In 1973, Chevy’s venerable Impala was in the middle of its fifth generation of production. Due to proliferation in the marketplace, the car didn’t sell in the same numbers as it did during the peak of 1965 when more… more»
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302 V8 Transplant! 1973 Ford Pinto
In the late 1960s, Volkswagen and the Japanese imports were taking a bigger and bigger slice of the market away from U.S. automakers. Ford’s response would be the Pinto, new for 1971 and part of the mix for the… more»
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Running Project: 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria
With all-new sheet metal in 1955, Ford put up a strong offense against both Chevrolet and Plymouth. The Crown Victoria, as part of the Fairlane series, would be the top-of-the-line car offered by the Ford division. The “Crown Vic”… more»
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Oval Window Runner: 1957 Volkswagen Beetle
The VW Beetle, technically known as the Type !, was one of the world’s most successful cars. Over 65 years, more than 23 million of the small German cars were produced and you saw them everywhere in the 1960s… more»
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350 V8 4-Speed: 1956 Chevrolet 210
When most buyers flocked to the new Chevrolet Sport Coupes for 1955-57, they usually migrated to the nicer Bel Air editions. But you could also enjoy that body style with the mid-range 210 like the seller’s car. The sheet… more»
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Last Plated In 1982! 1959 Ford Edsel Villager
The Edsel debuted with a lot of fanfare and hoopla in 1958 as Ford executives were convinced there was a need for a fourth brand in the company’s stable. But it turned out to be the wrong car at… more»
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1 of 531: 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Barn Find
At the height of the muscle car movement of the late 1960s, Ford introduced the Mach 1, its biggest and baddest version of the Mustang pony car. Though the market for these types of cars went into decline in… more»
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34k Mile Survivor: 1978 Chevrolet Chevette
The Chevette was a simple, basic, no-frills subcompact that – in 1976 – replaced the troublesome Vega that Chevy had been marketing since 1971. It would go on to sell nearly three million copies in 12 years, twice the… more»
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Cheap Bubbletop: 1960 Buick LeSabre
The LeSabre was Buick’s volume full-size car in the 1960s. It targeted audiences that might otherwise be looking at the Pontiac Catalina, Oldsmobile 88, or similar cars from Ford and Chrysler. The autos had been redesigned in 1959, so… more»
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389 V8 Tri-Power: 1962 Pontiac Catalina
Unless you got your hands on one of the rare, race-ready Super Duty Pontiacs in 1962, the next best thing was a Catalina with a Tri-Power 389 engine. These engines were like the later 6-Packs at Chrysler, with 3×2-barrel… more»
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Unfinished Restoration: 1969 Chevrolet Corvette
The third generation of Chevy’s Corvette (C3) debuted in 1968, inspired by the Mako Shark concept car. Its design worked so well that this version of the sports car would be carried over through 1982. The cars were minimally… more»
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Tons of Vintage Cars in California
In many circles, if you have more than four cats, you’d qualify as a Crazy Cat Lady (or Man or Person). Does the same kind of rule apply to collecting a bunch of cars that don’t function anymore? The… more»
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Stored 40 Years! 1966 Buick Riviera
Buick added the Riviera to its lineup in 1963 as the GM division’s first personal luxury car. It would remain in the portfolio through 1999 (taking off the 1994 model year). The automobile was redesigned in 1966 and its… more»
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Hatchback Survivor: 1974 Ford Pinto Runabout
By the late 1960s, all the U.S. automakers were cooking up ideas on how to compete with the surge of small, imported cars coming from Japan and Europe. Chevy was working on the Vega, AMC was planning to chop… more»
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Thunderbolt or Clone? 1964 Ford Fairlane 500
Ford created a mid-size car in 1962 to sandwich between the full-size Galaxie and the compact Falcon. They would give it the Fairlane name which had been a Ford staple since 1955 and would continue through 1970. In 1964,… more»
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Go-Pack Plus Group 19: 1969 AMC AMX
The AMX was a companion to the Javelin “pony car” that American Motors introduced in 1968. The AMX was not an entirely new car, per see, but a Javelin with 12 inches taken out of the wheelbase to create… more»
