Chevrolet rolled out the El Camino in 1959 as a coupe utility vehicle to keep up with the Ford Ranchero. Like the Ford, it was based on a 2-door station wagon. As a full-size vehicle, it only ran for… more»
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Updated Drivetrain: 1969 Chevrolet Nova
The Chevy II/Nova was a popular Chevrolet compact sold from 1962 to 1979. Unlike the Corvair which had a long run in the 1960s, the Nova was quite conventional, a rear-wheel-drive vehicle with a front-mounted, water-cooled engine. The most… more»
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One Hot SUV: 1992 GMC Typhoon
Remember GMC’s 1991 muscle truck, the Syclone? It was a one-year offering and it was replaced by the Typhoon, an SUV, for 1992 and 1993. It used the same turbocharged 4.3-liter V6, so it was as equally capable as… more»
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Customized Car/Boat! 1995 GMC Yukon
What do you get when you combine a large SUV with a speedboat? Why, you get a monster car/boat, of course. But it won’t float, so please don’t try. It’s strictly for street use and should turn heads wherever… more»
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Mopar Muscle: 1973 Plymouth Duster 340
As the hot muscle car market of the 1960s began to take heat from insurance companies, some manufacturers started beefing up their compacts. Smaller, lighter cars like the Plymouth Duster were treated to more power to hang on to… more»
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Unfinished Business: 1970 Plymouth AAR ‘Cuda
In 1970, Chrysler produced two “pony cars” that were designed to compete on the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) circuit – the Dodge Challenger T/A and the Plymouth AAR ‘Cuda. Both were limited-production autos that were built for… more»
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Turbocharged Drop-Top! 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Spyder
In the 1960s, Chevrolet offered two compact cars, the Chevy II and the Corvair. The former was thoroughly conventional by Detroit standards (front-engine, water-cooled), while the latter was anything but. Like the VW Beetle, the Corvair had a rear-mounted,… more»
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White Hat Special: 1969 Dodge Charger
Chrysler redesigned its mid-sized, B-bodied cars in 1968 and the Dodge Charger benefitted the most. From sales of fewer than 16,000 units in 1967, buyers scooped up more than 92,000 copies in 1968 and another 85,000 in 1969. The… more»
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Real-Deal Roller: 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
As the muscle car market of the mid-1960s was heating up, Chevrolet promoted the Super Sport 396 (or SS 396) from a Malibu option to a series of its own. For the three years it held this status (1966-68),… more»
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4X4 Projects: Trio of Dodge Ramchargers
The Dodge Ramcharger was Chrysler’s version of the Ford Bronco or Chevy Blazer. Built from 1974 to 1993, it was based on a reduced wheelbase of the Dodge D-Series pickup. The seller has three of them to sell, two… more»
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Canadian Chevelle: 1964 Acadian Beaumont SD
In the U.S., Chevrolet introduced the Chevelle mid-size car in 1964, which would be an immediate sales success. But north of the border, there was a Canadian derivative of the Chevelle, the Acadian Beaumont. Thought of as a Pontiac,… more»
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Used For Storage: 1956 Ford Thunderbird
A lot of folks think that the early Chevy Corvettes and Ford Thunderbirds competed in the same market. Sure, they both were two-seaters, but Chevy was going after the sports car space while the Ford was a small personal… more»
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Cheap Mid-Engine Project: 1970 Lotus Europa
In the mid-1960s, Britain’s Lotus Cars conceived an affordable mid-engine sports car (or GT, if you prefer) that could draw from existing technology, with engines borrowed from Renault as an example. They were in production for 10 years (1966… more»
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Bavarian Survivor: 1973 BMW 2002
In many circles, the BMW 2002 Series is considered iconic. Part sports car and part sedan, BMW had a winner in the late 1960s when they dropped a 2.0-liter engine into their 1600 Series cars, providing buyers with a… more»
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One-Owner 16k Mile 1974 Ford Pinto
The early 1970s marked the entrance of U.S. automakers into the growing subcompact car market. Two of them were introduced in 1971, the Chevy Vega and the Ford Pinto. The latter would see a 10-year production run that resulted… more»
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Rare Supercharger! 1964 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk
The Gran Turismo or GT Hawk was the last variant of the Studebaker Hawk that dated to the mid-1950s. It was only produced in 1962 through 1964, discontinued at Christmas 1963 when the company ceased automobile production in the… more»
