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eBay Classic Archive
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CC For Sale: 1958 Buick Special Sedan–Black Shows Off The Chrome
Posted on November 15, 2022 | 30 CommentsGateway Classic Cars is offering this 1958 Buick Special on eBay. Carlsbad Black really shows the chrome off well, and that’s a good thing because this is the least chrome-y […] - 
			
CC For Sale: $84,900! Holy Mint Green Futuras, Batman!
Posted on July 12, 2022 | 46 CommentsI’m just going to post the photos and seller’s description from this eBay listing and let people say what they want. I just don’t have the words . . . - 
			
Craigslist Classic: 1963 Studebaker Lark Cruiser – Someone’s For Just $1.52 Per Mile
Posted on July 30, 2021 | 35 CommentsWe have been on an off-and-on low-mile time capsule jag here at the Curbside, thanks to several findings by Poindexter and some other contributors. I have found it a lot […] - 
			
eBay Junkers: Mini-Edsel (’58 Goggomobil) & Spiderman Special (’61 Imperial)
Posted on July 23, 2021 | 11 CommentsWhen I first saw this poor, weathered little thing for sale on eBay, it brought me back to a time long ago when I made a unique automotive discovery . […] - 
			
eBay Classic: 1987 Plymouth Gran Fury Salon – They Weren’t All Cop Cars
Posted on July 8, 2021 | 79 Comments(first posted 7/8/2015) To say that the M-bodies were something of an unexpected success for Chrysler is an understatement. Introduced for the 1977 model year, the heavily F-body-based (Aspen/Volaré) would […] - 
			
CC For Sale: 1955 Roadmaster–Buick’s “Custom-Built Master Car!”
Posted on June 3, 2021 | 41 CommentsAt least that what Buick called it. The Roadmaster was “Custom Built by Buick.” Maybe not custom in the true pre-war sense, but when you look at the fine details […] - 
			
CC For Sale: I Found the Hudson I Want–“Are You Crazy?!”
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 30 CommentsSo I’m surfing eBay Motors, and I find this 1956 Hudson*, and I think, “If I want to own a Hudson, this is the one I would want.” Now some […] - 
			
CC For Sale: 1961 Panhard PL 17–Own Your Own Flying Saucer
Posted on April 22, 2021 | 32 Comments“A ’61 Plymouth and a Volkswagen Beetle had a baby, and . . .” No, wait–that’s silly. But this car is silly. Or is it an inspired stroke of genius? […] - 
			
CC For Sale: 1959 De Soto Firedome Sedan – Smart Burnished Aluminum Door Frames
Posted on February 14, 2021 | 34 CommentsLast summer, a 1959 De Soto Firedome showed up on the Cohort, but it was in pretty rough shape. But then I found this similar ’59 Firedome sedan on eBay, […] - 
			
eBay Classic: It’s Not a Packard–It’s a ’63 Chaika! $220,000!!
Posted on January 28, 2021 | 50 CommentsA previous post featured a GAZ 13 Chaika, but these photos I discovered on eBay show a much nicer example, with a lot of detailed, close-up shots. So I thought […] - 
			
Curbside Classic: 1958 Packard Hawk – “The Most Original Car on the American Road”
Posted on January 24, 2021 | 85 CommentsI have never seen one of these in person, so I was delighted to find this near showroom-new example on eBay with lots of close-up detailed photos. I like to […] - 
			
eBay Classic: 1960 Ford Fairlane 500 – Finest Ford of a Lifetime
Posted on January 4, 2021 | 44 CommentsI’m continuing my series of original, low-mileage eBay/Craigslist finds which should be documented and preserved on Curbside. Today we present another first for CC, a 1960 Ford Fairlane 500 Town […] - 
			
eBay Classic: 1958 DeSoto Firesweep Sedan – Solid Rose Beige
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 33 CommentsCall it CC Effect if you will, but I found yet another virtually-extinct Forward Look artifact on eBay. It’s another first for Curbside, a 1958 De Soto Firesweep sedan. Not […] - 
			
eBay Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Sedan – Fairest Among Ten Thousand
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 72 CommentsIf you’ve been reading Curbside for a while, you’re probably familiar with the tragic tale of Chrysler Corporation’s rushed-into-production Forward Look cars for 1957. Sure, they looked great, rode and […] - 
			
CC For Sale: 1991 Ford Crown Victoria LX Station Wagon – Last Hurrah for the Wagonmaster
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 57 CommentsFor many years, Ford called themselves the “Wagonmaster” and perhaps it was deservedly so. Even though most years Chevrolet lead the overall sales race, examining wagon sales alone, Ford wagons […] 
				![CC For Sale:  1958 Buick Special Sedan–Black Shows Off The Chrome Gateway Classic Cars is offering this 1958 Buick Special on eBay.  Carlsbad Black really shows the chrome off well, and that’s a good thing because this is the least chrome-y […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/571-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Craigslist Classic: 1963 Studebaker Lark Cruiser – Someone’s For Just $1.52 Per Mile We have been on an off-and-on low-mile time capsule jag here at the Curbside, thanks to several findings by Poindexter and some other contributors. I have found it a lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/1963-Studebaker-Cruiser-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![eBay Junkers:  Mini-Edsel (’58 Goggomobil) & Spiderman Special (’61 Imperial) When I first saw this poor, weathered little thing for sale on eBay, it brought me back to a time long ago when I made a unique automotive discovery . […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/s-l16001-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![eBay Classic: 1987 Plymouth Gran Fury Salon – They Weren’t All Cop Cars (first posted 7/8/2015)    To say that the M-bodies were something of an unexpected success for Chrysler is an understatement. Introduced for the 1977 model year, the heavily F-body-based (Aspen/Volaré) would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1987_Plymouth_Gran_Fury_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale:  1955 Roadmaster–Buick’s “Custom-Built Master Car!” At least that what Buick called it.  The Roadmaster was “Custom Built by Buick.”  Maybe not custom in the true pre-war sense, but when you look at the fine details […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale:  I Found the Hudson I Want–“Are You Crazy?!” So I’m surfing eBay Motors, and I find this 1956 Hudson*, and I think, “If I want to own a Hudson, this is the one I would want.”  Now some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/s-l16001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale:  1961 Panhard PL 17–Own Your Own Flying Saucer “A ’61 Plymouth and a Volkswagen Beetle had a baby, and . . .”  No, wait–that’s silly.  But this car is silly.  Or is it an inspired stroke of genius?  […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale: 1959 De Soto Firedome Sedan – Smart Burnished Aluminum Door Frames Last summer, a 1959 De Soto Firedome showed up on the Cohort, but it was in pretty rough shape.  But then I found this similar ’59 Firedome sedan on eBay, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/s-l16001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![eBay Classic:  It’s Not a Packard–It’s a ’63 Chaika!  $220,000!! A previous post featured a GAZ 13 Chaika, but these photos I discovered on eBay show a much nicer example, with a lot of detailed, close-up shots.  So I thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/s-l16001-22.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1958 Packard Hawk – “The Most Original Car on the American Road” I have never seen one of these in person, so I was delighted to find this near showroom-new example on eBay with lots of close-up detailed photos.  I like to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/571-35.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![eBay Classic: 1960 Ford Fairlane 500 – Finest Ford of a Lifetime I’m continuing my series of original, low-mileage eBay/Craigslist finds which should be documented and preserved on Curbside.  Today we present another first for CC, a 1960 Ford Fairlane 500 Town […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![eBay Classic: 1958 DeSoto Firesweep Sedan – Solid Rose Beige Call it CC Effect if you will, but I found yet another virtually-extinct Forward Look artifact on eBay.  It’s another first for Curbside, a 1958 De Soto Firesweep sedan.  Not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/s-l16001-1-e1607455432542.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![eBay Classic: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Sedan – Fairest Among Ten Thousand If you’ve been reading Curbside for a while, you’re probably familiar with the tragic tale of Chrysler Corporation’s rushed-into-production Forward Look cars for 1957.  Sure, they looked great, rode and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/50585060791_960e3ec9f4_b1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale:  1991 Ford Crown Victoria LX Station Wagon – Last Hurrah for the Wagonmaster For many years, Ford called themselves the “Wagonmaster” and perhaps it was deservedly so. Even though most years Chevrolet lead the overall sales race, examining wagon sales alone, Ford wagons […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CV-Wagon-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


