Too Cool To Crush

Rob’s blog about the family that’s having all the cars crushed instead of selling them got me thinking: how many cars out there are too cool to crush? I just popped over to eBay Motors and wound up finding a bunch when I searched for project cars. Here are a few that have one wheel in the grave but still caught my eye. Follow the jump to check out these great project-car auctions.

This 1950 Studebaker pickup is one of my personal favorite trucks of the 50’s. It was just so ahead of its time as far as styling was concerned.

A unfortunate mishap led this 1951 MG TD to wind up in a dessert yard. The chrome still looks great though, and the sheetmetal is scorched but solid. Luckily some of the original red paint was left to give you a good idea of how sharp this car probably looked before the fire.

More ravaged by time than anything else, this 1957 210 gasser probably had its fair share of quarter-mile runs before it was set out to rot. It would be an awesome candidate to be restored to its previous track-day glory.

The car I would most like to see turned around would be this 1959 Chrysler New Yorker 4-door hardtop. Powered by a 413 "Golden Lion" (God engine names were cool back then!) and laden with power options, this is one loaded ‘59. Throw in some 50’s era swivel seats and you’ve got a hell of a cushy ride.

Last but not least we have two 1962 Pontiac Catalinas disappearing into the tall grass. One is a 2 door hardtop and the other is a sedan, but they both need each other to survive. The coupe has the 389 4bbl but the 4-door has the nose. I personally would salvage the 4-door because of how rare it’s becoming but thats just me. Either car would be an awesome ride and worth one more shot at the road.