This 1970 Chevy Nova likely began life as a “Grandma” car. It has the right power equipment for that assumption (250 cubic inch inline-6, 2-speed automatic transmission, drum brakes). After 140,000 miles, it still runs, though the seller says… more»
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Just 3 Owners: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
One of Chevrolet’s biggest-selling cars of 1970 was the mid-size Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe. More than 300,000 copies left the assembly line that year with 96% of them equipped with a V8 engine. The seller’s car is one and… more»
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Chevy Powered! 1966 Pontiac Grande Parisienne
The Parisienne was a Pontiac built in Canada, utilizing a Chevrolet drivetrain. It was akin to the U.S. Catalina, and the Grande Parisienne was modeled after the Bonneville (or was it the Grand Prix?). The seller’s beauty is from… more»
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Driver Quality Pony: 1969 AMC Javelin
American Motors jumped into the “pony car” market in 1968, three years after the Ford Mustang set the industry on its ear. Typical of most AMC cars, the Javelin wasn’t guilty of putting a dent in the output of… more»
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Same Owner 21 Years: 1972 Pontiac LeMans Sport
The LeMans Sport was introduced in 1970, something of a cross between the standard LeMans and the muscular GTO. Perhaps that was to appease profit-oriented insurance companies who had become aware of what the GTO was (as a separate… more»
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Worth Fixing? Cheap 1968 Mercury Cougar
Several competitors arrived in 1967 to battle the Ford Mustang in the new “pony car” market. One of them was the Mercury Cougar, a more upscale entry that gave FOMOCO a second player. The seller’s project or parts car… more»
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Rare A12 Six-Pack: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner
In its sophomore year (1969), Plymouth’s Road Runner found more than 82,000 buyers. Many of them were happy with the base 383 cubic inch V8, but fewer than 800 opted for the mid-year A12 package, which came with a… more»
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1 of 1: 1972 Pontiac GTO 455 H/O
“Rare,” “special-order,” “one owner,” “low miles,” and “original” are terms often used to describe expensive vintage muscle cars. But you seldom see them used together to identify the same automobile. That’s the case with this Starlight Black 1972 Pontiac… more»
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Valiant Knock-Off: 1961 Dodge Lancer
Dodge fans may remember that the Dart was not the brand’s first compact car in the 1960s. That honor goes to the Lancer, whose name was shifted to a Plymouth derivative, the Valiant, in 1961 and 1962. It was… more»
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1 of 286: 1964 Studebaker Daytona Drop-Top
Tough times caught up with Studebaker Corp. in 1964 when the company ceased automobile production in South Bend, Indiana, where they had been a fixture for 112 years. That left them to soldier on in Canada for another two… more»
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Sheep In Lion’s Clothing? 1974 Dodge Dart Sport
Plymouth hit pay dirt in 1970 when they introduced the sporty Duster, a fastback derivative of the Valiant compact. Dodge lobbied for a carbon copy to sell in 1971 and designated it the Demon (Dart). That moniker created a… more»
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The Other Chrysler: 1959 DeSoto Firesweep
In 1959, Ford and Chrysler were learning the same lesson – that there was no market for four or five separate divisions of full-sized cars. With Ford, it was with the Edsel, which had debuted with poor sales the… more»
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Swan Song Project: 1979 Chevrolet Nova
The popular Chevy Nova compact wound down in 1979 after 18 years. The successful rear-wheel-drive car was scheduled to be replaced in 1980 by the front-wheel-drive Citation (which turned out not to be a huge step forward). The seller… more»
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Running Project: 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Oldsmobile introduced the Cutlass Supreme in 1966 as a personal luxury car based on the existing mid-size platform. Over the next 20 years, it would become one of Olds’ best-selling cars and a leader in its market niche. We’re… more»
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One-of-a-Kind Custom: 1973 Volkswagen Beetle
During the second half of the 20th Century, you couldn’t go a mile without seeing a Volkswagen Type 1 (aka Beetle). That’s because 21.5 million copies of the quirky “Bug” were built and sold between 1945 and 2003. But,… more»
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Twofer Projects: Pair of 1970s Datsun 240Z
Known as the Fairlady Z in Japan, the Datsun 240Z (and its successors) became a popular alternative to British sports cars. Powered by a 2.4-liter 6-banger, the 240Z helped put Nissan on the map in the U.S. from 1970… more»
