With exactly 40,000 Rivieras built for the 1963 model year and an anecdotally decent survival rate, there’s usually one for sale whenever you’re looking; however, as a guy who spent 20 long years looking for his, I know that… more»
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Running, Driving Project: 1972 Chevrolet K5 Blazer
Chevrolet trailed the Jeep CJ, International Scout, and Ford Bronco in introducing its Blazer in 1969, but one might argue that the route they took in doing so had the most influential long-term effect; after all, full-size SUVs owe… more»
BF Exclusive: 1971 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible
As we approach the longest day of the year, when the nights are warm and the days call for a convertible, what will you be driving? If you’re in the market for a collector car that is solidly built… more»
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73k Miles: Highly Optioned 1970 Pontiac LeMans Sport
It’s almost impossible today to order a truly unique vehicle, but that was not the case back in 1970, when you could walk through the doors of your local Pontiac dealer and check off a good portion of the… more»
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Driver-Quality 1962 Buick Electra 225 Convertible
After several years of disappointing sales figures, Buick was on the rebound in 1962, a rebound that would carry them all the way through the ’60s in solid shape. Although the redesigned ’62s are sometimes overshadowed by the fact… more»
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21k-Mile Original: 1975 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
When I was a middle-school student, I’d ride the bus home from school and sit down for some ’70s cop show reruns until my parents got home from work, and my favorite was The Rockford Files. I usually didn’t have the… more»
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Three-Owner 1974 Buick Apollo Hatchback
Buick’s marketing team must have shared a collective sigh before getting to work when the Nova-based Apollo was announced, knowing that their task was to sell a car that not only looked like a Nova but also cost more…. more»
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39k Miles: 1948 Dodge DeLuxe Three-Passenger Coupe
My copy of Thomas A. McPherson’s The Dodge Story does not mince words: “The least popular body style in the DeLuxe Series in [1946, 1947, and 1948] was the three-passenger coupe…the complete production run only produced 27,600.” Indeed, the coupe wasn’t… more»
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BF Auction: No Reserve 1974 Jaguar XJ12L
On one of my daily walking routes, there’s a ’62 Corvette that’s been sitting inertly in a garage for decades, and about once a month I’ll mention to my wife that I could probably have it running, stopping, and… more»
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BF Exclusive: 1993 Ford Bronco XLT
With an Escape-based Bronco Sport and a retro-themed Bronco out on dealer lots, how long will it be until Ford releases a “big” Bronco based on the F-150? After all, it was a fairly successful model from 1978 to… more»
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1,249 Made: 1954 Imperial Newport (by Chrysler)
Our online world has opened up avenues for nerdiness that I could only dream about as a kid, one being uploads of dealer filmstrips from the golden age of the American automobile. Chrysler’s filmstrips were always entertaining, and a… more»
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1,223 Made: 1970 Mercury Marquis Convertible
Mercury as a brand often suffered from an identity crisis, moving up and down market as the corporation saw fit, but it perhaps never achieved such Lincoln-crowding heights as it did in 1969 and 1970, especially with the hidden-headlight… more»
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99% Original: 1959 Volvo PV544
My marriage is such that my lovely bride keeps a spreadsheet of my auto brochures so she doesn’t buy me something I already have when holidays come around. Yes, some of the best gifts are the surprise brochures she… more»
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No Reserve Garage Find: 1966 Morgan Plus 4
In a life full of vagaries and inconsistencies, there is one comforting constant; the good folks of Malvern Link in Worcestershire will be happy to build you a Morgan that is as iconoclastic as it’s always been. They’ll be… more»
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BF Exclusive: 2000 Jeep Wrangler SE
Around the time that this 2000 Jeep Wrangler was coming off the assembly line in Toledo, I was a young man in my early 20s with some very definite opinions about cars. While time has tempered that opinionated attitude… more»
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Barn Find: 1978 AMC “Levi’s” Gremlin X
The quirky Gremlin made its last appearance for 1978 before being replaced by an updated model, the Spirit, a name that lacks the same sense of whimsy that a Gremlin with fake denim seats presents to the world. Yes,… more»
