By 1974, Chevrolet’s muscular sports car had begun to transform into a grand touring automobile. The big-block V8 was in its last year and the convertible body style would be gone a year later (but returned in 1986). The… more»
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Early Drop-Top: 1965 Ford Mustang Rangoon Red
Though a lot has been written about 1964 or 1964 ½ Ford Mustangs, there really was no such thing. They were all titled 1965 models, including the early ones from the launch in April 1964. The seller’s convertible seems… more»
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1 of 500? 1969 Dodge Dart GT Sport
In 1969, much of the Dodge noise in the performance scene came from the Charger and Super Bee, both mid-size automobiles. Sometimes overlooked is that you could also get a Dart equipped as a street racer, too, the GT… more»
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Bavarian Microcar: 1958 Goggomobil
The Goggomobil is a microcar produced in Bavaria in three body styles between 1955 and 1969. Though upwards of 300k were built overall, I don’t recall them being sold in the U.S. They came with little air-cooled engines in… more»
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Chieftain or Star Chief? 1955 Pontiac Sport Coupe
Pontiac rolled out a new design for its cars in 1955 and included a V8 engine for the first time since 1932. Only two broad series were available, the Chieftain and the Star Chief of which the latter rode… more»
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1k Miles Since Restoration: 1956 Ford F-100
Ford has dominated the truck business for the last 75 years, beginning with the Ford F-1 (later renamed F-100) which debuted in 1948. The second generation was built from 1953 to 1956, so the seller’s beauty (an older restoration)… more»
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Seeing Red: 1976 Chevrolet Corvette Project
The 1976 model year was the best sales year for the Chevrolet Corvette – up until that time. Perhaps that was because other options for performance cars had dwindled, although the Corvette wasn’t the barnburner it had once been,… more»
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Two-Owner Survivor: 1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic
The Caprice received all-new styling in 1991, but its underpinnings were largely the same as those from the downsizing of the rear-wheel-drive cars in 1977. But it was enough for Motor Trend to bestow Domestic Car of the Year… more»
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1 of 995: 1989 Dodge Shelby Dakota
Perhaps inspired by the Li’l Red Express pickup from a decade or so earlier, the 1989 Dodge Shelby Dakota was a one-year attempt at a smaller performance truck. Besides special trim, the Shelby Dakota had a V8 engine that… more»
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Sassy Grass Green! 1971 Dodge Demon 340
Plymouth met with tremendous success when it launched its Valiant-based fastback in 1970 called the Duster. Dodge was quick to lobby Chrysler management to get in on the action with its Dart, so the Demon fastback was born in… more»
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32k Mile Mopar: 1972 Plymouth Gold Duster
Let’s face it. The Plymouth Valiant of the 1960s wasn’t a terribly exciting car. At first, it was awkward in appearance, and later just plain boxy. But the Chrysler brain trust came up with a 2-door fastback version of… more»
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Nicest One Left? 1973 Ford LTD Brougham
From 1965 to 1986, the LTD was Ford’s most luxurious senior automobile, having begun as an option on the Galaxie 500 and quickly promoted to a series of its own. The car got a major styling overhaul in 1973… more»
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One-Owner V6: 1990 Chevrolet Lumina Euro
The Lumina joined the Chevy line-up in 1990 as a competitor to the Ford Taurus (domestic) and the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry (imports). It was built on the same platform as the Olds Cutlass Supreme and other GM… more»
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Air-Cooled Cab-Over: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier
When Chevrolet cooked up the Corvair in 1960 with the rear-mounted, air-cooled engine, they didn’t stop with just making sedans and convertibles. They also offered truck and van versions broadly referred to as the Corvair 95 (for its 95-inch… more»
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4k Miles/One Owner! 1993 Pontiac Bonneville SSE
The Bonneville was one of Pontiac’s most tenured nameplates. With the redesign of 1992 (ninth generation), the SSE became the mid-range product offering using a transversely mounted 3.8-liter V6 engine. This one-owner edition from 1993 is said to have… more»
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Ready To Tour: 1922 Oldsmobile 43A
At the time of its demise in 2004, Oldsmobile was the oldest American automobile manufacturer, producing 35 million vehicles across 107 years. The Series 43 was produced in two cycles, 1915-16, and again from 1921-22, the latter being a… more»
