The Granada was initially conceived as the successor to the Maverick. And it was introduced while the latter was still in production. The Maverick continued to attract buyers as a bargain compact, so the Granada became the premium offering…. more»
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Space Age Town Sedan: 1959 Ford Galaxie
The Galaxie nameplate debuted in 1959 as the top trim version of the Ford Fairlane. It was another marketing ploy by the automobile industry to tie into the Space Race of the 1950s and 1960s. The Galaxie would be… more»
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One Owner Ragtop: 1969 Ford Mustang
With production of 300,000 units in 1969, the Ford Mustang was still the market leader among “pony cars”. But that was half of the record year that was 1966. Nearly 15,000 Mustangs built in 1969 were convertibles, and the… more»
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28k-Mile Survivor: 1975 Ford Gran Torino
The third generation of the Ford Torino arrived in 1972 and ran through 1976, after which the mid-size cars were rebranded. The 1975 editions would be little changed and gained catalytic converters like every other production American-built automobile. The… more»
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Loft Find Nomad: 1957 Pontiac Star Chief Safari
In 1955, Chevrolet introduced the Nomad, a 2-door sport wagon, as part of the Bel Air lineup. Its sheet metal differed from other Chevy wagons from the cowl back. To defray production costs, Pontiac offered its version of the… more»
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100 Miles Per Gallon! 1981 HMV Freeway
When gasoline hit the ridiculous price of $1.00/gallon in the late 1970s, car manufacturers were asking themselves the question, “Is there a better way?” One such company was H-M-Vehicles, Inc., whose solution to the problem was the Freeway. It… more»
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Work In Progress: 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk
The Gran Turismo Hawk was the final variant of the Studebaker Hawk that began in 1956. The GT Hawks were produced from 1962 to 1964 until the company transferred all automobile production to Canada. Cars not making the shift… more»
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Newer 350 V8: 1968 Chevrolet C-10
In the 1960s, the C-10 was a two-wheel drive, half-ton pickup truck sold by Chevrolet. Though several generations were produced, the concept was in place from 1960 to 2002. The seller has a patina-laden 1968 C-10 with a slightly… more»
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Factory 426 Street Wedge: 1965 Plymouth Fury III
After relying on the smaller B-body platform for its full-size cars in 1962-64, the C-body returned the big Plymouths to a competitive position in 1965. The models offered were the Fury I, II, III, and Sport Fury, putting the… more»
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Donated Woodie: 1975 Ford Pinto Squire
The Pinto was Ford’s first subcompact automobile and was in production from 1971 to 1980. Only a single generation was built, though obvious changes were made over time. The Squire model was added in 1972, a 2-door wagon with… more»
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Fastback Conversion: 1967 Ford Mustang
This 1967 Ford Mustang began life as a coupe, much like 100s of thousands of them did. Since the seller’s business is fixing up old Mustangs, enough spare body panels were lying around to convert this coupe into a… more»
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Weather Weary Wagon: 1959 Edsel Villager
FOMOCO introduced the Edsel to much fanfare (and corporate expense) in 1958. The company gambled on the need for a fourth marque in the market, but the buying public didn’t see it that way. Sales of 68,000 units in… more»
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Yard Find: 1970 Ford Fairlane 500
The Fairlane nameplate was a Ford staple from the mid-1950s to 1970. At first, it was the top-line full-size car, but by the end of the 1960s, it was a mid-tier intermediate. The cars were redesigned in 1970, but… more»
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Plucked Chicken Wagon: 1962 Plymouth Belvedere
Plymouth, along with Dodge, downsized its full-size cars in 1962, thinking Chevrolet was doing the same thing. But the market intel was wrong as Chevy was working on a second compact, the Chevy II. In later years, these automobiles… more»
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Bought in ’78! 1964 Pontiac GTO Convertible
When Pontiac executives rolled out the mid-size GTO in 1964, they expected to sell 5,000 copies. Well, more than 32,000 orders were taken, and production would top out at 97,000 units in 1966. To say they had a hit… more»
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Almost Finished: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
“America’s Sports Car”, the Chevy Corvette, struggled to find its way in the beginning, but you have to credit the company for sticking with it. Production numbers were 300, 3,640, and 700 units for model years 1953, 1954, and… more»
