Thanks to the unexpected styling success of Chrysler’s “Forward Look” cars of 1957, the 1958 Chevrolets would be a one-year-only design. They were big and bulky-looking automobiles compared to the sharp edges and fins of the new Plymouths and… more»
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Driveway Find: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda
Plymouth had two hits on their hands in the 1970 model year. One was the Duster, a new fastback version of the Valiant compact, which sold like hotcakes. Another was the all-new revamped Barracuda, which finally parted ways with… more»
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Top Shelf 4X4: 1975 Ford F-250 Crew Cab
Ford has been the dominant force in the U.S. truck market for the past 75 years. That can be chalked up to the success of the F-Series which was introduced in 1948. In 1974, Ford debuted the crew cab… more»
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30k Mile Project: 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
America’s first production sports car, the Chevrolet Corvette, was not a sales success at first. From 1953 to 1955 the car didn’t exactly fly out of showrooms, but that changed when a V8 engine would finally become available. By… more»
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Parked 25 Years: 1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS 396
After a brief outing in 1959-60, the El Camino returned in 1964 as part of the Chevelle mid-size lineup. It was considered a “gentleman’s pickup” because it was based on an automobile platform rather than a truck. The Super… more»
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Welcome to Datsunville! Cache of Datsuns
If you’re a fan of pre-1980 Nissan products – back in the day when they were called Datsuns in the U.S. – this is your lucky day. The seller has amassed 15 to 20 of them in all shapes… more»
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White Hat Special: 1967 Dodge D100 Pickup
UPDATE 3/2/24. When the truck was first listed, the seller said the rack goes with the truck. Now it reads that it can be purchased separately. Que sera! In the late 1960s, Dodge began marketing some of its vehicles… more»
Sports Car Opportunity: 1978 Datsun 280Z
One of the earliest sales successes that Nissan Motors had in the U.S. would be the Datsun 240Z. It was a 2-seat sports coupe designed to compete with similar cars coming out of Europe. It sold quite well throughout… more»
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Parked 10 Years: 1978 Dodge Warlock Pickup
In the 1970s, Dodge dabbled with some “adult toys” in the pickup truck market. The best-remembered iteration was the Lil Red Express. Besides the latter, the Macho Power Wagon, and the Adventurer, Warlock was also offered from 1976 to… more»
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34 Years In The Barn! 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
Until the 1955 model year, Chevrolet was behind the 8-ball with Ford when it came to engines. They hadn’t sold a V8 motor since 1918, but that changed with the all-new “Tri-Fives,” of which nearly five million copies were… more»
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Rare Cross-Ram Project: 1964 Chrysler 300K
The Chrysler Letters Series cars of the 1950s and 1960s are considered by many to have started the muscle car movement (compared to the later Pontiac GTO). These were full-size cars loaded with plenty of performance and luxury. The… more»
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Original Paint! 1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe
In 1940, Chevrolet offered three trim levels of automobiles: the Master, Master Deluxe, and Special Deluxe, with the latter being top-of-the-line. The GM division built nearly three-quarters of a million cars that year while much of the world was… more»
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Runs And Drives: 1972 Honda Z600
Finding a 1972 Honda Z600 today is a pretty rare occurrence. But what if you ran across two of them in the same week painted in the same color? That’s the case here when two of our readers turned… more»
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Stored 20 Years: 1973 Ford Maverick Grabber
The Maverick was Ford’s second sales success of the 1960s. It followed the Mustang by five years to the day when the car went on sale in April 1969. Sharing the same long hood/short deck portions as the Mustang,… more»
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Worth Fixing? 1971 Pontiac GTO Project
Many consider the Pontiac GTO to be the godfather of muscle cars (though some credit the Chrysler Letter-Series for being the first). After a killer launch in 1964, the GTO would become a series of its own from 1966… more»
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402-Powered 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Rat Rod
Chevrolet redesigned its cars in 1955 and the three-year run was so successful that they would later be dubbed the “Tri-Fives”. Part of the allure was the first Chevy V8 since 1918. This ’55 Bel Air sedan didn’t benefit… more»
