The folks from Lansing certainly built some nice cars, didn’t they? The Cutlass Supreme was their fancy intermediate, and in 1971 when this convertible emerged from the Oldsmobile plant, it was on the cusp of becoming America’s favorite car…. more»
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One-Family-Owned 1977 Chevrolet Nova
The other day, I attended the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race at the Mid Michigan Motorplex in Stanton, Michigan, and I saw a green 1969 Nova SS with a 396 and base hubcaps run the quarter mile in the high… more»
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Running, Driving Project: 1973 Ford Mustang Sportsroof
It’s an anecdote that doesn’t deserve much space, but here’s the summary: During my junior year of high school, I made an academic bet with my dad and lost by a hair. He bet me I couldn’t earn a… more»
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421 Power: Two-Owner 1966 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible
In the 1960s, General Motors wanted people who stepped up to its top-of-the-line luxury cars to feel as if they were getting their money’s worth, which is why they added three inches of wheelbase and seven inches of length… more»
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Original Paint Grocery Getter: 1966 Mercury Colony Park
Nothing speaks of luxury like simulated wood paneling, and when that paneling is ostensibly original to the car, so much the better. Presented as a “real rust free car from [the] Southern Utah desert,” this 1966 Mercury Colony Park… more»
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Should The Accessories Stay Or Go? 1950 Mercury Sport Sedan
As a guy who has been attending car shows his whole life, I’ve metaphorically seen it all. While I’m drawn to the factory look, it’s clear that there has always been a strong accessories contingent, and this 1950 Mercury… more»
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BF Auction: 1953 Dodge V41
We all like to think that we’re free thinkers, but I’m definitely not alone in saying that I’m suggestible; I once bought a Corvair because my mom mentioned that she thought they were cute. Well, it didn’t hurt that… more»
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Original Six-Window: 1963 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan
In the early 1960s, magazine road test after magazine road test came to the same conclusion: Even though the Cadillac was mass produced in great numbers, it would have been very difficult to find a car that was assembled… more»
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Reasonable Offers Considered: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix Convertible
Marilu Henner, the actress perhaps most famous for playing Elaine on Taxi, has hyperthymesia, which is also known as “highly superior autobiographic memory”; in other words, she can remember almost everything that has ever happened to her. While I am… more»
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Drive or Restore?: 1970 Ford Mustang Convertible
I was recently discussing with a coworker why I don’t enjoy entering any of my fleet of ten-footers in local car shows: Nobody values your car as much as you do. Those who have far more invested in their… more»
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Stalled Restoration: 1960 Lincoln Premiere
In Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the doomed Brutus remarks to the equally doomed Cassius that he wishes “man might know the end of this day’s business ere it come!” It’s unfortunate that this line is the first thing that came… more»
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Low-Rust Four-Stroke: 1968 Saab 96
I think that almost every country with a major stake in the auto industry has their equivalent of the timeless Volkswagen Beetle (okay, purists…Type 1), a car that is small, practical, and well-known to everyone who lives in that… more»
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62k Miles? 1953 Buick Super Sedan
A solid piece of evidence that Buick was having a banner year in 1953 is this: with 90,685 sold, this Super Model 52 Sedan was only the third-best-selling model in the lineup, eclipsed by the Special Sedan and the… more»
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Hay Barn Find: 1935 Ford Pickup
I’ve always been a fan of auto racing, and NASCAR in particular; therefore, when I was a kid, I might have been in the minority in liking the Burt Reynolds/Hal Needham racing comedy Stroker Ace. If you haven’t seen it,… more»
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Solid Oklahoma Truck: 1972 Chevrolet Blazer CST 4×4
In the automotive world, is there anything more American than a ’72 Blazer parked under a wide Oklahoma sky? If so, don’t tell the eBay bidders who have already offered $25,000 for the pleasure of taking it home (and… more»
BF Exclusive: V8-Powered 1969 Triumph TR6
How many European sports cars made good use of American small-block V8s from both Ford and Chevrolet? Off the top of my head, I can think of the Cobra, Sunbeam Tiger, Gordon-Keeble, TVR Griffith, Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada, the… more»
