If you were a teenager in the 1970s or 1980s, there’s a fair chance you tooled around in a VW Beetle. That’s because zillions of them were around and they were cheap as dirt. Detroit finally began to seriously… more»
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Chevy-Powered 1958 Studebaker Silver Hawk
Studebaker got a lot of mileage out of the Starliner platform. It became the Hawk in 1956 and some variations of the car lived on into 1964. In 1958, there were three versions of the auto: the pillared sedan… more»
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Barn Find Stash: Trio of 1959 Lloyd 600s
The Lloyd 600 was a small car (aka microcar) built by Borgward in Germany in the 1950s. It was designed to compete with the Volkswagen Beetle which sold in far greater numbers. The seller has not one but three… more»
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Plum Crazy Project: 1970 Dodge Charger 500
The 500 was a three-year model of the popular Dodge Charger. It started as a limited production edition in 1969 and then comprised more than half of sales the following year. The seller’s car is from 1970, the year… more»
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Running Drop-Top Project: 1968 Ford Mustang
After selling a record 1.3 million Mustangs in 1964-66, Ford treated the pony car to a restyle on the same platform in 1967. As a result, few changes were made to the 1968 editions, like the seller’s convertible which… more»
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Running Six-Banger Project: 1969 Chevrolet Nova
Chevrolet sold more than a quarter-million Nova’s in 1969, the car’s best year since 1963. Nearly two-thirds of them had a six-cylinder engine, so buyers were still interested in fuel economy over luxury or muscle. This ’69 Nova is… more»
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Olds Diesel V8: 1981 Chevrolet Impala
From its debut in 1958, the Impala was one of Chevrolet’s top-selling cars for more than 60 years. In 1965 alone, more than one million of them found new homes. But during 1981 and 1982 (as best we can… more»
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Former Race Car! 1964 Pontiac GTO Tri-Power
Pontiac took the market by storm in 1964 with its new mid-size muscle car, the GTO. It led to a performance car revolution that would last into the early 1970s. Sales expectations were grossly underestimated, and Pontiac would see… more»
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Daily Driver Needs TLC: 1977 Chevrolet Silverado
The Silverado nameplate has adorned Chevrolet’s series of full-size pickup trucks since the mid-1970s. Two bed configurations were offered, Fleetside (flat panels) and Stepside, with the latter applying to the seller’s 1977 Silverado. It’s a ½-ton pickup that we’re… more»
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Rebuilt Drivetrain: 1956 Chevrolet Delray Club Coupe
During the “Tri-Five” era of the Chevrolets (1955-57), one of the less-often mentioned models today was the Delray Club Coupe. It was a part of the mid-range 210 series and was only available as a 2-door sedan. It came… more»
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Custom Hardwood Flatbed: 1966 Ford F100
Ford launched its F-Series of light-duty trucks in 1948 as vehicle production was rebounding after World War II. Its variants have been around now for 76 years, and the F-Series has been the industry’s bestseller for most of that… more»
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390 V8 Project: 1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL
Ford added the XL series to the Galaxie 500 in 1962, perhaps to compete against the popular new Chevy Impala SS (Super Sport). To help Ford’s performance in NASCAR, a slippery fastback body style was introduced in the middle… more»
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Former Army Staff Car: 1957 Chevrolet 150
In the era of the “Tri-Five” Chevrolets of 1955-57, the 150 was the entry-level model. Which would have likely been the choice for fleet purchases such as taxi cabs. But apparently, they appealed to the U.S. Army as well… more»
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Rebuilt 400 V8: 1972 Dodge Charger SE
Times were changing in the muscle car market in 1972. Chrysler dropped the 426 Hemi and 440 6-Pack, and all their cars had hardened valve seats to accommodate the new unleaded fuels that were coming on the scene. The… more»
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350 HP! 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
By 1967, the U.S. muscle car movement was in full swing. And. one of the market leaders was the Chevy Chevelle SS 396, which was a Malibu with one of three powerful V8 engines. From all indications, the seller’s… more»
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It’s a Hemi! 1972 Plymouth ‘Cuda
The hottest Plymouth Barracuda you could buy in 1972 was the ‘Cuda 340 with a 4-speed manual transmission. And this car was one of them as just 4,315 rolled off the assembly line. But now it might be 1-of-1… more»
