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This car runs, shifts and drives wonderfully (less

than 200 miles on rebuilt engine) and looks great

from a distance but (in the spirit of honesty and

"full disclosure") less so when you get close:

it has a number of tiny dents and dings (really

could use new paint but as a driver it's just fine).

and there are a couple of interior cigarette burns

(I'm told the gentleman who owned it previously

was the original owner, a mechanic who was rather

careless with his belongings especially when he had

beer in his belly). Other little issues include a radio

antenna doesn't go up and down automatically as it's

supposed to (aftermarket AM/FM radio/casette player

works fine), headlight doors are stuck open, seat-motors

not fully operational (but can be partially adjusted; I'm

6'1" and totally comfortable in the driver's seat), all the

necessary instrument panel displays light up (but some don't

switch to the alternative settings, i. e. from gallons to litres,

etc). I was told by the gentleman who handled the sale that

the car had a little less than 50,000 miles on when it was

converted from fuel injection to carburation at which point

the ODO's are zeroed-out; it's showing 80000 miles now.

But ... in the final analysis this car IS a very rare Sinatra edition,

of which Barrett-Jackson has said there are less than 35 left licensed

in the U. S. thus this model is not only rare it's a true classic ... so if

you love these cars and are good w/your hands this car will help you

pass many enjoyable hours puttering and fixing and/or many more great hours

behind the wheel driving it as is. One more thing, with the engine rebuild it has

smogged twice here in California (which means it'll smog anywhere it has to).

So I'm leaving it to you Imperial afficionados to determine the

car's value by offering it at true No Reserve, pehraps one of the

last chances ever to own a Sinatra this decent for a great price.

Granted this car may not be the handsomest guy in the class but

he sure can run!

Car is being sold as-is-where-is. Buyer is responsible for

shipping from San Diego to your location. $500 deposit

payable to ebay w/in 24 hours of completing purchase,

balance due within 48 hours after that.

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Auto blog

Pickup prices rising at 2x industry average

Tue, 11 Jun 2013

We've said it before, but bears repeating: Pickup trucks are the financial engines of America's automakers. Good thing, then, that the segment is in rude health - in fact, Automotive News is suggesting that pickup truck sales are arguably healthier than they were pre-recession, even though the segment's volume is still significantly down from where it was before the bottom fell out of the US economy. That's because per-unit profits on full-size trucks are skyrocketing, outpacing the industry's average price increases by more than double since 2005. According to data from Edmunds, the average transaction price of a full-size pickup is now $39,915 - a heady increase over the $31,059 average price in 2005 - a gain of over 8 percent after inflation is factored in.
Just how important are trucks to automakers' bottom lines? Automotive News quotes a Morgan Stanley analyst as saying the Ford F-Series is responsible for 90 percent of the company's 2012 profits, and General Motors isn't far behind, with the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra twins chipping in about two-thirds of the automaker's earnings.
Automotive News points out that Detroit's automakers now have the money to invest in modernizing their full-size truck offerings, in part because they don't have the same overhead and legacy costs that pushed General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy. Certainly, the pickup segment has seen a lot of innovations as of late, including turbocharged V6s, coil-spring rear suspensions and active aero. Those improvements in important areas like fuel economy and ride comfort have given existing pickup buyers new reasons to upgrade. In addition, automakers are piling on the tech and luxury goodies, creating more and more high-content, high-profit models like the Ford F-150 King Ranch, Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn and Chevrolet Silverado High Country (shown).

I sold my Viper, but the memories I'll keep

Thu, 30 May 2013

The following is written by auto industry veteran Tow Kowaleski. The words are his own, but the memories now belong to everyone thanks to his willingness to share. If you're an industry veteran with a story to share, contact us at tipsATautoblogDOTcom.
It became the flame that started the fire of belief in the next life of Chrysler.
I just sold a car. Nothing new. Millions do it every day. But my car was a 1995 Dodge Viper, so maybe it was a bit more unique since just 12,000 were built. And like others selling a car that's been a part of the family for close to 20 years, this was a confluence of emotions for me. I was sad to see it go, but happy to have the cash and one less big, shiny, under-utilized object in my life.

KBB 2013 Brand Image Awards has some obvious and oddball winners

Sat, 30 Mar 2013

The sixth edition of the Kelley Blue Book Brand Image Awards have crowned a wide range of winners - in a couple of cases the recipient of the laurels might say more about KBB users than they do about the actual winner. Compiled from the responses of more than 12,000 shoppers on KBB.com over the past year, there are 13 categories broken into non-luxury, luxury and truck segments "representing the combined wisdom of the American car-buying public."
The award categories have been revamped this year, with some dropping off, some new ones appearing and at least one other given a new term. What isn't surprising is that Honda won Most Trusted Brand for the second year running, Best Value Brand for the third year in a row and took Best Overall Brand, which wasn't on last year's list of awards.
On our own shores, in the non-luxury categories Chrysler got Most Refined Brand and Buick took Best Value Luxury Brand. Neither one of those marques won anything in last year's Brand Image Awards, while Cadillac, which won Best Interior Design Brand and Best Comfort Brand last year - those awards disappeared this year - went home without a single accolade.

Frank Sinatra Edition Offered At No Reserve on 2040-cars

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