When Toyota brought back the Crown nameplate (for U.S. buyers) in 2022, it hadn’t been seen since 1972. In those days, the Crown was a mid-size luxury car (by Toyota’s then standards) that shoppers were first exposed to in… more»
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9 hours ago • For Sale • 6 Comments
Canadian Fairlane: 1957 Meteor Rideau 500
At first glance, you’d think this triple-colored beauty from 1957 is a Ford Fairlane 500. But you’d be wrong, as it’s a Meteor Rideau 500 built by Ford Motor Co. of Canada. Looking closer, you’d find that the grille… more»
Apr 12, 2025 • For Sale • 17 Comments
1 of 453: 1972 Plymouth Road Runner GTX
Between 1968 and 1971, Plymouth sold two mid-sized muscle cars. One was the Road Runner (a budget offering), and the other was the GTX (a premium hot rod). As the market began to shrink, Plymouth consolidated the pair in… more»
Apr 12, 2025 • For Sale • 20 Comments
58-MPG Survivor: 1992 Geo Metro XFI
The Geo Metro was a product of the joint venture between General Motors and Suzuki from 1989 to 2001. The arrangement included the Canadian production of U.S.-bound cars. This pint-sized hatchback from 1992 is the super fuel-efficient XFI model… more»
Apr 12, 2025 • For Sale • 7 Comments
Crusty Barn Find: 1971 Pontiac LeMans Sport
Both the LeMans and GTO were big mid-size sellers for Pontiac in the late 1960s. So, the GM division went one step further by creating the LeMans Sport in 1970-72, something of a cross between the two. It came… more»
Apr 11, 2025 • For Sale • 26 Comments
AMC-Sold Barn Find: 1983 Renault Fuego
Before Chrysler purchased American Motors in 1987, Renault came to the rescue (for a while) in the late 1970s. Unlike Chrysler, which mainly wanted Jeep, Renault was looking for a manufacturing and sales footprint in the U.S. to grow… more»
Apr 11, 2025 • For Sale • 12 Comments
Stalled Ragtop Project: 1957 Pontiac Star Chief
Introduced in 1954, the Star Chief was sandwiched between the basic Chieftain and snappier Bonneville (which usually rode on a longer wheelbase) for most of its life. This 1957 convertible is one of only two drop-tops offered by Pontiac… more»
Apr 11, 2025 • For Sale • 15 Comments
Barn Stored 22 Years: 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air
With a redesign in 1961, the styling of Chevrolet’s full-size cars was more mainstream. For example, the “batwings” that characterized the 1959-60 Biscayne, Bel Air, and Impala models were gone. This ’61 Chevy is the mid-range Bel Air that… more»
Apr 10, 2025 • For Sale • 35 Comments
Awkward Styling? 1961 Dodge Dart Pioneer
Most remember the Dodge Dart as a popular compact car (from 1963 to 1976). But before that, it was a budget-minded, full-sized product at the beginning of the 1960s. This 1961 edition is a 2-door sedan that appears to… more»
Apr 9, 2025 • For Sale • 8 Comments
Unfinished Project: 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
Chevrolet enjoyed a huge sales increase in 1955 thanks to all-new styling and the company’s first V8 engine since 1918. One of the most popular models and body styles was the Bel Air Sport Coupe, of which the seller’s… more»
Apr 9, 2025 • For Sale • 12 Comments
Loads of Patina! 1954 Chevrolet 210 Wagon
Big changes were coming to Chevrolet in 1955, including their first V8 engine in 37 years. So, the 1954 models were little changed after a nice facelift in 1953. Chevrolet built its last wood-bodied station wagon in 1951, so… more»
Apr 8, 2025 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Cheap Cruiser: 40k Mile 1977 Chrysler Cordoba
Chrysler introduced the Cordoba in 1975 as a personal luxury car to compete against similar offerings from GM and Ford. In its first year, the Cordoba easily outsold everything else carrying Chrysler badging. The Cordoba soldiered on through 1983,… more»
Apr 8, 2025 • For Sale • 12 Comments
Same Family 50 Years: 1967 Chevrolet El Camino
After a three-year absence, Chevrolet’s “gentlemen’s pickup,” the El Camino, returned in 1964. From there until the end of the run in 1987, it would be based on a mid-size platform. The styling was refreshed in 1966/67 and followed… more»
Apr 8, 2025 • For Sale • 3 Comments
Daily Driver Potential? 1965 Mercury Comet Caliente
During the 1960s, the Mercury Comet wore several hats. First it was a compact, then it was a mid-size, and later revived again as a compact. This 1965 edition is the fancier Caliente model, but it has the dreaded… more»
Apr 7, 2025 • For Sale • 9 Comments
Six-Cylinder Garage Find: 1966 Ford Mustang
Ford’s assembly lines were working overtime in 1966. That was necessary to crank out 607,000 additional Mustangs after 559,000 in 1965 and 121,000 in an abbreviated 1964. Six-cylinder models with manual transmissions were common, and the seller’s car was… more»
Apr 7, 2025 • For Sale • 18 Comments
Numbers Matching: 1974 Plymouth Barracuda
The “pony car” market was starting to decline in sales by the time Plymouth redesigned the Barracuda in 1970. And the addition of the similar Dodge Challenger that year didn’t help much. Chrysler would exit that business in 1974,… more»
