Chrysler designer Virgil Exner began modernizing the appearance of the company’s products in 1955. The “Forward Look” cars were longer and lower than before, setting the stage for the restyle in 1957 that would set the automobiles apart. The… more»
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Rebuilt 427 V8: 1969 Chevrolet Caprice
The Chevy Caprice debuted in mid-1965 as a direct competitor to the new Ford LTD. As the LTD was a gussied-up version of the Galaxie 500, the Caprice was a decked-out Impala. It would continue as Chevrolet’s top-line automobile… more»
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Entombed 25 Years! 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
This ’54 Corvette has a remarkably interesting story. Its original owner decided to entomb it in a vault in a grocery store in Maine after using it sparingly for the first five years. There it stayed for the next… more»
Get Them While They Last! Vintage Chevrolets, Ford, and More
What started as seven vintage vehicles produced between 1951 and 1970 has dwindled to four. The ones that have already sold may have been the most interesting of the lot. Of those left, only two photos are provided, so… more»
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Sports Car Project: 1961 MG MGA
The MGA was a British sports car produced by MG from 1955-62. It was propelled at first by a 1500cc engine, later enlarged to 1600cc. The seller’s 1961 edition looks like a project car that needs completion and comes… more»
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Milk Delivery Van: 1950 DIVCO 300C
The term DIVCO stood for Detroit Industrial Vehicles Company. For two-thirds of the 20th Century, they built a variety of commercial delivery vehicles, including the little trucks that may have brought milk to your house when you were a… more»
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Stored 37 Years: 1966 Ford Mustang
Between 1964-66, Ford built more than 1.2 million Mustangs, which must be some sort of production record. People were driving them off showroom floors faster than the company could build them. 1966 would be the peak model year at… more»
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One-Owner Survivor: 1971 Chevrolet Nova
The Nova (aka Chevy II) was the second compact to debut from Chevrolet in the early 1960s. The first was the Corvair in 1960, which was unorthodox compared to its peers with a rear-mounted, air-cooled engine. The Nova followed… more»
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Running Project: 1973 Ford Gran Torino Sport
The third generation of the Ford Torino began with the 1972 models (having replaced the Fairlane a couple of years earlier). The 1973 editions were little changed with the Gran Torino Sport being the top-line version. The seller’s car… more»
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Twister Special? 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1
Ford introduced the Mach 1 in 1969 as one of its new high-performance Mustangs. These would prove to be popular and lasted through the Mustang II era which ended in 1978. One out of every five Mustangs sold in… more»
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Corvette Mini-Me! 1971 Opel GT
Because of Opel’s affiliation with General Motors in the 1960s, it’s not surprising that the new GT sports car would look like a scaled-down version of the C3 Corvette that debuted in 1968. But its underpinnings were tied to… more»
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Cheap Roller! 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
Four-door sedans are usually the least popular vintage cars to restore because they are considered “family cars.” But in 1957, the biggest selling Bel Air was the four-door sedan (and the second highest-selling Chevy overall that year). But that… more»
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Running Project: 1970 Oldsmobile Toronado
Oldsmobile broke new ground when they introduced the Toronado in 1966. It was their version of a personal luxury car, like the Buick Riviera and the Pontiac Grand Prix, but with front-wheel-drive, something unseen in a production American car… more»
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Stored 17 Years: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk
The Golden Hawk was a three-year iteration (1956-58) of the various Hawk-branded automobiles built in the ‘50s and ‘60s. It was developed from the basic body of the 1953-55 Champion/Commander Starliner hardtop coupe. This project automobile has been out… more»
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Original or Restored? 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
The Chevelle was Chevrolet’s entry into the then-new mid-size market in 1964. The name would run through 1978 before the top-tier Malibu carried the torch going forward. The second-generation (1968-72) would be its most popular, especially the 1970 model,… more»
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Grateful Dead Van! 1969 Volkswagen Type II Bus
Nothing is more symbolic of the restless decade that was the 1960s than a VW Bus. They were are over the place out West and at Woodstock, becoming the consummate symbolic hippie transport. This is edition is most interesting… more»
