Ford has been the sales leader in the pickup truck market for as long as anyone can remember. The F-Series debuted in 1948 as the company’s first post-war truck design and it was led by the ½-ton model, the… more»
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Slant-Six Survivor: 1975 Plymouth Valiant Custom
The Valiant began as Plymouth’s compact entry in 1960. With a couple of redesigns along the way, the Valiant (and Dodge’s similar Dart) lasted through 1976. In its later years, a fancier version of the Valiant was offered called… more»
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Rare Business Coupe: 1948 Chrysler New Yorker
At the time the New Yorker was retired in 1996, it was the longest-running U.S. automobile nameplate. Its reign as the top Chrysler car (aside from the Imperial) began in 1940 and one of the rarest versions was the… more»
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Older Outlaw Build: 1961 Porsche 356
The iconic Porsche 356 was produced from 1948 through 1965 and a large number of the 76,000 assembled are thought to still be around. They were popular to race around in because of their minimal weight and nimble handling…. more»
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1 of 2: 1951 Fromm-Mobile (Go Kart)
Engineer Carl Fromm had the notion of going into the go-kart manufacturing business in 1951 and we’re told he built two prototypes of the Fromm-Mobile. Apparently, the project never got off the ground and go-kart #1 has stayed in… more»
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Bucking the Trend: 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Unless you built small, economical cars in the mid-1970s, chances are your sales were down. Thanks to the OPEC oil embargo in 1973 that forced Americans to get used to higher gasoline prices. One auto that bucked that trend… more»
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4-Seat Dune Buggy! 1967 Volkswagen Berry Mini-T
Built by Berry Plasti-Glass Works in the late 1960s, the Mini-T was a kit car modeled after the Ford Model T. Based on a ‘67 VW Beetle platform, this edition is especially interesting and rare as it’s a 4-seater… more»
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Old School Engineering: 1985 Dodge Diplomat
The 1980s Dodge Diplomat was part of a dying breed. V8-powered, carbureted, rear-wheel-drive automobiles that weren’t particularly good on gasoline (16 mph in the city). But Chrysler sold a lot of them along with its companion Plymouth Gran Fury… more»
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Museum Piece? 1963 Studebaker Avanti
Studebaker got a reprieve in the late 1950s with the compact Lark. That little car breathed life temporarily back into a company that suffered greatly from its merger with Packard. By the early 1960s, Studebaker’s fortunes were beginning to… more»
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1964 Volkswagen 21-Window Bus Project
The Volkswagen Type 2 has several aliases, including Transporter, Kombi, Microbus, and just plain Bus. While they were popular with families and campers back in the day, the “Flower Power” children of the 1960s and 1970s were constantly seen… more»
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Single Family 51 Years: Austin Healey 3000 MKII
In some circles, the big Healeys – like the 3000 – were sometimes referred to as “poor man’s Jaguars” as they weren’t as expensive to own. The Mark II BJ7 as a 2+2 sports car was in production from… more»
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Stored 36 Years: 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Roller
The 1955 model year was a banner one for Chevrolet. Their cars were all new and for the first time in 37 years, you could get a Chevy with a V8 engine. The “Tri-Fives” as they would become known… more»
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Hugger Orange Project: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
Factory paint colors on cars were starting to get a bit wild in the late 1960s. Chrysler had a whole series of them called “High-Impact” and some of those almost glowed in the dark. Chevrolet had one called Hugger… more»
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Former S-Code 390 V8: 1967 Ford Mustang
The sales phenom of the 1960s – the Ford Mustang – got its first styling refresh in 1967. And the engine bay was enlarged to accommodate big-block engines. Such was the case with this ’67 convertible which left the… more»
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Insurance Buster: 1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 350
Though Oldsmobile had the 442 to compete in the mid-size muscle car arena of the late 1960s, they added one more product to the mix in 1970. It was the Rallye 350, using a smaller engine than the other… more»
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440 V8 4-Speed! 1965 Plymouth Fury III
In 1965, the Fury was a full-size automobile again after the downsizing debacle of 1962 when Chrysler thought Chevy was going to put its big cars on a diet. Four models were offered, based on the level of trim:… more»
