How many cars can you think of were originally produced in uncommon materials or with exotic design features, only to be scaled back as costs skyrocketed? How about that ’66 Barracuda we just wrote up, with the grand rear… more»
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Original Color, Original Interior: 1966 Plymouth Barracuda
When the Plymouth Valiant grew up, it became the Barracuda. Produced from 1964 through 1974 in three generations, and serving as a template for three stylists (Elwood Engel, John Herlitz and Milt Antonick), the Barracuda was Chrysler’s attempt to… more»
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Homologated, Numbers Matching: 1971 BMW 3.0 CSL
Man’s propensity to race just about anything against anything has been singularly responsible for some of the greatest automobiles ever produced. In the late 1960s, the European Touring Car Championship was the goal line for many a manufacturer, and… more»
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Not A Cadillac! 1935 LaSalle Series 50 Three-Window Coupe
Unlike Ford, which made the Model T – and only the Model T – in the same mechanical configuration for almost two decades, GM pursued a different strategy: it cultivated a product ladder. By introducing companion makes at lower… more»
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No Reserve! 1972 Mercedes-Benz 280SE Sedan
Here’s another estate sale, with the seller looking to move this 1972 Mercedes-Benz 280SE out of the family’s garage – where it’s been parked for twenty-five years – into a new home. The listing is here on eBay, and… more»
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One Owner! 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport
When Virgil Exner showed up at Chrysler in 1950, he was a refugee from Studebaker’s design department after a crescendo of dissension with Raymond Loewy. He was immediately put to work, and managed to ascend to management’s top tier,… more»
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First Generation: 1979 Toyota Celica Supra Liftback
Can we forgive Toyota for burying the sporting ambitions of its Supra in the Celica at launch? The Celica was a spritely and economical competitor offered up against Ford’s Mustang, but when Toyota gave it the “Supra” treatment for… more»
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Original Paint! 1968 Schwinn Sting-Ray Fastback Five-Speed
What kind of bike did you have when you first learned to ride? Mine was a lemon yellow Sting-Ray, with a sparkly seat, girly streamers off the handlebars and a white basket in front. That little Sting-Ray was a… more»
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Swan Song: 1980 MGB Limited Edition Roadster
This is the story of when Limited doesn’t really mean limited, and the tale comes to us courtesy of British Leyland. As sales of the aging MGB began to sputter in the late 1970s, BL’s marketing department concocted a… more»
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The Baby: 1949 Lincoln EL Four-Door Sedan
In the mid 1940s, Ford initiated a reorganization to address an increasingly competitive market. It formed Lincoln-Mercury into a separate division, which was akin to setting up a new business. Lincoln-Mercury sought its own dealerships, its own marketing, its… more»
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Czech Convertible: 1959 Škoda Felicia
Ever wake up aching for an artifact of old Czechoslovakia? Now’s your chance, and a rare opportunity it is! Here on facebook Marketplace is a 1959 Škoda Felicia, with an asking price of $6350, located in San Marcos, California…. more»
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Low Mile 1973 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham
What exactly is a brougham? In horse and buggy days, it was a low-slung, windowed, enclosed four-wheeled carriage with a seat outside for the coachman and a footman, hauled by one horse (aka, one hp). The key was that… more»
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1995 Pontiac Firebird Formula Firehawk by SLP
Street Legal Performance (SLP) exists because of a drag racer’s tinkering. In the 1960s, Ed Hamburger was constantly finding ways to wring another fraction of a horsepower from his equipment. He was soon selling specially built oil pans to… more»
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Race or Road: 1960 Turner Sports MK1
Love the Bugeye Sprite, but feel like they’re just too common? You need a Turner. And not just any Turner – a former-race-but-now-street Turner. Jack Turner was born in 1916 in Wales, and he grew up with a strong… more»
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Parked Thirty Years: 1973 Jaguar XKE Series 3
Swooning over the XKE’s sinuous shape is effortless. We all know it’s a tour de force in the world of automotive styling. But who was the guy behind the curves, and how did he come up with the XKE?… more»
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From an Estate: 2003 Ferrari 360 Modena Coupe
In the beginning, Ferrari the company was Enzo Ferrari the man – possessed of a strong ego, obsessed with his cars, a perfectionist. His company emphasized racing and made road cars to keep the race program healthy. Production was… more»
