The Opel GT was a closed-coupe sports car that was produced by Opel in Germany from 1968 to 1973. Its styling was not unlike that of the third-generation Chevrolet Corvette that debuted about the same time (General Motors was… more»
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More-Door Project: 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
The Chevy Chevelle was wrapping up its first generation in 1967 (it was introduced in 1964 as the GM division’s new intermediate-sized product). The car received a minor facelift in ’67 and the Malibu was still the top-of-the-line model… more»
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Batwing Sedan: 1959 Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet introduced the Impala in 1958 as a special series of the Bel Air. And it was only sold as a 2-door hardtop or convertible with some unique sheet metal. In 1959, with the second redesign of the cars… more»
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Freshly Rebuilt 318 V8: 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger
The fourth-generation Dart (1967 to 1976) was the most popular run for the Dodge compact. Yet sales of the automobile eluded the more youthful buyers until the Swinger 2-door hardtop was introduced in 1969. Two years later, Plymouth got… more»
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Cheap Shelby! 1984 Dodge Charger
Dodge revived the Charger nameplate in 1981 and applied it to a sporty hatchback/subcompact in production through 1987. It was based on the L-body platform shared with Plymouth for a similar car. Dodge partnered with Carroll Shelby in 1983… more»
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454 V8 Drop-Top: 1971 Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevy Corvette was little changed going into 1971. And labor issues at GM kept production down to less than 14,700 copies that year. And just a third of them were convertibles (coupes were now dominating sales due to… more»
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Chopped “Oval” Beetle: 1956 Volkswagen Type 1
The Volkswagen Type 1 (or Beetle) was dubbed “The People’s Car’ when it was conceived in the late 1930s. Once production resumed after WW2, more than 21 million copies of the popular little “Bugs” were built through the end… more»
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6-Banger in the Barn: 1970 Chevrolet Camaro
After a successful first generation of the Camaro (1967-69), Chevrolet redesigned its popular “pony car” in 1970. The new Camaro was sleeker in appearance which would serve the car well for 12 more model years before the next rework… more»
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Stored 31 Years: 1966 Ford Mustang
The “pony car” market sector was named after the new Ford Mustang launched in 1964. Between the Spring of that year and the end of the 1966 model run, nearly 1.3 million copies of the sporty little car were… more»
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Original Paint Garage Find: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro
The popular Ford Mustang got its first serious competitor in 1967, the Chevrolet Camaro. Sure, the Plymouth Barracuda debuted the same month as the Mustang, but its sales were minimal by comparison. The seller’s 1967 Camaro has its original… more»
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Last of the Line: 1969 Chevrolet Corvair
The Corvair debuted in 1960 as Chevrolet’s first compact car. It followed along the lines of the Volkswagen Beetle with its rear-mounted, air-cooled engine. The car would prove popular at first, but demand faded around the middle of the… more»
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Hemi Orange Hot Rod: 1972 Plymouth Duster 340
As insurance premiums for muscle cars rose in the late 1960s, manufacturers started to shift consumers to smaller products with lower displacement engines. An automobile like the Plymouth Duster 340 could be as potent as a Chevelle 396 in… more»
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1 of 1 Project: 1978 Ford Mustang Cobra II
As the original car had ballooned in its proportions, Ford reinvented its Mustang pony car. Dubbed the Mustang II when it debuted in 1974, the timing couldn’t have been better with gas prices starting to soar. Some 800 lbs…. more»
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Numbers Matching: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro RS
The Chevy Camaro had a banner sales year in 1978, crushing the Ford Mustang for one of the few times that would happen. The Mustang was still a subcompact having its roots tied to the Ford Pinto. The Camaro’s… more»
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Disassembled 25 Years: 1970 Plymouth GTX
The GTX was Plymouth’s premium muscle car from 1967 to 1971. It was a step up in trim from the budget-minded Road Runner and came with a 440 cubic inch V8 as standard equipment. The seller has owned this… more»
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Buick-Powered V8! 1958 MG MGA
The MGA was produced by MG in England from 1955 to 1962. It replaced the MG TF Midget and took a different approach to its styling. More than 100,000 of the little cars were built overall, with the majority… more»
