Here’s a car I’ll bet you don’t remember. The Eagle Premier, which was a luxury car developed by American Motors before Chrysler purchased them in 1987 and then sold under the Eagle brand from 1988 to 1992. The car… more»
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360 V8 Sleeper: 1964 Plymouth Valiant
The Valiant was Plymouth’s entry into the compact car world in 1960. But its branding as a Plymouth was hit or miss (one year it would have Plymouth badging and another year it wouldn’t). And the styling was –… more»
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Worth Saving? 1974 Dodge Charger SE
The Dodge Charger was one of the hottest cars from 1968 to 1970. The B-body intermediates got a redesign in 1971 that carried the car through 1974, after which it moved in the same direction as the new Chrysler… more»
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Lots of New Parts: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
The mid-size Chevy Chevelle was in the last year of its 2nd generation in 1972. Yet, its popularity wasn’t slowing down, with more than 200,000 V8 Malibu Sport Coupes produced in ’72. The seller describes this one as a… more»
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Easy Project? 1977 Chevrolet Nova
For much of the 1960s and most of the 1970s, the Chevrolet Nova was a popular compact car, perhaps the most commanded in many years. The last generation of the rear-wheel-drive economy car was produced from 1975 to 1979,… more»
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Fresh 318 V8: 1966 Plymouth Fury III
When the Fury returned to full-size status in 1965, three trim versions were offered. Just like Chevrolet. Base trim was the Fury I (Biscayne), Fury II (Bel Air), and Fury III (Impala). The cars were little changed in 1966,… more»
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1 of 158: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible
Plymouth redesigned the Barracuda in 1970, giving the car its own platform separate from the compact Valiant it was originally based upon. Sales increased by 50% over 1969, but some versions of the new Barracuda were rare then and… more»
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Thinning Collection: 1973 Pontiac Luxury LeMans
General Motors revamped all of its mid-size automobiles in 1973, going with a Colonnade styling approach that eliminated true hardtops (a safety thing). That included the Pontiac LeMans, which began as a “senior” compact in 1961, morphing into an… more»
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Older Restoration: 1967 Plymouth Barracuda
Though Ford is usually credited with starting the “pony car” movement of the mid-1960s, the Plymouth Barracuda got there ahead of the Mustang – by 17 days. It was based on the Valiant compact, so when that car was… more»
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40-Year Shed Find: 1975 Chevrolet Vega Kammback
By the early 1970s, subcompact cars had become more than a novelty. The sales success of the VW Beetle in the U.S. led Chevrolet and Ford to introduce new, small cars in 1971. The Chevy entry was the Vega,… more»
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Beautiful in Black: 1968 Dodge Coronet R/T
The R/T (Road/Track) designation for Dodge’s muscle cars first appeared in 1967. It began with the Coronet and eventually became part of the Charger and Challenger vocabulary. Standard in the B-body R/Ts was a 440 cubic inch “Magnum” V8… more»
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Rare First Edition: 1961 Oldsmobile Starfire
The Starfire nameplate returned to the Oldsmobile fold in mid-1961 as a grand touring automobile. And only as a convertible for that model year. The lineup was expanded the following year, making the 1,500 or so built in 1961… more»
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Pontiac Inline-6: 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle 300
While most people associate the Malibu model with the 1960s mid-size Chevelles, the 300 (and 300 Deluxe) were the bare-bones editions. The seller has a 2-door post coupe from 1967 that we’re told had a V8 from the factory… more»
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Carport Find Project: 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado
When the Oldsmobile Toronado debuted in 1966, it was the first production U.S. car with front-wheel-drive since the Cord 810/812 of the late 1930s. The Cadillac Eldorado would follow in 1967. This fourth-year Toronado looks to have been sitting… more»
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Cleaning House: 2 Chevrolets and 5 Opel GTs
Here we have seven cars for sale that appear to have nothing in common but locale. One is a 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, a second is a 1967 Chevelle Malibu, and the rest are Opel GTs from the late… more»
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Chevy Power + Nova Roof: 1973 Pontiac Ventura
The 1970s Ventura was Pontiac’s version of the successful Chevrolet Nova. The GM division was lacking a compact from 1964 to 1970, so rather than cook up something completely new, they borrowed the Nova, changed the front clip and… more»
