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 7/21/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’66 Chevy Corvair Monza that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Chevy Corvair is a compact car that was made between 1959 and 1969 (model years between 1960 and 1969). This is a second generation model, which was made between 1964 and 1969 (model years between 1965 and 1969). The engine of this one is a 2.7 liter straight-6 that produces 95 horsepower and 154 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 17.9 seconds and has a top speed of 89 mph. This Corvair was auctioned off for $11,000.

Car of the Day 6/9/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’62 Rambler American that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Rambler American is a compact car that was made by AMC between 1958 and 1969. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1961 and 1963. The engine is a 3.2 liter straight-6 that produces 90 horsepower and 160 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This Rambler sold for $7,920.