Pontiac moved the Grand Prix off the full-size Catalina platform in 1969 to its own new mid-size body and sales more than tripled. It was like a grand touring machine now with a new cockpit-style interior and a 400… more»
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Rebuilt 265 V8: 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan
The “Tri-Five” Chevies of the 1950s were some of the most popular cars when new – and that still holds true today. There was no shortage of them as nearly five million copies were produced between 1955 and 1957…. more»
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Pole Barn Find: 1967 Mercury Cougar XR-7
The Mercury Cougar was one of three new “pony cars” to arrive in 1967. With infrastructure shared with the Ford Mustang, the safe bet was that the Cougar would help Ford Motor Co. stay in control of the new… more»
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1 of 150: 1988 Avanti
The Studebaker Avanti is one of the few automobiles to have a second life after being discontinued. The original Avanti ran in the 1963 and 1964 model years only to become a victim of the company’s weak financial position…. more»
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4-Wheel-Drive Project: 1963 Dodge Power Wagon
The Power Wagon was Dodge’s medium-duty truck in production from 1945 to 1980. The second generation materialized in 1957 and the ¾-ton four-wheel-drive versions were coded W200 (the 2WD editions were D200). With its roots in wartime production, the… more»
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SCCA-Approved: 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302
The Ford Mustang Boss 302 joined the Chevy Camaro Z/28 in SCCA Trans Am racing in 1969 and 1970. With street versions available for sale, Boss 302 production worked out to just 8,253 units in two years. With a… more»
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Running 302 V8 Project: 1968 Mercury Cougar
Ford doubled down on its presence in the “pony car” market in 1967 by launching the Cougar over at Mercury. Sharing infrastructure with the popular Mustang, the Cougar was perhaps a bit more stylish and luxurious than its Dearborn… more»
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Tricked Out 383 V8! 1969 Dodge Monaco
Named after the Principality of Monaco, the Dodge Monaco was the high-end full-size car at that Chrysler division in the late 1960s/early 1970s. The Monaco and Polara used the same bodies, with the former having a higher level of… more»
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Gold Anniversary Project: 1962 Chevrolet Impala
To celebrate its 50th year in the automobile business, Chevrolet cooked up the Gold Anniversary Edition of the Impala in 1962. It was a low-production vehicle (no more than 350 copies) and usually came in Super Sport trim. The… more»
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Bits and Pieces: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Project
The Chevy Corvette debuted in 1953 as the first production U.S. sports car. But the first-year editions were largely hand-built, and the company struggled to get 300 of them out the door. Better assembly facilities arrived in 1954 and… more»
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Restored Panel Van: 1937 Chevrolet Master 1.5 Ton
Here’s something you don’t see very often. A 1937 Chevrolet panel van, from the Master Series, and rated at 1.5 tons of payload capacity. The seller has largely restored this one, indicating a few final changes may be needed…. more»
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21k Mile Survivor: 1987 Dodge Diplomat Salon
The 1980s Dodge Diplomat was the end of an era. These were rear-wheel-drive V8 sedans that had the engine mounted facing forward with a hump in the floor above the automatic transmission. This version of the Diplomat ran from… more»
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Three-Window Coupe: 1928 Chrysler Series 52
Chrysler introduced its Series 50 automobiles in 1927. They would be the entry-level models powered by 4-cylinder engines while the Series 60s and 70s had 6-cylinder power. Only slight changes occurred in 1928 and the designation became Series 52… more»
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Restomod Project: 1952 Pontiac Hearse by Barnette
Guy Barnette & Co. out of Memphis, Tennessee built ambulances and hearses from the late 1940s through the mid-1950s. Chevrolet and Pontiac sedan deliveries were typically what their conversions were based upon. This 1952 Pontiac is one of those… more»
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Tri-Five Daily Driver: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
Not every classic car has to be a museum piece. Sometimes they can be driver-quality automobiles you can take to Cars & Coffee and strike up conversations over. That could be the case with the seller’s 1957 Chevy Bel… more»
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1 of 2,287: 1971 Mercury Cyclone GT
From 1968 to 1971, the Cyclone was the muscle car variant of the mid-size Montego. Though the focus was on performance, the execution of the product between 1970 and 1971 was watered down. The Cyclone GT had a 351… more»
