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»
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Forgotten Find: 1956 Continental Mk II
Few may remember the short-lived Continental division that Ford created in the mid-1950s. The Continental Mk II would be its one and only model, built for 1956-57. Their goal was to build the finest car made in America, but… more»
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350 V8 Survivor: 1970 Chevrolet Nova
The Nova began as the Chevy II in 1962 as Chevrolet’s more conventional entry in the compact market space (the other was the Corvair and conventional is not the word to describe it). By the end of the decade,… more»
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Shelby Throwback: 1976 Ford Mustang Cobra II
While the name had been a part of Ford heritage for several years, it didn’t become an established brand within the Mustang line-up until 1976. By then, the sub-compact Mustang II had been out a couple of years, so… more»
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1 Of 2? 1963 Behrens Roadster
Kit cars were all the rage in the 1960s and 1970s. Several prominent names often come to mind, like the Meyers Manx, Blakely Bantam, Bradley GT and McBurnie Ferrari 250 GTO. But the Behrens is not a name I… more»
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Swedish Survivor: 1970 Volvo P1800S
The Volvo P1800 was a 2+2, touring car that was built by Volvo Cars between 1961-73. It was made famous on television as driven by Roger Moore in the spy-type show The Saint from 1962-69. As was common at… more»
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2 for 1: 1969 Honda CT70 Trail Bikes
Honda’s CT70 was introduced in 1969 as a larger version of the popular Honda Z50 “Monkey Bike”. The initials CT were an abbreviation for “Cub Trail,” a small trail bike designed to be inexpensive to buy, simple to ride… more»
