According to lore, Hugh Hefner ordered 50 specially painted 1968 Chevy Camaro convertibles for use by his playmates and other folks. The only thing I’ve confirmed so far is that the 1968 Playmate of the Year did receive a… more»
• For Sale • 20 Comments
Bargain Daily Driver? 1973 Ford Pinto Runabout
The Pinto was Ford’s answer to the success of the VW Beetle and other imports. It would become quite popular over 10 model years (1971-80) with more than three million copies built. This 1973 edition is the Runabout, which… more»
• For Sale • 4 Comments
Work-In-Progress: 1974 Pontiac Trans Am
Introduced during the Firebird’s third model year (1969), the performance-oriented Trans Am would go on to become one of Pontiac’s biggest sellers. A huge boost in popularity came in 1977 when the Trans Am was prominently featured in the… more»
• For Sale • 8 Comments
2 For 1 Project: Pair of 1958 Chevrolets
The 1958 Chevrolets would turn out to be “one-year-wonders.” All new that year, the cars were longer, lower, and heavier than the year before and would get redone again for 1959 as a reaction to earlier moves made by… more»
• For Sale • 23 Comments
Nicest One Left? 1970 Pontiac Catalina
The Catalina was Pontiac’s “bread and butter” car of the 1960s and 1970s. You could equate to it being Pontiac’s version of the Chevy Impala. In 1970, more than 45% of all the Pontiacs built were badged as Catalina’s,… more»
• For Sale • 6 Comments
Estate Find: 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback
It’s sad when someone passes away and the loved ones are left to dispose of things that were near and dear to them. Case-in-point is this 1967 Ford Mustang, one of several cars in the owner’s estate. It sat… more»
• For Sale • 5 Comments
Sebring Plus Project: 1972 Plymouth Satellite
The muscle car landscape at Chrysler was a little confusing in the early 1970s. In 1972, went you went to the Plymouth dealer, you had three choices among the mid-size B-body cars: the Road Runner (still something of a… more»
• For Sale • 33 Comments
Hemi V8 and More! 1957 Plymouth Belvedere
In 1957, Chrysler caught the competition with their pants down with the futuristic “Forward Look” styling of their new cars. So much so that Chevy decided to make their all-new 1958 automobiles one-year-wonders and commissioned new, sleek, finned looks… more»
• For Sale • 14 Comments
Suburban Carryall: 1950 Chevrolet 3100
The Suburban nameplate originated in 1935 and survives today as the longest continuously used automobile nameplate in production. The third generation appeared in 1947, part of the first post-war vehicles offered and based on the Advance Design series of… more»
• For Sale • 13 Comments
Under Wraps 28 Years: 1977 Triumph TR7
When introduced in 1975, the TR7 was advertised as “the shape of things to come.” That boast was a nod to the car’s wedge-shaped appearance, a departure from the TR6 which many consider the last of the volume-produced traditional… more»
• For Sale • 24 Comments
First Year 340 V8! 1971 Plymouth Road Runner
The second generation of the Plymouth Road Runner arrived for 1971, complete with styling that was more rounded, taking on a “fuselage” shape. The windshield was now steeply raked, with a hidden cowl and deeply inset grille and headlights…. more»
• For Sale • 12 Comments
Desert Find: 1936 Dodge Pickup Truck
If only this pickup truck could talk, can you imagine the interesting stories it might tell? There are 86 years of history wrapped up in the sheet metal before us, and yet we know little about the truck because… more»
• For Sale • 12 Comments
8-Passenger Sedan: 1951 DeSoto Custom
In 1951, DeSoto offered two “stretch” versions of their sedans that added 14 inches of wheelbase to the middle. There was the 9-passenger Suburban with a third bench seat, plus the 8-passenger sedan with jump seats for two in… more»
• For Sale • 15 Comments
Chassis Swap Needed: 1956 Chrysler 300B
Before there was the Pontiac GTO, you had the Chrysler 300 “Letter Series” cars, the real forerunners of the muscle car movement. But they were big, luxurious automobiles that were a sub-series of the opulent New Yorker. The 300B… more»
• For Sale • 34 Comments
1 of 15: 1978 Sceptre 6.6S
If you were looking for a car that no one else would have, the Sceptre 6.6S would have to be it. Only 15 were ever built, who knows how many survive today, and this one is said to be… more»
• For Sale • 23 Comments
Forest Find: 1967 Saab 96 Monte Carlo 850
The Saab Sport was a Swedish automobile that from 1962 used the same body shell as the Saab 96, with adjustments in trim and performance. Beginning in 1966, all market variants were named Monte Carlo 850 as a nod… more»
