Art & Inspiration Interesting inexpensive Craigslist cars

Corvair pickup
$1000
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Dang, this thing is cool as heck! Wish it was closer! It would be the perfect project to get back on the road and take to the swap meets! Lots of bed space to fill up with the finds.

 

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just happened to see this….more fuel for the fire

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1...um=email&utm_campaign=campaign_Results_Digestt

 

https://kpr.craigslist.org/cto/d/kennewick-1950-studebaker-champion/7844908769.html

1950 Studebaker Champion Bulletnose Starlight coupe - $8,000 (Kennewick)

























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1950 studebaker champion
condition: good
cylinders: 6 cylinders
fuel: gas
odometer: 89,613
paint color: blue
title status: clean
transmission: manual
type: coupe
Located in Kennewick washington 99336

1 of a kind find, 1 owner 1950 Studebaker champion Bulletnose starlight coupe. Has been stored in a garage dormant since 1970. It's 100% orginal unrestored survivor. Orginal paint interior ect ect! It spend all its life in one small little town in eastern washington and was owned by a college professor. Hasn't been started or run since around 1970 with last tagged on the road. All stock and orginal cond and completely intact. Flathead 6cly engine with 3spd on the column with overdrive. Super solid locql car. Has always been from dry climate and stored indoors the last 56 yrs. Comes with a clean washington title and keys and $8000 OBO!!!! Car is located in Kennewick washington 99336. If interested please call or text 5o9-46o-3592 lots more pics available

 

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/d/lewiston-1957-ford-fairlane-project-car/7844835902.html

1957 Ford Fairlane Project Car! - $4,000 (Lewiston , ID)








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1957 Ford Fairlane
condition: salvage
cylinders: 8 cylinders
drive: rwd
fuel: gas
odometer: 1,234
paint color: custom
title status: clean
transmission: automatic
type: sedan
Rare Gem just waiting for you to put together and finish this fabulous classic!! Nearly all parts are included, and you will have a really nice classic car! Price is negotiable and I am anxious to move this car in that due to recent life changes I've running out of room to store it otherwise I would get it put together myself! Please give me a call to discuss and set up a time to view...my name is Wayne, and I can be reached at 2 zero 6, Seven 1 Seven, five one one 2.Thanks!

 

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rch/cto/d/vancouver-thunderbird-1964/7844834043.html

Thunderbird 1964 - $6,400
























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1964 ford thunderbird
condition: good
cylinders: 8 cylinders
drive: rwd
fuel: gas
odometer: 80,000
title status: clean
transmission: automatic
odometer broken
Runs and drives really good ,390 auto needs heater core ,gas gage other wise it's a daily driven car

 

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds/cto/d/delta-east-central-1939-lasalle/7821240212.html

1939 LaSalle Cadillac - Project Car - $5,000 (DELTA)

























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1939 Cadillac LaSalle
cylinders: 8 cylinders
fuel: gas
odometer: 50,000
title status: clean
transmission: manual
type: coupe
For Sale - 1939 LaSalle - Project car
My brother in law started a restoration, but was unable to continue due to illness.

So I have a partly disassembled LaSalle, that needs a home and someone with the interest to re-assemble it.
He had pulled the engine for rebuilding and sent it to a machine shop where they stripped the engine down. He also purchased the following parts for

the car including;
-Kanter Auto 1938-1940 LaSalle Series 50/52 Engine Overhaul Kithttps://www.kanter.com/products/engine-rebuild-kit-eokbcad3222kfacetFilter%5BrefinementList%5D%5BBegYear%5D%5B0%5D=1939&facetFilter%5BrefinementList%5D%5BMakeName%5D%5B0%5D=LaSalle&facetFilter%5BrefinementList%5D%5BModelName%5D%5B0%5D=Series%2050
-new gas tank
-new master cylinder
-new wiring harness
-new generator
-set of new engine mounts
-new distributor, spark plugs and wires
-new brakes
-rebuilt carburetor

Asking $5,000 or best offer. Please contact me for additional information.

 

That Studebaker looks like the deal ! Git in'er and drive !


I never understood why people chock their car's wheels. Is the transmission inoperative?
E-brake doesn't work ? Engine has no compression? Looks like a pretty level floor.
And… why 4x4 s, when 2x4 or plain bricks would suffice?

OK, done with the rant.

 

Pesky kid's sneak in, move shifter..?

 

Not a car, but a real deal for a guy wanting a different period correct engine. I've kicked myself a couple of times for letting my good running 289 go.

 

That rudabaga coupe is really a sweetheart. Too much on my plate now, but I have always liked those things

 

$1500...fulfill your gasser dreams.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplac...place_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks

 

One thing that reading this has pointed out to me is there is a vast difference of opinion of what is inexpensive.

 

No shit partsdawg. When this thread started, the cars were low priced. Now, it's just another sale sight.

 

It’s interesting

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CJ69x2XVa/?mibextid=wwXIfr

 

I don't know you, but to me that ~car is the epitome of your common refrain.

And, it's already sold. When will you be driving it?

 

Yep.
I’d cruise it

but I’m
Trying not to buy anything until I get one going

 

The stickers will come off easily. Plymouth (business coupe?) priced at $2,500.



www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1735412024070672

 

It has a nice stance and "Doesn't need paint."



www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1182620323603774

 

Looks like something based on a Crosley Hotshot. Or maybe not . . .

 

It’s even smaller than that. Although it was sized the same as its contemporary microcars, it was built as an amusement park ride.

 

I was wondering what "Ihle" was.

Quote, AI:
"Ihle" or "Gebr. Ihle" refers to a German company that specialized in building amusement park rides, particularly bumper cars and microcars. They were known for their work in the 1930s and 1950s, creating both electric and gas-powered vehicles for fairgrounds. The company also designed and built bodies for vehicles like the BMW Dixi.

Key Points:

Amusement Park Rides: Gebr. Ihle was a major supplier of amusement park rides, including bumper cars.

Microcars: They also built miniature cars designed for amusement park rides, sometimes called "Schottenring" cars.

BMW Dixi Modifications: The company specialized in creating custom bodies for the BMW Dixi, particularly sports car-style bodies.

1930s-1950s Era: Their primary activity was in the period from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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Here's a Wiki page on BMW Dixi: Dixi is a brand name of cars made by originally by Automobilwerk Eisenach, later by BMW. The first Dixi car was produced in 1904.[1]: 125  In the difficult economic climate of the 1920s the company found it hard to sell its 6/24 and 9/40 models. So the manufacturer decided to enter the small car market, and in 1927 signed a licensing agreement with the Austin Motor Company to build a variant of the Austin 7. A production level of 2000 cars a year was agreed upon, and Dixi paid Austin a royalty on each vehicle produced.

The first 100 cars were supplied by Austin as kits, but by December 1927 the first of the official Dixi-manufactured vehicles, the DA-1 3/15PS were coming off the production line. The DA designation stood for Deutsche Ausführung, meaning German Version; 3/15 indicated the taxation and actual horsepower ratings. Apart from being left-hand drive and using metric fasteners, the car was nearly identical to the Austin. Body styles available were coupé, roadster, tourer, and sedan with a few chassis going to external coachbuilders. Most cars left the factory as tourers.

Looking to move into automobile manufacturing, BMW bought the Automobilwerk Eisenach in 1928 and, with it, the rights to build the Dixi car. At first the cars were badged as BMW Dixi but the Dixi name was dropped in 1929 when the DA-1 was replaced by a slightly updated version, the BMW 3/15 DA-2.

* Dixi DA 1 4 cyl, 15 hp (11 kW), 1927–1929

And here's a BMW Dixi. Cool, and nice color red:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Dixi

 

www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1106663554556040

 

Weltkugeltaunus!





www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1388679762324520

 

When Disneyland opened in '55 the Autopia was a very different attraction than today. The cars were very AC looking with a couple sorta 50s Studebaker looking. One of them was a tow vehicle they actually used to retrieve broken cars. There were CHP cars too. The cars weren't on a limiter strip. You could actually pass slower drivers. It didn't work out. Like so many others of Walt's early ideas. They were based on people that behaved.
https://www.undiscoveredclassics.co...rfest-extravaganza-road-track-september-1955/

 

My folks took us to Disney Land in 62, I was 7. You had to be taller than a pole at the gate to be able to drive those cars, I was too short...cried for days it seemed.

 

Beetle ?

 

Definitely in my price range
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At a local amusement park my nephew solved the too short problem. He stuffed his shoes with mulch.

 

Timm

@Tim