What would you rather have, a boring old Ferrari or this Ford pickup. Can you imagine the possibilities with this rig, move that old toilet off the porch, fill the bed with ice to keep your beer cold, steady your 12 gauge on the rails so you can shoot stuff.

Since this truck is so nice and sorted I can’t let it go for less than $24,000

Ford Pickup 1950

What late model Mercedes-Benz can you compare to this 1971 280 SE 3.5 to? A 1987 560 SEC is one example but what is the 2011 V-8 model called? The punch of Mercedes Benz V-8 engines feel great because they have so much low end torque which move these heavy cars with ease.

The interior on this car is completely original with no tears or damage to the leather. The wood on the “A” pillars shows some deterioration to the veneer but it’s appropriate condition for a well cared for car that’s 40 years old.

We are offering this car for sale at $37,000 – more pictures can be seen on our site: http://www.rpmvt.com/Restoration_%26_Performance_Motorcars/1970_Mercedes_280SE.html

Benz 280 SE 3.5

280 SE 3.5 SE Coupe

We got a call from a local guy who bought this very nice XK-140 recently and because of a number of small issues hasn’t had a chance to drive it. Over the years of working on classic cars, I have found that minor annoyances prevent these cars from being driven where a major issue like a weak engine doesn’t seem to bother. Last summer we worked on a Austin Healey 3000 that had a recently overhauled engine and transmission but the wipers and turn signals didn’t work so after the major expense of having these major components overhauled, the car was parked.

Someone did a nice job restoring this Jag, beautiful paint and interior and nicely detailed engine compartment but the most simple and basic things don’t work. The Carburetor jets were assembled incorrectly and the jets weren’t centered correctly. The ignition wasn’t set correctly and the starting carburetor doesn’t work so the engine WILL NOT START when cold, even on a hot summer day!

There are other things that are odd like the military truck tires and the turn signal switch that falls off in your hand as you move it from left to right but… whatever.

With all the beautiful detailing coupled with a car that runs and drives properly, this will be a superb car!

Jaguar XK-140

Well, I did it, I finally convinced the original owner of this spectacular original 1972 Porsche 911 to sell it to me. 3 years ago we did the top end end of the engine, shocks, brakes and tires and replaced a few rubber seals. The only thing  that isn’t original on the car are the wheels, we painted them silver as the original chrome was peeling and nasty, so to make them silver was an attractive solution. If someone made me a strong offer I may be motivated to sell this sweetheart but when something this great comes along, it will take a strong offer!

1972 911T

These 330′s look so spectacular to me when painted in a bright color like this light blue or silver. We’ve done tons of work to this car to make it run and drive better than it looks.

Something about the rear of the car, the “C” pillar area above the rear wheel looks so great, so clean and pure. How can you argue with Italian design!

Ferrari 330 GT Blue

A 1971 Porsche 911 came in with a melted main wiring harness. A number of shops advertised new-old stock  harnesses on their websites but when I inquired they admitted that these parts haven’t been available for years. I called some used parts shops such as CarQuip and a place in CA, cannot remember the name…. and they had nothing. It seems that these harnesses get damaged and need replacing frequently!Tom at CarQuip did send me a used harness for a ’71 but the wire colors and gauge of wire didn’t match which I thought was very odd.

Y-nZ’s has supplied us with spectacular harnesses for 356 Porsche’s and most recently an amazing harness for a 1952 Chrysler Imperial but they quoted a larger price than I thought it worth so here is Casey making one from scratch! We bought all the terminal ends and had the PVC housing so for a major cost savings, here you go, a harness with factory color wire and correct appearance harness!

Main harness Porsche 911

Porsche 911 early wiring harness

Here’s another 250 engine being assembled, we didn’t overhaul it but had to disassemble it to correct head gasket leaks, water pump leaks and replace the roller followers with the needle bearing type. We have had great results with the needle bearing style followers and but poor results with the bushing type which wear out in 600 miles! When an engine needs this much work we pull it from the chassis so it can be test run and inspected for leaks. Here are our famous formula head gaskets in use which have proven themselves reliable and consistent.

250 GT engine 27XX