Car of the Day 8/19/18

Today’s car of the day is this 1970 Plymouth Superbird that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Plymouth Superbird is a muscle car that’s based on the Plymouth Roadrunner. The Superbird was only produced in 1970 and is very similar to the ’69 Dodge Charger Daytona. Like the Charger Daytona, the Superbird was used in NASCAR. The engine of this one is a 7.2 liter V8 that produces 375 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed TorqueFlite automatic, but it can also come with a 4-speed manual. This car can do 0-60 mph in 6.1 seconds and has a top speed of 149 mph. This car weighs 3,858 pounds since the chassis is unitary steel. This Superbird was auctioned off for $286,000.

Car of the Day 8/18/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’69 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air IV that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1968 and 1973. The engine is a 6.5 liter V8 that produces 370 horsepower and 445 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 6.2 seconds and has a top speed of 124 mph. This GTO was auctioned off for $178,200.

Car of the Day 8/8/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’58 Volkswagen Beetle that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Volkswagen Beetle is a subcompact that was made between 1938 and 2003. The engine is a 1.2 liter flat-4 that produces 36 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This Volkswagen sold for $28,600.

Car of the Day 8/2/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’70 Dodge Charger R/T that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the second generation of the B-Body Dodge Charger, which was made between 1968 and 1970. The engine of this one is a 7.2 liter V8 that produces 375 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed Torqueflite automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 6.3 seconds and has a top speed of 163 mph. This Charger was auctioned off for $63,800.

Car of the Day 7/30/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’59 Nash Metropolitan that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Nash Metropolitan was in production between October of 1953 and April of 1961 (model years between 1954 and 1962). The engine of this one is a 1.5 liter straight-4 that produces 52 horsepower and 77 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 21.1 seconds and has a top speed of 77 mph. This Nash sold for $12,650.

Car of the Day 7/29/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’36 Rolls-Royce 20/25 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Rolls-Royce 20/25 is a luxury sedan that was made between 1929 and 1936, and 3,827 were built. 70% of which still exist to this day. The engine is a 3.7 liter straight-6 that produces 20 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car has a top speed of 75 mph. This Rolls-Royce was auctioned off for $41,800.

Car of the Day 7/28/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’57 Thunderbird that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the first generation, which was made between 1955 and 1957. The engine of this one is a 5.2 liter Y-Block V8 that produces 245 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed Ford-O-Matic automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 9 seconds and has a top speed of 121 mph. This Thunderbird was auctioned off for $55,000.

Car of the Day 7/27/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’74 Bricklin SV-1 is this ’74 Bricklin SV-1 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Bricklin SV-1 is a Canadian sports car that was made between 1974 and 1975. The engine is an AMC 360 5.9 liter V8 that produces 220 horsepower and 315 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 7.7 seconds and has a top speed of 124 mph. This Bricklin sold for $22,000.

Car of the Day 7/24/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’48 Willys CJ2A that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The CJ2A was made between 1945 and 1949, and 214,760 were built. The engine is a 2.2 liter straight-4 that produces 60 horsepower and 105 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed manual. This Willys was auctioned off for $15,950.

Car of the Day 7/22/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’57 Chevy Bel Air that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1954 and 1957 (model years between 1955 and 1957). The engine of this one is a 4.6 liter V8 that produces 185 horsepower and 275 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 2-speed Powerglide automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 11.7 seconds and has a top speed of 101 mph. This Bel Air was auctioned off for $62,700.