1974

17 December 2015

1974 AMC Gremlin

Piston Juice1974, AMC, Cars, Gremlin, Hatchback, Restored 1974, amc, gremlin, restored

Where: hemmings.com, Tampa, Florida

This is no ordinary Gremlin – this little critter packs a 400bhp V8 punch! Subtle Pine Green metallic paint and American Racing Torq Thrust alloys complete the exterior, whilst inside there’s a Grant GT steering wheel and a giant tacho and Hurst T-bar shifter. The 401cu.in.balanced and blueprinted motor includes TRW pistons, AMC dogleg-type heads with AMX SS valves, and a full Lunati package with cam, lifters, springs, and roller rockers. It’s topped with a Holley Street Avenger 750 CFM carburetor and Offenhauser intake. All that for under £15k!

Price: $21,995 (£14,800)

10 September 2015

1974 Ford Capri RS2600

Piston Juice1974, Capri, Cars, Coupe, Ford, Restored

Where: car4you.ch, Amriswil, Switzerland

We make no apologies for featuring yet another RS2600, because you lot love them and this one is a cracker! Looking menacing in it’s wide-body glory, this car has been fully restored and is said to have only 60,300km on the clock. The dealer selling is very sparse with details, so we suggest you go check it out yourselves via car4you.ch

Price: CHF 79’900 (£53,200)

3 September 2015

1974 Fiat 130 Coupe

Piston Juice130, 1974, Cars, Coupe, Fiat, Original

Where: carsales.com.au, New South Wales, Australia

This is so very nearly the perfect Fiat 130 Coupe – if only it was the rare 5-speed! It comes in special order Ferrari Grigio Ferro, with a luscious deep red leather interior. It’s a one owner car with only 65,589km on the clock (40,755 miles) and has been maintained ‘regardless of cost’ by local Fiat and Ferrari specialists. This is 1 of only 513 RHD cars imported into Australia, and can only be one of a handful left.

Price: $29,950 (£13,800)

27 August 2015

1974 VW Karmann Ghia

Piston Juice1974, Cars, Coupe, Karmann Ghia, Restored, Volkswagen

Where: mecum.com, Chicago, USA

We know very little about this Karmann Ghia except that it is incredible! It will cross the block at Mecum’s October 8-10th auction in Chicago. A huge amount of bespoke bodywork has been done, including suicide doors, extended and flared rear arches plus those amazing rear light housings. The engine is fully polished and the interior has been completely upgraded, too. We’ll let you know what it fetched after the auction finishes on the 11th October.

Price: TBC

25 August 2015

1974 Jide 1600S Gordini

Piston Juice1600S, 1974, Cars, Coupe, Jide, Restored

Where: classicdriver.com, Paris, France

We love it here at PistonJuice when we discover a make we have never previously heard of. This Jide 1600S Gordini is one such car. This Berlinetta is one of around 100 made and features a semi-monocoque chassis, weighs only 640kg, and is probably the best left in the world.

Price: £70,000

29 July 2015

1974 Porsche 914

Piston Juice1974, 914, Cars, Convertible, Porsche, Restored

Where: canepacollection.com, California, USA

Check out this staggering 914 – you won’t believe the amount of work that has gone into this car. For starters there is a 2 inch roof chop and the pop-up headlamps have been deleted and lights moved into the front valence. Steel 916 wide-arches are there, too. Underneath is just as radical with a 200hp 3.2 litre Porsche Carrera engine and 930 Turbo brakes. No price is listed for this car, but if you’re interested you’ll certainly need deep pockets!

Price: POA

20 May 2015

1974 Peugeot 504 Coupe

Piston Juice1974, 504, Cars, Coupe, Original, Peugeot

Where: autoscout24.com, Terborg, Holland

This is a nice early 504 coupe – the best to have as some of the details on later models, such as the rear lights were simplified to make the car cheaper to build. This one has done 93,000km (58,000 miles) and looks just right in pale silver. Back leather seats are a nice touch, too.

Price: €9,800 (£7000)

15 February 2015

1976 Nissan Silvia

Piston Juice1974, Cars, Coupe, Nissan, Original, Silvia

Where: goo-net-exchange.com, Hiroshima Japan

We think this car personifies 1970s Japanese car design, from the wacky shape, crazy lines and intricate details.

This particular car is an immaculate condition, one owner 30,000km (18641 miles) car. You’d have to really want it though at $44,180 (£28,691), and that’s before you imported it!

Price: $44,180 (£28,691)

7 February 2015

1974 Citroen DS Special

Wayne Lamport1974, Cars

WHERE: autobelle.it, Italy

Bargain alert! Get yourselves down to Italy and grab a Euro bargain. The beige DS Special has an auto box and has had body and interior refurbishment last year. Mechanics are said to be ‘perfect’ and the ‘plumbing’ has been overhauled. The car looks sweet in the pictures and at €7500 (£5570 0n 7th Feb) if its anything as good as the pics and description this one should go fast.

£5570

7 January 2015

1974 Ford Capri 1600L Mk2

Piston Juice1974, Capri, Cars, Coupe, Ford, Original

WHERE: trademe.co.nz, New Zealand.

Very tidy Mk2 Capri for sale in NZ is original Onyx green, with a claimed 45,600km on the clock (28,900 miles).

Apart from a couple of tears on the top of the rear seats, it is described as in ‘mint condition’. Had a bit of work done on the shocks, brakes and exhaust.

Bargain at $9,500 NZ (£4,872).