The 1969 model year was a good one for Pontiac’s muscle car, the GTO (unofficially “Gas, Tires, and Oil?”). More than 79,000 of them rolled off assembly lines, so they’re not exactly rare today. But ones painted in Expresso… more»
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50-Year Pasture Find: 1946 Studebaker M5 P/U
The M Series was a line of trucks built by Studebaker before and after World War II. The M5, like the seller’s forgotten edition, was the half-ton model, and this one could be an early version produced when civilian… more»
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Only Two Owners: 1976 Chevrolet Camaro
With the transformation of the Ford Mustang into a subcompact in 1974, the Chevrolet Camaro took over the top sales spot for pony cars. Deliveries crept up year by year, and the Camaro had its best showing since 1969… more»
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25 Years of Neglect: 1972 Chevrolet Nova
We’ve all heard the story about the little old lady from Pasadena who only drove her car to church on Sundays. Well, in this case, it’s no gag, and the owner was a little old lady from St. Joseph… more»
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Same Owner 25 Years: 1966 Chevrolet Bel Air
Full-size Chevrolet sales in the back-half of the 1960s were dominated by the Impala and the new high-end Caprice. But those buyers on a budget still had two other choices: the low-end Biscayne (popular for fleet purchases) and the… more»
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Older Restoration: 1972 Dodge Challenger
The Dodge Challenger was the last entry to join the “pony car” scene. By 1970, Ford and GM owned the majority of market share, but Dodge managed to peddle 165,000 Challengers in the car’s five-year run. This 1972 edition… more»
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Same Family Since New: 1956 Ford Country Sedan
Between 1952 and 1974, the Country Sedan was akin to the Ford Country Squire but without the side wood paneling and some of the creature comforts. It was more popular than the Squire, selling 85,000 copies in 1956 vs…. more»
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40-Year Field Find: 1952 Jowett Jupiter
Jowett Cars was an English auto builder that had a nearly 50-year run in the first half of the 20th Century. One of their products was a 2-seat sports car, the Jupiter, which had a short cycle from 1951… more»
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Money Pit Project: 1970 Chevrolet Impala
Imagine finding your very first car from 44 years ago and bringing it home for a restoration. Then you end up spending a fortune on mechanical repairs, only to have one major thing blow up after another, destroying your… more»
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Buy One or Both: Pair of 1965 Rambler Marlins
The Rambler (or AMC) Marlin was one of several American Motors products crafted from existing vehicles. Other examples include the AMX (from the Javelin) and the Gremlin (from the Hornet). In the case of the 1965-67 Marlin, it shared… more»
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‘Cuda 340 Project? 1971 Plymouth Barracuda
Spirits were no doubt high at Plymouth in 1970 as the Barracuda “pony car” was redesigned. It had a whole new platform shared with the Challenger over at Dodge. Sales were up 50% over 1969 but quickly fell off… more»
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327 V8 SS Clone: 1969 Chevrolet Nova
The third generation (1968 to 1974) of the Chevrolet Nova was a very popular compact car. In 1969 alone, Chevy sold more than a quarter million copies – and 17,000+ were Super Sports. Years later, regular Nova’s would become… more»
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Package Deal: Pair of 1960s Ford Thunderbirds
Usually, when you find a pair of cars for sale as a package deal, they’re copies of the same vehicle. In this case, they’re both Ford Thunderbirds, but not from the same generation, which greatly limits borrowing from one… more»
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2008 Hemi-Powered Police Dodge Charger
When Dodge revived the Charger nameplate in 2006, it was applied to a 4-door performance sedan based on Chrysler’s LX platform. Low enforcement entities quickly embraced the car as viable for police work, much like the Ford Crown Victoria… more»
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Stretch Limo Déjà Vu: 1980 Pontiac Trans Am
The Pontiac Trans Am was one of the most popular cars in the late 1970s thanks to the visibility of the automobile in the 1977 Burt Reynolds/Jackie Gleason “good ole boys” flick, Smokey and the Bandit. Someone decided this… more»
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Cheap Wheels Project: 1992 Plymouth Laser
The Plymouth Laser and its badged-engineered cousins, the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Eagle Talon, were the first new products to emerge from Diamond-Star Motors. DSM was a partnership between Chrysler and Mitsubishi, which included a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in… more»
