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Corvair-Powered Trike – $1,150 Facebook Marketplace You can get it for $38,500 on Facebook Marketplace in Manassas, Virginia. Power comes from a 255 Flathead V8 making 110 HP. I love how the interior is a cherry red to match the paint. Instead, it’s described as being original, but “redone.” It’s unclear what that means, but it’s a gorgeous vehicle. Today, these cars are perhaps best known for the lead sleds that modders turned them into. The Eight also showed up in the James Dean film Rebel Without a Cause. The Hirohata Merc, as it’s called, featured a cut roof, deleted excess chrome, filled in the headlights and even created a custom grille. Sam and George Barris created an incredible custom Eight for Masato Hirohata. It wasn’t long before the new Eight became a star. The new car had flowing lines and a low, sleek roof. The first to get a new design was the Eight. The vehicle was a success, and eventually Mercury became a popular brand.Īs Hagerty writes, after World War II, Mercury was tasked with reopening its lines and updating its cars. It came in a bunch of different body styles and was marketed as a big car that was also economical. In 1939, the Mercury division of Ford launched with its first car, the Mercury Eight. 1950 Mercury Eight Coupe – $38,500 Facebook Marketplace

It’s $21,500 on Hemmings in Westlake Village, California with 46,000. It’s unclear if this truck is restored or not, but it’s definitely very clean. There is a 226 cu in Flathead straight six under the hood, which should be making 95 HP.

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This particular truck lives in California, free from the rust of the Midwest. FoMoCo even says that the F1 brought people into showrooms to buy things that weren’t trucks. These trucks were an immediate success, and Ford says it helped the company pull itself out of its financial struggles of the period. The radical Ford pickups of today owe their existence to trucks like this blue F1. It’s $15,000 on Facebook Marketplace in Highland, Indiana. Today, the wagon resides in Indiana with a different owner. This build won its Rust Belt American Junk class in the Concours d’LeMons California 2016, too. The exterior is complete with airbrushed woodgrain graphics. That V8 is fed by a Edelbrock carburetor and power is sent to the Dana 60 rear through an automatic. It’s riding on a 1966 Ford F-250 chassis and sports dually rears and a 390 V8 up front.

This Country Squire is a bit different than usual. For Ford, the Country Squire sat at the top of the wagon range and it lasted through eight generations and 41 model years.

Back in the 1970s you could buy a land barge long enough to fit the whole family and their gear, complete with tens of feet of fake woodgrain. This old Ford has the distinction of being one of the coolest cars that I’ve seen to have so few details in its ad.īefore crossovers, SUVs, or even minivans ruled the land as the family hauler, the wagon reigned. 1972 Ford Country Squire – $15,000 Facebook Marketplace But it’s ok to window shop! So let’s take a peek under the covers of my long list of the cars and motorcycles that I’ve been pining for lately. And some, unfortunately, may be a bit too expensive for many enthusiasts. I’ll warn you right away, some of these may be downright stupid or crappy cars. One of them in particular doesn’t seem to make sense, but at least it’s dirt cheap! This week, I’m featuring a number of vehicles that may make you scratch your head. But hey, you get a peek into what kind of cars I like because I keep a list of ads on my computer. And unlike my friend and editor David, my collection just keeps building. Welcome back to Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness! As you all know, I have an affliction that involves drooling over and buying too many vehicles of all kinds.

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