The TR7 was an interesting sports car built by Triumph from 1975 to 1981. Its wedge-like appearance was capitalized upon in the company’s marketing campaign, “the shape of things to come”. More than 141,000 of the inline-4 versions of… more»
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“Sign of the Cat”: Pair of 1988 Mercury Cougars
The Mercury Cougar began in 1967 as an upscale version of the Ford Mustang. Over the years it would morph into more of a personal luxury car and compete in-house with the Thunderbird. The sixth generation arrived in 1983… more»
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SOHC Plus 4-Speed: 1967 Pontiac LeMans
At first glance, you might think this Pontiac is a GTO. After all, it’s a pillarless hardtop with a 4-speed manual transmission. But, instead, it’s the LeMans, an upscale version of the mid-size Tempest. And any thoughts of it… more»
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42k Mile Survivor: 1974 Ford Pinto Wagon
The Pinto was Ford’s first subcompact built in the U.S. and would remain in production for 10 model years (1971-80). The car would be popular enough to spawn a badge-engineered version for Mercury called the Bobcat. This 1974 edition,… more»
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Nice Interior: 1974 Chevrolet Vega
The 1970s Chevrolet Vega was not one of General Motors’ finest hours. Although a lot of money and planning went into bringing Chevy’s first sub-compact to market in 1971, the car was beset with quality-related issues from the beginning…. more»
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Drop-Top Custom: 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne/Impala
Chevrolet redesigned its cars for the second year in a row in 1959 after seeing the success Chrysler was having with its “Forward Look”-winged wonders of 1957. The Impala became a series of its own in ’59 after being… more»
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Just 5,000 Miles! 2003 Mercury Marauder
The Mercury Marauder was a full-size muscle car in the 1960s When interest in those kinds of automobiles shifted to mid-sized products, the Marauder nameplate was retired. In 2003, it was resurrected for a two-year stint as a latter-day… more»
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Only 766 Made: 1971 Dodge Super Bee
The mid-size Super Bee was Dodge’s response to Plymouth’s highly successful Road Runner. They were similar in concept and execution (budget muscle cars) but sold in much smaller numbers. Built from 1968 to 1971, the seller’s edition is from… more»
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5-Speed Sleeper: 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T
As a successor to the Dodge Aries (K-Car), the 1989-95 Dodge Spirit was just another 4-cylinder, front-wheel drive sedan. But when the R/T version was added with its 2.2-liter turbocharged engine designed by Lotus, it became a rocket ship…. more»
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Stored 40 Years: 1961 Hansa 1100 Sport Coupe
The Hansa 1100 (aka Goliath 1100) was a small automobile built from 1957 to 1961 by a division of the German automaker, Borgward. That included a Luxus version which came with twin carburetors for its inline-4 engine, as is… more»
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Tiny Utility Van! 1989 Nissan S-Cargo
The S-Cargo was a small utility van with retro styling that was built by Nissan in Japan between 1989 and 1991. It was designed for the home market and only about 8,000 of them were produced across three model… more»
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1 of 16: 1974 Dodge DayStar St Tropez
DayStar Motor Homes was a short-lived name in the RV business, building as few as 16 lavish custom rolling homesteads in the 1970s. They used a Dodge commercial chassis for their platform and were powered by 440 cubic-inch V8s… more»
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One-Of-A-Kind! 1961 Ford Ranchero Rat Rod
When Ford introduced its new compact (the Falcon) in 1960, they shifted the Ranchero utility coupe to that smaller platform. And the Ranchero would remain a Falcon derivative through 1965. The seller (or a predecessor) took a well-used ’61… more»
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Ran When Parked: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
From its introduction in 1964, the mid-size Chevelle would quickly become one of Chevrolet’s best-selling nameplates. Especially the Malibu Sport Coupe, which accounted for 60% of production in 1969, the year the seller’s car was built. This is a… more»
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Award Winner: 1963 Studebaker Lark Cruiser
Studebaker struggled in the 1950s and 1960s to stay afloat and the introduction of the Lark compact in 1959 would help stave off the grim reaper. But as other (and bigger) manufacturers got into that space, Lark sales would… more»
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Project or Parts? 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1
As the Ford Mustang kept getting bigger and bigger in the 1960s and 1970s, its sales numbers got smaller and smaller. From a peak of 607,000 copies in 1966, the Mustang could only muster 135,000 units in 1973. So… more»
