Looking to thwart the growing presence of European sporty cars like Mercedes-Benz and BMW, Pontiac came out with the Grand Am in 1973. It was something of a cross between the Grand Prix and the Trans Am in both… more»
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33k Mile Survivor: 1973 Ford Maverick
The Maverick would be the successor to the aging Ford Falcon in 1970, although – like the Mustang – it also had its roots in the company’s first compact. The automobile would sell nearly as well as the original… more»
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“One Piece at a Time” – Johnny Cash Tribute Car!
Johnny Cash released a fun little song in 1976 called “One Piece at a Time”. It was about an assembly line auto worker who throughout his career smuggled out enough parts to assemble a whole car. Problem was that… more»
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426 Hemi Powered: 1967 Plymouth Barracuda
With all the hoopla surrounding the introduction of the Ford Mustang in 1964, it was overlooked that Plymouth, too, introduced the same kind of car – 17 days earlier. Just as the Mustang was derived from the Falcon, the… more»
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Compact Muscle Project: 1969 Dodge Dart GTS
Dodge offered three muscle cars in the late 1960s, two of which are well known and a third lesser so. In the mid-size arena, there was the Charger R/T and the Coronet R/T, while in the compact sector Dodge… more»
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428 V8 Drop-Top: 1969 Pontiac Bonneville
For most of the back half of the 20th Century, if you wanted Pontiac’s biggest and most luxurious car, you bought yourself a Bonneville. From 1957 through 2005, it set the standard for other full-size, well-appointed automobiles to follow…. more»
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Donated To Charity: 1973 Ford Ranchero
Ford pioneered the “gentlemen’s pickup” in 1957 with the Ranchero. Based on the company’s 2-door station wagon, the product was more “civilized” that the F100 or other Ford trucks. Though different platforms and sizes were used over the years,… more»
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Running Light Project: “1964.5” Ford Mustang
Although Ford Mustangs built before the Fall of 1964 are often referred to as 1964 ½ models, the reality is that all of them produced before the 1966 model year were titled as 1965s. So, when the seller refers… more»
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Blueprinted 400 V8: 1973 Pontiac GTO
While the Pontiac GTO was one of the most popular muscle cars of the 1960s, its fortunes dwindled in the 1970s with rising insurance costs and increasing restrictions on emissions output. All of GM’s intermediates were redesigned in 1973,… more»
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Golden Lion Project: 1959 Chrysler Saratoga
With the launch of the “Forward Look” design in 1957, Chrysler brought back the Saratoga name to use on its middle-grade of new automobiles. Each of them wore a golden lion medallion that signified the new V8 hardware under… more»
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Garage Find: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Rally Sport
Ford’s Mustang had a two-year head start on the rest of Detroit in terms of sporty compacts that would become known as “pony cars”. GM couldn’t respond until 1966, and American Motors did in 1967. Chrysler was already in… more»
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Starsky Style: 1974 Ford Gran Torino
Who doesn’t remember the wild-looking Ford Gran Torino driven by Starsky & Hutch in the 1970s TV show of the same name? Actor Paul Glaser played Starsky, and he was usually the one behind the wheel of the car… more»
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1 of 1: 2002 Buick SUV Prototype
In the auto business, prototypes are often built to evaluate design concepts. And, for the most part, they’re destroyed once their original purpose has been served. One of the most famous prototypes, the 1955 Lincoln Futura, escaped the crusher… more»
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BF Auction: 1969 Dodge Super Bee
The Super Bee was to Dodge as the Road Runner was to Plymouth, a budget-minded mid-size muscle car added to the line-up in 1968. Originally based on the Coronet pillared coupe, a hardtop was added in 1969. Sales of… more»
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Original Owner: 1965 Pontiac GTO Tri-Power 4-Speed
The Pontiac GTO was not a rare car in the 1960s. Beginning as a performance option on the mid-size Tempest/LeMans in 1964, sales exploded compared to original estimates. After selling 32,000 examples in 1964, production jumped to 75,000 units… more»
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Back From Peru: 1958 International A-110
The International Harvester A-Series debuted in 1957. The name represented the company’s 50th “anniversary” in the truck building business. They were wider than their predecessors and the front fenders were better integrated into the body than before. This ’58… more»
