Currently listed on AutoHunter is this 1957 Chevrolet Nomad. While the Nomad name was used for many years, the “true” hardtop wagon version was only produced for three years, with 1957 being the final iteration. This one is powered by a modified 400 small-block V8 hooked up to a Turbo Hydra-Matic transmission. Features include power front disc brakes, power steering, rear window slats, Billet Specialties wheels, and more. Painted bright blue with a blue vinyl and black cloth interior, this classic Tri-Five is offered by the selling dealer with a clear title.
The blue hue is complemented by a white anodized aluminum panel on the rear fenders. Other exterior features include gold anodized aluminum nameplates, crests, and front fender louvers, dual side mirrors, front bumper “Dagmars,” twin hood ornaments, and more. A set of 15-inch Billet Specialties wheels are wrapped in staggered-width BFGoodrich radials, 215/60 up front, 235/60 out back.
The interior features blue vinyl with black cloth seats. Other interior features include column-mounted automatic transmission shifter, power steering, clock, factory AM radio, and more. Rear window slats help keep things cool.
Instrumentation includes a 120-mph speedometer and gauges for the water temperature and fuel. There also is an aftermarket gauge under the dashboard. The odometer currently shows 2,641 miles, though the title reads mileage-exempt.
The 400ci small-block V8 is topped by a four-barrel carburetor and two chrome valve covers. Shifting comes from a three-speed TH400 automatic transmission.
The undercarriage features power front disc brakes and a dual exhaust system.
Only 6,103 1957 Chevrolet Nomads were built, so they lean towards the rarest of America’s perennial best-selling car. They are fantastic stock or modified, with this particular example being in the latter camp. Our AutoHunter Spotlight vehicle has had one owner since 1967, but now it’s your turn—bid now so you don’t miss the auction’s Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 12:30 p.m. (PDT) deadline!
The fusion of classic style and modern performance is a common theme seen throughout the collector-car industry. The Pick of the Day is a 1956 Chevrolet 210 Sport Coupe listed for sale on ClassicCars.com by a private seller in Lake Kiowa, Texas.
“Beautifully restored in Jet Black with gleaming chrome and stainless,” the listing begins. “Only 100 miles since restoration.”
The listing for the car classifies it as a 210, but the description calls it a Bel Air. This is a topic worthy of discussion: We see cases frequently in the collector-car market where a restomod-style restoration involves changing a car’s trim or badging. We see people chop doors off of four-door sedans and call them coupes or make convertibles out of hardtops. It’s up to a buyer to do his or her due diligence to understand exactly how a vehicle is titled. It’s also important to note that some custom cars end up with reassigned VINs which means they could be subject to additional inspections and scrutiny upon registration.
All that being said, whether it’s a 150, a 210, a Bel Air, or a full custom, this sleek black custom is a head-turner. It comes complete with 1950s flair like chrome brightwork, sweeping side trim, and a dual exhaust system. The cabin has been modernized with bucket seats, a center console, a touchscreen audio system, and replacement gauges.
An advertisement for the 1956 Chevrolet said, “Loves to go… and looks it!” At the time, Chevrolet was proud of its record-setting run up Pikes Peak in Colorado which took place on September 9, 1955 (would you believe, just over 70 years ago!). The hill-climb car had been camouflaged since 1956 models weren’t set to debut publicly until November. The 1956 Chevrolet went on to become a sales home run: Chevrolet sold over 1.5 million cars that year, among them, a wide range of models including the 150, the 210, and the Bel Air – with sedan, coupe, convertible, and station wagon variants among them.
In lieu of its original power train, power for this coupe comes from a crate-sourced V8 with a four-barrel carburetor. The transmission is a floor-shifted Muncie four-speed manual. So aside from looking great, it’s a car designed around maximum driver engagement. “Runs strong, shifts clean, and turns heads everywhere,” the seller says.
If you’ve been looking for a show-ready, turn-key Tri-Five, it’s time to make a move.
When it comes to mainstream cars in the American market, I have an affinity for Mazda because the company tries to wear a Bimmer hat in a milquetoast segment. It certainly doesn’t hurt that Mazda is one of the few brands to embrace the manual transmission. However, I was disappointed when the Mazda6 was discontinued in the American market after 2021. What’s up with the Mazda6 these days in other markets? The next-gen Mazda6 is already out in China and will be hitting Europe soon.
First appearing at the Beijing Auto Show in the spring of 2024, the new Mazda6e (known as the EZ-6 in China), built in conjunction with Chinese automaker Changan Automobile, debuted in the Chinese market several months later. Interestingly—and slightly off brand—this model is only available as an EV and an extended-range EV, the latter being somewhat of an inverse version of a hybrid as it regularly runs on electricity but has the assistance of a gas-powered engine as an auxiliary power unit. The only body style available is a five-door hatchback, a style that hasn’t appeared in the U.S. in decades though Mazda continued to offer it elsewhere.
Currently, there are two battery-electric vehicles available in China: one with a 56.1-kWh battery and a 255-horsepower electric motor, while the 68.8-kWh battery and 241-horse motor can give 300 miles of range. The range extender version is available in two versions: 130 or 200 kilometers (81 or 124 miles). Both use a 1.5-liter inline-four with 94 horsepower, though the former uses an 18.9-kWh battery and the latter uses a 28.4-kWh battery. The electric motor puts out 215 horsepower.
When the 2026 Mazda6e is introduced for Europeans, there will also be two versions available, but it will start with the 68.8-kWh version, with an 80-kWh variant available with a longer range of 345 miles.
Even if the Mazda6e is not available in the States, the EV aspect may still make some people gag. Since it’s rear-wheel drive, that counts for something, right?
This year marks 100 years of the Rolls-Royce Phantom ultra-luxury sedan. The automaker announced it would release a limited-production Phantom Centenary Private Collection to commemorate the milestone. Now we know how the 25 cars will look and the special touches and historical references they’ll have.
Although the Phantom hasn’t been in constant production since 1925, it has typically been the transportation of choice for the ultra-wealthy, celebrities, and heads of state. As a nod to the golden age of Hollywood and the Phantoms of the 1930s, the cars in the Centenary Private Collection are finished in Super Champagne Crystal over Black for the upper body, and Super Champagne Crystal over Arctic White for the lower body. To make the paint even more brilliant, Rolls-Royce infused the clear coat with iridescent glass particles and replaced the clear flakes with two times as many champagne-colored particles.
Even the “RR” badges got their own special treatment of 24-carat gold and white enamel. Up front, the Spirit of Ecstasy was redone in the style of the first one ever installed on a Phantom and made out of solid 18-carat gold, then covered in tarnish-resistant 24-carat gold. Under the hood, the 6.75-liter V12 features an Arctic White cover with 24-carat gold accents.
Like many classic Rolls-Royces, the Phantoms in the Centenary Private Collection have disc wheels, but theirs have 25 grooves in them to represent the production run.
Many people see leather seats as a key part of a luxury vehicle, but in the early days of the Phantom, leather was used for the chauffeur’s seat and luxurious fabrics covered the seats in the passenger compartment. The Centenary Private Collection has a similar division. The front row is furnished with laser-etched leather seats that depict references to Rolls-Royce’s history, such as a seagull – the codename for the 1923 Phantom I prototype – and a rabbit – as in “Roger Rabbit”, the codename for Rolls-Royce’s 2003 relaunch.
The illuminated Anthology Gallery features 50 3D-printed, vertically brushed aluminum “fins” arranged to look like the pages of a book, each with sculpted letters that make up quotes from the press across the Phantom’s history.
Rolls-Royce worked with a fashion atelier to develop the fabrics used in the second row, which was inspired by the 1926 “Phantom of Love” and its handwoven Aubusson tapestries. The upholstery tells the brand’s story through three layers.
Of course, woodwork is a major part of the Phantom Centenary Private Collection’s interior. Rolls-Royce’s artisans incorporated three techniques never before used in a Phantom, which we detailed here.
Above both rows is a Starlight Headliner with 440,000 stitches that show key moments in the Phantom’s history as well as honeybees, a reference to the 250,000 in the Rolls-Royce Apiary.
Given the Phantom Centenary Private Collection’s limited production run, the odds of seeing one of the commemorative Phantoms are low, but perhaps we’ll spot one at next year’s Arizona Concours d’Elegance. If we do, we’ll be sure to share it with you here.
Right now on AutoHunter, you can find this 1966 Ford Mustang Convertible, which has been owned by the same family since 1970. It’s equipped with its reportedly numbers-matching Challenger Special 289ci V8 and three-speed manual gearbox. Finished in Tahoe Turquoise with a white convertible top over a blue vinyl interior, this drop-top pony car is now offered by the selling dealer in Oregon with a clear title.
According to the dealer, the Tahoe Turquoise paint is original. Exterior features include chrome bumpers, bright trim, driver-side mirror, and dual exhaust outlets. The passenger compartment is covered by a white soft top, which happens to be missing its plastic rear window. When lowered, the top fits under a body-color vinyl boot.
A set of 14-inch wheels with covers and 185/70 whitewall radials help this Mustang bolt down the road. Behind those wheels are manual drum brakes.
The cabin is outfitted with two-tone blue vinyl upholstery and replacement blue carpeting. Features include manual windows, manual steering, AM radio, heater, and floor-mounted manual shifter.
Instrumentation consists of a 140-mph speedometer and gauges for the fuel level, oil pressure, amps, and temperature. The odometer shows 26,198 miles, but the title indicates this vehicle is mileage-exempt.
The reportedly numbers-matching Challenger Special 289ci V8 came from the factory with 225 horsepower. It’s equipped with a four-barrel carburetor and runs a 10:1 compression ratio. The dealer indicates the three-speed manual is also original to the car.
This 1966 Ford Mustang Convertible is looking for a new family to saddle it up. You and your loved ones can enjoy it next, but you have to bid on it first. Be sure to do that before the auction ends on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 11:45 a.m. (PDT).
What is the sign of an enduring design? I’m not quite sure I can pinpoint that, but my eyes can identify it. Our Pick of the Day could be used to show how a clever restyle can reinvigorate a car that is long in the tooth. This 1963 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk is listed for sale on ClassicCars.com by a dealer in Savannah, Georgia.
A case could be made that the Loewy/Bourke 1953 Studebaker coupes are the most handsome American cars of the 1950s. The two-door hardtop was called the Starliner, while the coupe (with B-pillar) was called the Starlight. Both styles were available as the V8-powered Commander and six-cylinder Champion. The key to their lithe looks was a 120.5-inch wheelbase, four inches longer than the four-door sedans’ except the Land Cruiser. This helped the coupes achieve a height more than four inches lower than the sedans’, though a lot of that involved clever design and engineering from Bob Bourke’s skilled hand and Studebaker, respectively.
For 1955, Studebaker added a chrome-y front bumper and a new, fancy personal luxury model within the reintroduced President series called the Speedster. It was a one-year-only model, to be replaced in spirit by the 1956 Golden Hawk, one of four Hawk models that included the Sky Hawk hardtop and Power Hawk and Flight Hawk coupes. Each Hawk model corresponded to different trim levels shared with the sedans, which were restyled with a distinct look from the coupes. Most noticeable with the coupes was the grafting of a Mercedes-like grille. In 1959, the Hawk became the only surviving full-size Studebaker. This style, with typical yearly changes, was produced through 1961, the year a four-speed manual became available.
The Hawk was already quite long in the tooth by then, but Studebaker commissioned Brooks Stevens for restyling the entire Studebaker line. For the Hawk, he squared up the styling to something more contemporary and sophisticated to the point where no one would have guessed this car was in its tenth year, once again eliciting comments on being European-inspired. Now renamed Gran Turismo Hawk, it gained the option of a supercharger for 1963-64. Inside, the instrument panel was redesigned to include “direct-reading sports-type instrumentation to provide driver with full, instant information,” though a tachometer was optional. This car would be produced through the 1964 model year, upon which Studebaker would only produce compacts through 1966, as the Avanti was also discontinued.
This 1963 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk is finished in Ermine White over a two-tone red and white interior. The current owner originally bought it to participate in the 2025 Hemmings Great Race, a 2000-mile classic car rally. “Bumpers, trim, and glass are in excellent condition,” says the seller. “Factory steel wheels with hubcaps are wearing Hankook whitewalls with 2021 date codes.” The interior is characterized as being in good original condition with “patina” but no major wear. The under-dash air conditioning has been converted to R-134a and blows cold. Powering this classic personal luxury coupe is the R1 289, which offers 240 horsepower, backed by a three-speed automatic.
Considering its rallying experience, this GT Hawk is suitable to be driven in any climate, claims the seller. Driving is better than sitting in the garage, right? For $27,900, all you have to do is hop in and see the USA.
While in California this year for Monterey Car Week, I was able to attend The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. Other than the Pebble Beach Concours, this was the only event I actually went to this year and, boy, am I happy I did.
While walking around the show area near a great Shelby Mustang display, I saw a small light green car peeking between the many GT350s. I walked over to and saw discovered the Morgan Motor Company display—and the car I had seen was the new 2025 U.S.-legal Plus Four.
I spent quite a bit of time looking at the car with my friend David Lillywhite, who is also the editor and founder of Magneto and Octane magazines. We discussed just how good the fit and finish on the car was. We ogled the car some more, and then David introduced me to James Gilbert, the head of PR and Communications for Morgan. After a quick conversation, I asked James if I could sit in the new Morgan and he said, “Of course—that’s why the car is here!”
I have loved Morgan cars for decades—especially the roadsters—but have always had one insurmountable issue with the cars: I have never been able to fit in a Morgan two-seater. Nevertheless, I decided to give it a try with this new Plus Four and found that not only did I fit, I also was actually quite comfortable behind the wheel. I came away stunned and worked out a way for me to drive one for this review.
To do a little backtracking, the reason I love Morgan vehicles and the Morgan Motor Company is that it is truly the last of the old British car companies. The factory is in the same location of Malvern Link in Worchestershire, England, as it has always been. In fact, the Plus Four is produced in the same factory in which they have always built the Morgan four-wheeled car. In addition, the company does not have—nor has Morgan ever had—an assembly line; the cars are built by hand in an assembly hall. These cars are produced by expert craftspeople, one at a time. The fact the company is still in business in 2025 and no other car company in the world resembles anything like this early 19th-century throwback is what makes Morgan a fascinating automaker. Morgan cars have soul and are the very definition of the classic British sports car.
Take a look at these photos of the Morgan factory in 1966 taken by Maurice Bruton:
Now here are a few factory photos from 2025:
Sure, the factory is tidier and better organized, but the build process is somehow the same today and happening in the same location. Yes, the car is still handmade in aluminum. Yes, that aluminum body is over a wood framework. No, the chassis is not wood and never was. In the old days it was steel, and now it is made of aluminum. The fact that Morgan is still here is nothing short of amazing. There is literally no other automaker in the world that resembles Morgan Motor Company.
A few weeks after Monterey Car Week, while attending the Lime Rock Historic Festival, I was loaned a 2025 Plus Four by Larry Eckler, the owner of Morgan Motors of New England and Morgan Spares and the dealer closest to me in Connecticut. I took some time shooting photos of the car’s details, like the exquisite door handles and the BMW engine under the hood. I discovered a really cool angle was from the back, shooting into the passenger compartment. Everywhere I looked, the fit and finish were nothing short of perfection.
Larry and I headed out of the gate together, with me behind the wheel, and took a drive on the country roads around Lime Rock Park. These roads were made for cars like the Morgan, and we quickly motored through the countryside. After around 15 miles, we headed back to the dealer display area, where I began to make notes from my time driving the car.
The 2025 Morgan Plus Four is, in a word, exceptional. The chassis is amazingly communicative as well as quite stiff; the manual steering has a better feel than any other car built today. The way the car handles sharp bends is incredibly confidence-inspiring, and the car takes corners almost like a race car. It is as if the Plus 4 whispers in your ear to “take this next bend a little faster” and, when you do, it delivers—holding the road with amazing adhesion limits and no drama. When pushed a bit harder, the car responds as you would want it to, with a little bit of slide from the rear that is easily catchable with a slight turn of the steering wheel. Oh, and I can’t forget to mention the lack of any rattles or scuttle shake from the front of the car. Somehow this small classic sports car feels as solid as a BMW M3.
Yes, the transmission of the 2025 U.S.-spec model is equipped with only one gearbox, the ZF 8-speed used in BMW models. Before you complain about this, drive one of these cars. The transmission not only shifts much faster than I can, but also in sport mode it makes shifts at the same time and at the same rev range that I would have done myself with a manual. (Plus, notice the wood detailing on the tunnel.)
The most impressive thing about the new Plus Four is just how refined it is. That might sound like a crazy word to use to describe something basically based on a classic British sports car of the 1930s that doesn’t even have proper door window glass, but the Plus Four is one of the finest-built roadsters I have ever driven. The way the doors close, the fit and finish of everything—from the body panels to the interior bits —seems more on the level of Aston Martin or Rolls-Royce then the Morgans of old. Yes, old Morgans were properly built, but the new Plus Four is what you get when you spend a lot of money taking a classic design and building it as well as possible, using the very best traditional materials combined with some newer materials that don’t take away the car’s “Morgan-ness” but just make it as good a Morgan as possible.
I came away after my time with the 2025 U.S.-spec Morgan Plus Four desperately wanting one. The car makes no sense in today’s world (again, it doesn’t even have door windows), but it is the very essence of a traditional sports car—the ones that made the entire idea of a sports car something to be desired in America. It adds all the things a car needs today to be able to be usable not only as a weekend plaything, but also as a car that you could honestly use day to day (weather permitting). It is the perfect classic car to take on a cross-country trip, to a show, to park in a British car corral on a vintage racing weekend, or even to dinner with someone special on a Friday night. In fact, I would guess that dropping the new Plus Four at valet parking at a high-end hotel or restaurant would cause more interest and commotion than someone arriving in a $350,000 Ferrari.
Also, do not forget that a Morgan is a truly bespoke car. You can choose any color you want, your leather (including the piping, stitching, and color), and wheels and trim. The people at Morgan have given us the opportunity to build the classic sports car of our dreams for less than the cost to restore one. If you would like more information on how to get one of these amazing cars, visit Morgan’s website. The car configurator is especially fun to play with (so far, I have built five, with the most expensive one being $110,550). As they say on their site, “Adventure Awaits.”
We featured footage a bit over a month ago from the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race. Pictures are fine, but we know there’s a segment of the population who wants to read about ETs. With over 100 cars duking it out, it’s difficult to remember everything (if not anything), especially while announcing from the tower.
Now, you can view all the cars – which ones were winners, their qualifying runs, their fastest ETs, and more. We trust you will find this information valuable in your bench-racing discussions.
Wanna race? Learn what it takes to attend the 2026 Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race by clicking here.
It is impossible to overstate the importance of the 2002’s contribution to the success of the BMW brand. If it wasn’t for the 2002, BMW may not have continued to be a car company. When the 2002 was out, BMW coined the tagline “The Ultimate Driving Machine.” In the late-1960s and 1970s, the 2002 put BMW on the map with that first important group of influencers: automotive journalists and enthusiast owners. The leader of that original influencer group, David E. Davis, who at the time was editor of Car and Driver magazine, wrote the best description of the 2002 BMW could have ever asked for. In his 1968 road test of the car, he said, “To my way of thinking, the 2002 is one of modern civilization’s all-time best ways to get somewhere sitting down.”
Davis went on to say, “The BMW 2002 may be the first car in history to successfully bridge the gap between the diametrically-opposed automotive requirements of the wildly romantic car nut, on one hand, and the hyperpragmatic people at Consumer Reports, on the other.”
Reviews like this made the BMW 2002 an overnight success with enthusiasts. BMW elevated the car to its ultimate specification with the introduction of the 2002 tii model, which added fuel injection to the mix, giving the 2002 a sizable increase in power. All this made a great car even better. People lined up to buy the 2002, adding themselves to waiting lists at dealers – something that was not very common at the time and probably a first for BMW.
I have personally owned a 2002 and driven a number of the models, and I will state right now that the 2002 tii is worth all the hype. It is a true enthusiast car from the era with great handling, more power than most of its 1960s and early-1970s competition, and fun to drive. The 2002 is able to wipe the floor with MGBs, Healeys, Alfas, Triumphs, and even many Porsche cars of the era, without breaking a sweat. It is – in a word – capable. All these characteristics make it a historical icon for the BMW brand.
The selling dealer describes this 2002 tii as being powered by its correct fuel-injected 1,990cc inline-four mated to a four-speed manual transmission. The car is finished in Polaris Silver over a blue leather interior and offered by the dealer with a clear title.
Polaris Silver is the original color for this car, as shown by the factory color sticker. The car is nicely equipped with a manual sunroof and factory alloy wheels. I can see no evidence of any damage or issues with the body in the photos, but I recommend having any car you want to buy online inspected, no matter where it is coming from.
The interior seems to be in great shape, with factory-correct seats covered in blue leather. The only two changes from stock are the aftermarket steering wheel and the Ungo Box alarm keypad mounted on the center console. I doubt that the alarm still works, but it is a cool piece from the era when the car was new. I also love that the dash does not appear to be cracked and that all the gauges and such are correct for the car.
Under the hood is the 1,990cc SOHC fuel-injected inline-four engine, which is backed by a four-speed manual gearbox. It looks to me as if the owner got a little crazy polishing things, but that really just shows enthusiasm for the car. If you don’t like it, just wait a few months and most of the shine will fade away.
Here is a bit of an insider’s fact: This is a second-series 2002 tii, meaning it has bigger bumpers and square taillights. Many people prefer the earlier round-taillight, small-bumper cars, but the fact is that those feel exactly the same from behind the wheel. In addition, those larger bumpers actually protect the car from people who park by touch much more than the small bumpers do on the early cars. All this means that these later 2002 tii models often cost less than the early ones despite being, in essence, the same. Does that sound like a potential bargain? I have always thought so.
If this 1974 BMW 2002 tii is of interest to you, bid on it. Do that soon because the auction for this icon ends on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 12:45 p.m. (PDT).
Imagine completely restyling the exterior of your house. Now think about doing the same thing just one year later. That’s essentially what Hudson did for the 1937 model year, which “meant the complete redesigning of cars that were completely new for 1936” and an increase in power. Our Pick of the Day benefits from those improvements as well as a restoration finished by specialist James Mundstock. This 1937 Hudson Terraplane Cab Pick-up is listed on ClassicCars.com by a dealership in Scottsdale, Arizona.
According to a guidebook about its 1937 models, Hudson said the overhaul “called for completely new body dies, fender dies, hood dies and for important changes throughout the chassis.” Double carburetion helped increase engine output, which jumped to heights of 96 or 101 horsepower for Terraplane models and 101 or 122 for Hudson models. This Terraplane Cab Pick-up was part of Hudson’s line of Terraplane Commercial Cars, which had all-steel bodies mounted on the new boxed Double Drop “2-X” Frame. Approximately 11 years ago, someone started bringing this truck back to its former glory. As restoration specialist James Mundstock says in this video, he assisted in the process, but after the primary restorer died, Mundstock ended up finishing it.
What a job well done. Not only is this truck a great design with sweeping curves, but its dark green exterior – with wide-whitewall tires – and tan interior colors make it even more attractive. The bed, which extends past the rear bodywork, helps make the most of this truck’s three-quarter-ton rating. Its tailgate flips down to reveal storage areas for things such as tools and the original screw jack.
The cab’s interior features thoughtful comfort and convenience features. A knob on top of the brown dashboard controls the vacuum-operated windshield wipers. Climate control hardware consists of a steering column-mounted fan and a dealer-installed heater with doors that can be opened to direct warm air toward the driver or flipped up to make things more pleasant for the passenger.
As part of the overhaul, an electric fuel pump was added to make starting up the original 212ci inline-six easier. The base level of output was 96 horsepower, but do you see the “Power Dome” lettering on the cylinder head? That means this I6 was equipped with a higher 7:1 compression ratio and 102 horses, which are directed by a three-speed manual gearbox.
Many classic vehicles need a long list of updates. This 1937 Hudson Terraplane Cab Pick-up isn’t one of them. In many ways, it was new for ’37; now it’s new once again for you. You can make it yours for $72,900.
