For many years, GMC has offered badge-engineered versions of Chevrolet pickups. In 1973, the “square body” versions of the trucks were launched and would remain in production into the 1990s. In 1975, the GMC Sierra was the equivalent of… more»
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Stored 29 Years: 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback
To remain competitive, Ford treated the Mustang to a facelift in 1967, retaining its original style and making room for big-block engines under the hood. The auto continued to be the industry’s best-selling “pony car” even though overall sales… more»
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4-Speed Drop-Top: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
The Chevrolet Corvair was almost in a class by itself. While it was designed to compete with other compact cars in the 1960s, it was quite different than the rest of Detroit. Like the VW Beetle, it had a… more»
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Later 350 V8: 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
America’s Sport Car, the Chevrolet Corvette, went into 1959 largely unchanged from 1958. Sales picked up slightly (a 5% gain), but 1958 had been an economic recession year. The car would get close to cracking the 10,000-unit mark, which… more»
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Project Convertible: 1952 Ford Crestline Sunliner
Before there was the Galaxie or the Fairlane, there was the Crestline, Ford’s top-of-the-line automobile produced from 1952 to 1954. It was the best of the best for Ford and came standard with a 239 cubic inch “flathead” V8…. more»
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R2 Supercharged! 1963 Studebaker Avanti
The Studebaker Avanti is one of those “what could have been” cars. In production for the 1963 and 1964 model years, it was the halo automobile that was supposed to help save Studebaker. But it came too late and… more»
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40k Mile 1969 Chevrolet Nova SS 350 4-Speed
The 1968-72 era of the Chevrolet Nova is popular with “cloners” – taking regular examples and turning them into Super Sports. Since this 1969 has a numbers-matching drivetrain, it must be a real-deal SS 350, using a 300 hp… more»
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62 Miles As New! 1974 Plymouth ‘Cuda 360
Demand for muscle cars (and pony cars built as muscle cars) had fallen way off as the 1970s rolled out. Plymouth couldn’t muster 12,000 copies of the Barracuda in 1974, so they gave up on the genre (as did… more»
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Nicest One Left? 1969 Buick Skylark Custom
While some of the most stylish cars built in the U.S. were in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Buick was no slouch in 1969. That was the second year of the second generation of the Buick Skylark as… more»
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Last of the Line: 1960 Edsel Ranger
When the subject of marketing failures comes up, the Edsel usually makes the list (along with New Coke?). Ford spent a bundle adding a new division in the mix in 1958, and laid an egg with the Edsel, although… more»
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Mustang Dry Run? 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint
Looking to inject some juice into the compact Falcon, Ford introduced the Falcon Futura Sprint in 1963 (marketed as a 1963 ½). It carried a 260 V8 and had a beefier suspension. The Sprint began to slowly flourish until… more»
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454 V8 Restomod! 1956 Chevrolet 210
If you bought a Chevy 210 brand new in 1956, you could have ordered it with a 265 cubic inch V8. Introduced the year before, the 265 was the GM division’s first V8 since 1918. At first glance, the… more»
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Do You Like Purple? 1962 AMC Metropolitan
The Metropolitan was a British-built car destined largely for consumption in the U.S. It was commissioned by Nash Motors before their merger with Hudson in 1954. Nearly 95,000 copies were built over the years, with production ending in 1960…. more»
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Not Quite Stock: 1967 Pontiac Catalina Sedan
The Catalina was Pontiac’s entry-level full-size car from the 1950s through the 1970s. But it was anything but a basic automobile. A redesign came in 1965, so the cars received just a facelift in 1967, and the standard engine… more»
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Rare Business Coupe: 1951 Kaiser Manhattan
Kaiser and Frazer joined forces in 1945 to create Kaiser-Frazer Corp. The Kaiser side of the equation received a redesign in 1951, highlighted by the “sweetheart dip” or vee in the windshield. Two versions of a Manhattan 2-door sedan… more»
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Carport Find: Cheap 1984 Ford Ranger
Until 1983, Ford relied on imports from Japan to compete in the compact truck market in the U.S. That changed with the American-built Ranger in 1983, a small transport that would be produced through 2012. The seller has a… more»
