Cheap Wheels: 1980 Chevrolet Citation

The Citation may be best remembered as the car that replaced the Chevrolet Nova. It was the company’s first foray into front-wheel drive cars as the X-body platform was reworked for that change. Unlike the Nova, you seldom see… more»

Muscle Car? 1973 Plymouth Road Runner

In short five years, the Plymouth Road Runner wasn’t the car it once was. In 1968, the budget-minded Road Runner came with a minimum of a 383 cubic inch V8. But in 1973, a 318 was the starting point,… more»

Rally Sport Sweetheart: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro

When it was introduced, the Chevrolet Camaro would quickly become the second-best-selling contender in the “pony car” class. The market leader, of course, was the Ford Mustang, which held on to the top spot into the 1970s. The seller… more»

Low Production Ragtop: 1971 Plymouth Barracuda

During the 1960s, the Plymouth Barracuda was always in the sales shadow of the Ford Mustang. Even though it was introduced in the same market segment 17 days earlier. The car got a redesign in 1970 along with its… more»

Treehouse Find! 1966 Ford Mustang

Other than the Chevrolet Impala, no car was probably a better seller in the mid-1960s than the Ford Mustang. Introduced at the New York World’s Fair in 1964, it went on to peddle more than 1.2 million copies in… more»

With Or Without a Cause! 1968 AMC Rebel

In an effort to upgrade its image, American Motors redid its mid-size cars in 1967 and dropped the Classic name in favor of the renewed Rebel moniker. And the Rambler part of the branding was also dropped on the… more»

Ready to Rumble? 1964 Ford Fairlane 500

In 1962, Ford created a mid-size car to sell between the compact Falcon and full-size Galaxie. And they shifted the Fairlane moniker to it for name recognition. That move prompted General Motors to follow suit in 1964 with the… more»

Strong 430 V8: 1967 Buick Riviera Survivor

The Riviera debuted in 1963 as a personal luxury car from Buick. Using the same platform as the later Olds Toronado and Cadillac Eldorado, it had rear-wheel-drive (the other two were General Motors’ first forays into front-wheel-drive). The Riviera… more»

Granada Gold Muscle: 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396

The Chevy Chevelle SS 396 may have been the second most popular muscle car in the 1960s. First-place honors surely went to the Pontiac GTO. It began as an option on the mid-size Malibu and became a series of… more»

51-Mile Pace Car Replica! 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS

The 2000 Chevy Monte Carlo SS was chosen to pace the field at the 83rd running of the Indianapolis 500. That was in May of 1999, but the reworked 2000 MC had already come out. As was customary, the… more»

Only 22k Miles? 1966 Chevrolet Caprice

Ford introduced the LTD in 1965 to bring luxury to the non-Lincoln Ford arena. Advertising a ride as quiet as a Rolls-Royce, the ploy worked, and the gussied-up Galaxie 500 sold well. Not to be outdone, Chevy responded a… more»

American Graffiti! 1957 Ford Thunderbird

The 1955-57 Ford Thunderbird was a personal luxury car, not a sports car like the Chevrolet Corvette. The only thing they had in common was seating for two. Ford added a back seat in 1958, making the first generation… more»

Ran When Parked: 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback

The Mustang was a popular new automobile when it was introduced in 1964. Ford couldn’t build enough of the hot little “pony cars” and set a sales record in 1966. A styling refresh came in 1967 as a flood… more»

Supercharged V8: 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk

The Golden Hawk was one of several cars branded as Hawks built by Studebaker-Packard between 1956 and 1964. It was a 2-door hardtop personal luxury car that used a supercharger in its last two years of production (1957-58; in… more»

Solid Survivor: 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28

The 1979 Camaro may have been a surprise for the folks over at Chevrolet. The economy wasn’t great, fuel availability uncertainty had returned, and the second-generation Camaro was in its 10th year. Yet, the pony car would set its… more»

28k Mile Muscle: 1972 Plymouth Road Runner

In the late 1960s, the Plymouth Road Runner was one of the hottest cars around. Not only in terms of performance, but also in the sales arena. Born in 1968, sales peaked the next year, but demand fell off… more»

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