The Mustang would enter its fifth year in 1969 and saw its biggest styling update that year, although still on the Falcon platform it would use through 1973. The fastback would increase in popularity, going from 13% of production… more»
• For Sale • 42 Comments
302 V8 Survivor: 1976 Ford Mustang II
The auto that started the so-called “pony car” revolution would get reinvented a decade after its debut. The original Ford Mustang came out in 1964 as a 1965 model, but by 1973 had somehow lost its focus with gains… more»
• For Sale • 29 Comments
Customized Project: 1955 Ford Thunderbird
Offered up for sale are three “historical” vehicles said to have been customized by fabrication legend Gene Winfield and stored inside a trailer that may have once belonged to George Barris. Interesting credentials to say the least, but the… more»
• For Sale • 8 Comments
Garage Find Camper! 1977 Chevrolet G10 Van
The G10, sometimes known simply as the “Chevy Van”, was produced from 1964-96. It replaced the rear-engine Corvair Corvan/Greenbrier as well as the panel van version of the Chevy Suburban. These vans were often customized for personal use and… more»
• For Sale • 6 Comments
327 V8 Project: 1963 Chevrolet Corvette
The long-awaited second generation (C2) of the Chevy Corvette debuted for 1963. Almost everything about the car was new including the split-window coupe that represented about half the sales. But the convertible accounted for the other half and could… more»
• For Sale • 11 Comments
Project Sports Car: 1970 Lotus Europa S2
The Lotus Europa was a mid-engine, GT sports car built by Lotus Cars between 1966-75. There were two generations of the car, Series 1 and 2. Models made for the U.S. market had to be “federalized” to meet DOT… more»
• For Sale • 5 Comments
Corn Crib Find: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
From its introduction in 1964, the mid-size Chevelle was a big seller for Chevrolet, and 1971 was no exception. The upper-level Malibu outsold the rest of the series and the Sport Coupe alone accounted for more than a third… more»
• For Sale • 11 Comments
Only Two Owners: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
The 280ZX was an evolution of the 280Z which began as the 240Z in 1970. The popular Japanese sports car gave the imports from Europe a run for their money, and the automobile would help position Nissan as a… more»
• For Sale • 38 Comments
Nicest One Left? 1990 Yugo GVC Cabrio
The Yugo was a Fiat-based, Yugoslavian-built economy car that made its way to the U.S. in the mid-1980s thanks to entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin. The car quickly developed a reputation for poor build quality at a time when the bar… more»
• For Sale • 27 Comments
Grabber Blue! 1970 Ford Maverick
The Ford Maverick debuted five years to the day after the Mustang entered the automotive scene. And it would be almost as successful with 579,000 Mavericks produced for 1970 (the Mustang logged 619,000 units in 1965). It would also… more»
• For Sale • 34 Comments
Motorhome Tow Car: 1977 Ford Pinto
Ford introduced two cars back-to-back to do battle with both imports and domestic competitors. One was the compact Maverick for 1970, while the other was the subcompact Pinto for 1971. The Pinto would be a sales success at more… more»
• For Sale • 18 Comments
Airplane Hangar Find! 1960 Chevrolet Impala
When Chevrolet’s car line was redesigned for 1959, the Impala became the premium series. For its 1958 debut, the Impala was the top trim version of the Bel Air and only available as a hardtop or convertible. Fins were… more»
• For Sale • 9 Comments
Micro-Truck: 1970 Daihatsu HiJet
The Daihatsu Hijet is a cab-over microvan/pickup that has been in production in Japan since 1960. The name, when transliterated, is very similar to “Midget”. The brand was not well known in the U.S. until the late 1980s and… more»
• For Sale • 50 Comments
Bargain Bowtie? 1985 Chevrolet Citation II
The Citation, introduced in 1980, was Chevrolet’s first front-wheel-drive automobile. It was the successor to the Nova and was slotted between the Monza and Malibu. The car would be subject to several recalls during its six-year run. This ’85… more»
• For Sale • 39 Comments
Rare Rally 1.6 4-Speed? 1976 Chevrolet Chevette
After a rocky history with the Vega, Chevrolet was looking for its replacement by the mid-1970s. The result was the Chevette, a simple, no-frills subcompact car that would see more than seven million variants built around the world between… more»
• For Sale • 21 Comments
One-Owner Survivor: 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
At General Motors, the 1977 model year would be the only time that an intermediate model was larger in every dimension than a full-size model. Within Chevrolet, that meant the Monte Carlo was bigger than the B-body Impala/Caprice/Impala which… more»
