The Impala Super Sport was in its second year in 1962 and would be a huge success. Sales would approach 100,000 copies instead of a few hundred the year before as the focus was changed from performance to style…. more»
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Caveman Camper! 1970 Ford F-350
Though their history is a little sparse online, Caveman Campers were all the rage in the Pacific Northwest from the 1950s through the 1970s. A company by that name in Grants Pass, Oregon built campers that would fit onto… more»
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Sunchaser Conversion: 1980 Toyota Celica
What do you get when you take a 1979-81 Toyota Celica and convert it into a Targa-style convertible with a removable roof? You get the Sunchaser, an outsourced, limited production vehicle marketed by Toyota with no more than 2,000… more»
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In The Family 60 Years: 1925 Maxwell
The Maxwell was one of many automobile brands to populate the U.S. market in the early 1900s. They were built between 1904 and 1925 and – at one time – were the third best-selling cars on the road. Eventually,… more»
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Mopar Assortment In Florida!
You know the expression, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Well, the seller here has nine interesting Chrysler products for sale but thinks he can get buyers interested with just two photos showing just three of the vehicles…. more»
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Airplane Hangar Find! 1965 Pontiac Catalina
The Catalina was a part of the lineup for more than 30 years (1950-81). During the 1960s and 1970s, it would be Pontiac’s full-size entry-level car, although it was by no means spartan. The third generation was built between… more»
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454 V8 Sleeper! 1989 Chevrolet Caprice
The Caprice emerged in 1965 as a gussied-up Impala, Chevrolet’s answer to the new Ford LTD, which was a fancy Galaxie 500. It would soon become a series of its own and U.S. production continued as a rear-wheel-drive car… more»
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Same Family 52 Years: 1970 Chevrolet El Camino
Chevy introduced the El Camino in 1959 as a “gentleman’s” pickup, based on a 2-door station wagon platform. It was in response to a similar vehicle brought to market by Ford in 1957. When Chevrolet redesigned their full-size cars… more»
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Package Deal: Pair of 1960 Cadillacs
The late 1950s produced a lot of wild-looking automobiles, especially when it came to tailfins. The 1959 Cadillacs may have taken the styling technique to its furthest limit, so things were toned down a bit in 1960, with little… more»
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396 V8 Power! 1966 Chevrolet Impala 4-Door
Chevrolet had a record sales year in 1965 when it came to full-size models. So, it’s not surprising that sales dropped by more than 20% in 1966 because the cars were little changed. You more commonly found the 396… more»
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Canadian Built: 1961 Chevrolet Impala Convertible
Chevrolet produced nearly 65,000 full-size convertibles in 1961, and the majority of those were assembled in the U.S. But a smaller number was built by the company’s subsidiary in Canada and the seller says just 83 Impala drop-tops like… more»
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GM Promo Car: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
Oldsmobile brought the Toronado to market in 1966 as a personal luxury vehicle and went the route less traveled at the time, equipping it with front-wheel-drive. Not since the Cord in the late 1930s was there a mass-produced U.S…. more»
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Stored 40 Years: 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback
We see a lot of the early Ford Mustangs here on Barn Finds, but this one seems kind of special as it may be still wearing its original paint and was stored inside on a concrete floor for 40… more»
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Less Than 200 Built? 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda 340
Who doesn’t remember Chrysler’s “Hi-Impact” colors of the early 1970s? Some of the choices were pretty wild and made most any performance car wearing one look faster. This 1971 ‘Cuda 340 was finished in GY3 Curious Yellow, and it… more»
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Waiting To Be Saved: 1975 Chevrolet Laguna S-3
The Laguna S-3 was introduced in 1974 as the successor to the Chevelle Super Sport. As the new Colonnade styling arrived in 1973, performance was becoming a thing of the past. Rising insurance premiums and growing government regulations were… more»
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Storage Unit 427 V8: 1969 Chevrolet Corvette
Since the third generation of the Chevy Corvette debuted in 1968 based on the Mako Shark concept car, the 1969 editions were little changed. Four versions of the 427 cubic inch “big block” V8 were available in the Corvette,… more»
