Classic Car Buyer's Guides
Expert buying guides for classic cars and trucks. Pre-purchase checklists, common issues, year-by-year analysis, and current market pricing — written by our editorial team of restoration specialists, historians, and collectors.
The Ford Fairlane 500 started as a full-size cruiser and evolved into a genuine muscle car contender — giving buyers a unique mid-size platform that could be built for style, comfort, or straight-line speed depending on the year and options chosen.
The 560 SL is the pinnacle of the R107 generation — the most powerful, the most refined, and the last expression of a roadster formula Mercedes refined over 18 years. Values have climbed steadily as buyers realize what they missed. The timing chain guides are the one thing that can turn this into an expensive surprise.
The VW Bus is one of the most emotionally loaded vehicles in automotive history — and one of the most rust-prone. Knowing the difference between a restorable Bus and a money pit is the only skill that matters when buying one.
Definitive buyer's guide for classic Ford Coupe 1932-1948. Pre-war and post-war coupe variants, hot rod platform fundamentals, frame and body inspection, current pricing.
Definitive buyer's guide for classic Studebaker Champion 1939-1958. Pre-war and post-war eras, Loewy-designed body styles, flathead six identification, current pricing.
Expert buyer's guide to the Pontiac Catalina 1950–1981. Super Duty 421 identification, PHS documentation, B-body rust inspection, and market pricing from entry driver to racing provenance.
Definitive buyer's guide for the Toyota 2000GT 1967-1970. Production-record verification, Yamaha-developed 3M DOHC inline-six engine identification, body-on-frame inspection, and current market pricing.
Definitive buyer's guide for classic Plymouth Barracuda 1964-1974. A-body and E-body generations, fender tag and broadcast sheet authentication, Hemi and 440 Six Pack identification.
Definitive buyer's guide for classic Jeep Wrangler 1987-2006. YJ and TJ generations, frame and tub inspection, drivetrain identification, current pricing for survivors and resto-mods.
Definitive buyer's guide for classic GMC Pickup 1947-1972. Advance Design, Blue Chip, and Action Line generations, frame and bed inspection, current pricing for survivors and resto-mods.
Expert buyer's guide to the Cadillac Series 62 1940–1964. Tail-fin era identification, Hydra-Matic diagnosis, chrome and body condition assessment, convertible considerations, and market pricing.
Definitive buyer's guide for classic Ford F250 1953-1986. Heavy-duty drivetrain inspection, frame and cab rust hotspots, FE and 351 V8 identification, current market pricing for survivors and restomods.
Definitive buyer's guide for classic Lincoln Continental (1940–1979). Covers the original 1940–1948 pre-war model, the iconic 1961–1969 suicide-door generation, and the 1970s full-size era — with inspection priorities and current valuations.
Buyer's guide for the Ford Model T (1908–1927). Year-by-year differences, body styles, mechanical inspection of the unique planetary transmission, common issues, and current market values for drivers through to concours examples.
Definitive buyer's guide for classic Dodge Challenger 1970-1974. E-body authentication, fender tag verification, Hemi and 440 Six Pack identification, current pricing.
Complete buyer's guide for the Jeep CJ-5 (1954–1983). Generation breakdown by era, frame and tub inspection, drivetrain identification, and current market values for stock and modified examples.
Complete buyer's guide for the classic GMC 100 half-ton pickup (1947–1959). How the GMC differs from its Chevrolet twin, what to inspect, and why smart buyers have been quietly acquiring these trucks for years.
Buyer's guide for classic Chevrolet Silverado-trim C/K trucks (1975–1998). Covers square-body and OBS generation Silverado trucks: what to inspect, how to verify trim level, and current market pricing.
Buyer's guide for classic Ford F-150 pickups (1975–1996). Dentside, Bullnose, and Aero generation breakdown, frame and cab inspection, engine identification, and current market values.