The Dodge Rampage was a FWD subcompact version of the Chevrolet El Camino, based on the Omni 024 sport coupe. Produced from 1982 to 1984, it had 90% of the Chevy’s towing capacity, so it was rated as a… more»
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Rare T-Tops: 1978 Ford Mustang II
Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Ford redesigned its Mustang pony car in 1974 to be smaller and lighter, which resulted in better fuel economy. Also, they wanted sales to rebound. And the new… more»
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Almost Finished: 1966 Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet’s Impala hit a sales record in 1965 that is likely to never be beaten. More than one million cars were produced, excluding the Biscayne and Bel Air. That’s a hard act to follow, and sales dipped a little… more»
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Documented 6,600 Miles: 1969 Chevrolet Corvair
Chevrolet entered the 1960s with an unorthodox compact car by Detroit standards of the day. That was the Corvair with its air-cooled, rear-mounted flat-six engine. By the end of the decade, demand had trickled off for a variety of… more»
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HiPo 383 V8 Project: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner
Besides the Pontiac GTO (1964), the Plymouth Road Runner (1968) was perhaps the biggest hit of the muscle car era. Based on the B-body Belvedere, the Road Runner began as a budget muscle machine compared to the upscale GTX… more»
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Silvercrest Roof: 1959 Imperial Southhampton
So, when is a Chrysler not a Chrysler but still a Chrysler? In 1955 (and for the years ahead), Chrysler Corp. took all Chrysler badging off the Imperials, hoping to better position them against Cadillac and Lincoln. It was… more»
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Original Paint: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500
Over the years, Ford has always been a close (or not so close) second to Chevrolet in automobile sales. But one exception occurred in 1957 when Ford beat Chevy by just 7,000 units, no doubt because the Fords were… more»
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Top Down Cruising: 1966 Dodge Dart GT
Dodge redesigned its compact cars in 1963 and changed the name from Lancer to Dart (the former was a slow seller). That first generation in a smaller package ran through 1966 with minor styling changes from year to year…. more»
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Shoebox Stored 63 Years: 1950 Ford Drop-Top
In the years immediately following World War II, American-made automobiles were largely retreads of pre-war models. While Ford production resumed in 1946, its first all-new cars didn’t arrive until 1949 as design and retooling finally came through (the same… more»
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Rare Turbine Bronze: 1967 Plymouth GTX
The GTX debuted in 1967 as Plymouth’s upscale muscle car (it would be joined the next year by the budget Road Runner). More than 12,000 copies were produced that first year, and this one is finished in what may… more»
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20-Footer: 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger GT
The popular Dodge Dart was redesigned in 1967, and that platform would carry the car through its retirement in 1976. Styling was updated in 1970 to more closely mirror other Dodge products. The GT was no longer a series,… more»
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35k Miles: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
The Corvair was Chevrolet’s first compact car, born in 1960 in unusual fashion. Its engine was air-cooled rather than water-cooled and resided in the back. After 1.8 million copies, the car quietly retired in the Spring of 1969. This… more»
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Cheap Wheels Survivor: 1992 Mercury Cougar
The Mercury Cougar began in 1967 as a second FOMOCO entry in the new “pony car” market. It was an upscale version of the Ford Mustang, but its direction would change in the 1970s. Years later, the seventh generation… more»
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355 V8 Restomod: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
This 1957 Chevy Bel Air looks sharp with new paint and a blinged-out engine. But things here are not original, as the engine is a replacement, the interior is new, and the car has had a change in color…. more»
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1 of 294: 1970 Ford Ranchero Squire Project
The Ranchero Squire was the upscale version of Ford’s “Ute” (utility coupe). It came with faux woodgrain paneling, a concept that was also applied to the full-size LTD wagon in 1970. Based on the Torino, the Ranchero was redesigned… more»
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Driver-Quality Cruiser: 1970 Ford Galaxie 500
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Ford and Chevrolet were constantly at odds in full-size car sales. The Chevy Impala usually won out over the Ford Galaxie; in 1970, the ratio was 1.75 Chevies to each Ford (on the other… more»
