Accidental Mysteries

If there is one facet of American design that rivals the fashion industry for sexiness, it is the automobile. All of these cars were found on eBay, and the photography is spectacular. Expensive and stylish, these automobiles speak to a time when gasoline was as plentiful as water and the highway beckoned to drive it. How can you not fall in love with these kings and queens of the road?

1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad Wagon: $169,900

1957 Chevy Bel Air: $129,900

1956 Cadillac 2-Door Coupe: $39,900

1946 Ford Super Deluxe VB Woody Wagon: $100,000

1939 Ford DeLuxe Convertible Coupe: $79,900

1969 Ford Torino Cobra: $62,900

1955 Ford Crown Victoria: $59,900

1955 Ford Thunderbird Convertible

1953 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster: $299,000

1961 Chevrolet Corvette: $64,000

1939 Packard 120 Darrin Convertible Victoria: $279,900

1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham: $139,000

1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible: $89,900

1956 Pontiac Star Chief: $59,500

1956 GMC Model 100 Stepside Pickup: $51,000

1959 Edsel Corsair Convertible: $49,900

1953 Nash Country Club Coupe: $29,900

1956 Chevy Bel Air 2 Door: $16,350 with Reserve

Accidental Mysteries is an online curiosity shop of extraordinary things, mined from the depths of the online world and brought to you each week by John Foster, a writer, designer and longtime collector of self-taught art and vernacular photography. “I enjoy the search for incredible, obscure objects that challenge, delight and amuse my eye. More so, I enjoy sharing these discoveries with the diverse and informed readers of Design Observer.”

Editor’s Note: All images are copyright of their original owners.