The LeBaron moniker dates to the 1930s in the Chrysler/Imperial portfolio. After a run as a mid-size luxury car in the late 1970s/early 1980s, the LeBaron shifted to Chrysler’s smaller “K” platform in 1982, switching to front wheel drive… more»
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Future SS Clone? 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle
One of the most popular muscle cars of the 1960s and 1970s was the Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396. And, beginning in 1970, you could also buy an SS 454 with the biggest V8 Chevy had to offer. Chances are… more»
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Skylight Windows: 1970 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser
The Vista Cruiser was a mid-size station wagon built and sold in the 1960s and 1970s. It differed from other wagons by having its roof raised over the rear passenger and storage areas, complete with skylights. The seller’s 1970… more»
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Trans Am Roller: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
The Camaro debuted in 1967 as Chevrolet’s answer to the enormously popular Ford Mustang. It quickly became the second-best-selling “pony car” and held that position for many years. The Z28 was added to enable the Camaro to compete in… more»
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Super Sport Project: 1963 Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet sales were up in 1963, and the Impala Super Sport was a superstar in its second full year. Year-over-year demand jumped by more than 50% for the sporty full-size hardtops and convertibles. Not much information is provided on… more»
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Pintopolitan Drop-Top! 1954 Nash Metropolitan
The Metropolitan was a quirky but cute little subcompact cooked up by Nash-Kelvinator just before they merged with Hudson Motors to form American Motors. Built by Austin in England, 95,000 copies were sold between 1953 and 1962 when AMC… more»
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Freshly Painted Roller: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS
The Malibu-based Chevelle Super Sport was still at the top of the muscle car game in 1970. A hot new engine was added to the mix, a 454 cubic inch V8 that accounted for 14% of SS production that… more»
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Sitting 3 Years: 1963 Pontiac LeMans Drop-Top
Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Buick joined Chevrolet in the compact car movement in 1961. Using the new Y-body platform, the Tempest was born with the LeMans as a trim option. The LeMans was promoted to series status in 1963, the… more»
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Personal Luxury: 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Landau
The Monte Carlo was Chevrolet’s popular personal luxury car in production from 1970 and into the 21st Century. The Colonnade generation of 1973 to 1977 was one of the few bigger cars whose sales defied the OPEC oil embargo… more»
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Bench Seat GOAT: 1972 Pontiac GTO
Pontiac’s GTO led the way in 1964 for a host of mid-size muscle car competitors. Sales peaked in 1966 at 97,000 copies but dropped to about 10,500 units in 1971. That led Pontiac to discontinue the car as a… more»
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Too Many Doors? 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air
Styling (at least at Chevrolet) became less excessive in 1961 as the wild tailfins of the 1950s were gone. The Impala continued as the top series for the third year, but the mid-level Bel Air was still popular, finding… more»
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57k-Mile Survivor: 1969 Pontiac Catalina
The Catalina was introduced in 1950 as a Pontiac 2-door hardtop trim option. Nine years later, it reached series status across multiple body styles, becoming the GM division’s entry-level full-size product. Riding on GM’s B-body platform, the 1965-70 generation… more»
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Former I-6 Roller: 1972 Chevrolet Nova
The Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova was likely the best-selling during its long run from 1962 to 1979. The generation built between 1968 and 1972 is especially popular today because of the cloning potential to turn one into a Super Sport…. more»
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99% Complete: 1956 Chevrolet Nomad
Chevrolet redesigned their cars in 1955, bringing back a V8 engine after a 37-year absence. And they added a classy new “sport wagon,” the Bel Air Nomad. The former was quite popular, yet the latter hardly made a blip… more»
15-Year Project: 1967 Ford Mustang 289 V8
After a phenomenal launch in 1965-66, Ford’s Mustang got its first restyle in 1967. It was modest, yet retaining the “pony car” look that found more than 1.2 million buyers in 2 ½ years. The seller bought this ‘Stang… more»
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Carport Find: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
Chevrolet sales remained strong in 1957 thanks to the now-iconic restyle of the 1955-56 Chevies. Sporting pointed tailfins, more than 1.5 million new 150s, 210s, and Bel Airs found homes in 1957 with 168,000 being Bel Air Sport Coupe… more»
