In 1961, Ford launched the Econoline and Club Wagon vans and pickups based on the new Falcon from the year before. The former was intended for commercial use while the latter was built for people transport with seats and… more»
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Brazilian Survivor: 1987 Volkswagen Fox
The VW Fox was a variant of the Gol that was manufactured by Volkswagen do Brasil. It was sold in North America between 1987-93. It was an entry-level subcompact that offered practicality and economy over frills. Its success in… more»
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Primered Project: 1958 Chevrolet Impala
The 1958 Chevies were nothing like their predecessors. They were longer, wider, lower, and heavier. And would prove to be a one-year-only design as General Motors rapidly tried to play catch-up to the futuristic “Forward Look” products that Chrysler… more»
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Rare Drop-Top: 1950 Dodge Wayfarer
When you hear the term “roadster” you usually think of a small, open two-seat sports car often built in England. But Dodge expanded the concept in 1949-52 with its Wayfarer line of cars, which included a 3-passenger convertible called… more»
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Only 48k Miles! 1976 Mercury Monarch
Built alongside the Ford Granada, the Mercury Monarch was something of an upscale compact. It was positioned above the Maverick-based Comet and below the mid-sized Montego. The car was in production between 1975-80 with more than 575,000 copies to… more»
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1 of 444: 1957 Continental Mark II
The Mark II was Ford Motor Company’s image car in the 1950s, produced in limited quantities to compete with the likes of Rolls-Royce. Rumor has it that Ford lost money on every one of them that they built. It… more»
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Petty Blue Project: 1972 Plymouth ‘Cuda
Plymouth’s pony car, the Barracuda, arrived on the scene about the same time as the Ford Mustang, but it didn’t generate the kind of interest its competitor did. So, in 1970, the company decided to separate the Barracuda from… more»
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European Flair! 1963 Studebaker GT Hawk
The Gran Turismo Hawk (or GT Hawk) was the final evolution of the Studebaker Hawk series that began with the Golden Hawk in 1956. The most elegantly styled of the Hawk models, it was built between 1962-64 with production… more»
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4×4 Survivor: 1979 Chevrolet LUV
To combat the rising demand for compact pickups like the Mazda-built Ford Courier (as well as Datsun and Toyota imports), Chevy partnered with Isuzu in 1972. The result was the Chevy LUV, which stood for Light Utility Vehicle. The… more»
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Rare Heavy Chevy: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle
Even though the muscle car market was cooling off in the early 1970s, Chevrolet decided to add a budget-minded performance model to its Chevelle line-up. Called the “Heavy Chevy”, it was akin to what Plymouth did with the Belvedere… more»
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One Family-Owned Project: 1962 Plymouth Fury
Automotive industry lore has it that Chrysler downsized its full-size cars in 1962 based on a rumor that Chevy was doing the same thing. Whether it was true or not is debatable, but the result was that brands like… more»
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Numbers Matching 1970 Chevrolet Nova SS 396
The 1970 model year was the last one where you could get anything bigger than a 350 cubic inch engine in a Chevy Nova. There were two versions of the 396 V8 offered (aka 402), which produced either 350… more»
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One-Year Wonder: 1958 Chevrolet Impala
After three successful years with the “Tri-Five” Chevies of 1955-57, the company redesigned its cars in 1958. Longer, wider, and rounder in appearance, they would turn out to be one-year-only designs when GM brass saw the success Chrysler was… more»
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Easy Project? 1958 Triumph TR3A
The Triumph TR3 was a British sports car built between 1955-62. It succeeded the TR2 model with greater power and improved braking. The TR3A was a slight evolution to the TR3 but was never an official model. This ’58… more»
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Vintage Delivery! 1961 International Metro Van
The International Metro Van, made by International Harvester, is a step van (aka walk-in or multi-stop delivery truck). It was one of the earlier, mass-produced forward control vehicles, once commonly used for milk or bakery delivery. It was designed… more»
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Rockford Files Clone or Real? 1977 Pontiac Firebird Formula
In the second half of the 1970s, one of the most popular detective shows on television was The Rockford Files. It starred James Garner as the somewhat laid-back private investigator who usually got himself into all sorts of sticky… more»
