by Steven Perez
posted on August 14, 2018
50 fine vintage rides
The appeal of older cars goes well beyond their charm as objects. Countless vintage vehicles are prized as beautiful machines that sound good and feel wonderful on the road. The shapes of older cars are more creative, the interiors less logical, and the experience less standardized. Driving a classic car, then, becomes a fantastic, transportive event that rouses the senses and awakens nostalgia.
But perhaps equally as moving are the stories and people that contribute to the character of cars of a certain age. Many of these cars have seen lifetimes of experiences — different people looking after them and making them a part of their lives, maybe with some bumps and scrapes along the way. Sharing these stories is half the fun of owning a classic car, and there’s no better way to share your car’s story than to share your car itself.
It has been many months since our last roundup of classic cars on the marketplace, and hundreds have been added since then. Turo hosts have built the largest classics sharing marketplace in the world, sharing their cars and the stories they tell with our community. To help you sort through the goods, we’ve collected over 50 (fifty!) of our most characterful pre-1990 cars, all listed within the last year. Plus, we’ve organized them into bunches for your perusing pleasure.
First team All-Turo
ANDREA’S 1987 FERRARI TESTAROSSA
Wellington, FL
DAREN’S 1968 MERCEDES-BENZ 280SL PAGODA
Los Angeles, CA
LUSO’S 1957 PORSCHE SPEEDSTER 1600 SUPER REPLICA
San Diego, CA
ELIEZER’S 1981 DELOREAN DMC-12
Marina del Rey, CA
TERRY’S 1969 FORD MUSTANG MACH 1
Redondo Beach, CA
Muscle Beach
LORENZO’S 1971 CHEVY CHEVELLE SS
Los Angeles, CA
BENNY’S 1968 MERCURY COUGAR
Miami, FL
MIKE’S 1967 FORD MUSTANG GT350
Beverly Hills, CA
RICHARD’S 1969 BUICK SKYLARK CONVERTIBLE
Upper Saddle River, NJ
JOHANNES’S 1967 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
Tutzing, DE
PATRICK’S 1971 CHEVY CHEVELLE
Torrance, CA
Feelin’ some four wheelin’
LUSO’S 1971 FORD BRONCO
San Diego, CA
ANTHONY’S 1965 FORD F-250
Los Angeles, CA
MATT’S 1988 AM GENERAL HUMVEE
Los Angeles, CA
DERY’S 1989 AM GENERAL HUMVEE
Miami, FL
RYAN’S 1965 FORD F-100
Phoenix, AZ
ERIK’S 1975 FORD F-150
Los Angeles, CA
JESSICA’S 1977 JEEP CJ-5
New Orleans, LA
RYAN’S 1985 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER
Portland, OR
GORDON’S 1975 LAND ROVER SERIES III
Englewood, CO
Go fast stuff
ANTHONY’S 1973 C3 CHEVY CORVETTE
Los Angeles, CA
HEATH’S 1979 C3 CHEVY CORVETTE
Fremont, CA
MARCUS’S 1985 PORSCHE 928S
Austin, TX
MARBET’S 1958 PORSCHE 356 SPEEDSTER REPLICA
Hamburg, DE
CLEVERTON’S 1986 PORSCHE 944 TURBO
Doral, FL
THOMAS’S 1986 PORSCHE 944 TURBO
Paradise Valley, AZ
BRADEN’S 1965 SHELBY COBRA REPLICA
Provo, UT
BROOKE’S 1965 SHELBY COBRA REPLICA
Seattle, WA
KENT’S 1988 CHRYSLER CONQUEST
Canton, GA
ANDREY’S 1978 NISSAN 280Z
Thousand Oaks, CA
KENT’S 1988 MAZDA RX-7
Canton, GA
Big ballin’ is my hobby
ALEX’S 1986 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT
Lakewood, WA
GONZALO’S 1980 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW II
Los Angeles, CA
RILEY’S 1974 JAGUAR XJ6
Tempe, AZ
JORDAN’S 1974 CADILLAC ELDORADO
Stone Mountain, GA
ENRIQUE’S 1957 CHEVY BEL-AIR
Los Angeles, CA
ROBERT’S 1969 MERCEDES-BENZ 280SE
Los Angeles, CA
TORSTEN’S 1989 MERCEDES-BENZ 560 SEC
Stuttgart, DE
BOBBY’S 1973 MERCEDES-BENZ 450SL
Los Angeles, CA
Size isn’t everything
CORY’S 1974 VOLKSWAGEN THING
Los Angeles, CA
SHERVIN’S 1868 VOLKSWAGEN BAJA BUGGIE
Glendora, CA
GUIDO’S 1984 FIAT 2000 SPIDER
Fort Lauderdale, FL
BROOKE’S 1952 MG TD
Seattle, WA
COURTYARD CLASSIC’S 1971 MG ROVER P5B
Sandyford, IE
MANUEL’S 1969 MG MGB GT
Los Angeles, CA
Living in a van down by the river
MICHELE’S 1965 VOLKSWAGEN TYPE-2 CAMPER
London, GB
SHANE’S 1987 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON WESTFALIA
Santa Monica, CA
MELISSA’S 1975 VOLKSWAGEN RIVIERA — “HARRY”
Santa Barbara, CA
MELISSA’S 1978 VOLKSWAGEN WESTFALIA — “BUTTERCUP”
Santa Barbara, CA
BECKY’S 1988 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON WESTFALIA
Paia, HI
MATT’S 1987 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON WESTFALIA
Lakewood, CA
Inspired to fuel an adventure with a specialty car? Learn more about our eligibility requirements and drop us a line at community@turo.com if you have any questions.
Steven Perez
Steven is an avid car guy and content maker at Turo. Between Golden State Warriors games he can be found getting lost somewhere in California.
