The Bel Air nameplate was a Chevrolet mainstay in the U.S. from 1950 to 1975. It began as a snappy 2-door hardtop, but the series was expanded to other body styles beginning in 1953. The ’53 Chevies were heavily… more»
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Not Many Left: 1968 Dodge Coronet 500 Ragtop
There have been a lot of cars with the number “500” in the name. Cases in point are the Ford Galaxie 500 and the Shelby GT500. But there was also a 500 in the Dodge Coronet series from 1965… more»
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Classy Colonnade: 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon
The Cutlass Supreme debuted in 1966 as another competitor in the growing personal luxury car segment. For the next 20 years, it was one of America’s best-selling automobiles, reaching first place in 1977. The seller has a low mileage… more»
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Bucket Seat Project: 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Wagon
Ford and Mercury introduced new “mid-size” cars in 1962 in the form of the Fairlane and Meteor. General Motors would follow suit in 1964, with Chevrolet’s entry being the Chevelle. The Malibu was the higher-end Chevelle, and the seller… more»
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Drop-Top Field Find: 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air
It’s no secret that one of the most popular series of Detroit iron is the “Tri-Five” Chevrolets from 1955 to 1957. More than 4.5 million of the cars were produced, and the period marked the return of Chevy’s first… more»
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Junior Thunderbird: 1976 Ford Elite
The Ford Elite may have had an identity crisis during its brief 1974 to 1976 run. As a personal luxury car, it could have been sold just as easily as a Thunderbird, and buyers would have known what it… more»
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Stalled Project: 1958 Pontiac Chieftain Safari
For most of the 1950s, the Chieftain was Pontiac’s entry-level model. Like other GM cars, the B-body platform produced longer, lower, wider, heavier vehicles in 1958, including the Chieftain. Ironically, the 1958 model year would be the last for… more»
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Same Family 46 Years: 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury
In the 1960s, Chevrolet, Ford, and Plymouth generally competed with one another model for model. Case in point was the Impala Super Sport. Ford’s equivalent was the Galaxie 500/XL, and Plymouth’s wannabe was the Sport Fury. The latter car… more»
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Restored 1969 Dodge Charger R/T SE 440
The Dodge Charger was one of the success stories of the 1960s. After a slow start in 1966-67, sales of the Charger took off in 1968-70 when Chrysler’s B-bodied intermediates were redesigned. More than 89,000 Chargers were produced in… more»
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1 of 350 Left? 1967 Siata Spring Roadster
The Siata Spring was a Fiat-based 2-seat roadster built from 1967 to 1970. It was the last hurrah for Società Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessor, which went bankrupt in 1970 after 44 years. Not many were made back in the… more»
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Once Forgotten: 1972 Datsun 240Z Barn Find
The Nissan Fairlady Z hit the streets in Japan in 1969 as an alternative to the European sports cars, which had become popular. A year later, it came to the U.S. as the Datsun 240Z since Nissan cars weren’t… more»
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Dusty Slant-Six: 1975 Dodge Dart Swinger
The Dart compact served Dodge well from 1963 to 1976. Its second-generation (1967-76) was the most popular, especially the Swinger 2-door hardtop. The seller’s 1975 edition was built as Dodge was starting to wind things down; the Aspen would… more»
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One Owner Project: 1969 Dodge Coronet 440
After a six-year absence, the Coronet nameplate returned to the Dodge fold as a mid-size car in 1965. It was based on Chrysler’s B-body platform that had served as a full-size model from 1962 64. This 1969 Coronet 440… more»
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12k-Mile Taxi Package: 1970 Ford Custom
Ford sold a bundle of Galaxie 500s and LTDs in the 1960s and 1970s. And you’ll still see one pop up from time to time. But lesser seen then and now was the Custom, Ford’s budget full-size car. It… more»
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Upgraded and Restored: 1966 Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang was the sales sensation of the 1960s, debuting in 1964 and delivering nearly 1.3 million units in 2.5 years. It spawned a “pony car” market that would soon be replicated by General Motors, Chrysler, and American… more»
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Same Family For 62 Years! 1958 Chevrolet Corvette
The ’58 Corvettes were easy to spot compared to the ‘57s, though the same basic body was still in play. The cars had quad headlights for the first time, chrome accents adorned the trunk lid, and a “washboard-style” pattern… more»
