General Motors’ luxury-coupe triumvirate of the Buick Riviera, Cadillac Eldorado, and Oldsmobile Toronado was arguably, in terms of sales, styling, and market appeal, at its apex from 1979-85. While most of us love the 1960s examples of all those… more»
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Ex-Air Force 1972 Ford Custom 500 Ranch Wagon
It’s good fun to find a car that has done its civic duty in some capacity, such as this 1972 Ford Custom 500 Ranch Wagon with “Dual-Facing Rear Seats.” According to the seller, it was shipped from its Los… more»
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Extremely Rare Color? 1974 AMC Javelin in Fawn Beige
Here’s a bit of trivia: Did you know that the 1974 Javelin outsold both the Plymouth Barracuda and the Dodge Challenger, all three being in their final year of production (temporarily, in the case of the Challenger)? The Javelin’s… more»
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One-Owner 1969 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 Holiday Coupe
It’s always sad to buy a car from an estate, but it’s a good feeling to buy that car knowing that it will be given a good home that the previous owner would approve of. I hope that’s the… more»
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All-Original 1980 Jeep CJ-5
While almost everyone relates a Jeep CJ-5 to fun, it’s not on anybody’s bingo card to relate it to good fuel mileage. Nevertheless, that’s what Jeep did in their commercials in 1980, bragging that the CJ offered “21 MPG.”… more»
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58K Miles: 1968 Buick Special Deluxe Sedan
I’ve seen the argument that the Buick Special was the beginning of the end for the “Sloan Ladder,” which promised a car for every purse and purpose. As the happy owner of a ’53 Special myself, I’d hate to… more»
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41k-Mile Survivor: 1968 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe
In some ways, this 1968 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe seemed unusually ready for the decade was to come. It was a new model for 1968, featuring a Caprice-like roofline; additionally, our featured Impala has Ash Gold paint and a… more»
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Rare Droptop: 1964 Imperial Crown Convertible
If your aim was making the neighbors envious in 1964, buying a new 1964 Imperial Crown Convertible was an effective way to do it. Unfortunately, only 922 new owners chose that path to personal glory, making this a pretty… more»
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34K Miles: 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
I know what many of you are thinking—what a shame that this 1965 Chevrolet Malibu is a sedan. That may take the bloom from the rose for some readers, but many prospective car collectors have grown up with nothing… more»
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27-Years-Owned: 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 “Duetto”
Who can choose a favorite postwar Alfa Romeo? The Pininfarina Giulietta Spider of the 1950s and early 1960s? The Bertone Sprint from the same period? The Sprint Speciale? The 1966 “Duetto?” They’re all deserving of display as pieces of… more»
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Turquoise Jewel: 1962 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
My favorite Cadillac is the 1955 Coupe DeVille, but given the circumstances where I could own two, I’d also have a 1962 Cadillac, like the Coupe DeVille that Barn Finder T.J. found here on Hagerty Marketplace in Smyrna, Tennessee. Not only… more»
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24K Miles? 1971 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT Longbed
According to the 1971 Ford Trucks brochure, the swanky Ranger XLT shown above was the Ford truck that was driven by the foreman, or perhaps the guy in charge of engineering who’s looking at his watch because he’s such… more»
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NASCAR Inspired? 1976 AMC Matador Coupe
This 1976 AMC Matador is fascinating, primarily because I’m trying to spot the builder’s inspiration, and I keep coming back to Bobby Allison’s Penske Matador from the mid-1970s. No, this bad, all-black Matador doesn’t have Penske’s distinctive red, white,… more»
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41k-Mile Survivor: 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
The nice thing about collecting Corvettes is that their previous owners were more likely to baby them than the owners of more mundane collector cars; after all, Corvettes have never been cheap and they’ve always been special. This particular… more»
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35K Miles? 1976 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Hardtop
Oldsmobile asked potential buyers a very direct question in 1976: “Can we build one for you?” Unfortunately, in the case of this Delta 88 Hardtop Sedan (although that’s an oxymoron, it’s Oldsmobile’s term), only 17,115 buyers took them up… more»
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Only 57K Miles? 1974 Buick Century
A set of Buick Rally Wheels and white letter tires can solve more problems than the world may care to admit. For example, I’m certain that this 1974 Buick Century Colonnade Coupe (Buick’s words, not mine) would look perfectly… more»
