The Plymouth Road Runner debuted in 1968 and was an instant hit. It was a “budget” muscle car with gimmicky cartoon characters and a distinctive horn (“meep meep”). Sales would soon peak in 1969 at more than 84,400 copies,… more»
About Russ Dixon
Semi-retired logistics marketing professional with 30+ years of writing experience. Old car enthusiast.
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Former Drag Car: 1982 Pontiac Firebird
The third generation of the Pontiac Firebird finally arrived in 1982. Like the second gen, it stuck around for 11 years but didn’t share in the earlier car’s sales glory brought about by the success of the Trans Am… more»
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Rare British Van: 1965 Ford Anglia Thames
The Anglia was a small car and commercial vehicle built by Ford in England for many years. It’s seldom seen in the U.S., particularly in panel van form, aka the Anglia Thames. This edition from 1965 looks like a… more»
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31k-Mile Survivor: 1986 Chrysler Fifth Avenue
In the 1980s, Chrysler offered two variants of luxury cars, the New Yorker and the Fifth Avenue. The former was on the FWD E-body platform, while the latter still used the old-school RWD M-body. Based on the model year… more»
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Pony Interior Project: 1966 Ford Mustang
Few cars have been as successful as the Ford Mustang. Introduced in mid-1964 (as a 1965 model), nearly 1.3 million were built before the end of the 1966 model year. This 1966 Mustang was a 6-banger from the factory… more»
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Carriage Top: 1983 Pontiac Grand Prix
The Pontiac Grand Prix debuted in 1962 as a personal luxury car with a performance twist. It continued in that role for many years, though luxury would trump performance when the seller’s Grand Prix was built in 1983. With… more»
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Cheap Wheels Runner? 1964 Chevrolet Corvair
Chevrolet made some big changes to its air-cooled marvel in 1964, even though a redesign was coming in 1965 for the Corvair. A transverse rear leaf spring was added to improve cornering under the swing-axle rear suspension that bugged… more»
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50k-Mile Survivor: 1964 Dodge 440
After a competitive miscue in 1962, Plymouth and Dodge shrunk their full-size cars on the new B-body platform. In an effort to recover from that folly, the Chrysler C-body platform was brought over, and the 330, 440, and Polara… more»
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Blank Slate: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice
The Caprice was a 1965 mid-year addition to the full-size Chevrolets. It was a luxury version of the Impala and was in response to Ford’s new LTD, a Galaxie 500 spin-off. At first, only a 4-door hardtop was available,… more»
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Post Coupe Roller: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
The 1955-57 “Tri-Five” Chevrolets are perhaps the most collected of all vintage automobiles. And it’s not because of rarity, as more than 4.5 million of them left the assembly line. Styling and available factory V8 power may be the… more»
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Warehouse Find: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet helped put a dent in Ford Mustang sales by introducing the Camaro in 1967. The new pony car competitor was quite popular but still came in second to the market leader. The cars were minimally changed in 1968,… more»
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Save the Sunliner? 1962 Ford Galaxie 500
Sunliner was the surname Ford used to market its full-size convertibles from 1952 to 1964. In 1962, when this barn find was built, it was part of the Galaxie 500 lineup. A two-owner vehicle, this dirty drop top has… more»
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Runs After 45 Years! 1968 Dodge Coronet 440
The Coronet nameplate officially became a mid-size car in 1965 when the full-size Dodges returned to a larger platform. During the 1968-70 redesign of the B-bodies, the Coronet 440 was a mid-range product, above the Deluxe but below the… more»
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Work-In-Progress: 1960 Chevrolet Kingswood
On two occasions, Chevrolet branded their big station wagons separately from the rest of the product lines. That happened in 1959-60 and again in 1969-72. The Kingswood was the equivalent of the Impala but only came as a 9-seat… more»
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Side Yard Roller: 1963 Plymouth Valiant
Plymouth joined the compact car market in 1960 with the Valiant. It continued Chrysler’s then-current theme of quirky styling, which may have hindered the Valiant’s sales in what was otherwise a hot market. This revised 1963 2-door sedan is… more»
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Cheap Donor: 1970 Buick Gran Sport 455
In the mid-1960s, when the muscle car movement took off, Pontiac had the GTO, Chevrolet the Malibu Super Sport, Oldsmobile the 4-4-2, and Buick the Gran Sport (or GS). No less powerful than the others, the GS was intended… more»
