Tear It Apart? No Way! 1981 Chevrolet Camaro Z28

There are plenty of things in life people change their minds about or get cold feet regarding.  Statistically, I’m guessing getting married, or not, may reign supreme, or at least be near the top of the list.  I forgot… more»

7k Miles? 1968 Ford Mustang GT Fastback

I’ve got a hunch many of our readers may be thinking the same thing I was upon first glance of this 1968 Ford Mustang GT Fastback, regarding how a car that initially looks like it’s been through the wringer… more»

One-Family Owned: 1971 Oldsmobile Toronado

1971 saw some big changes and the first redesign of the Oldsmobile Toronado since it was introduced as a front-wheel-drive offering for 1966, an outside-the-box concept for the mid-sixties.  While the early cars were certainly not lacking in the… more»

Testing The Waters: 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air

Let’s get the ALL-CAPS section of the ad out of the way first.  The owner of this 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air isn’t interested in actually selling his car for cash, but rather is testing the waters (as he puts… more»

57k Mile 1989 Chevrolet Corvette

The fourth generation Chevrolet Corvette began with the 1984 model and stayed around all the way through 1996, making the C4 the second-longest run in the car’s history, surpassed only by the C3 which outlasted it by just two… more»

Numbers-Matching: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS

Chevrolet sure put a damper on Ford’s near-monopoly in the pony car market when they introduced the Camaro, a 1967 model offering that actually went on sale during the fall of ’66.  Even though it had a different outward… more»

401/4-Speed! 1973 AMC Gremlin X

A handful of our regular readers with really thorough memories might just happen to recall me mentioning that it was an AMC Gremlin my father used to teach me how to drive in.  We had a ’77 Gremlin and… more»

Numbers-Matching 454/4-Speed: 1972 Chevrolet Corvette

Changes were minimal for the 1972 Chevrolet Corvette from the previous year’s model, in both the looks and performance departments.  The following year did bring about some modifications in the styling department for the car’s front end, as the… more»

85k Mile Survivor: 1983 Dodge Charger

You’ve really got to give the Dodge team credit for keeping different incarnations of the Charger relevant to what buyers were looking for during their time periods.  After the muscle car craze of the sixties and early seventies passed,… more»

350 Vortec V8! 1956 Chevrolet 210 Handyman Wagon

With its lowered suspension and Cragar S/S wheels, this 1956 Chevrolet 210 Handyman Wagon doesn’t exactly qualify as a sleeper, although it does pack a decent surprise under the hood!  And while the outside patina screams all-business, there are… more»

No Reserve Sports Wagon: 1973 Volvo 1800ES

After already having been in production since 1961, Volvo introduced the final variation based on its P1800 series in 1972, the 1800ES.  The car was styled as a sporty wagon, and for the final year of production in 1973,… more»

Mystery Model: Citroen DS ID20 F Safari Wagon

I’m curious how many of our readers have ever experienced buying a car that’s represented as a cream puff but ends up being a lemon?  It happened to yours truly twice in my younger years.  Unbeknownst to me, my… more»

Rear Section Only: Greenwood C3 Corvette Sport Wagon

For most Chevrolet Corvette enthusiasts, especially those who are fans of the C3 era cars, the name John Greenwood is probably a familiar one.  John’s interest in the hobby seemed to be two-fold, as he loved to race Corvettes… more»

Stalled Project: 1975 Bricklin SV-1

Back in 1977, I was fortunate enough to get some early exposure to the Bricklin SV-1, as a TV anchor who happened to live in our neighborhood owned one of these unusual cars.  I was only 12 at the… more»

Straight 8: 1950 Buick Roadmaster Riviera

The Roadmaster was an on-again off-again name used by Buick for some of their higher-end autos, with the model first appearing just prior to World War II in 1936.  When the 1942 run ended, the car took a short… more»

Century High-Top Conversion! 1988 Chevrolet G20 Van

Don’t you miss the days when vans were plentiful, and your average Joe could just walk into his local Chevrolet dealer any day of the week and drive out in a new van that didn’t break the bank?  And… more»

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