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This Week on Hagerty Marketplace: Counting Down to Summer
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.
For large northern swathes of the country, the past few days of favorable weather are turning everyone’s attention to the prospect of a brighter future. Something about that first full day of sunshine wakes up a part of our soul that went into hibernation over the gray winter months. It also has us car enthusiasts starting to dream of evening cruises to the ice cream stand, sunny morning jaunts to the coffee shop, and other benign but vital moments where our cars turn good errands into great ones.
Recently, several vehicles that would make for delightful late-spring cruising have crossed Hagerty Marketplace’s virtual auction block. Let’s take a closer look at three of them, with each offering distinctly different experiences.
1972 GMC Jimmy 4×4
Sold for $46,010
First introduced in 1970, the GMC Jimmy aimed to play double-trouble with the K5 Chevy Blazer and help General Motors stake its claim in the growing off-road vehicle segment that also included the likes of the Ford Bronco and International Harvester Scout. The Blazer and the Jimmy were both based on a full-size pickup chassis that was shortened to a 104-inch wheelbase. The cost savings from the shared platform gave GM planners the added leeway to include things like air conditioning, front disc brakes, and even automatic transmissions as options, which set the Blazer and Jimmy apart from competitors.
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Although the Jimmy offered several engine choices from the factory, this example features a replacement 350-cubic-inch Chevy V-8 with an Edelbrock intake manifold and carburetor. That engine mates to a three-speed automatic transmission and a dual-range transfer case. Upgrades include new front bucket seats and removable rear seats from a later-model GM SUV, a dual-exhaust system, air conditioning, a Skyjacker six-inch suspension lift, and more.
Perhaps you’re noticing the Chevrolet front grille and scratching your head; according to the listing, the seller notes that the earlier-style grille was added under previous ownership. The truck was also repainted to the blue you see here.
Wildly capable and oozing swagger, this Jimmy would look just as natural getting ice cream on a Tuesday night as it would lugging through forest trails all weekend long.
2005 Ford Mustang GT Roush Stage 1
Sold for $20,705
Jack Roush and Ford go together like baseball and apple pie. Since the mid-1960s, Roush has been juicing Ford engines of all sorts, and his shop is responsible for some of the hottest street Mustangs extant. The Roush team first worked its magic on the fifth-generation S197 Mustang in 2005, fitting a supercharger to the stock 4.6-liter V-8 and adding styling and handling touches to make these ponies shine.
The example seen here is no exception. It’s fitted with a Kenne Bell 2.6-liter supercharger, a five-speed manual transmission, and other Roush Stage I features, including a new intake, intercooler, fuel system, a special body kit, and more. Electronically controlled exhaust cutouts enable this pony to wake the neighbors on command. Tokico ADI shocks and struts, BMR subframe and A-arms, and Brembo front and rear brakes ensure that this thing can carve up winding roads just as well.
According to the listing, this Roush rocket has seen just two caretakers and shows just under 17,000 miles on the odometer. Sounds like there’s a lot of life left in this one. We hope the new owner has plans to make this summer special from behind the wheel.
2005 Ural Patrol
Sold for $4050
Four-wheeled machines certainly get the lion’s share of love around these parts, but we’re appreciative of the two-wheeled—or, in this case, three-wheeled—steeds as well. The Ural Patrol traces its roots back to World War II and the Soviet Union, making this something of a history buff’s dream ride. In the early years, this was known as the M-72, a bike based heavily on the BMW R71.
Power comes from a 749cc air-cooled, four-stroke boxer engine. The boxer pairs with a four-speed transmission that also includes a reverse gear—a unique feature for motorcycles. The wheel on the outside of the sidecar can be engaged as a driven wheel by the rider, giving this bike two-wheel drive over rough terrain.
This example wears Forest Green paint over black vinyl upholstery. The 40-hp engine features American pushrods, shimmed rockers, an extended oil pump pickup, and a Power Arc ignition system. A blade-type fuse box has been installed to mitigate reliability issues that can stem from the Russian ceramic fuses. According to the listing, these reliability upgrades helped the previous owner enjoy numerous road trips, including from Seattle to Los Angeles, then from LA to Chicago, primarily on old Route 66.
As a unique way to see this beautiful country this summer, we can’t think of a more compelling option.
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Great looking Jimmy. I had a ’72 K5 and it was a beast off road. Also a beast at the pump, which was a lot of why I got rid of it. This one would get lots of thumbs up for sure.