4×4 With Patina! 1960 Ford F250 ¾ Ton

Ford began its charge to be the best-selling truck in America beginning with a rework in 1957. That’s when they would offer a full-width pickup box for the first time. And they would continue to be body-on-frame construction unlike… more»

Supercharged Project: 1963 Studebaker Avanti

Studebaker’s history in the auto business is full of “what ifs”. For example, what if they never merged with Packard in the 1950s? Or what if the Avanti sold enough copies to help prevent the closing of U.S. manufacturing… more»

Red, White, and Blue: AMC Muscle Car Collection

In 1969 and 1970, American Motors offered five factory muscle cars that wore red, white, and blue paint schemes. That included two Americans, one AMX, one Javelin, and one Rebel Machine. The seller has collected all five, which may… more»

Back to the Future! 1977 Chevrolet Camaro

Thus 1977 Chevy Camaro was in the same family since new. It was tricked out in the 1980s, but the owner got into trouble, went to jail, and never came back. His parents recently had an estate sale, which… more»

Western Sport Special: 1970 Dodge Challenger

Back in the day, automakers would offer special editions of some of their cars on a regional basis. For example, Ford had the California Special Mustang in 1967. And in 1970, Dodge had the Western Sport Special for its… more»

Malibu Project or Parts: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle

Styling of the 1969 Chevy Chevelle was an evolution of the second-generation design adopted in 1968. The Malibu Sport Coupe with a V8 engine continued to be one of the most popular choices at more than 286,000 copies sold,… more»

Bright Blue Beauty! 1968 Plymouth Road Runner

Of all the mid-size muscle cars to hit the scene in the 1960s, the two most memorable may have been the Pontiac GTO (1964) and Plymouth Road Runner (1968). Based on the B-bodied Belvedere, the Road Runner was the… more»

25k Mile Survivor? 1973 Chevrolet Nova

The Chevy II/Nova was one of Chevrolet’s most successful automobiles, built from 1962 to 1979. The third generation arrived in 1968 and would be its most popular, especially from a performance perspective (the Nova SS is an often-cloned model)…. more»

Work or Pleasure: 1977 Dodge B200 Van

Dodge’s B-series vehicles covered both pickup trucks and vans in the 1970s. The latter would be popular for commercial use and were also often turned into “boogie vans” by youthful Baby Boomers. This 1977 edition of the B200 (the… more»

Flying Tailfins! 1960 Plymouth Fury

Chrysler products for 1957-59 set the U.S. auto industry on its ear from a styling perspective. But the refresh of 1960 took the “Forward Look” to somewhat awkward proportions and the result was fewer sales. This 1960 Fury sport… more»

Four-Door Survivor: 1978 Chevrolet Malibu Classic

When the mid-size Chevy Chevelle was redesigned in 1978, the company dropped the Chevelle name and shifted the Malibu to represent the entire series. The rework of the car and name brought downsizing to all of General Motors’ intermediate… more»

Warehouse Dweller: 1937 Dodge D5

We’re going out on a limb here and identifying this 1937 Dodge as a D5 as the seller provides few details and has no paperwork on this warehouse find. It’s been stored indoors for 37 years (1986), which may… more»

100 Year Old Find! 1923 Packard Sport Touring

For the first half of the 20th Century, Packard was one of the most respected names in luxury automobiles. Sadly, that ended in 1958 after the ill-fated acquisition by Studebaker in 1954. But in the 1920s, if you were… more»

Kustom Tri-Power: 1959 Pontiac “Corvette”

Question: When is a Chevy Corvette no longer a Chevrolet? Answer: When it is customized and titled as a Pontiac. That’s the case with this 1959 Corvette which retains its original underpinnings and factory stampings but has a Pontiac… more»

Déjà Vu: 1978 Ford Pinto Surfin’ Wagon

The Pinto was Ford’s first foray into the U.S. subcompact market in the 1970s. Despite some issues that would surface later around rear-end collisions, more than three million of the cars would be sold through 1980. A station wagon… more»

Basic Mopar: 1972 Dodge Challenger

From the time the Dodge Challenger “pony car” was introduced in 1970, to the 1972 model year, the bottom had started to fall out of the muscle car market. That impacted cars like the Challenger which offered lots of… more»

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