Here’s one you don’t see very often. Well, actually I’ve never seen one until now! It’s a 1963 Rochdale Olympic and it was one of the first fiberglass monocoque cars ever built. Lotus may have beat them to it, but I’d argue that this car is much more unique. Power was provided by a little Ford four banger and although it didn’t put out a lot of power, with a sub-1,400 pound curb weight, this thing had to be a little screamer. So, if you can appreciate something a little off the beaten path, you can find this one here on craigslist. It’s located in St. Louis, Missouri and the seller does not have a price listed. Thanks goes out to one of our facebook followers, Joel H, for the tip!

The photos leave a lot of questions unanswered here, but the opening rear hatch tells us that this is a phase 2 car. These cars were available in kit form or fully-built from the factory. I have no idea which this is, so you will want to check on that because it could affect the value. Depending on the skill of the builder it may be hard to determine if it came from the factory or not though. Supposedly these cars could do 0-60 mph in 11 seconds and hit a top speed of 114! I’m sure that would be a frightening experience, but that’s an impressive accomplishment for such a humble little car.