The Plymouth Barracuda was an all-new car in 1970, shedding the lineage it had with the Valiant for the prior six years. Like Dodge, Plymouth wanted to go Trans-Am racing and commissioned Dan Gurney to build a car that… more»
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Vintage Lettering: 1962 Ford “Rudy’s Laundry” Van
The E-Series Ford van is the company’s second-longest-running nameplate, only outdone by the F-Series line of trucks. The Econoline (for cargo) and Club Wagon (for people) were introduced in 1961 as replacements for the F-Series van and the model… more»
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V8 Droptop: 1963 Chevrolet Nova SS
The Chevy II would be Chevrolet’s second compact car launched over three years. The first was the “unusual” Corvair in 1960 with its rear-mounted, air-cooled engine. The second was the more conventional Chevy II, which was targeted directly at… more»
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1969 Chevrolet Kingswood Estate 396 Project
For a time, Chevy would distinguish its line of station wagons by using names different from those of its sedan, hardtop, and convertible counterparts. In 1969, the Kingswood Estate would be the top-line wagon and was trimmed as the… more»
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Choo Choo Conversion: 1983 Chevrolet El Camino SS
The El Camino was Chevy’s “gentlemen’s” pickup from 1959-60 and again from 1964-87. At first a full-size model, it became a mid-size for the rest of its run. For a time, you could get the El Camino as a… more»
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1968 Ford XL GT 390 With Factory 4-Speed!
As has been with Ford and Chevrolet over the years, they tended to match each other model for model. Case-in-point is the full-size models. When Chevy came out with the Impala, Ford soon followed with the Galaxie 500. When… more»
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Running Project: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
The first-generation Chevy Camaro (1967-69) proved to be a worthy adversary to the early Ford Mustangs. 850,000 copies in the first three years, included an extended 1969 run while the second-gen cars were delayed in getting into production. This… more»
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2 for 1 Project: 1959 Nash Metropolitan
The Metropolitan was a British-made, 2-seat subcompact that was built largely for consumption in the U.S. between 1953-61. It was a product of the Austin Motor Co. and was the first post-war American car whose principal target audience was… more»
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440 V8 6-Pack: 1970 Dodge Charger R/T
The 1966-67 Chargers didn’t sell all that well, perhaps because they looked like overgrown pony cars. The Charger was redesigned in 1968 along with all the other B-bodied Chrysler products and the nameplate finally took off, more than tripling… more»
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Barn Find Judge: 1969 Pontiac GTO
If you’re a product of the 1950s/60s, you likely remember Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and the Sammy Davis, Jr. bit, “Here Comes the Judge!” Pontiac’s marketing people were so smitten with it and the authoritarian message it conveyed that… more»
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34k Mile Nova Alternative: 1974 Buick Apollo
In the early 1970s, Buick needed a compact car to compete across all lines (the imported Opels weren’t getting the job done). So, in 1973, they cloned the popular Chevy Nova and called it Apollo, named after the Greek… more»
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Indy 500 Pace Car: 1990 Chevrolet Beretta GT
The Chevy Beretta was an FWD, 2-door sports coupe built between 1987-96. It was designed by the same folks who brought you the Camaro and Corvette of the same era. It was built on the L-body platform that also… more»
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Stroker V8: 1970 Plymouth Road Runner
The first generation of the Plymouth Road Runner would wrap up in 1970. That would include the only year of the famous Superbird. Production would be down over 1969 as demand in the muscle car industry, in general, was… more»
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Estate Garage Find: 1973 Ford Pinto Squire
The era of the wood-bodied station wagons (aka woodies) ended in the early 1950s, but the visual would live on for decades. Various manufacturers would offer wagons with simulated wood grain paneling on the doors, fenders, tailgates, and other… more»
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Modified Police V8: 1979 Dodge Lil’ Red Express
Dodge has always been the performance division of Chrysler, so when interest in muscle cars waned through the 1970s, Dodge went a different direction. They built a limited-edition pick-up truck that was unlike anything else in their portfolio and… more»
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Rare Find: 1954 Fageol Freighter
Around the time of World War I, three brothers named Fageol got into the farm tractor building business. They would diversify over time and eventually produce buses and vans under the Twin Coach Motor Company name. The Fageol Freighter… more»
