Very few times in life am I rendered speechless, but it happened back in 2010: A man approached me in a parking lot and asked me if I was the original owner of my ’53 Buick Special. I was… more»
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352/3-Speed: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible
In the tropical Lower Peninsula of Michigan that I call home, my outdoor thermometer currently reads all of 17 degrees Fahrenheit, so thinking about dropping the convertible top on anything is a stretch, perhaps literally. If one lets one’s… more»
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Same Family For 60 Years: 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
Can you imagine being a Chevy owner shopping for a new car in late October 1954? Perhaps you hop into your 1952 Bel Air and head down to the dealership for the big unveiling; the glass has been painted… more»
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All-Original Runner: 1940 Ford DeLuxe Tudor Sedan
A few days ago, I rewatched Miracle on 34th Street, the well-loved Christmas standard from 1947. I could talk about how my perspective of the film has changed over the course of the last several decades, but I’d rather… more»
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New Tires And Batteries: 1979 International Transtar II COF-4070B
There’s a romance to the world of trucking that the 1970s bestowed upon popular culture (“Convoy,” Smokey and the Bandit, etc.), but the realities of the open road were often (as several of our commenters can attest to) a… more»
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Solid Project Car: 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria
Sometimes it’s just not fair for Ford fans. The 1955 and 1956 Fords were, by anyone’s standards, beautiful cars, especially the Victoria hardtops and Sunliner convertibles. Of course, Chevrolet had to come along with their Tri-Fives and steal the… more»
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Ran When Parked (15 Years Ago): 1969 Buick Riviera
With 52,872 sold, the 1969 model was one of the most popular model years in the Buick Riviera’s colorful history. It also celebrated the fourth year of the beautiful second-generation design, one that would continue for one more go-round… more»
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Runs And Drives Great: 2000 Chevrolet S-10 LS Extended Cab
In Michigan where I live, almost every town is a “GM Town,” meaning that a significant number of the town’s residents either work (or have worked) for GM or have a family member or friend who works for GM…. more»
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60K Mile Original: 1963 GMC Series 1002 Pickup
It shames me to admit it, but I’ve never owned a proper pickup truck. Although I’ve long used my ’65 Dodge Dart wagon for similar purposes, it’s not the same as throwing greasy engine parts over the bedside to… more»
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345-Powered 1980 International Scout II CVI “Sportstar”
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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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»
