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»
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Buried 43 Years! 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
The concept of the Chevy Camaro Z/28 was developed as a track-only car for SCCA competition. But once the car went through the channels with GM brass, the car went into production for public use, too, and saw 7,199… more»
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Breezeway Backglass! 1963 Mercury Monterey
In 1963, Mercury added a novel roof line and retractable back window on eight models and body styles. Marketed as the Breezeway, the interesting concept would soon find itself superseded by more orders for factory air conditioning, so the… more»
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0 to 60 in 4 Seconds! 1994 Dodge Viper
Introduced in 1992, the Viper was a mega-muscle/sports car that would be a part of Dodge’s portfolio until 2017. The 10-cylinder engine was easily rated at 400 hp and these hot rods could do 0-60 in about 4 seconds,… more»
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One Owner Malibu: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle
Production of the second generation of the Chevy Chevelle was winding down in 1972. They would be replaced the following year with the new Colonnade styling technique that eliminated true hardtops for safety reasons. This ’72 Malibu is a… more»
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Shorty Wagon! 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air
From 1955 through 1957, Chevy’s Bel Air series offered a 2-door station wagon. But it was the sporty Nomad which failed to catch on with buyers at the time. But you could get the Bel Air as a 4-door… more»
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One Owner Project: 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
Chevrolet’s cars would be all new for 1955, including the Bel Air which continued as the automaker’s top-line series. It was called “The Hot One” in General Motors’ advertising, partly because a V8 would be available for the first… more»
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Big-Block Project: 1971 Chevrolet Camaro SS
Chevy’s 1971 Camaro was largely a carryover since the cars were all-new the year before. The Super Sport was still offered and could be had with the 402 cubic inch V8, which was still being marketed as the “SS… more»
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South Dakota Farm Truck: 1958 Ford F-100
The F-Series has been Ford’s primary workhorse truck since the late 1940s. The F-150 is still the most popular pickup sold today. The third generation of the truck was produced between 1957 and 1960 when Ford widened the front… more»
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Restore or Parts Car? 1959 Chevrolet El Camino
In 1957, Ford created a new product category, “the gentleman’s pickup”. The new Ranchero was based on a full-size Fairlane 2-door station wagon. Chevrolet would emulate the Ranchero in 1959 when they introduced their designed line of automobiles, and… more»
