The Super Sport was born in 1961 as a performance edition of the Chevy Impala with bigger engines and limited production. For 1962 and beyond, the SS became more mainstream and an appearance package with any engine choice. The… more»
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4-Door Road Runner? 1970 Plymouth Satellite
Plymouth’s Road Runner took the muscle car scene by storm in 1968, but they were only available as coupes and hardtops (a convertible would come later). No 4-door sedans. Those were family cars right, not for the audience that… more»
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396 V8 Power! 1968 Chevrolet Caprice
The 1968 model year would be the fourth for the Chevy Caprice and its third as a standalone series. It was introduced in 1965 as a gussied-up version of the Impala, just as Ford did with the Galaxie and… more»
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Super Duty V8: 1973 Pontiac Trans Am
The 1973 model year would be four years before the first Smokey & The Bandit movie that would turn the Pontiac Trans Am into an instant star. So, its sales volume had not yet exploded and 1973 would be… more»
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Rough Project: 1968 Pontiac GTO
Who can forget the GTO, Pontiac’s mid-size that kicked off the muscle car craze of the 1960s and 1970s? The car began as an option on the LeMans and became a series of its own in 1966. All of… more»
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Extensive Montana Collection of Cars and Trucks
Located outside of Great Falls, Montana lies a collection of 415 cars, trucks, farm implements, and even a bridge, all for sale. Some are stored indoors and probably run, but the rest are outdoors and may have been there… more»
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3 for 1: Trio of Metropolitans
The Metropolitan was a small economy car, a subcompact before the term was even invented. It was built in England for American Motors between 1953-61. Early editions would be badged as both Nash and Hudson automobiles and later as… more»
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Parked Since Y2K: 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix
The Grand Prix (GP) was a new model in 1962, a performance-oriented personal luxury car. Along with the GTO, it was spearheaded by none other than John DeLorean who wanted to position Pontiac as the GM car with muscle…. more»
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24 Year Barn Find: 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass
While the Olds Cutlass had been around since 1961 as a compact, its promotion to an intermediate got the sales machine turning. By the 1980s, it became the best-selling car in America. Its third-generation covered the model years 1968-72… more»
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33k Mile Survivor: 1977 Chrysler Cordoba
Do you remember the TV commercials from the 1970s where Ricardo Montalban was hawking the new Chrysler Cordoba with its “rich Corinthian leathers? Before you get all excited, it was real leather alright, but the Corinthian part was just… more»
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Lead Sled Prospect? 1950 Mercury Coupe
The first postwar Mercury was introduced in 1949 and ran through 1951. They were called the Mercury Eight the first year (as a nod to their flatbed V8 engine), dropping the Eight portion of the name after that. These… more»
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Air-Cooled Station Wagon: 1962 Chevrolet Corvair
In the late 1950s, most U.S. automobile companies were preparing to field a compact car, a market segment largely created by a growing interest in imports. Chevrolet’s entry was different from the other domestics with its rear-mounted, air-cooled engine… more»
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Story: Saving This 1970 Chevelle Super Sport
Barn Finds reader Daryl Roe recently shared with us his experience to help bring a 1970 Chevelle SS back to life. A neighbor’s family was beginning to sell off pieces of their automobile collection due to health issues. Daryl… more»
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Same Family Since New: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
In 1954 the Corvette was in its second year of production, after just 300 copies were built the year before. The car was in danger of cancellation at the end of each of its first three years, but the… more»
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Stalled Project: 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Seville
The Eldorado Seville’s of 1957-58 are perhaps the most spectacular cars that Cadillac built in that decade. Styling was bold, especially in the back half of the car, and they were loaded with creature comforts. This ‘58 edition gained… more»
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1 of 623: 1950 DeSoto Custom Suburban
The 1950 Desoto Suburban was perfect for transporting the Waltons or the Brady Bunch. It sat nine people, including the driver, on three bench seats. But with a wheelbase of 140 inches and 224 inches in length, it probably… more»
