One of the many tragedies about the International Scout II’s demise after the 1980 model year was that the automotive world lost a little of its sense of whimsy. Because International was a relatively small automaker, it couldn’t update… more»
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86K Miles: 3800-Powered 1995 Buick Regal Custom Sedan
Modern aerodynamic styling might just be man’s great equalizer. In 1995, when this Buick Regal Custom was built, a 30-year-old Buick would have been a 1965 Skylark, Riviera, or Electra 225. Everyone would have known it was an old… more»
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Inexpensive Project: 1968 Ford Thunderbird Landau
By the late 1960s, the details that made the four-seat Thunderbird special were whittled away one-by-one as the marketplace for luxury cars evolved. By the 1970s, the T-Bird’s comparatively trim size, high transmission tunnel, console, bucket seats, and wild… more»
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60K Mile Showboat: 1961 Buick Electra 225 Convertible
Claiming that any General Motors product from the 1950s or 1960s is underappreciated seems like crying wolf, but I don’t think the slightly downsized full-size 1961 models get the attention they deserve. Every single division simplified their styling just a… more»
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Ready To Drive: 1964 Ford Thunderbird Landau
Speculation is hard. Consider for a moment the collector car realm; I just looked at an active eBay advertisement for a first-generation Bronco that was rusted to the door handles, and the asking price was over $10,000 (and the… more»
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Barn Stored Since 1992: 1953 Austin A40 Somerset
I’m almost clinically afraid of flying, but I was happy I did when I visited England back in 2009. As something of an Anglophile, I love British history, art, literature, architecture, and most importantly, its cars, and there were… more»
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Solid Project Car: 1970 Mercedes-Benz 250
While my Mercedes-Benz “crush,” if you will, is a Fintail (or Heckflosse) from the 1960s, it’s easy to fall for this 1970 250 sedan, offered by prolific eBay sellers “Rawhide Youth Services Sales” in New London, Wisconsin. They’re always… more»
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One-Owner Survivor: No-Reserve 1972 Chevrolet C10
If you’re like me, you’ll never get tired of seeing old farm trucks on the pages of Barn Finds, and we like them all the better when they’re of the one-owner variety. This 1972 Chevy C10 was bought new in Denver,… more»
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79K Miles: 1969 Buick LeSabre Custom Sport Coupe
It was a banner year for Buick sales in 1969, as the boys and girls in Flint managed to sell 665,422 cars, good enough for fourth place in the industry. Still, one couldn’t help noticing that perhaps Alfred Sloan’s… more»
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Decent Project Car: 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof
One of the fascinating “what-ifs” of American automotive styling is what direction the all-new-for-1972 Torino would had taken if five-mile-per-hour bumper regulations not taken effect in 1973. With its bold grille and intricate front bumper, the ’72 model was… more»
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Stored 35 Years: 1977 Ford F-150 Ranger XLT Survivor
Sales catalogs for their 1977 pickups advertised the Ranger XLT trim level as “Ford’s finest!” As modern pickups get more luxurious, more capable, and more expensive, it might seem quaint that in 1977, this line topper’s luxuries includes such… more»
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Rangoon Red Beauty: 1963 Ford Galaxie 500/XL Convertible
There were so many stylish American cars available in that landmark model year of 1963 that buyers were spoiled for choice. If you found yourself entrenched in the Ford camp, you had the Thunderbird, the midyear Falcon Sprint, and… more»
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Come Take A Look: No Reserve 1966 Chevrolet Corvette
Can a ’66 Corvette be a practical daily driver? The original owner thought so; according to the seller, he drove it to work back in the 1960s when it was new. It’s now on the third owner, whose friend… more»
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23K Mile Museum Car: 1976 Chevrolet Vega Hatchback
Here’s a comment that few will ever hear at the gas station: “That Vega belongs in a museum!” Well, this Vega has been in a museum for 25 years, in the collection of “Downtown DeSoto” in Clinton, Missouri, and… more»
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13K Actual Miles: 1967 Pontiac Executive Hardtop Coupe
Before I read any of the text on the eBay ad, I looked at this picture and asked myself if this car could wear its original “Linden Green” paint. There’s a quick tell: Original paint General Motors cars often… more»
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Owned 25 Years: 1965 Ford Falcon Sedan
Are the complexities of the modern world wearing you down? Have you felt an urge to simplify your life by driving a car without a touch screen? If so, it doesn’t get much more basic than this 1965 Falcon… more»
