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“Celebrity Owned,” What?

Jen Dunnaway — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:35:10 +0000

Dumbest eBay Motors search ever, though Ryan swears by it. How else is he supposed to keep the blog supplied with Hellaflush clown cars and D-list rappers’ donks? The thing is, the majority of the “celebrity owned” listings don’t even supply the name of the celebrity who supposedly owned the car. Like this Charger (mis-listed as a Challenger) that belonged to “a rock star” and was featured on “one of their album covers,” though you don’t get to find out which one unless you’re a “serious” buyer. Wtf? If it belonged to anyone important, wouldn’t you want to blare it all over the page to maximize your search traffic? To hell with it, I’m just going to drop “celebrity owned” into this Craigslist listing for my diesel Escort that I posted last night in a drunken rage, and see if it can’t get a little more love.

Way Over the Top Trepanier-Built 1963 Corvette on eBay

Brian Lohnes — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:54:10 +0000

We stumbled upon this crazy 1963 Corvette for sale on eBay and just had to share it. Sporting an all-aluminum 513ci Keith Black Hemi, force fed by a Littlefield 14-71 blower, and wearing the biggest drag radials known to man, it is way over the top. We should probably mention that this is a real 1963 split-window Corvette as well.

Rad Rides by Troy built the car and we’re trying to categorize it. Is it a retro-look Pro Street car, a wanna be Pro Mod, and ISCA show circut queen, or a legit racer? The ad claims that the motor makes 1,800 hp and is backed with a Lenco, so there’s plenty of snot to go around.

The wing, wheelie bar, and chutes really point back to the days of the Pro Fairgrounds cars, very few of which actually had the guts to back up their looks on the track. While this car is certainly not down on power, we think hooking those short-sidewall radials up on a drag strip will be mission impossible.

Certainly the guy who commissioned the build of this car had a vision, we’re just trying to work backward to see what it was.

This car should be a lightning rod of opinion. Share your thoughts!

Source — eBay Motors — 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Pro Street

Mercedes SLK with Audi Grille on eBay

Rob Einaudi — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:43:30 +0000

Never seen anyone put Audi stuff on a Mercedes, but hey, why not? See more at eBay

$200,000 1985 CAMARO IROC on eBay

Brian Lohnes — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:19:19 +0000

We didn’t screw up on the dollar amount in the title. This is a 1985 IROC Z28 sporting a TPI 305, an automatic transmission, 747 miles, and the signatures of nearly 100 actors, musicians, and celebrities who were at Live Aid in 1985. This is the motherload of autograph collections, and one hell of a clean Camaro.

Live Aid was a global event held back in July of 1985. In the extensive listing for this Camaro, the seller claims that 1.4 billion people saw the various concerts that went on around the world to raise awareness about hunger. It was an amazing event made even more astounding when you think about the fact that it happened well before social networking, the internet, etc.

Back to the Camaro. GM was a major backer of Live Aid and decided to have a contest to give away a Camaro that was to be autographed by all the famous folks involved with the show. GM would take the car and show it, they called it the Drive-Aid signature car. It was given away to a lucky contest winner in 1986 at the second Live Aid. A few months ago that owner contacted a business that deals in specialty cars, and here we are.

There were actually two identical cars, both signed. GM sold one a few years ago at auction and it is now hidden away in a private collection. This is the car used in all the promotional materials.

This is the first time the car is up for public sale. It really is a cool and awesome story. All you need to do is scrape up $199,900 and it could be yours today! See the most famous muscle car in the history of rock ‘n’ roll on eBay!

Yet Another WTF-Amino on eBay

Brian Lohnes — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:22:36 +0000

Just in case you thought we were going all straight and narrow on you with our wall to wall coverage of the 2010 Grand National Roadster Show, we’re kicking things off today with this most incredibly FUBAR project in the long and storied history of FUBAR eBay projects. We give you the self titled, “1978 Chevrolet El Camino scooter.” Wow.

We were literally dumbstruck when we laid eyes on the “El Chevetto” project that the seller calls “unigue and one of a kind.” It is certainly “unigue,” among several other things like hideous, misguided, and deadly.

The bed appears to be from a Chevy truck and it has been lovingly melded with something that seems to be the extended cab portion of maybe a Datsun truck, which, in turn, has been grafted to the front half of a 1978 Chevette. The good news is that this entire rolling crime scene sits on a 2×4 square tube frame, with rails that don’t even end in the same place!

The seller says that he does not have the spare time to finish the project. For the love of all things mechanical and good. Someone needs to buy this and pack it full of C4. Thanks to BangShift.com member Mr4Speed for the tip!

See more pics at eBay!

Saaboat on eBay

Rob Einaudi — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:44:42 +0000

I think I finally found the perfect car for Seattle. From the eBay auction:

This is a SAAB Convertible stock body and interior, converted with Handcrafted fine engineering to a V-Bottom with Pontoons on the side for stabilization to a Boat Car. The Car-Boat still has a stock Saab steering wheel in the car that does operate the steering on a 70 hp Mercury Outboard engine. It does come fully equipped with Electric Start, Navigational Lights both front and Rear, Horn, Fire Extinguisher, Radio, 2 Way Radio, Fish Finder, Anchor & Anchor Line, Life Preservers & all coast guard approved equipment.

See all the pics on eBay!

Lotus Esprit Murders the TR6 on CarDomain

Rob Einaudi — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:08:57 +0000

Man, this week’s eBay Motors Showdown was a blowout. The Triumph only got three or four votes. I’d probably take the TR6, too, but I’m a sucker for British Racing Green and love old British roadsters. But this Giugiaro-designed Lotus is definitely timeless.

Triumph TR6 vs. Lotus Esprit: Which Would You Choose?

Rob Einaudi — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:41:12 +0000

Have $15K burning a hole in your pocket and want something British? Well how about these rides? This 1976 Triumph TR-6 has been redone and looks amazing in British Racing Green. This 1986 Lotus Esprit looks to be a solid, original car with a recent turbo rebuild. And these two examples represent the last year of production for the TR-6 and the pure Giugiaro-styled Esprit. So, which would you choose?

1968 Biscayne Packing Factory 427 Power

Brian Lohnes — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:38:38 +0000

If you’re a fan of fullsize ’60s performance cars, the big-block Chevy Biscayne has to occupy a spot in your personal hot rod hall of fame. For their era, they were awesome sleepers. Stripper cars typically devoid of any real options and sporting dog dish hubcaps, their drivers would roll up on unsuspecting prey sitting on a bench seat with a four-speed handle coming through the floor. Q-Ships indeed!

As you’d imagine, these so-called “strippers” from back in the day now command lots of money in both the private sale and auction arena. This car that we found on eBay will bring some serious bucks if the right person finds the ad. The car is a well documented factory 427 piece and spent time as a drag car back in the day. The original 427 met its maker back in 1969, but a GM factory replacement motor was used to replace it.

Packing 4.56 gears, a fully tuned up 427, and a stout Muncie four-speed, this thing would be an absolute blast to drive. According to the seller, only 124 were produced with the 425hp version of the 427 under the hood and it is claimed that only three of them are still around today. Is that true? We have no idea. All we know is that we don’t have near the money necessary to buy this beast, but we want it badly!

Source: eBay Motors — 1968 Chevrolet Biscayne 427

Bronco Beats the Land Cruiser on CarDomain

Rob Einaudi — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:29:39 +0000

We definitely had some strong opinions in this week’s eBay Motors Showdown, but the Bronco started strong and finished strong, winning by more than a 2-to-1 margin. Stay tuned for another match-up next week!