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.