The Dodge Viper came to exist because Chrysler executives wanted to breathe new life into the Dodge brand as a builder of performance-oriented cars. The first Vipers would roll off the assembly line in 1992 after four years of… more»
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Restore or Parts Car? 1967 Toyota Crown
Toyota first entered the U.S. market in 1958 – and sold a whopping 288 cars in its first year. The off-road Land Cruiser would largely carry the Toyota flag in America until the mid-1960s when smaller, imported vehicles (besides… more»
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Big-Block Survivor: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 Fastback
Ford Motor Co. redesigned their full-size cars for 1965 and brought out the LTD to raise the level of comfort to their products. This included the Galaxie 500 whose advertising proclaimed that these cars were quieter than a Rolls-Royce,… more»
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460 Interceptor V8: 1973 Ford Gran Torino
In the 1970s, if you were shopping for a mid-size muscle car at your local Ford dealer, the Gran Torino is probably what the salesman showed you. While the Torino nameplate had been at Ford since 1968, the Gran… more»
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Rally Sport Package: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
The Chevy Camaro was in its third year of production in 1969 and had helped slow down sales of the popular Ford Mustang pony car. The ‘69s would see extended assembly line time as the all-new 1970 Camaro’s were… more»
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Rolling Project: 1958 Studebaker Silver Hawk
From 1956 to 1964, Studebaker produced several cars that were part of the Hawk “family,” which found their roots in the Champion line from the early 1950s. The Silver Hawk was a pillared version of the Raymond Loewy-designed cars… more»
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One Year Wonder: 1955 Studebaker President Speedster
The Speedster was a mid-year entry for 1955 that was largely a Studebaker President State 2-door hardtop that had a lot of bling that would otherwise have cost extra. The company restyled its cars for ’55 and went with… more»
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Small-Block Project: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
The styling of the second-generation Chevelle’s (1968-72) helped them become “America’s Best-Selling Mid-Size.” Excluding the Monte Carlo, which was lumped in with Chevelle production, more than 443,000 were sold at the mid-way point, the 1970 model year. The 2-door… more»
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Tri-Power 406 V8: 1960 Ford Starliner
Ford brought out the Starliner for 1960-61 as the fastback version of their Galaxie line of full-size cars. With its expansive glass and thin roof pillars, Chevy would copy the look in 1961-62 first with the Impala, then the… more»
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Storage Unit Find: 1965 Ford Mustang
From the looks of things, this ’65 Mustang has been off the road for quite some time. And yet the list of things that have been done to it is extensive. It’s a work-in-progress that has gained a 302… more»
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Two Owner: 1968 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe
All of General Motors’ mid-size cars got redesigned for 1968, including the Chevy Malibu, the top-of-the-line Chevelle. The second generation, 1968-72, helped make the name Chevelle synonymous with “muscle car” to many, although Chevrolet sold a ton of regular… more»
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Ghostbusters Tribute! 1959 Pontiac Ambulance
Superior Coach Co. built quite a few ambulances and hearses between 1940 and 1980. They had a propensity for General Motors products, like this one which was based on a 1959 Pontiac Bonneville. We’re told it was used as… more»
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48k Mile Convertible: 1965 Plymouth Satellite
Plymouth rolled out the Satellite in 1965 as an up-market version of the Belvedere, filling a role similar to the Sport Fury in the senior line-up. It was reserved for just hardtops and convertibles and could be gotten with… more»
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360 V8 Survivor: 1971 AMC Javelin SST
More than three years after the Ford led the new “pony car” market with its Mustang, American Motors got into the fray with the Javelin (and to some extent, its GT variant, the AMX). The car was designed by… more»
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Big Block Convertible: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
One of the most popular muscle cars during that genre’s heyday was the Chevelle SS 396. With a big-block engine under the hood of a mid-size car, the Chevelle SS 396 had youthful buyers under its spell. But the… more»
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R2 Supercharger! 1963 Studebaker Avanti
If the Avanti was Studebaker’s Holy Grail, then the Avanti’s own masterpiece was the supercharged 289 V8 that went into just 40% of the cars that were produced. The first Avanti rolled off the assembly line in mid-1962 and… more»
