February 14, 2016

Rare Classic Car, 1966 Volga GAZ 21

Rare Classic Car 1966 Volga GAZ 21

Rare Classic Car, Third Series 1966 Volga GAZ 21 Sedan

Here's found this one rare classic car were is an USSR heritage, is said has been totally restored, it same car as the Russian KGB use in its era. Yes we talking about the Volga GAZ 21 executive sedan as we've seen here is a third generation commonly known as the third-series was released in 1966 already offered in Craigslist about 21 days ago. Rarely found in excellent condition even in his Mother land Russia.

That's could be a remarkable Volga for its ages, and is one perfect sample of the classic Russian cars ever see in here Autorestorationice.com. CHECK OUT: 1962 Volga GAZ 21 Deluxe Limited Edition



February 11, 2016

1951 Muntz Jet Project

Undergoing Restoration, 1951 Muntz Jet

Undergoing Restoration Project, 1951 Muntz Jet

Found this unique luxury sports car offered for sale by the owner on Craigslist. Made by a famous builder of Indy race cars, Frank Kurtis, and manufactured by Muntz in Chicago, well-known as the "Muntz Jet", the early model was released in 1951 as a 2-door coupe with the body extended to make it a 4-seater, powered by a big Cadillac V8 engine mated with a Hydramatic automatic transmission, only 6 seconds from 0 to 50 mph and 125 mph for top speed, making it crowned as the fastest performance car of its era.

Currently, it's considered one of the most worthy collectible handmade cars in the US. rare car with limited production numbers, at that time most were sold to a few wealthy buyers in Hollywood believed only 400 units were sold during 1951-1954, not long after, the Muntz company went bankrupt due to losses of about $1000 for every Muntz Jet sold. And this is Muntz Jet number 143.

It could be a perfect start to restore, the 1951 Muntz Jet number 143 offered as a project in runs and drives condition, that’s undergone quite a bit of work recently, including a rebuilt floor, reupholstered front bucket seats, and more. About 65% has been done, not so far to be great at least without talking about the engine issue. Need a body expert to continue work on the frame, such as removing a few dings that were shown here as well as repainting as a finishing touch, and a fiberglass removable top in need of attention to be finished. The original engine was swapped by the previous owner with a younger 1957 Lincoln 368 C.I. engine and was mated with its original G.M. Hydra Matic.



February 8, 2016

Classic 1968 Volvo Amazon 122 S Wagon

Classic 1968 Volvo Amazon 122S Wagon

All Original Classic 1968 Volvo 122 S Wagon For Sale

Here's a Swedish classic car offered by Volvo, a 122 S performs as a 5-door station wagon body style commonly known as the Volvo Amazon wagon built in 1968, a total of 73,220 station wagons had been produced during 1964-1970 spread worldwide and this one of them stay at the US still running today. Seems it to be a potential start to restoration. This could be a perfect vintage Volvo wagon as a project, find this on craigslist about a month ago for $3600 hope still available today.

As we've seen here despite is not perfect, the wagon nevertheless appears to be in remarkable condition for its age with a lot of considerable use time, it seems owned by a responsible behavior person reflected by the overall condition of the car. The seller claims are in original condition, never touched by restoration or modifications, and run and drive well also.

The body frame is solid with perfect shape no dent or damage with few rusts shown. The interior looks complete but it must rebuild and recover, dash look ok no cracking, a radio was gone, and hope the odometer is still there. The engine is correct with a high-compression four-cylinder B18B engine mated with a 3-speed Borg-Warner 35 automatic seemed well-maintained hope no leak and runs strong as its looks.



February 4, 2016

1959 Edsel Villager Wagon Project

1959 Edsel Wagon Project

1959 Edsel Villager Wagon Project

This a rare American classic car was offered by Edsel, clothed in a 4-door wagon body commonly known as the Edsel Villager built in 1959, is similar to the Edsel Ranger of that year, both are on the same base, such as the engine, drivetrain and cosmetics all is same except the body style.

The Edsel Villager was initially built on a 116 in wheelbase shared with Ford's station wagons, and, throughout its lifespan, shared Ford's wagons core body stampings. The Villager and the Ranger were the only two model names that existed throughout the Edsel's three-year life span as an automobile marque.

1939 International D30 Truck

1939 International D30 Truck

1939 International D30 Truck

This an American vintage truck was produced by International Harvester, it's a D30 series built in 1939 perform perfectly as a flatbed truck, has been totally restored. The owner claims is all original and as the daily transport for him. This International the D Series line was made to compete with the Diamond T in its era were is both are wearing steel material for its cabin, also the shape was briefly looked like with more streamlined styling echoing the trend in motor car design of the period.