The Comet was Mercury’s entrance into the compact car scene. Based on the 1960 Falcon, the Comet was a line of its own until Mercury badging was added in 1962. The 1965 model, like the one for sale, took… more»
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Rusty Gold? 1963 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible
The Ninety-Eight (aka 98) was Oldsmobile’s top model for 56 years, covering the period 1940-96. The 1963 version, like the one for sale, was part of the seventh generation, 1961-64. These were large, majestic cars, about as big as… more»
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Original 327 V8: 1963 Impala SS
Chevrolet added the Super Sport or SS option to the Impala beginning in 1961. While engine choices were pretty much left to the buyer, the SS came with special body and interior trim, power steering, power brakes, full SS… more»
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Last Registered In ’80: 1970 Plymouth Duster 340
The Plymouth Duster 340 is a prime example of where compact car meets muscle car. To bolster sales of its Valiant – which looked a lot like a librarian’s car – they came up with the Duster fastback that… more»
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Rare 1957 Pontiac Safari Wagon Project
In 1955, Chevrolet and Pontiac pooled their resources to come up with a special line of 2-door station wagons. Chevy’s version would become the now-iconic Nomad, while Pontiac called theirs Safari. 65 years later, the Nomad is better known,… more»
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Convertible Package: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro + 1970 Chevrolet Malibu
The seller offers an interesting combination of cars for sale. One is a 1969 Camaro, likely an SS350 and probably worth more. The other is 1970 Chevelle Malibu, but with a six-cylinder engine that was built in lower quantities…. more»
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Chevy V8: 1965 Studebaker Cruiser
By the time the 1965 Studebaker models went on sale, their South Bend, Indiana plant had closed, and all production transferred to Hamilton, Ontario. And with it went Studebaker’s source of engines, so the 1965-66 models were powered by… more»
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Cheap 1971 Dodge Demon Project
Plymouth had a hit on their hands in 1970 with the Duster, so Dodge lobbied for their own version and the Dodge Demon was introduced for 1971. The name would carry on for two years and morph into the… more»
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Spins Tires Into 2nd: Vortec-Powered 1978 Buick Skylark
The Skylark name was a part of the Buick roster on and off between 1946 and 1998, usually a compact or intermediate car. For its third generation (1975-79), the Skylark shared its platform with the last rear-wheel drive Chevy… more»
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Rare 1963 Studebaker Avanti R1
On a shoestring budget and with the clock ticking, Studebaker cooked up one of the most iconic cars of the 1960s, the Avanti. It was both beautiful and powerful and – if it had been designed by any of… more»
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Farm Find: 1950 Chevrolet 3600 Truck
The “Advance-Design” series of light and medium-duty trucks was Chevrolet’s first major redesign after World War II. They debuted for 1947 and changed little over the next eight years. They were popular enough to be the best-selling trucks in… more»
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4X4 Project: 1972 Ford Bronco
After being absent from the market for more than 20 years, Ford is bringing back the Bronco in 2021 as a mid-sized SUV derived from the new Ford Ranger. The original Bronco was launched in 1966 to compete with… more»
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401 V-8: 1973 AMC Gremlin X + Levi
The Gremlin was the quirky little car that AMC managed to sell more than 670,000 of in the 1970s. One of the coolest versions was the Gremlin X, which could be combined with a Levi’s option package and a… more»
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Cheap Cosworth: 1976 Chevrolet Vega + Parts Car
The Vega will not go down in the history books as Chevrolet’s finest hour. It was a car hurried into production that ended up having a lot of problems. But one car from the Vega’s eight-year run has surfaced… more»
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Stored Since ’78: 1963 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk
The 1962-64 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk (or GT Hawk) was the last iteration of the Golden Hawk series that began in 1956. As development dollars were few in the last days at Studebaker, designer Brooks Stevens pulled off a… more»
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Possible Z/28? 1970 Chevrolet Camaro RS
1970 was the year of the first redesign of the successful Chevy Camaro. It was launched in 1967 as a counter-measure against the wildly popular Ford Mustang. It was sleeker than before and sold so well that the second… more»
