Restore Again Or Drive? 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass

1972 was the end of the road for the third generation Oldsmobile Cutlass, with the car set to emerge the following year with a complete redesign as part of the new General Motors Collonade style line-up.  While the fourth-generation… more»

1 Of 6? 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Convertible Project

Sadness was the first emotion to enter my mind when initially checking out this 1970 Plymouth Road Runner convertible here on eBay, followed by just completely lacking understanding of how anyone could permit what began life as such a… more»

Groovy Shorty Party Van! 1976 Dodge B200 Tradesman

Once upon a time, there was an era in automotive history during the seventies when motoring just didn’t get much cooler than in customized vans, rolling domiciles created by their owners as sort of a far-out way to express… more»

396 Woodie! 1966 Chevrolet Caprice Estate Wagon

GM executives must have anticipated they had a winner on their hands almost immediately with the Chevrolet Caprice nametag, as the moniker went from being just a trim option for the Impala in 1965 to its own stand-alone model… more»

600 HP Sleeper! 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ 455

In 1976, the Pontiac Grand Prix had just one model year left to follow before the car received a major downsized restyle in 1978, but the fourth-generation GP was still soaring high in the mid-seventies with tasteful lines that… more»

24k-Mile Luxurious E-Body! 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe

With a total redesign for 1970 models, the future seemed bright for the Plymouth Barracuda, and judging by some of the options a buyer could equip their new car with it’s hard to imagine just how soon afterwards doom… more»

56k-Mile Survivor! 1970 Dodge Challenger Convertible

Even though the Dodge Challenger was sort of a late entry into the popular pony car market, buyers seemed to instantly fall in love with it as just shy of 80,000 managed to find homes during the inaugural model… more»

Restored Droptop! 1968 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Convertible

When Barn Finds tipster Mitchell G. spotted this 1968 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Convertible here on Craigslist and sent it our way, he posed a topical question that I believe the answer to be yes in my opinion, and that… more»

Clean 4WD 5-Speed: 1984 Chevrolet S-10

With the cost factors and sheer size of many modern-day trucks, it’s refreshing to sometimes revisit the days when pickups were more affordable and generally smaller, yet still capable of performing most hauling tasks their owners were expecting while… more»

Numbers-Matching Muscle: 1967 Pontiac GTO

The 1967 Pontiac GTO didn’t deviate all that much on the outside from the previous year’s model, but the car did undergo some mechanical renovations as the result of a few General Motors corporate policy changes, some of which… more»

67k-Mile Survivor! 1986 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Station Wagon

Chrysler sort of rocked the boat for the family-hauler market when it introduced the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager as new 1984 models, not that this was a bad thing other than it did start to challenge the future… more»

H-Code Roller: 1969 Dodge Charger Project

This 1969 Dodge Charger appears like somebody borrowed many of the crucial components and left it for dead years ago, but a second glance reveals at least a ray of hope that what’s left does include a handful of… more»

Rotisserie Restored! 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS 396

It’s given some restorations turn out better than others, but this 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS has received enough attention that the result truly does appear to live up to the seller’s quality claim that it’s basically like a new… more»

Triple-Black 1-Of-1! 1976 Ford Elite 460

Something I regularly meet with skepticism is when a seller claims their car is a 1-Of-1 example, as it’s often simply not the case or sometimes difficult to verify.  But the seller of this 1976 Ford Elite here on… more»

W30-Equipped 4-Speed! 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442

Emissions regulations and rising insurance costs were taking their toll in the muscle-car era by 1972, and the Oldsmobile 4-4-2 was no exception.  By ’72, the 442 had reverted back to being just an options package on the Cutlass… more»

15k Miles? 1971 Buick Electra 225

Long before the word downsizing entered the vocabularies of Buick’s design team, in 1971 the Electra 225 got a total revamp and actually picked up a couple of inches over the previous model plus gained over 300 pounds, and… more»

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