The Pontiac GTO was not the first muscle car, but it was the first mid-size muscle car. The real honors go to the Chrysler 300 “Letter Series” machines from 1955 to 1965. Based on the snappy New Yorker, these… more»
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One Owner Sport Sedan: 1965 Chevrolet Impala
The 1965 model year was a banner one for Chevrolet. Besides the successful mid-size Chevelle being in its second season, the full-size Impala, et al, sold more than one million copies for the first time. That includes the seller’s… more»
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Rusty Garage Find: 1969 Pontiac GTO
The 1969 model year may have been the pinnacle for muscle car sales. As 1970 arrived, demand was cooling thanks to market saturation and rising insurance premiums. The leader of the pack, Pontiac’s GTO, was already feeling the pinch,… more»
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Real Deal Head Turner: 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
Chevrolet joined the mid-size muscle car scene in 1965 with a limited production of the Chevelle Malibu, the SS 396. The Bow-Tie folks dived in all the way by making the car a series of its own the next… more»
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Suddenly It’s 1950! 1992 Ford Thunderbird
Do you like the looks of the 1949-51 Ford but wish you could have one with more modern features? Well, buy a kit from Easy Rods and convert your 1989 to 1997 Ford Thunderbird into one (visually, anyway). That’s… more»
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Aka Ascona: 1971 Opel 1900 Sedan
In the 1960s and 1970s, you could buy Opel-branded cars at Buick dealerships in the United States. That was because Opel was a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors – and Buick needed a smaller car to sell. The… more»
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OPEC-Era Big Wheels: 1974 Chevrolet Impala
With its bigger bumpers, the Chevrolet Impala had finally reached land yacht proportions. And at a time when Americans were beginning to move away from huge automobiles (thanks to the ’73 OPEC oil embargo and soaring gas prices). Sales… more»
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Fancy Fury: 1966 Plymouth VIP 383 V8
In 1965, Ford launched the LTD as a luxurious version of the Galaxie 500. Chevrolet quickly followed suit with the Caprice, a gussied-up version of the Impala. Since “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” (and to remain competitive),… more»
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Look! 3-On-The-Tree! 1973 Plymouth Satellite
When this car was new, there were probably few on the dealer’s lot like it. A 1973 Plymouth Satellite 2-door hardtop with gold paint and a white vinyl top – but with a Slant-Six engine and a “3-on-the-tree” manual… more»
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Restored Super Lark Tribute: 1964 Studebaker Daytona
December 20, 1963, was a dark day in South Bend, Indiana. That’s when Studebaker shuttered automobile production in the U.S. (assemblies would continue through March 1966 in Canada). The seller has a beautiful 1964 Daytona for sale (the evolution… more»
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Space Age Survivor: 1959 Plymouth Sport Fury
The Sport Fury was (temporarily) a one-year product offering from Plymouth in 1959. It disappeared after that but returned in 1962 for a much longer run. You might look at a ’59 Sport Fury as the forerunner to the… more»
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1 Of 1? 1976 Dodge Aspen R/T 340
Dodge rolled out the Aspen in 1976 as their replacement for the venerable Dart. That coincided with Plymouth’s badged-engineered Volare subbing for the compact Valiant. The cars were conceptually similar to their predecessors but soon collected a long list… more»
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GTO Clone Project: 1971 Pontiac LeMans
The handwriting was on the wall for the Grandaddy of muscle cars, the Pontiac GTO. From peak sales of 96,000 cars in 1966, the GM division couldn’t muster 11,000 copies in 1971. So, the car was no longer its… more»
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Take Your Pick: Pair of 1968 Plymouth Ragtops
In the 1960s and 1970s, the Fury III was Plymouth’s version of the Chevrolet Impala and Ford Galaxie 500. And as was typical of Chrysler in those days, Plymouth usually came in third place in the sales race. The… more»
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One Prior Owner: 1965 Ford Mustang Project
The Ford Mustang was an instant hit upon its introduction at the New York World’s Fair in April 1964. 18 months later, 680,000 copies had rolled off the assembly line, followed by 607,000 more in 1966. The seller’s ’65… more»
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Last Model Year: 1974 AMC Javelin
American Motors joined the “pony car” scene in 1968 with the Javelin. Due to short purse strings, the compact American provided some of the car’s underpinnings. It was in production for seven years across two generations (1968-70, 1971-74). The… more»
