1984 Chevrolet Corvette

Surprising to see this nearly forty year-old Corvette in immaculate condition on the street, especially since it's from the very first year of the C4. In 1982, GM decided to move the 'Vette to fuel-injection, but the system it adopted proved troublesome, and collectors strongly prefer the 1985 and later Corvette with new port fuel-injected engine. This car was nothing like its mostly rock-simple predecessor, the previous Corvette Stingray dating back all the way to 1968. And that was certainly reflected in the price tag. In 1976, a Corvette could be had for a little over $6,000. I remember quite well the first 1984 Corvette I ever saw at a dealership. The sticker price was north of $25K, or $72K today.

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1957 Chevrolet 3200 Pickup Truck

This truck looks like it's trying to tell me stories about 66 years of traveling the pacific northwest. The 3200 was the long-bed model. I understand that the length and width of the beds on Chevy trucks stayed the same for 30 years. Note that the grill is painted, not chrome. That was optional from the factory, I assume it was slightly cheaper. This was the last year before they went to four headlights.

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One Ugly Thunderbird. Ford, 1967.

All-new for 1967, this car is a long, long way from the attractive 1966 "Thelma and Louise" Thunderbird convertible. The T-bird was always kind of an old-man's car, now Ford decided to take the car even more in that direction by making it closer to a Lincoln product. Pretty much any two-door car made by GM or Chrysler in this era is considered a valuable collectable. Ford products, not so much. And it would get worse. The car pictured here is downright tasteful compared to the "bulldog" T-birds introduced later.

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