind you that the original Torpedo that featured a rear-engine, rear-wheel drive layout, was equipped with a horizontally opposed 6-cylinder engine producing 166 bhp. -Continued after the jump
Links: eBay , Info: Tucker
- Documentary Tells The Real Tale Of The Tucker Torpedo/48 [w/videos]
Of all the great cars that could have been, the Tucker is right there at the very top of the list. Only around 50 cars were ever made, despite the fact that the company had the largest single-space factory in the world (at the time) at their disposal,...
- Ebay Find: Street-legal, Ferrari Badged Indy Racer Replica
We discovered yet another faux Indy racer that's up for sale on eBay Motors for the "bargain" price of $49,995. As you can imagine, this (spoiled) grownups toy which is branded as a Ferrari has about as much in common with the Scuderia's products...
- ‘used’ Lamborghini Reventon No3 Quickly Finds Buyer On Ebay Auction
Remember the Lamborghini Reventon? Of course you do. How can you possibly forget such an outrageous and unique supercar with an equally outrageous price tag of €1 million or about $1.45 million US. From the 20 examples that Lamborghini said it would...
- Porsche 928 With Corvette V8 Engine
Not so sure of what to make of this conversion –sacrilege or just a way to own a Porsche you can actually afford to pay for engine repairs. We’ll let you decide for yourselves. Available for sale on eBay (current bid $6,995), the 1978 Porsche...
- Porsche 911 Replica Based On Vw Beetle
A well executed replica is a copy of a car that is practically indistinguishable from the original vehicle. Apparently that’s not the case with this replica of a mid 80’s Porsche 911 (dubbed VW Porrera...) that we discovered on Australian...