Here at RustyButTrusty, we’ve made varying levels of attempts to get friends into old cars, mostly with limited success. Often this is because an old car is not suitable for the potential buyer’s lifestyle. However, a friend visiting from Finland wanted to buy an older sports car to bring back with him, so after making some calls, doing some research and a careful inspection, we purchased an MGB that was very similar to today’s feature car, a 1972 MGB roadster in white on black with Rostyle wheels, available for $3800 in Moyie Springs, ID, close to the Canadian border.
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Not Wankered – 1972 MBG Roadster
September 21, 2013Saturated – 1985 Merkur XR4Ti
September 20, 2013When you work with creative people, you get an interesting perspective on color, font, spacing, and other design-related characteristics. One interesting little tidbit is that Americans tend to have a preference for photography with more saturated colors – perhaps this dates back to the days of Technicolor movies and pictures? If you’re wondering what the heck this has to do with cars, or what saturated means when it’s not related to fat, take a look at this red 1985 Merkur XR4Ti, with bidding at $2200 and 4 days left to go in Fullerton, CA.
250 Manual, Part 2 – 1969 Mercedes 250
September 19, 2013If you’re intrigued by the idea of a manual shift Mercedes, but can’t afford a pagoda SL and are intimidated by possible repair costs on the car featured before this one, fear not, there are more alternatives. You can have the same powertrain found in those other cars, in a slightly more modern body. This was the last project Paul Bracq completed for Mercedes before moving to design the French TGV train, and then working for BMW and Peugeot, and it maintains the elegant, simple lines seen in his other work. You can find today’s 1969 Mercedes 250 W114 with bidding at $2900 and less than 1 day to go in Newark, NJ.


