The Impala was promoted to series status in 1959 after being introduced as a high-end hardtop and convertible in the Bel Air. The 1959-60 Chevies marked an era of perhaps the “highest styled” of the cars, with batwings as… more»
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Garage Discovery: 1954 Ford Mainline
The 1954 model year was a big one for Ford as it finally retired its flathead V8 in favor of a new overhead-head engine. But the cars themselves were largely restyled versions of what you could buy in 1952-53…. more»
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Ram Air III? 1969 Pontiac GTO 400 4-Speed
More than five years after its introduction, the Pontiac GTO was still a frontrunner in the mid-size muscle car market. However, sales were on the decline by 1969 as every competitor had their own version of the genre, so… more»
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Olds Rocket Power: 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix
The Grand Prix was one of Pontiac’s most enduring nameplates, running as a personal luxury car for 40 years. Popular was the Colonnade era of the automobile (1973-77) when GM began eliminating true hardtops while retaining frameless doors. This… more»
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Barn Find Project: 1980 Chevrolet El Camino
After a brief start in 1959-60, the Chevy El Camino returned in 1964 as part of the new mid-size Chevelle lineup. There it would soldier on until the rear-wheel-drive platform was retired in 1988. The El Camino was a… more»
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Ready to Rumble V8! 1980 Ford Pinto Squire
Ford’s first U.S.-built entry into the subcompact market in the 1970s was the Pinto. It had a 10-year run and saw more than three million copies produced. Though it got a bad rap for gas tank issues (boom!), Ford… more»
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Hot Rod Six: 1962 Plymouth Valiant V200
Plymouth joined Chevrolet and Ford in 1960 as all three manufacturers entered the new compact car market. Ford’s Falcon was the most conventional, Chevy’s Corvair the most unorthodox, and the Plymouth Valiant the most aesthetical. This 1962 Valiant V200… more»
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Ford Inline-6 Power! 1963 Austin-Healey 3000
Built by British Motor Corp. from 1959 to 1967, the Austin-Healey 300 was another sports car popular with U.S. buyers. The bodies came from Jensen Motors and the Mkt II BJ7 2+2 was considered a “sports convertible”. This ’63… more»
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Running Drop-Top Project: 1969 Plymouth Satellite
From 1965 to 1974, the Satellite was the top trim level for Plymouth’s version of the Chrysler intermediates. It was a step up from the Belvedere and Road Runner and on par with the GTX muscle car. This 1969… more»
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1 of 2 Test Cars: 1961 Studebaker Hawk
The Studebaker Hawk was on its last go around of tailfins in 1961 with the aging body morphing into the Gran Turismo the following year. There was only one body style offered, a 2-door pillared sedan/coupe. The seller’s car… more»
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Cluster of Seven Triumph TR7s
The TR7 was a wedge-shaped sports car produced by Triumph (British Leyland Motor Corp.) between 1975 and 1981. Exports to the U.S. were prioritized over units destined to stay in the United Kingdom. The seller in Marysville, California has… more»
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Hot Rod Project? 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
To many, the 1957 Chevrolets were the most attractive of the Tri-Five series (1955 to 1957). They gained tailfins that year but were tastefully done and not over the top like the winged wonders over at Chrysler. The Bel… more»
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66k Original Miles: 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
All of us have a car or two that we wish we had never sold. One of mine was a 1983 Cutlass Supreme that we had for more than a dozen years and it was darn reliable. So, this… more»
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350 V8 Power! 1961 Studebaker Lark VIII
Studebaker-Packard didn’t have a lot to crow about after their mid-1950s merger, except for the compact Lark, which debuted in 1959. It gave Studebaker a shot in the sales arm, which was badly needed, and they beat the “Big… more»
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Desert Find: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
The Chevelle SS 396 was one of the most popular muscle cars of the 1960s and 1970s. The model was promoted to series status between 1966 and 1968, reverting to an RPO option on the Malibu after that. This… more»
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1-Of-1800: 1976 Lancia Scorpion Barn Find
Who remembers the Lancia Scorpion? It was an Italian-built, mid-engine sports car imported to the U.S. for just two years in the mid-1970s. And only 1,800 came to the States. This example from 1976 has been sitting in a… more»
