Chevrolet gave its popular Nova a facelift in 1973-74, which resulted in a bulkier-looking car that would find some of its best sales years. The Super Sport option gained in popularity because it could be had with any Chevy… more»
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1 of 20 Left? 1988 Eagle Medallion
The Medallion is probably the least remembered American Motors car. That’s because it was built by Renault in France and sold at Jeep-Eagle dealers after Chrysler bought into AMC in 1987. They were supposed to be sold at both… more»
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Stalled Restoration: 1956 Ford Thunderbird
The Ford Thunderbird debuted in 1955 as a 2-seat personal luxury car. Because of its passenger configuration, it’s often lumped in with the Chevrolet Corvette of the same era as a sports car. But they really didn’t go after… more»
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Choo Choo! Complete Lionel O-Gauge Train Set
When I was growing up, there were two types of male kids: model car kids and model train kids. I was the former because I was a car nut at a young age. And they were cheaper and took… more»
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Suicide Doors! 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau
The redesign of the 1967 Ford Thunderbird marked its most dramatic change since the shift from a 2-seater to four seats in 1958. The cars were bigger and more luxurious, and a 4-door sedan was offered for the first… more»
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Rotisserie Included! 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback
When you buy a project like this 1965 Ford Mustang, you will also need to have a vision as to how all of it could come together again one day. Such is the case with this fastback, which used… more»
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Sliding Roof: 1964 Studebaker Daytona Wagonaire
Despite its financial woes after the Packard merger went bust in the 1950s, Studebaker continued to try to be innovative when and where it could. One example is the Wagonaire station wagon, based on the Lark/Daytona. Its claim to… more»
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Numbers Matching: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner
The second generation of the Plymouth Road Runner (1971-74) saw a decline in performance compared to the first batch (1968-70). But it was an industry-wide thing as engines were being detuned for lower emissions. By 1973, a 318 V8… more»
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1 of 2,061: 1975 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega
The 1970s Chevy Vega is a largely forgettable car. Unless you happen to have a 1975-76 Cosworth Vega, which had a performance DOHC head. And while more than two million Vegas were produced from 1971 to 1977, only 3,500… more»
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Last Big Drop-Top: 1975 Pontiac Grand Ville
From 1971 to 1975, the Grand Ville was the top-of-the-line full-size Pontiac. It had temporarily replaced the Bonneville, which would re-emerge at the top later. The 1975 model year marked the end of all big GM convertibles, except for… more»
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Sport Sedan Project: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle
From its introduction in 1964, the Chevelle quickly became Chevrolet’s second-best-selling line of automobiles. And held on to that spot for many years to come. That included the Malibu Sport Sedan, which was Chevy-speak for a 4-door hardtop. This… more»
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V8 Powered 1974 Chevrolet LUV
Chevrolet got into the compact truck market in 1972 with the LUV (Light Utility Vehicle), a rebadged Isuzu Faster from Japan. It did its job until a decade later, when the GM division decided to build its own in… more»
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Vanishing Point Model: 1970 Dodge Challenger
For those of us who came of age in the 1960s and 1970s, the movie Vanishing Point will always be memorable. And especially for car guys like me. It featured Barry Newman as a mysterious figure who was hired… more»
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Exner’s Fins: 1960 Plymouth Fury Drop-Top
One of Plymouth’s slogans used to promote their cars in the late 1950s was, “Suddenly, It’s 1960!” That was when the “Forward Look” spaceships of 1957-59 set the industry on fire from a styling perspective. Then 1960 finally arrived,… more»
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Holds 72 Cars! 1968 Matchbox Collector’s Case
What male child is or wasn’t familiar with the Matchbox toy brand? It was introduced in 1953 and got its name from the packaging, which resembled matchboxes. Mattel purchased the brand in the late 1990s, and it lives on… more»
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40k-Mile Survivor: 1974 Plymouth Valiant Brougham
With the Plymouth Valiant and Dodge Dart soon to be retired, the cars shared a common wheelbase from 1974 through 1976. For the Valiant, that meant an increase of three inches, and we assume the change was made for… more»
