Two-Tone Lincoln? 1947 Continental Cabriolet

Before I could get this post completed, this 1947 Lincoln Continental cabriolet disappeared from Facebook Marketplace. Maybe it sold or the seller decided to remove it for one or another reason. So, with that unfortunate turn of events, let’s… more»

1963 Chevrolet Biscayne 409 4-Speed

In the ole daze, there was this “sleeper” concept that I’m positive most of you can remember. You take a real ordinary looking, budget trim level car and shove in a huge engine with the appropriate drive train. Once… more»

Stock And Original: 1966 Dodge Coronet 500

The first thing that I thought of when I glimpsed this 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 was a grade school friend’s father, he had a Dodge just like this – it was even the same color. What I thought was… more»

Poncho Power! 1979 Pontiac Trans Am

I have to apologize upfront for the images used in this post – they’re not great and I did the best with them that I could. This is a fabulous car and needs better pictorial representation – additional images… more»

Park Lane Perfect: 1967 Mercury Convertible

When is a full-size Ford, not a Ford? When it’s a 1967 Mercury Park Lane convertible like today’s Pacific Palisades, California discovery. Mercury had lost a lot of its uniqueness by ’67 but there were some things, still, to… more»

Car Of The Year! 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Coupe

Motor Trends‘ Car of the Year! That’s right, Chevrolet’s downsized B-body, a radical departure from its previous version, won MT’s coveted award for ’77. Other GM B-bodies followed suit but Chevy got the award, I guess, because it was… more»

Impressive Cruiser: 1968 Cadillac DeVille Convertible

Earlier in the week I opined about Cadillac’s place in a downsized automotive world. The topic of this discussion was spurred on by a 1984 Eldorado Biarritz which I stated was not my favorite but added, “I’m usually a… more»

Two-Tone And Tail Fins! 1959 Dodge Coronet

Wow, what a visual! That one year of 1959 may have just been thee year of the most outrageous styling ever. I even know where there are office buildings designed and built during that late ’50s period that exude… more»

It’s A Highboy! 1971 Ford F-250

The interest in ’60s and ’70s trucks continues, and this time we have a 1971 Ford F-250 4X4 “highboy” for your review. This one is not exactly a Jethro Bodine monster truck, but a couple of steps could certainly… more»

HEMI ‘Cuda? 1971 Plymouth Barracuda

Of the one hundred and fourteen 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cudas built, how many do you think are still in existence? Well, from what I have seen on internet auctions and big-dollar TV auctions it’s a heck of a lot… more»

No Reserve Convertible: 1968 Chevrolet Corvette

Well, we’ve had no shortage of  ’68 Chevrolet Corvettes here on BF that’s for sure. I think some of the focus has to do with the fact that 1968 marked the introduction of the Mako Shark-influenced C3 series (’68-’82)…. more»

Big And Blue: 1966 Dodge Polara Convertible

Now here’s one you don’t see every day, a 1966 Dodge Polara convertible. We haven’t covered too many Polaras from this era and I believe this may be the first convertible version to grace our pages. It could be… more»

Unmolested 5.0! 1988 Ford Mustang LX

I’d call the Fox Body Mustang, such as this 1988 LX notchback, one of the great performance stories of the post-muscle car (’64-’72) era. Reasonably priced, reliable, and fast is how these cars rolled, especially the more restrained LX… more»

Puttin’ On The Ritz: 1984 Cadillac Biarritz

A question most of us heard, early in life, was “What do you want to be when you grow up”? For Cadillac, in the late ’70s and early ’80s it was more a question of, “What do you want… more»

1964 Pontiac Grand Prix 421 At No Reserve

Pontiac had it all going on in ’64. The GTO erupted into a massive performance success that ultimately achieved legendary status. But, that’s not all as the Tin Indiam stayed true to its wide-track persona with big, go-fast cars… more»

Top Down Challenge: 1963 Chevrolet Impala

There was a time when you couldn’t have pitched a horseshoe without hitting a ’63 full-size Chevy – Impala or not. Heck, we even had one in our family for a few years. I was young at the time… more»

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