If you’re a product of the 1950s/60s, you likely remember Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and the Sammy Davis, Jr. bit, “Here Comes the Judge!” Pontiac’s marketing people were so smitten with it and the authoritarian message it conveyed that… more»
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34k Mile Nova Alternative: 1974 Buick Apollo
In the early 1970s, Buick needed a compact car to compete across all lines (the imported Opels weren’t getting the job done). So, in 1973, they cloned the popular Chevy Nova and called it Apollo, named after the Greek… more»
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Indy 500 Pace Car: 1990 Chevrolet Beretta GT
The Chevy Beretta was an FWD, 2-door sports coupe built between 1987-96. It was designed by the same folks who brought you the Camaro and Corvette of the same era. It was built on the L-body platform that also… more»
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Stroker V8: 1970 Plymouth Road Runner
The first generation of the Plymouth Road Runner would wrap up in 1970. That would include the only year of the famous Superbird. Production would be down over 1969 as demand in the muscle car industry, in general, was… more»
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Estate Garage Find: 1973 Ford Pinto Squire
The era of the wood-bodied station wagons (aka woodies) ended in the early 1950s, but the visual would live on for decades. Various manufacturers would offer wagons with simulated wood grain paneling on the doors, fenders, tailgates, and other… more»
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Modified Police V8: 1979 Dodge Lil’ Red Express
Dodge has always been the performance division of Chrysler, so when interest in muscle cars waned through the 1970s, Dodge went a different direction. They built a limited-edition pick-up truck that was unlike anything else in their portfolio and… more»
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Rare Find: 1954 Fageol Freighter
Around the time of World War I, three brothers named Fageol got into the farm tractor building business. They would diversify over time and eventually produce buses and vans under the Twin Coach Motor Company name. The Fageol Freighter… more»
Unfinished Wagon: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle
More times than not when a second-generation Chevelle pops up for sale, it’s usually an SS 396 or 454. Or at the very least a Malibu. This is vehicle is the latter, but as a station wagon that was… more»
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30k Mile Project: 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
The second-generation Chevy Camaro’s enjoyed a long run from 1970-81. Because the car was all-new in 1970, the 1971 models were little changed. The big news for ’71 was that the engines were detuned to be able to use… more»
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34k Mile Survivor: 1974 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1974 was a down model year for most of Detroit’s larger cars, thanks to the OPEC oil embargo the previous year. That turn of events sent buyers scurrying to smaller, more fuel-efficient automobiles. The Chevy Monte Carlo was all-new… more»
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1 of 96: 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30
Oldsmobile got into the mid-size muscle car movement in 1964 with the 4-4-2 (or 442) based on the Cutlass. It was every bit as potent as any of the rest of its corporate cousins. The W-30 option, which became… more»
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Time Capsule? 1972 Chevrolet Impala
The fifth generation of the Chevy Impala was built between 1971-76, after which they would be downsized from their peak size of 227 inches overall. The Impala, though behind the Caprice in the amenities department, would continue to be… more»
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Panther Pink Project: 1970 Dodge Challenger 340
Chrysler’s “Hi-Impact” paint colors were all the rage in the early 1970s. And one of the most daring – and fewest produced – was Panther Pink. Out of the nearly 65,000 of the new Dodge Challengers built for 1970,… more»
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Dusty Garage Find: 1991 Nissan 300ZX
The 300ZX was an evolution of the 240Z that took the sports car market by storm in the early 1970s. It was built across two generations between 1983-01 but only sold in the U.S. in 1984-96. The car was… more»
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17k Mile Survivor: 1978 Chrysler LeBaron
Chrysler reinvented the LeBaron name in 1977 after the demise of the Imperial. As downsizing was all the rage by then, the new LeBaron would use the same platform as the Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volare but with sheet metal of… more»
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Rare Overdrive: 1964 MGB
Built between 1962-80, the MGB was a 2-door sports car first manufactured by the British Motor Corporation (BMC). It replaced the MGA that had been produced from 1955 until the release of the MGB. This one from 1964 is… more»
