Overlooked Muscle Car? 1968 Dodge Super Bee

By 1968, the mid-size muscle car craze was in full swing. The Pontiac GTO is credited with starting the boom in 1964, but pundits will suggest the Chrysler 300 deserves that honor. But it was a different kind of… more»

30th Anniversary Edition: 1980 Triumph TR7

The TR7 was a new sports car offered by Triumph out of the UK from 1975 to 1982. It may be one of the most identifiable cars on the road due to its wedge-like shape (like a slice of… more»

Cross Country Project: 1965 Rambler Ambassador

Beginning in the late 1950s, the Ambassador was resurrected as American Motors’ top-of-the-line automobile. At times, it was a mid-size with fancy trim, while at others it strived to compete as a full-size product. This 1965 Ambassador is the… more»

Flat Top Survivor: 1964 Chevrolet Corvair

The U.S. compact car market was heating up by the time 1960 models were introduced. At that point (and going forward), American-built compacts were technically smaller versions of their full-size counterparts. Except for the Chevrolet entry, the Corvair. With… more»

Big Barn Find: 1968 Chevrolet Impala

UPDATE 05/23/2023: If there is one character trait I admire in a person, it is persistence. That appears to be one possessed by the owner of this 1968 Chevrolet Impala as they make their third attempt to find it… more»

1 of 1,036: Last Year 1974 Pontiac GTO

The Pontiac GTO would enjoy an 11-year run and was the sales leader in the mid-size muscle car market at times. But things had changed by the early 1970s and the demand for fire-breathing automobiles was off. After a… more»

Cross Country Beauty! 1962 Rambler American

The Rambler American was the forerunner in the compact car market which swept through U.S. automakers in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Studebaker would follow with the Lark in 1959, Ford with the Falcon in 1960, and the… more»

47k Miles One-Owner: 1971 Chrysler New Yorker

Chrysler restyled its full-size cars in 1969, providing a curved, fuselage look to the biggest Mopars. But underneath, the cars stayed the same, including the New Yorker. Since the 1940s, the New Yorker had been the top Chrysler-branded product… more»

Cheap Wheels? 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta

Despite riding on a 10-year platform, the Chevy Camaro had a record sales year in 1979. The Berlinetta was introduced as the “luxury” version of the car, replacing the LT. This ’79 Berlinetta is a well-used “pony car” with… more»

Mechanically Solid: 1958 Ford F-250

Ford has been the sales leader in the pickup truck market for as long as anyone can remember. The F-Series debuted in 1948 as the company’s first post-war truck design and it was led by the ½-ton model, the… more»

Slant-Six Survivor: 1975 Plymouth Valiant Custom

The Valiant began as Plymouth’s compact entry in 1960. With a couple of redesigns along the way, the Valiant (and Dodge’s similar Dart) lasted through 1976. In its later years, a fancier version of the Valiant was offered called… more»

Rare Business Coupe: 1948 Chrysler New Yorker

At the time the New Yorker was retired in 1996, it was the longest-running U.S. automobile nameplate. Its reign as the top Chrysler car (aside from the Imperial) began in 1940 and one of the rarest versions was the… more»

Older Outlaw Build: 1961 Porsche 356

The iconic Porsche 356 was produced from 1948 through 1965 and a large number of the 76,000 assembled are thought to still be around. They were popular to race around in because of their minimal weight and nimble handling…. more»

1 of 2: 1951 Fromm-Mobile (Go Kart)

Engineer Carl Fromm had the notion of going into the go-kart manufacturing business in 1951 and we’re told he built two prototypes of the Fromm-Mobile. Apparently, the project never got off the ground and go-kart #1 has stayed in… more»

Bucking the Trend: 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Unless you built small, economical cars in the mid-1970s, chances are your sales were down. Thanks to the OPEC oil embargo in 1973 that forced Americans to get used to higher gasoline prices. One auto that bucked that trend… more»

4-Seat Dune Buggy! 1967 Volkswagen Berry Mini-T

Built by Berry Plasti-Glass Works in the late 1960s, the Mini-T was a kit car modeled after the Ford Model T. Based on a ‘67 VW Beetle platform, this edition is especially interesting and rare as it’s a 4-seater… more»

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