The popular Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova fell on hard times sales-wise (in a way) in 1964 with the advent of the Chevelle. It was a mid-size car that was available for not much more money over Chevy’s compact. The car… more»
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Superfly Shorty: 1978 Cadillac Seville Opera Coupe
Cadillac resurrected the Seville name in 1976 and applied it to a mid-size luxury car at a time when big wasn’t always best. Spot shortages and higher prices had motorists thinking twice about fuel. Perhaps it was the right… more»
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Rare Sports Car Pair: 1974 Volkswagen SP2
The VW SP2 (sports car) is rarely seen in the U.S. Volkswagen produced it in Brazil in the mid-1970s and did not officially export it to the 50 American States. It used a widened Karmann Ghia chassis (Type 14)… more»
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Roller Restomod? 1979 Chevrolet Nova
The industry’s most successful compact, the Chevy Nova, ended its 18-year run in 1979. That’s after nearly 4.7 million copies had rolled off the assembly line. The seller’s edition from that last year seems like it was rather unassuming… more»
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Pace Car Project: 1982 Chevrolet Camaro
The Chevy Camaro has served as the official pace car of the Indianapolis 500 nine times. That should make it second only to the Corvette to have that honor. Chevrolet built 6,360 pace car replicas of the 1982 Camaro… more»
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390-Powered 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1
By 1969, the Ford Mustang was still the “go-to” player in the “pony car” scene. But its market share had eroded in 1967 and 1968 with the influx of competitors. So, in 1969, they expanded on their role in… more»
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Riverside Red: 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
Fans of the Chevy Corvette, “America’s Sports Car,” must have been a patient lot in the early 1960s. They had waited 10 years for the second-generation (C2) Corvette to emerge in 1963. With the Sting Ray name added to… more»
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Stored 20 Years: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner
Given the growing popularity of muscle cars, Plymouth surmised there was a market for a budget model. So, the gimmicky Road Runner was born in 1968 and found enough demand to prove to Chrysler execs they were right. This… more»
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1977 AMC Hornet AMX 4-Speed
American Motors built several performance cars back in the day. Notable was the AMX, which was a 2-seat GT-style muscle car from 1968 to 1970. During 1971 to 1974, the name was attached to the fastest Javelins – and… more»
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Same Owner 30 Years: 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback
Ford could do no wrong in the mid-1960s with the introduction of the new Mustang. The peak year was 1966, when 607,000 of the new “pony cars” found homes. Yet there was one rare body style in those numbers… more»
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One-Owner Survivor: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
In 1969, the Chevy Chevelle was still a strong seller in its sixth model year. And the most popular series and body style was the Malibu Sport Coupe. The seller’s example was built like many others: 350 cubic inch… more»
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Cheap Woodie: 1984 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible
The 1980s Chrysler LeBaron was a K-car variant using front-wheel drive as the company was trying to become relevant again. That included a Town & Country wagon with “wood” paneling (as a nod to yesteryear). But in a unique… more»
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DIY Project: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
Oldsmobile added a personal luxury car to its portfolio in 1966. The Tornado was based on the Buick Riviera, which arrived three years earlier, but with one important distinction: front-wheel-drive. The Riviera used rear-wheel drive, like everything else built… more»
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Nicest One Left? 1975 Plymouth Road Runner
The Plymouth Road Runner ended its run in 1975 as a B-bodied mid-size muscle car. It was a one-year-only design, though Plymouth would attempt a Volare comeback (in name only) a couple of years later. This beauty was in… more»
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Brand New 440 V8: 1967 Dodge Charger
Dodge introduced the Charger in 1966 as an upscaled and upsized “pony car” on Chrysler’s B-body platform. It wasn’t until a redesign in 1968 that it became a bona fide sales success. The seller offers a 1967 Charger “Rebellion”… more»
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360 Horsepower 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger 340
There were plenty of muscle car choices in the 1960s and 1970s. If you were a Mopar fan, you could stroll into a Dodge dealer and get a Charger or Coronet with a big-block V8 that left the factory… more»
