From its final incarnation in 1991 to 1996, the Roadmaster was Buick’s largest automobile in many years. The term “land yacht” would be a good description of these machines which measured more than 18 feet as station wagons. During… more»
Hidden Headlights! 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS
In 1967, the hugely popular Ford Mustang finally had competition. Though the Plymouth Barracuda beat the Mustang to market by 17 days in 1964, Ford almost had the new “pony car” market to itself until the Chevy Camaro came… more»
Mopar People Mover: 1978 Dodge Monaco
General Motors downsized its full-size cars in 1977 to be lighter, more fuel-efficient automobiles. Rather than recreate their equivalent cars, Dodge opted to move the Monaco downstream from the C to B-body platform, thus making their full-size car smaller… more»
Rare Running Truck: 1935 Hudson Terraplane
While most folks who remember the Hudson Terraplane think of it as a passenger car, it was also available for a time as a pickup. Terraplane production ran from 1932 to 1938 with less than 1,300 commercial vehicles (including… more»
44k Mile Survivor: 1969 Chevrolet Impala
To improve the sales of an already popular car, Chevrolet created the Custom Coupe edition of the Impala in 1968. Essentially, they took the formal roof of the Caprice and lent the Impala name to it. It was an… more»
Surprise Under the Hood: 1982 Chevrolet Malibu
When Chevrolet downsized the mid-size Chevelle in 1978, they dropped the name used since 1964. Instead, the series was now called Malibu, which had been the top-line Chevelle before. The cars were at least 500 lbs. lighter in an… more»