The Chevy Chevelle quickly became Detroit’s most popular mid-size car after its introduction in 1964. Production exceeded 447,000 units by 1966, including 158,000 Sport Coupes like the seller’s auto. The Super Sport was a series of its own by… more»
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Numbers Matching Project: 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1
The Mustang looked like an all-new car in 1969, but it still rode on the platform it was born with in 1964. The fastback roofline on some models was now called “SportRoof” and it accounted for a record 45%… more»
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Old School Drag Car: 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air
For most of the 1960s, the Bel Air was the mid-level choice when you bought a full-size Chevrolet. If you wanted something to haul the family around in but didn’t need all the comforts of the Impala, the Bel… more»
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Six Pony Projects: 1965 to 1968 Ford Mustangs
Sitting on farmland in Holland, Ohio are six first-generation Ford Mustangs, beginning with the “64 ½” introductory model and concluding with a drop-top from 1968. All will need some degree of work, and two of them are so bad… more»
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Grab Bag of Non-Running Projects
Sometimes you have to thin the herd. And that’s what it appears a collector is doing in Roanoke, Virginia, eliminating some of the cars in the fold. There are some other vehicles there, but since the seller says none… more»
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Michael Keaton Replica: Batmobile
The Batmobile was first made famous in the 1966 Batman TV series using four custom creations built by George Barris. When Batman went to the big screen in the late 1980s with two films starring Michael Keaton, a new… more»
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Moving Upscale: 1966 AMC Ambassador DPL
The Ambassador was American Motors’ top-of-the-line automobile from 1957 through 1974. This was in the aftermath of the merger between Nash and Hudson. While AMC had focused on economy cars in the 1950s and early 1960s, their focus changed… more»
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1 of 102: 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 R-Code
Ford built hundreds of thousands of full-size cars in 1966. But only 102 of them were Galaxie 500s with the R-Code racing motor that put out nearly one horsepower per cubic inch. They were built for speed and not… more»
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Air-Cooled Drop-Top: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair
The Chevy Corvair was perhaps the most unusual car to come out of Detroit in the 1960s. With its rear-mounted, air-cooled engine and 4-wheel independent suspension, it was America’s version of the VW Beetle, except bigger. The car was… more»
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Ride Share Pair: 2 for 1 Checker Cabs
If you’ve ever been to New York City or some other major metro area, chances are you’ve ridden in a Checker cab at least once. From 1961 to 1982, Checker Motors produced these bulky cars which mostly served as… more»
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Only 1,900 Miles? 1979 Chevrolet Malibu
The Chevelle was born in 1964 as an intermediate step between the compact Chevy II/Nova and the full-size Biscayne/Bel Air/Impala. When the cars were redesigned and downsized in 1978, the Chevelle nameplate was retired in favor of the Malibu… more»
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Same Family 55 Years: 1967 Pontiac GTO
Pontiac’s GTO was in its fourth year in 1967, the second as a series of its own. Its popularity was still high, though down from 96,000 to 81,000 units in 1967 vs. 1966. The seller’s convertible had the second… more»
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Packard V8! 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk
The Golden Hawk was the first in a line of several “Hawk” branded automobiles that Studebaker-Packard produced between 1956 and 1964. The 1956 edition would be the most unique as it was the only year that a Packard V8… more»
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Red, White and Blue: 1967 Ford Mustang
Ford’s popular “pony car,” the Mustang, got its first facelift in 1967. The biggest change was perhaps under the hood where room and infrastructure would permit engines as large as a 390 cubic inch V8. This ’67 fastback wasn’t… more»
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Parts Car Included! 1954 Ford Crestline Skyliner
Before there was a Ford with a retractable hardtop, there was a Ford with an acrylic panel on the roof to help let the sunshine in. From 1954 through 1956 it would be the Skyliner, as either a Crestline… more»
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Trailer Queen: 1969 Chevrolet Impala
From its introduction as a special edition in 1958, the Impala would go to be one of Chevy’s best-selling automobiles. The fifth generation may have been the most popular, built from 1965-70 with styling updates each year to keep… more»
