C-Code Near Survivor: 1965 Ford Mustang

Imagine if you worked on the assembly line at Ford between 1964 and 1966. That’s when 1.3 million copies of the hot new Ford Mustang were built. You probably got all of the overtime you wanted – and some… more»

32k-Mile Survivor: 1961 Plymouth Fury Ragtop

Chrysler was arguably the U.S. styling leader in the late 1950s, but it lost that honor in the early 1960s. In the case of Plymouth, sales dropped year after year from 1960 to 1962, and the appearance of the… more»

Future Drag Car? 1962 Chevrolet Biscayne

From 1959 to 1975, the Biscayne was Chevrolet’s entry-level full-size automobile. The car was popular for fleet purchases and the like. If you didn’t mind rubber floor coverings instead of carpeting, the Biscayne was your car. The seller’s ’62… more»

Work-In-Progress: 1972 Plymouth Duster Twister

The Duster was a popular compact car from Plymouth in the 1970s. It was created by adding a sporty fastback body to the rather stoic Valiant foundation. Plymouth sold a ton of them from 1970 to 1976, including the… more»

Finned Barn Find: 1958 DeSoto Fireflite

In the late 1950s, Chrysler and Ford learned an important lesson. The said lesson was that the market had become saturated and there was little interest anymore in the long-standing DeSoto or the new Edsel. Both cars would be… more»

Solid Project: 1968 Dodge Charger R/T

One of the automotive success stories of the late 1960s was the Dodge Charger. After a weak sales start in 1966-67, demand ballooned sixfold in 1968 when Chrysler’s B-bodied intermediates got a makeover. The R/T continued as the performance… more»

1 of 281: 1964 Studebaker Avanti R2

In the early 1960s, Studebaker was looking for another new product to save the day. The compact Lark came along in 1959 and staved off the wolves until a flood of Detroit competition soon arrived. The Avanti was conceived… more»

Donated 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 327

The Chevy Camaro was in its second year of doing battle with the Ford Mustang in 1968. The car had minimal changes, the most visible being the absence of vent windows in the doors and the addition of side… more»

Gently Used: 1974 Dodge Challenger

The Dodge Challenger’s original star was only shining for five years. The “pony car” arrived on the scene just as the demand for performance automobiles had peaked. From a promising first season where the car found 77,000 buyers, sales… more»

Fastback Fun! 1965 Ford Mustang

From its introduction in April 1964, the Ford Mustang would become the hottest new car of the mid-1960s. They would sell nearly 1.3 million copies by the time the books closed on the 1966 model year. The seller’s nice… more»

Stored 26 Years: 1966 Plymouth Fury VIP

In the 1960s, Chevrolet, Ford, and Plymouth matched each other car-for-car in the full-size market. Plymouth added the VIP luxury car in 1966, bringing the roster to the Fury I, Fury II, Fury III, Sport Fury, and the VIP…. more»

383 V8 Muscle Car: 1970 Dodge Super Bee

The Super Bee was Dodge’s equivalent of the Plymouth Road Runner. It was a budget-minded performance car based on the B-bodied Coronet (the roots of the Road Runner were found in the similar Belvedere). Super Bees were produced from… more»

Drag Car Project: 1974 Dodge Dart Sport

The Dart Sport was launched in 1971 as Dodge’s version of the successful Plymouth Duster, a cool Valiant fastback. But it wasn’t called Dart Sport at first. For two years, it was named the Demon, but that was considered… more»

51k Miles: 1962 Mercury Meteor Custom V8

The Meteor nameplate, a nod to the burgeoning Space Race, had been used by Ford of Canada since the 1950s. However, for a brief period in the 1960s, the moniker was applied to a new mid-size car sold by… more»

Once In A Barn: 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air

Chevrolet had a hit on their hands with what would become known as the “Tri-Fives” of 1955-57. Some of the credit for selling nearly five million Chevies during this period may go to the return of a V8 engine… more»

63k-Mile Survivor? 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air

The Chevrolet Bel Air began as a special 2-door hardtop in 1950 and expanded to become Chevy’s top series in 1954. Carrying a higher level of interior and exterior trim, 248,750 copies of the Bel Air 4-door sedan were… more»

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