Due to a strategic miscue by Chrysler executives, Dodge had no traditional full-size cars to sell for 1962. They reacted in record time and by mid-year Dodge had the Custom 880 which was a mix of the Chrysler Newport… more»
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1of 294: 1968 AMC Rebel SST Convertible
By 1968, American Motors offered only one convertible across all its product lines and it would be in the Rebel intermediate. The Rebel shared its platform with the more upscale Ambassador, which rode on a longer wheelbase. The number… more»
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Older Restoration: 1970 Pontiac GTO
By 1970, fortunes were changing in the muscle car scene as growing competition and rising insurance premiums were taking buyers in different directions. The reputed leader of the genre, the GTO, remained in third place in sales among mid-size… more»
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Could You Fix It? 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS
Chevrolet would have a big year in 1964 with the launch of the new mid-size Chevelle. Ironically, the Chevelle had similar dimensions to the full-size 1957 Bel Air. Quieter news was that the Impala Super Sport (SS) would become… more»
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53k Mile Survivor: 1973 Buick Century
The Century nameplate had three separate stints at Buick from 1936-42, then again from 1954-58 and finally from 1973-05. The latter occurred with the rollout of GM’s Colonnade design and styling that began with the third generation in 1973…. more»
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GTO Clone: 1974 Pontiac Ventura Shed Find
The GTO is credited with starting the mid-size muscle car craze in 1964. But a decade later, higher insurance premiums, more stringent emissions controls and rising gas prices signaled the end of the line for the GTO (and others… more»
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Rolling Project: 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback
By 1968, the pony car market that Ford is credited with starting was flooded with competitors, and yet the Mustang was still the best selling of the genre. One similar in appearance to the example seen above, albeit in… more»
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Pace Car Replica: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible
Automobile manufacturers capitalize on their annual provision of pace and festival cars for the Indianapolis 500 by building replicas for John Q. Public. In the case of the 1969 Camaro, which served in that role for the second time… more»
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Alley Find: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
The Chevelle SS 396 was a series of its own in 1966-68 during the heyday of the mid-size muscle car era. For 1969 – the second year of the second generation of the Chevelle – it would revert to… more»
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1957 Ford Fairlane Skyliner Retractable 390
Sometimes a car maker comes up with an idea, puts it into production, and a market either materializes or it doesn’t. Ford’s marketing gurus probably did their homework on the retractable hardtop concept, which had only been done one… more»
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Same Family Since New: 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Chevy introduced the Monte Carlo in 1970 as its entrant into the world of personal luxury cars. During its lifetime, the MC would share its underpinnings with either the Pontiac Grand Prix or other GM intermediates. The early Monte… more»
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Stored 30 Years: 1959 Chevrolet Apache 32
The Apache was Chevy’s light-duty pickup truck as part of the Task Force series between 1955-59. They were the successor to the Advance Design collection which went into production after World War II. This edition from 1959 is an… more»
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440 EFI V8: 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda
The Barracuda finally broke free of its lineage to the Plymouth Valiant in 1970 with an all-new E-body platform that would be shared with the new Dodge Challenger. Sales perked up by a third over 1969 to fall yet… more»
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Low Mile: 1970 Buick LeSabre
The Buick LeSabre was part of the full-size Buick line-up from 1959-05, making it one of the most enduring nameplates in Detroit. It was usually the entry-level model and you could work your way up to the Electra 225… more»
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One Year Wonder: 1991 Nissan Figaro
The Nissan Figaro was a fixed-profile, right-hand-drive small convertible that was built for the home market for a single season, 1991. Exterior colors were limited to one for each of the four climate seasons: Topaz Mist (Autumn), Emerald Green… more»
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Stored 40 Years: 1963 Studebaker Avanti R1
By the early 1960s, Studebaker-Packard’s finances had weakened again, and they needed a Hail Mary or two in order to stay afloat. Conceived on a cocktail napkin in 1961 and put into production just 15 months later, the Avanti… more»
