When I was a kid, my uncle had a dark metallic turquoise ’63 Pontiac that I thought was a good-looking car, even if it had 4-doors. And why not. The Wide-Track Pontiacs received an attractive styling makeover in 1963… more»
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Power Back Window: 1966 Mercury Park Lane Breezeway
In 1966, Mercury made no bones about their intention of wanting to be viewed as an “affordable” Lincoln Continental. Mercury’s advertising and sales brochure stated, “The ’66 Mercury – moving ahead with new style, vigor, and luxury- in the… more»
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Highly Original: 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad Project
In their three years of production, the buying public never really warmed up to Chevrolet’s Luxurious Sport Wagon “experiment.” In total, only 22,375 Nomads were sold for the 1955, 1956, and 1957 model years. It was probably a combination… more»
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Solid Survivor: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 LTD Hardtop Coupe
Model year 1965 was a milestone year for The Big Three, especially the Ford Motor Company. It was the first time Ford had joined rival Chevrolet in the “Two-Million-Units-Sold Club” (thanks to the Mustang), and like their two other… more»
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Unmolested Sunroofed Bug: 1966 Volkswagen Beetle
When I was ten, my dad purchased a new Ruby Red 1965 VW Beetle from Crater Motor Company in Petersburg, Virginia. (Civil War buffs will know why the dealer chose that particular name.) Even though my dad served in… more»
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Restored One-of-One: 1962 Austin-Healey 3000 MK II
In the mid-1960’s when I was about 10 years old, I remember seeing my very first Austin-Healey 3000. And it stopped this skinny little car geek in his tracks. I had seen an occasional Triumph Spitfire and MGB around… more»
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60’s-Era Hot Rod: 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Back in the early 1960’s, this was one of countless 1932 Fords that were modified into hot rods. The 3-Window and 5-Window “Deuce Coupes” (a nickname based on the second number of the model year) have long been the… more»
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Highly Original! 1972 Ford Mustang
In 1969, the Mustang was restyled and had a bigger, thicker, heftier look to it. Detroit has a history of making cars bigger and more luxurious over time and the Mustang was no exception. In addition to the Mach… more»
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Elegant Survivor: 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe
It’s only fitting that this super-clean 1985 Cadillac Eldorado is photographed in a nice garage in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Based on its amazing condition, it’s obviously spent a lot of the last 39 years in a garage far away from… more»
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Highly Original with 32k Miles: 1952 Plymouth Cambridge Club Coupe
Okay all you fans of highly original, low mileage, unmolested time capsule cars with great patina, here’s a 1952 Plymouth Cambridge Club Coupe for your consideration. The seller uses all-caps and exclamation points to let prospective buyers know that… more»
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Glass Roof Barn Find! 1954 Ford Crestline Skyliner
The restyled 1955 Ford gets a lot more attention than the 1954 Ford and rightfully so. But, the 54’s, which represented the last year of the ’52-’54 Shoebox 2.0 styling, are good-looking cars that offered a glimpse of what… more»
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Full-Sized Cruiser: 1975 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible
In 1965, Bob Dylan “went electric” at the Newport Folk Festival. Shocking. Nearly 60 years later, the second owner of this super-clean 1975 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible is selling this beauty because, like Dylan, he’s “gone electric and making space… more»
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Stalled Packard Project: 1953 Caribbean Convertible
1953 was the year that several automakers introduced elegant, full-sized luxury convertibles that featured both low-production and very high-prices. Some had fun and exotic names such as Fiesta, Eldorado, and in Packard’s case, Caribbean. I guess Packard figured that… more»
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Update: 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Black Beauty Is Back!
UPDATE – I wrote about this black-on-black-on-black ’71 Monte Carlo last month that supposedly has 39,322 original miles and had an asking price of $23,500. Well, the Black Beauty is being listed again for a thousand bucks less ($22,500),… more»
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47k Original Miles: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Sport Sedan
1965 was a banner sales year for Chevrolet thanks to great styling across the board. The rear-engine Corvair was given its first major design change since its 1960 introduction which resulted in a smoother, more sporty-looking car. Even the… more»
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Update: Price Reduced On a Very Original 1960 Ford Thunderbird.
UPDATE – This Black Bird has returned. We featured this highly original 1960 Ford Thunderbird Hardtop about 18 months ago with an asking price of $21,500. Now it’s back and for sale again but with a much lower asking… more»
