Convertible demand began to decline in the early 1970s, at least at Buick. If you wanted a mid-size drop-top, you had just two choices: the Skylark Custom and Gran Sport. Combined, only 4,200 were ordered, making the seller’s red… more»
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Nicest One Left? 1977 Plymouth Fury Suburban
From 1959 to 1974, the Fury was marketed as Plymouth’s top (or near the top) full-size automobile. Even during the ill-fated downsizing period of 1962 to 1964. But in 1975, it was formally reassigned to mid-size duty (though the… more»
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Muscle Car Project: 1969 Plymouth GTX
Introduced in 1967, the GTX was Plymouth’s upscale muscle car. It was joined the following year by the Road Runner, a budget-oriented model. Both were based on the mid-size Satellite/ Belvedere. The seller has a rusty and non-running GTX… more»
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2 for 1: Pair of 1961 Lincoln Continentals
Lincoln, like many of FOMOCO’s brands, came in behind GM/Cadillac in terms of sales. The Cadillacs had some of the industry’s wildest styling in the late 1950s, while the Lincolns were downright weird with their slanted front peepers (Chrysler… more»
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Restored Tri-Power: 1958 Chevrolet Impala
The Chevrolet Impala debuted in 1958 as part of celebrating General Motors’ 50th anniversary in the automobile business. Based on the Bel Air, the ’58 Impala was only offered as a sport coupe or convertible, and some of its… more»
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Ran When Parked: 1966 Ford Mustang
The original Ford Mustang is probably one of the least rare cars today. That’s because more than 1.2 million of them were produced between 1964 and 1966. So, if you’re looking for one to restore, find the best one… more»
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SS Clone Candidate? 1969 Chevrolet Nova
Other than a color change, this 1969 Chevrolet Nova looks like a solid survivor. It’s one of the 42% of Nova coupes to leave the factory with six-cylinder power. This edition is from the encore year following the popular… more»
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400 V8 Daily Driver: 1972 Pontiac GTO
For most of its 11-year history, the Pontiac GTO was built on General Motors’ mid-size A-body platform. 1974 was the exception when it shifted to the compact X-body (Ventura). One of the rarest A-body model years was the 1972… more»
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Early Crossover: 1974 AMC Hornet Sportabout
By 1969, the Rambler American, AMC’s compact offering since the 1950s, was aged and tired. So, an all-new replacement arrived in 1970 using the venerable Hornet moniker. Sedans were only offered at first, with a hatchback wagon joining the… more»
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Revived Pole Barn Find: 1965 Chevrolet Bel Air
The best-selling American-made automobile of the 1960s was not the Ford Mustang (though it was close). That honor goes to Chevrolet’s line of 1965 full-size cars, which added up to a record 1.4 million Biscaynes, Bel Airs, Impalas, and… more»
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Rust-Free Roller: 1970 Pontiac GTO
By 1970, the bloom was off the muscle car flower. The “leader of the pack,” the Pontiac GTO, saw its sales drop by 45% from the year before (and would keep falling until the end in 1974). Saturated demand… more»
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1-Owner Garage Find: 1966 Plymouth Sport Fury
The Sport Fury can be thought of as Plymouth’s answer to the Chevrolet Impala Super Sport. After being a one-year wonder in 1959, the name returned in 1962 for a longer run to 1971. Most Sport Furys were hardtops,… more»
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SS Restomod: 1972 Chevrolet Nova
The third-generation Chevrolet Nova is a popular car to be cloned as a Super Sport. Sometimes it takes factory paperwork to tell the real-deal muscle cars from the tributes. From the description provided, this appears to be a 1972… more»
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Survivor-Quality V8: 1972 Mercury Comet
Much like the first Mercury Comet was an offshoot of the compact Ford Falcon, so was the latter Comet to the Ford Maverick. The Maverick enjoyed Mustang-like popularity in 1969-70, so the Comet would quickly follow in 1971. And… more»
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Up On Blocks Nine Years: 1975 Chevrolet Nova
The fourth and final generation of the rear-wheel-drive Chevrolet Nova arrived in 1975. It would continue to sell well until 1979, when it was retired to be replaced by the all-new front-wheel-drive Citation. The seller’s 1975 coupe (not a… more»
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Rare Economy V8: 1969 Pontiac GTO
The 1969 Pontiac GTO was still the leader of mid-size muscle cars, but its position had been eroded by a swarm of competitors. Though overall sales topped 72,000 units in 1969, just 1,461 were built with the optional “economy… more»
