In the mid-1960’s I owned a Rolls-Royce Phantom V. What a car. It was champagne in color with a white inerior. Oh, and one other detail: it was the first Matchbox car that I purchased. Even though I was… more»
About Ron Denny
Ron is a freelance writer and marketing guy who's two primary passions are cars and guitars; especially those produced during the stylish and colorful 50s and 60s. Ron and his twin brother, Don, were competitive "car spotters" by the age of 10 and have traveled to numerous car shows together; their favorite being Das Awkscht Fescht in Macungie, PA. He's had a land yacht (1960 Pontiac Catalina Sport Coupe) as well as a dinghy (1957 Metropolitan) in his garage over the years; proving he can be a complex man of contradictions and extremes.
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Desert Patina Galore: 1957 Buick Special Estate Wagon
Hardtops – especially four-door hardtops – were a big deal to the Big Three in the 1950’s. And for the 1957 model year, GM combined the pizazz of a pillarless four-door hardtop with the utility of a station wagon… more»
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The First Pony Car: 1964 Plymouth Barracuda
Timing is everything. Technically, the Plymouth Barracuda was the first two-door pony car in America when it went on sale on April 1, 1964. It was Plymouth’s attempt to add some sportiness to its compact Valiant by making it… more»
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Highly Original: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker
1961 may have been the first year of President Kennedy’s “New Frontier,” but at the Chrysler Corporation, 1961 marked the last year of Virgil Exner’s finned “Forward Look” styling. For 1962, the now-outdated fins would be gone and the… more»
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Ground-Up Restoration: 1960 Metropolitan Convertible
I used to own a red-and-white Metropolitan. It was a ’57 hardtop (although I wished it had been a convertible). It was a fun car to drive and always got a lot of attention at car shows. Roland, the… more»
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Toyota Time Capsule: 19k-Mile 1988 Corolla FX Hatchback
Being the former owner of two Toyota Corolla’s (a 1977 and a 1991), I can attest to their reliability and toughness. Sure, they weren’t sexy, but if you needed a no-nonsense second car that never left you stranded, you… more»
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Special-Order Paint: 1978 Ford Thunderbird
I find this car to be interesting because my high school colors were orange and white. It was a new school and rumor has it that the head football coach, a University of Tennessee grad, had a lot of… more»
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Show-Quality Square Bird: 1959 Thunderbird Convertible
With the addition of a rear seat in 1958, squarish lines, and a formal roofline, the Ford Thunderbird moved away from the sportiness of the original two-seater into the luxury personal car field. Ford described their longer (and heavier)… more»
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Classy Blue Coupe: 1961 Ford Thunderbird Hardtop
January 20, 1961 was a day of optimism for America. A young John Kennedy was sworn in as the nation’s 35th president. His young, attractive wife, Jackie, made for a glamorous first lady, and their two small children (Caroline… more»
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Rare Beetle-Platformed Bremen Mini Mark
I remember when the VW-platformed fiberglass Dune Buggy craze hit in the mid-to-late 1960’s. There were lots of them on the road in all shades of cool metal flake colors. It led to the rise in fiberglass “kit cars”… more»
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1 of 295: Rare 1960 Edsel Ranger
Of the scant 2,846 Edsels produced in 1959 for the 1960 model year, only 295 Ranger two-door hardtops like this one rolled off of Ford’s Louisville, Kentucky assembly plant. I saw this 1960 Edsel Ranger Two-Door Hardtop for sale… more»
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Barbie-mobile? Modified 1959 AMC Metropolitan
As a former owner of a ’57 Metropolitan, I can attest to their cute, rather cartoonish persona. One owner I knew had a large motorized key atop his Met’s trunk lid that made it look like an oversized windup… more»
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Stored 27 Years: 1951 Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop
GM introduced its pillarless hardtop coupe on the Buick Riviera in mid-1949. In the next model year, the sleek-looking roofline was offered on Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile models. I read that the stylists at GM wanted to capture the… more»
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20k Original Miles: 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Landau
Model year 1977 was the last year of the mid sized, second-generation Monte Carlo. In fact, it was larger than the newly downsized Caprice. Instead of going out with a whimper though, the Monte Carlo achieved yet another sales… more»
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Highly Original: 1951 Plymouth Cranbrook
I know they’re not fast, sleek, or sexy, but I’ll always like these frumpy-looking Plymouths. In the 60’s, they made cheap, reliable first cars for teenagers, and in my family, Plymouth sedans of this era were driven by my… more»
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Update: Price Dropped – 1995 Buick Roadmaster Limited
UPDATE – It’s hard for me not to be a bit nostalgic about these big, roomy, smooth riding, old-school Buick Roadmasters from the 1990’s. Not only were they V8 powered, rear-wheel drive sedans and station wagons (considered by many… more»
