By Dan Strohl

Hemmings

While I might’ve questioned the collectibility of yesterday’s 1972 Winnebago Brave, there’s no doubt that certain Volkswagen aficionados seek out Volkswagen camper buses like this 1976 Westfalia currently for sale on Hemmings.com for $8,750. From the seller’s description:

Excellent condition, original floors, body, chassis and interior including pop up canvas, beds (sleeps four) and carpet. New engine 500 miles ago, new Weber carb., auto. trans. 110v plug in power, propane 2 burner cook top, sink with water storage, 12v refrigerator. Runs and drives excellent! Green body with white top. Drive anywhere!

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By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Scott’s 1976 2002 has M Power! Check out his ride page to learn more and see all the pics!

I’ve been e-mailing back and forth a bit with Ferrari guru Mike Sheehan. In addition to being a renowned Ferrari historian, concours judge and columnist, Mike owns and races five Ferraris. One of Mike’s favorites is this ex-IMSA GT-2 now SCCA GT-2 car, which started life at a 1976 dry-sumped fiberglass Euro model 308 GTB. Mike has invested countless hours and dollars in this car–there is well over $100k in the engine alone. There has also been a bit of haggling with the SCCA to get and keep this thing on the track. I’ve posted more pics below, but be sure to check out Mike’s ride page for the full story on this incredible car.

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When I was but a wee one, I was obsessed with sprue-and-glue model car kits. Specifically, I was obsessed with building Chevrolet trucks. But I could only ever find one kit for the 1973-1987 trucks, Monogram’s Level 2 Chevy Sport Pickup 4×4 (kit number 2963). With its stepside body, wagon wheels, aggressive tires and pushbar up front, it was about everything my juvenile tastes wanted. And still do. I wasn’t exactly crazy about the bright blue plastic it was molded in, but I left it blue nonetheless.

Which is all the reason I’m digging the 1976 Chevrolet stepside I found over at the Hemmings classifieds. Sure, it doesn’t have the wagon wheels, but it does have the exact same shade of Hawaiian Blue and the black pushbar. And as a bonus, you can run it on propane, with the tank cleverly hidden in the in-bed toolbox. $12,300 might seem steep, but these trucks–especially the pre-1980 versions–are going to rise in value over the next several years, mark my words. Now, where did my parents put all my models?