Muscle cars, Corvettes, pickups and early 4x4s from the ’60s and ’70s, rebuilt to stop, steer, cool and ride like modern cars.
$6,725 66% under market
A drivetrain-less 1960 C1 roller bid far under project sales; bonded title and missing parts set the real price.
$55,000 26% under market
Last-year C2 convertible with the 350 hp 327 and a 4-speed, about 26% under driver sales; front clip was replaced
$10,600 76% under market
Genuine R/T 440 project bid at a fraction of plain-Charger project sales; reserve not met, so watch the price.
$19,116 53% under market
Complete, stored C1 roadster with both tops and a clear title, bid well under project comps for now.
$10,000 60% under market
A sorted patina Task Force driver with overdrive and discs, bid at about half of comparable sales so far.
$5,500 57% under market
No-reserve long-bed bumpside with the IFS and disc brake work already done; rust is the catch.
$2,400 81% under market
A running first-gen K5 CST at no reserve; even after bids climb it should land under project money.
$37,500 53% under market
A real J-code Hemi 4-speed Charger body for less than many small-block Chargers. No engine or gearbox.
$39,500 71% under market
Rare: a real J-code T/A restoration project with the matching 340 Six Pack block
Comparison
We priced LS, Coyote and HEMI swaps new from Summit Racing and used as pullouts on eBay Motors. Used saves $5,000 to $12,000, but here is what it costs you back.
Build guide, C1 Corvette
The Summit cart for our 1961 Corvette's LS swap came to $14,507.87, and it's missing a few things. Here's the full list, what we found and what it really costs.
Build guide
Three ways to build a classic, and what each one costs you in originality, money and drivability.
Comparison, First-gen Camaro & Firebird
Published prices for eleven first-gen Camaro chassis and subframes, from about $8,000 to $37,000, and how to choose.
Comparison
The 5.3 is cheap new or used; the LS3 is where a used pullout saves $10,000. Prices, part numbers and the catches, checked October 2026.
Comparison
A Coyote and manual is about $17,000 new before the clutch, or around $12,000 used from a late Mustang. Prices and the fine print, October 2026.
Build guide, C1 Corvette
How to make a 1953–62 Corvette drive like a modern car without touching its looks, starting with the chassis.
The best classic-car finds we spot on eBay, Marketplace and Craigslist, plus new build guides. One email a week.
Planning
The first year of the ducktail, headed for a modern chassis without losing its looks.
Planning
The long-wheelbase CJ, rebuilt to drive like a modern 4x4 on the highway and off it.
