The Cyclone was a performance car marketed by Mercury from 1964-71. At first it was a compact, then later an intermediate. In the late 1960s, it was positioned between the Cougar and Marauder for those buyers wanting some muscle,… more»
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Early Subcompacts: Trio of Metropolitans
The Nash Metropolitan was a small, American car built in England from 1953-61. While being sold as a Nash, it also was peddled as a Hudson after Nash and Hudson merged to form American Motors. And later it was… more»
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48k Mile Garage Find: 1970 Pontiac LeMans
Pontiac introduced its first compact in 1961, the Tempest, of which the LeMans was the top trim edition. By 1964 it was promoted to intermediate status where it stayed as part of the line-up through 1981. The seller refers… more»
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Cheap Project? $3,500 1979 Pontiac Trans Am
For a time in the late 1970s, Pontiac couldn’t build enough Trans Am’s, thanks to the popularity of the Smokey and the Bandit movie of 1977. They were part of the second-generations Firebirds which were built from 1970-81. The… more»
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1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL R-Code 427 Barn Find!
The Galaxie 500 XL Sports Hardtop was a mid-year addition for Ford in 1963, with a fastback body style and available big engines designed to outdo Chevrolet and the others in the performance department. It worked – they were… more»
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Show Favorites: Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals
The 2021 edition of the Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals (aka MCACN) is in the books. Held in Rosemont, Illinois, the roots of the show go back to 2010. Since then, this has become a gathering for aficionados of… more»
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French Carport Find: 1961 Peugeot 403
French auto manufacturer Peugeot has been in business for more than 200 years, but not in the USA for the last thirty. They sold cars in the States from 1958-90, but weak engines gave the brand a bad rap,… more»
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Drop-Top Project: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
In its seventh year, the Chevelle would continue to be a big seller for GM. Excluding the new Monte Carlo personal luxury car, upwards of a half-million of the autos would leave Chevy factories. That included the seller’s 1970… more»
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One-Owner 428 V8: 1969 Pontiac Bonneville
The Bonneville was Pontiac’s top-of-the-line car for much of its longevity from 1957-05. Along with its Canadian variant, the Parisienne, it would be one of the largest Pontiacs ever built. So much so that they would serve as the… more»
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440-Powered Survivor: 1967 Chrysler Imperial Crown
Throughout most of its production, the Chrysler Imperial would come in third for luxury car sales behind Ford’s Lincoln and GM’s Cadillac. But that made them nonetheless extraordinary and powerful cars. Like this 1967 Imperial Crown in survivor condition,… more»
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Collection of Crosley’s For Sale
You don’t see Crosley’s come up for sale very often. But rarer is a collection of five Crosley’s, all from 1948-52 and they appear to all be in excellent restored or original condition. They’re available in Stockton, California and… more»
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Hemi Sleeper! 1970 Plymouth Fury Gran Coupe
Chrysler’s full-size cars adopted “fuselage” styling in 1969, with their sides becoming deep and rounded, like the fuselage on an airplane. The 1970 models reflected tweaks in the looks department, with the addition of the Fury Gran Coupe as… more»
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Nicest One Left? 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
The mid-size Cutlass was a hot property for Oldsmobile during the 1970s and 1980s. In 1977, the last year for the Colonnade styling that was adopted in 1973, the Cutlass represented 56% of all GM division sales. This Cutlass… more»
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GM Corvair Prototype: 1967 Piranha
In the 1960s, General Motors partnered with Marbon Chemicals and AMT Plastics (yes, the model kit company) to build a Corvette alternative using Corvair engineering. Only fourteen were built before GM decided it was cost-prohibitive, with nine surviving today… more»
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Biggest Tailfins Yet! 1960 Plymouth Belvedere
Virgil Exner’s “Forward Look” styling of the late 1950s helped Chrysler post some impressive sales numbers – for a time. “Suddenly, it’s 1960!” was the marketing mantra in 1957. But by 1960, the styling was getting dated, and –… more»
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Early Mopar Muscle: 1956 Chrysler 300B
The Chrysler 300 “letter series” of performance cars were built between 1955-65. After the 300-C of 1955, the sequential lettering began with the 300B in ’56 and ended with the 300L years later. Early 300s found success on the… more»
