Chrysler redesigned its B-body intermediates in 1971, taking on a fuselage look that you either loved or didn’t. 2-door hardtops and 4-door sedans wore separate sheet metal, so the Dodge Coronet 2-door was eliminated, and the Charger carried that… more»
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390 V8 4-Speed Project: 1969 AMC AMX
The original American Motors AMX (1968-70) was a GT-style performance car whose roots were tied to the new Javelin pony. It was a 2-seat hardtop whose only similar competitor might have been the Chevrolet Corvette. Located in Crest Hill,… more»
Running Project: 1968 Dodge Coronet R/T
The Coronet officially became Dodge’s mid-size car in 1965 (B-body). Followed by the Charger in 1966, the Coronet R/T arrived in 1967 as one of Mopar’s hot new muscle cars. In production through 1970, the Coronet R/T came with… more»
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Stored 30 Years: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
Of the “Tri-Five” Chevies from 1955 to 1957, few were perhaps more popular than the Bel Air Sport Coupe. In 1957, the year the tailfins sprouted, Chevrolet built more than 168,000 copies of the Sport Coupe wearing Bel Air… more»
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Real LS6 Project: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454
In 1970, Chevrolet introduced a new big-block V8 displacing 454 cubic inches. The LS6 version produced 450 horsepower, and Chevelle Super Sports equipped with one are considered Holy Grail automobiles today. The seller purchased this black-on-black version from the… more»
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Rare Luxury Exotic: 1984 Bitter SC
Erich Bitter Automobile GmbH (aka Bitter) focuses on producing high-end luxury automobiles in Europe with a performance bent. Erich was a retired race car driver who later began building his own cars using platforms from other manufacturers. Between 1981… more»
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360 V8 Powered: 1980 Dodge Mirada
The Dodge Mirada succeeded the Magnum, which had already replaced the Charger in the personal luxury category. Neither attempt was overly successful, and the Mirada was in the mix for just four years. It shared the J-platform used by… more»
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Denim Interior: 1970 AMC Gremlin Levi’s Edition
American automakers began entering the subcompact car market in 1970. Both Chevrolet and Ford had all-new cars for 1971, the Vega and the Pinto, respectively. Fledgling American Motors went a different route with the Gremlin, which was a chopped… more»
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Priced Right? 1989 Chevrolet Caprice for $1,000
Beginning in 1965, Chevrolet stepped into the luxury car arena with the Caprice, an Impala on cosmetic steroids. In various forms, the nameplate lasted more than 50 years, only recently disappearing from the automotive landscape. The seller has a… more»
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Cheap Wheels Project: 1974 Mercury Comet
In the first half of the 1960s, the Comet nameplate applied to a compact sold by Mercury. Then it adorned a mid-size Merc for several years. Given the success Ford was having with the Maverick beginning in 1969, Mercury… more»
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Bandit Project? 1979 Pontiac Trans Am
We hope that Pontiac was sufficiently grateful to the producers of the hit 1977 movie, Smokey and the Bandit. It helped make a star out of the flick’s 1977 Pontiac Trans Am (a ’76 model with a ’77 front… more»
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Real Deal Striped Tomato: 1976 Ford Gran Torino
Starsky & Hutch was a popular TV show in the mid to late 1970s. Besides making stars out of Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul, their on-air car also got a lot of fan mail. In most cases,… more»
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5-Speed Coupe: 1989 Honda Accord DX
From its launch in Japan 50 years ago, the Honda Accord has become one of the most resilient and best-selling automobile nameplates of all time. With nearly 20 million sold to date, the Accord ranks right up there with… more»
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Real-Deal Police Package: 1987 Ford LTD Crown Victoria
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the Ford Crown Victoria was popular for fleet use, mainly as taxicabs or cop cars. The latter was offered with a Police Package that was ideal for the old-school rear-wheel-drive, full-size Crown Vics. In… more»
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Same Owner For 40 Years: 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix
Pontiac added the Grand Prix in 1962 as a personal luxury car with punch. In some respects, it sounds a bit like what Chrysler set out to do with the Letter Series cars of 1955 to 1965. The Grand… more»
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Foxbody Survivor: 1982 Mercury Capri RS
During most of the 1970s, the Capri was a subcompact import from Ford of Europe that looked like a pony car and was sold by Mercury. But it was never badged as such. In 1979, when the Ford Mustang… more»
