Project
1979 International Scout II, 345 V8, automatic and A/C, project
$5,950 58% under market
Running V8 Scout II under $6,000 with a good frame; plan on floors and an engine refresh.
Deal Finds
Classic cars priced at least 20% under what comparable cars sell for, or genuinely rare. We pass on far more than we post, and every find comes with a value check and what to inspect. We're not the seller. Spotted one on Marketplace or Craigslist? Send us a deal.
Parts car Valuable, but too rough to restoreProject Needs work, but worth savingDriver Looks good from ten feet and drivesCollector Original or numbers-matching, show qualityPro-build Restomod or pro-touring, built to modern standards Rare Few were built or few survive
Driver
1971 Ford F-100 Sport Custom short bed, 302 and 4-speed
$12,995 24% under market
Factory short-bed bumpside with a 4-speed at a long-bed price; check the rust spots closely.
Driver
1986 Chevrolet Suburban K10 4x4, second owner, original 350, clean CA title
$11,000 29% under market
Honest squarebody K10 Suburban with a rebuilt transmission and clean title, priced under the market.
Driver
1984 Dodge Ramcharger with a 440 and 727 swap, converted to 2WD
$9,490 26% under market
Big-block Ramcharger for under $9,500; the 2WD conversion and missing title info need answers first.
Driver
1963 Studebaker Avanti R2 supercharged, freshly repainted, priced under recent R2 sales
$24,500 30% under market
Supercharged R2 Avanti asking about 30% under driver-grade R2 sales; confirm the R2 engine and serial first.
Driver
1980 Chevrolet K5 Blazer with a 427 big-block swap, driver quality
$16,050 22% under market
A running big-block K5 with a removable top for about 22% under the middle of driver sales.
ProjectDriver
1979 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Cheyenne, 4-speed, 50k miles, unrestored
$22,000 23% under market
An honest, unmodified Cheyenne with a manual and the hardtop, priced at the bottom of the driver range.
Driver
1973 Plymouth Duster with a 440 swap, narrowed 8 3/4 Sure Grip and fresh tune-up
$19,500 26% under market
Big-block Duster driver priced under the low end of swapped-Duster sales, with room to negotiate.
Driver
1971 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 4x4 with an injected 5.3 swap
$27,550 31% under market
A 4x4 Suburban that already has a fuel-injected LS, priced about 27% under the middle of driver sales.
Driver
1969 Pontiac GTO hardtop, driver-quality with its original 400 block included, for $27,830
$27,621 29% under market
A real 242 GTO driver priced near project money, and the original block comes with it.
Driver
1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe with a 350 and Muncie 4-speed for $24,995
$24,995 32% under market
A V8, stick-shift '56 hardtop from a dry state, priced below recent modified-hardtop sales.
Driver
1965 Chevrolet Impala SS Sport Coupe, a real SS with a 350 and Muncie 4-speed for $24,900
$24,900 33% under market
A genuine 1965 SS hardtop with a stick and a 12-bolt, priced under driver-level comps.
ProjectDriver
1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 360 4x4 that runs strong, priced well below rough driver sales
$13,495 34% under market
A running 360 Grand Wagoneer with cosmetic damage, about a third under recent rough-driver sales.
ProjectRare
1971 Plymouth GTX project with its numbers-matching 440, one of 2,942 built
$26,500 41% under market
A real, matching-engine 1971 GTX shell at project money; restore it or build it.
DriverCollectorRare
1970 AMC Javelin SST Mark Donohue, one-owner 390 manual with AMO concours awards
$69,995 34% under market
A documented one-owner Donohue 390 manual priced well under the two 390-manual sales we found.
Driver
1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, rust-free New Mexico car with factory A/C
$15,995 27% under market
A rust-free first-year Monte Carlo driver with its 350 and factory air, priced under recent driver sales
ProjectDriver
1971 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe with a built 350, priced like a project
$20,000 41% under market
A factory-V8 Malibu with a fresh built 350 and TH350 for less than most driver Chevelles sell for
Driver
1989 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 4x4 with a rust-free underside and fresh service work
$9,500 48% under market
A square-body Suburban 4x4 with a lot of recent work, priced below the low end of recent sales.
Driver
1971 Chevrolet K10 Cheyenne 4x4 with a 350 V8, priced under the driver-truck market
$19,995 28% under market
A running Cheyenne 4x4 with a 350 for about 28% under recent driver sales; budget for rocker rust.
CollectorRare
1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am 20th Anniversary with 29,723 miles, one of 1,555 built
$39,900
A fairly priced, mid-mileage example of the rarest and quickest third-gen Trans Am.
Collector
1988 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z survivor with 10,619 miles shown, priced at $18,999
$19,400 26% under market
A low-mileage IROC-Z priced like a driver, but the mileage is not documented.
ProjectDriver
1978 Jeep Wagoneer Custom 4x4: running 360 V8 SJ for under $5,000
$4,500 56% under market
A running 360 V8 4x4 Wagoneer listed at about half the price of recent driver sales. Confirm it's still for sale and check for rust.
Collector
1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 428 Cobra Jet 4-speed with Marti Report, listed well under CJ sale prices
$64,000 31% under market
A Q-code 428 CJ Mach 1 with a 4-speed for less than many 351 cars bring. Verify the engine first.
ProjectRare
1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham: one of 400 built, offered as a restoration project
$17,500 82% under market
A real 400-built Brougham for the price of a tired Series 62, but plan for a very costly restoration.
How our picks sold
- 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera (993) coupe, 6-speed with factory rear-seat delete, no reserve sold for $94,695, against a market value of about $100,500
- 1986 Porsche 911 Turbo, numbers-matching US car with RUF touches, no reserve sold for $117,700, against a market value of about $160,500
- 1979 Porsche 930 Turbo slicktop project, untouched since 2007, no reserve sold for $89,880, against a market value of about $88,505
- 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 with 26,500 miles, original paint and numbers-matching drivetrain sold for $39,750, against a market value of about $23,250
- 1975 Porsche 914-6 GT tribute project with a Dawes-built 2.0 flat-six and steel flares, no reserve sold for $25,948, against a market value of about $24,200
- 1973 Porsche 914-6 GT Tribute with 3.0 flat-six and 915 five-speed, no reserve sold for $46,010, against a market value of about $56,500
How we pick
Each find is compared with recent sales of the same car in the same condition: a project against project sales, a show car against show cars. It has to come in at least 20% under, or be rare enough to be worth knowing about. Then we read the listing for red flags. We don't inspect the cars, so see one in person or pay for an inspection, never wire money to hold a car, and make sure the VIN on the title matches the car.
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