One of Plymouth’s slogans used to promote their cars in the late 1950s was, “Suddenly, It’s 1960!” That was when the “Forward Look” spaceships of 1957-59 set the industry on fire from a styling perspective. Then 1960 finally arrived,… more»
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Holds 72 Cars! 1968 Matchbox Collector’s Case
What male child is or wasn’t familiar with the Matchbox toy brand? It was introduced in 1953 and got its name from the packaging, which resembled matchboxes. Mattel purchased the brand in the late 1990s, and it lives on… more»
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40k-Mile Survivor: 1974 Plymouth Valiant Brougham
With the Plymouth Valiant and Dodge Dart soon to be retired, the cars shared a common wheelbase from 1974 through 1976. For the Valiant, that meant an increase of three inches, and we assume the change was made for… more»
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Sprint 200 Edition: 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe
Ford’s Mustang was the sales phenomenon of the mid-1960s. Between April 1964 and the end of the 1966 model year, nearly 1.3 million of them were produced, presumably creating a banner period in FOMOCO’s history. With sales approaching the… more»
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More Than A Roller: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
In checking to be sure we hadn’t covered this car before, I wasn’t surprised at how many 1957 Chevrolets we’ve seen over the years. After all, Chevy produced 1.5 million of them, including hundreds of thousands of Bel Airs…. more»
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Attention Nova Lovers! 1979 Pontiac Phoenix
The Chevrolet Nova may have been the most cloned car within the General Motors family. Every division of GM except Cadillac would get a variant in the 1970s. At Pontiac, it was the Ventura II, then just Ventura, and… more»
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Package Deal – Stash of Chevrolet Camaros
Package deals are hard to consummate because it assumes a buyer is out there that wants all of it. In this case its four Chevrolet Camaros from 1969 and 1971. Plus, what appears to be a garage full of… more»
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Running Project: 1972 Buick Skylark
From its transformation into a mid-size car in 1964, the Buick Skylark was the GM division’s top-line intermediate through 1972 (except for the Gran Sport). The styling of the 1968-69 models got a little wild, but was toned down… more»
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Former Show Winner: 1954 Hudson Super Jet
Hudson Motor Car Co. merged with Nash-Kelvinator in 1954 to form American Motors. This merger might not have taken place if it had not been for the lack of success of the 1953-54 Hudson Jet. Development of that car… more»
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Cheap Hatchback: 1978 Ford Mustang II
The original Ford Mustang was a major hit from 1964 to 1966. And led a whole movement toward sporty small cars (“pony cars”). But the vehicles were getting bigger, and sales were dropping, so the car was reinvented in… more»
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Potential Sleeper? 1967 Plymouth Belvedere
Though the Belvedere was a full-size car in the 1950s, it moved to the Chrysler B-body platform that would be designated a mid-size in 1965. For the balance of the 1960s, it was a second-tier offering, positioned behind the… more»
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Field Find Wagon: 1972 Plymouth Fury Suburban
Most folks relate the Suburban nameplate to a big Chevrolet SUV. But 50 or more years ago, it applied to a full-size station wagon sold by Plymouth. The seller has an example from 1972 (the seller is unsure of… more»
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4-Speed Wagon: 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
General Motors introduced four mid-size cars in 1964, with three of them being compacts that were promoted. The all-new entry was the Chevelle, which quickly became Chevrolet’s second-best-selling automobile. 15,000 were Malibu 2-seat 4-door wagons with a V8 like… more»
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One Owner Land Yacht: 1972 Chrysler Newport Royal
The Newport was Chrysler’s bread-and-butter car from 1961 to 1981. It provided the gateway to more expensive products like the New Yorker and Imperial (not branded as a Chrysler). The car received new styling in 1969-73, dubbed “fuselage” because… more»
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Early EV Project: 1981 Ford Escort Electrica
America’s interest in automobiles powered by something other than combustion engines is not a new thing. It came and went in the 1970s and 1980s as gasoline prices rose and fell, and then rose and fell again. One such… more»
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Flower Car Restomod! 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
If Chevrolet had built an El Camino pickup in 1957, it might have looked something like this. But that model didn’t come along until 1959. This custom “truck” is described as a flower car, but we would like to… more»
