The Montclair was Mercury’s mid-range full-size product sandwiched between the Monterey and Parklane in 1965. The 4-door sedan, like the seller’s example, came with the “Breezeway” rear window which meant the glass was lowered and raised by the flick… more»
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Cheap Wheels Project: 1980 Pontiac Sunbird
The 1976-80 Sunbird was Pontiac’s version of the Chevrolet Monza. It used the same GM H-body platform which had roots in the 1970s ill-fated Chevy Vega. The seller offers a 1980 notchback coupe, though a hatchback/fastback version was also… more»
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Running Project: 1972 Datsun 240Z
The Nissan Fairlady Z was one of the Japanese answers to the British sports cars of the 1960s. When the car made it to the U.S. in 1970, it was marketed as the Datsun 240Z (for its 2.4-liter inline-4… more»
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Rare Pony: 1978 Ford Mustang King Cobra
Ford redesigned the Mustang pony car in 1974 to eliminate the size and weight it had accumulated over the years. It was a sales success because the Mustang II happened to come along just as the OPEC oil embargo… more»
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Numbers Matching Project: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
In 1972, the Chevy Chevelle was still one of America’s best-selling cars. More than 207,500 Malibu Sport Coupes were built with a V8 engine, including the seller’s car. And, refreshingly, it’s not been taken down the path of a… more»
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Former Show Car? 1973 Dodge Challenger
The original Dodge Challenger came late to the “pony car” wars of the late 1960s. In fact, the Challenger didn’t arrive until the 1970 model year and only lasted five years. This rusty 1973 Challenger looks like it was… more»
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1-Owner Time Capsule: 1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88
After 1975, the only new convertible you could buy that was made by General Motors was a Cadillac. And that would go away the next year. Of course, the convertible would find new success down the road, but that’s… more»
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Survivor or Older Restoration? 1961 Mercury Comet
FOMOCO introduced two compact cars in 1960. One was the Ford Falcon, the other the Comet, sold by Mercury. It was envisioned to be an Edsel product, but when that division closed up shop, it ran without divisional badging… more»
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Leading the Compact Revolution: 1958 Rambler American
AMC’s 1958 American compact was a resurrection of the earlier and mid-1950s Rambler, whose tooling was in storage. The launch of the little car enabled American Motors to be the only domestic automaker to post a boost in sales… more»
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Nearing The End: 1965 Studebaker Lark
By 1965, Studebaker Corp. was treading on very thin ice. U.S. production was canceled in 1964 and left Studebaker of Canada to soldier on. The number of models offered had been slashed (no more Gran Turismo or Avani products)…. more»
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Honda Valkyrie Tryke: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
Here’s what has to be a one-of-a-kind. A 1998 Honda Valkyrie motorcycle converted into a 3-wheel tryke that looks like a 1969 Chevy Camaro (from the front). We’d love to know how and why this was done, but –… more»
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Custom El Chariot: 1991 Buick Roadmaster
The Roadmaster from 1991 to 1996 was the last of Buick’s really big full-size vehicles. Available as a 4-door sedan or station wagon, they were more than 18 feet in length riding on a rear-wheel-drive platform. This 1991 edition… more»
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Roller Wagon Project: 1967 Pontiac Tempest
Pontiac introduced the Tempest in 1961 but shifted it to a mid-size platform three years later. Until 1971, the Tempest would be the entry-level intermediate to the more upscale LeMans. This 1967 edition is a 4-door station wagon that… more»
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Trailer Find: 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Chevrolet introduced the Monte Carlo in 1970 as its foray into the personal luxury car segment of the market. Other GM divisions had been fielding entries for years like the Pontiac Grand Prix and Buick Riviera. It was very… more»
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Restored 8-Pack! 1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring
The Satellite was Plymouth’s premium mid-size car from 1965 to 1974. They were redesigned in 1971, and hardtops were treated to styling different from the sedans and wagons. This 1972 Satellite Sebring left the factory with a basic 318… more»
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348 V8 Some Mods: 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad
The Chevy Nomad nameplate is usually associated with iconic 2-door Sport Wagons of 1955-57. But Chevrolet would apply the moniker to 4-door wagons from 1958 to 1961 and again from 1968 to 1972 (as Chevelles). From Gorham, New Hampshire,… more»
