Beginning in 1967, GM had two entries to do battle with Ford’s popular Mustang: the Chevy Camaro and the Pontiac Firebird. As it turned out, the Firebird was more a competitor to the then-new Mercury Cougar. The car would… more»
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Spare Shell Included! 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback
In 1964-66, Ford couldn’t build the new Mustang fast enough. Assembling 1.3 million copies in a little more than two years is a herculean achievement in anybody’s book. The seller bought two of them, both fastbacks, with plans of… more»
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Jeep Conversion: 1976 AMC Hornet 4X4
You see some of the most interesting finds on Facebook Marketplace. Like this 1976 AMC Hornet whose shell has been transferred to a Jeep 4-wheel-drive platform. While this looks like a do-it-yourself-project, it’s not a far-fetched pairing since AMC… more»
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Shaker Hood: 1971 Ford Ranchero GT
The Ranchero was Ford’s “gentleman’s” pickup, a car-based truck like the Chevy El Camino it inspired. It launched in 1957 and would remain a part of the Ford line-up through 1979. At first, it was full-size, then a compact,… more»
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Pierre Cardin Edition: 1973 AMC Javelin AMX
After 1970, the AMX became a performance option on the Javelin, gaining a back seat in the process. It stayed that way through 1974 when AMC got out of the pony car business due to a saturated market and… more»
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400 Miles? 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Convertible
By 1975, word had gotten out that the convertible was about to be extinct at General Motors. Except for Cadillac, all divisions folded their tents and only the luxury marque would field a drop-top for ’76 before being done,… more»
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Take Your Pick: Fiat or Volkswagen
Amidst a warehouse full of vintage cars, this seller has identified three that are for sale. Two are of Italian origin (Fiat Spyder, 1200 and 1500) and the other is from Germany (VW Karmann Ghia). All three of these… more»
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Rare Sun Coupe: 1972 Buick Skylark
In 1972, Buick Skylark buyers had not one, but two choices, if they wanted some open air with their new car. The first was to buy a convertible, which was discontinued the following year. Or a Sun Coupe, which… more»
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Two-Owner Mopar: 1972 Dodge Challenger
The Dodge Boys wouldn’t field a “pony car” until 1970, which made them the last major manufacturer to do so. The new Challenger shared its new E-body platform with the Plymouth Barracuda, which had finally shed its lineage with… more»
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Mustang Dry Run? 1963 Ford Falcon Futura
For its first three model years, the Ford’s compact Falcon would get by with six-cylinder power under the hood. But that would change in the middle of the 1963 model year when a 260 cubic inch “Windsor” V8 would… more»
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Original Survivor? 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad
When Chevy’s line of cars was redesigned in 1955, they added two new editions: the upscale Bel Air model and the Bel Air Nomad, a 2-door sport wagon. The latter was based in part on a 1954 Corvette show… more»
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Stash Of Old Cars Discovered In Brazil
A group of curious teenagers found an old building in the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil too tempting to leave alone, so they broke in to see what was there. To their amazement, they found dozens of old cars… more»
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Movie Star Car: 1975 AMC Gremlin
AMC didn’t have deep pockets, so when the imported sub-compacts started to pick up sales steam in the late 1960s, what were they to do? AMC responded by taking its new Hornet and removing 12 inches from the mid-section… more»
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Turbocharged! 1989 Pontiac Sunbird GT
The Sunbird was Pontiac’s sub-compact car between 1976-94. It was produced over 2 ½ generations, with the half being a facelift on the 1982-88 editions. The GT joined the line-up in 1986, powered by a 1.8-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine… more»
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Trailer Find: 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS
Chevrolet introduced the Super Sport in 1961 as a limited production performance car with loads of horsepower. For the next year, they elected to go with sporty good looks with a lesser emphasis on what was under the hood…. more»
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Drop-Top 390 V8 Project: 1966 Mercury Comet Caliente
From 1960-65, the Comet was Mercury’s compact car offering and lived in the shadows of the Ford Falcon, which sold in much greater numbers. For 1966, Mercury would go in a different direction and promote the Comet to intermediate… more»
