First Year GOAT: 1964 Pontiac GTO

First generation Pontiac GTOs are largely credited with popularizing the muscle car movement of the 1960s. It would be one of four similar cars launched by General Motors in 1964, but the GTO captured the most attention. From the… more»

350 V8 Daily Driver: 1971 Chevrolet Camaro

The second generation of the popular Chevy Camaro debuted for 1970, but it was several months late in coming due to production delays (this affected the Pontiac Firebird as well). But the end was result was a sleeker looking… more»

C1 Project: 1962 Chevrolet Corvette

Looking back, it’s hard to imagine that the first generation of the Corvette lasted 10 model years. Of course, it took a while for it to catch on and it was touch and go until 1956. 1962 would be… more»

Airport Coach: 1961 Pontiac Catalina Safari

Given the attrition that occurs over 60 years, you don’t see all that many 1961 cars these days. But you almost never see one that was converted into a coach to transport passengers to and from the airport. Such… more»

Plum Crazy! 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T

From what we can piece together, this was an original 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T that was tagged for a restoration and the owner changed his mind after the work was started. Given that Challenger production was down in ’71,… more»

Tri-Five Wagon: 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad

No production run of cars is likely more popular today than the 1955-57 Chevrolets, which became known as the Tri Fives. Out of nearly five million built, the rarest and perhaps most desirable today is the Nomad sport wagon,… more»

14k Miles! 1968 Chevrolet Corvair 500

By 1968, the Chevy Corvair was in wind-down mode. After selling as many as 329,000 copies in one year, sales were down to just 15,000 in ’68, the next-to-last year the car was offered. While Ralph Nader is largely… more»

RS/SS Optioned: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS 350

General Motors joined the “pony car” frenzy in 1967 with both the Chevy Camaro and Pontiac Firebird. And the Bow Tie guys put up some strong numbers in their car’s first outing at more than 285,000 units. Super Sport… more»

V8 Street Rod Potential? 1958 Ford Custom 300

The Custom name returned to the Ford line-up in 1957 after a one-year absence. The Custom and Custom 300 were positioned below the more upscale Fairlane and Fairlane 500 models. While the Custom was largely intended for fleet use,… more»

1 of 83: 1971 Dodge Challenger Convertible

The Challenger was in its second year in 1971. Dodge had finally joined the pony car fracas the year before, giving it a new body only shared with the Plymouth Barracuda (although all the sheet metal was separate). Production… more»

1 of 117: 1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible

For those who remember the 1950s Chrysler show car, the Firearrow, this automobile is even better! The Dual-Ghia was built between 1956-58 by Dual Motors with only 117 of them ever seeing the light of day. The car was… more»

Tweaked 396 V8! 1967 Chevrolet Caprice

The Caprice was born in 1965 as a counter measure to the new Ford LTD. It was a gussied-up Impala at first before becoming a series of its own a year later. It was the most well-appointed Chevrolet that… more»

Easy Project? 1964 Ford Fairlane 500

For most of the 1950s, most U.S. automobile manufacturers offered just one size of the car. Then in the late 1950s, the compact was born. And by the early 1960s, there were three including the intermediate. For 1962, the… more»

25k Mile Survivor: 1970 Ford Maverick

One of the few downsides for Ford of the incredible sales success of the Mustang in the 1960s was that it took the wind out of the sail of the car it was based upon, the Falcon. And competition… more»

Cheap Project! 1976 AMC Pacer X

The AMC Pacer is a hard car to forget. It had a most unusual shape with its “jellybean” styling, a variety of nicknames like “The Flying Fishbowl” and played a key role in the Wayne’s World movies. This ’76… more»

Full Size Fun! 1975 AMC Matador 360

This is one of those cars that you either love – or you don’t. After being AMC’s mid-size entry from 1971-73 (replacing the Rebel that replaced the Classic), the Matador was a full-size car for the rest of its… more»

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