This Week on Hagerty Marketplace: An Eclectic Three-Car Collection

Welcome to This Week on Hagerty Marketplace, a recurring recap of the previous week’s most noteworthy cars and significant sales from the Hagerty Marketplace online auctions.

If you were to assemble a three-car collection on a $75,000 budget, there would be no shortage of suitable combinations to arrive at a garage you could be proud of. Today’s trio seems as good a place to start as any, with a bit of muscle, a dash of class, and some rough-and-tumble to finish things off. 

1971 Ford Torino GT

Sold for $26,750

Named for the famed Italian city home to many of the world’s great automobile stylists, the Torino entered Ford’s automotive canon for 1968 as a premium variant of the Fairlane. By 1970, it was the company’s primary intermediate model, and body styles included two-door hardtop coupes and convertibles, four-door sedans, and a station wagon. Buyers could choose from a 250-cube inline-six or V-8s ranging from a 220-hp 302 to a 375-hp 429.

For 1971, trims included base, 500, Brougham, GT, and Cobra. As one of the top trims, this Torino GT SportsRoof features attractive fastback styling and underhood sits a 285-hp 351-cid Cleveland V-8, now breathing through an upgraded Brawler Street carb. The consignor purchased the car in 2013 and immediately had it restored over several years, with bodywork, rust repair, and a new Pewter Metallic paint job. The car now rides on BFGoodrich G-Force Sport tires on black and chrome American Racing wheels. 

As beefy boulevard cruisers go, this looker is hard to beat, and it sold for appropriate #3 “good” money. 

1989 Jaguar XJ-S Convertible

Sold for $17,388

Jaguar unveiled its new two-seater for 1976 as an evolution of the legendary E-Type, with luxury, sophistication, and performance all perfectly balanced in a lithe, stylish body. Coupes were the standard until 1989, when a convertible joined the lineup, and the long-serving V-12 was eventually complemented by a straight-six.

During the car’s 21 years of production, the essential formula was little changed. This early drop top, finished in Dorchester Grey over tan leather, features the V-12 making 262 horsepower, put to the rear wheels through an automatic transmission. The odometer shows just 16,000 miles. 

The car isn’t perfect, with some staining to the headliner, scuffs around the trunk, small cracks to the interior walnut trim, and a Carfax reporting minor damage to the front. But as a lightly used example of yet another Jaguar that has aged gracefully, the new owner should enjoy many more miles and years of comfortable cruising.

1970 Chevrolet CST/10 4×4 Pickup

Sold for $29,425

You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t like the look of the second-generation Chevy C/K-series trucks, which debuted in 1967. Available with both stepside and fleetside bodies and short and long beds, with power from inline-sixes and a variety of V-8s from small-block to big-block, these handsome trucks also came in two- and four-wheel drive. Their sturdy ladder frame and leaf-spring suspension made for a simple, durable 4×4 platform that was ready for work, while the RWD models used a coil spring suspension for improved ride quality. 

The Custom Sport Truck (CST) trim offered amenities such as exterior brightwork, plush carpeting, and available bucket seats, which gave these trucks a more car-like appeal. 

This CST/10 fleetside short-bed 4×4 was part of a Florida collection and has seen little use, so a mechanical run-through is recommended. That said, it is rust-free and offers a host of aftermarket upgrades, including a 454-cid V-8 and a lift kit to give it a towering stance. It rides on 31×10.5 tires and includes a Pioneer stereo, custom steering wheel, and front disc brakes.