The Rambler Classic was American Motors’ mid-size car between 1961 and 1966. After a major redesign in 1963 that earned it Motor Trend’s “Car of the Year” Award, the Classic (and Ambassador) got a serious facelift in 1965/66. Few… more»
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Running Project: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T
The Dodge Challenger was the last entry in the “pony car” market credited to the popular Ford Mustang (though the Plymouth Barracuda arrived 17 days earlier). It was in production for five years (1970 to 1974), sharing its new… more»
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Nicest One Left? 1976 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega
Chevrolet built more than two million copies of its Vega subcompact from 1971 to 1977. But only about 3,500 of them will likely ever be considered collectible. That small group is the high-performance Cosworth Vega produced only in 1975… more»
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8k-Mile Survivor: 1987 Buick Regal Turbo-T
In the 1980s, Buick produced several turbo-charged versions of its mid-size Regal sport coupe. The most well-known was the Grand National, built in 1982 and again from 1984 to 1987. One of the rarest was the Turbo-T, offered only… more»
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For Sale as a “Kit”: 1957 BMW Isetta 300
The Isetta was designed in Italy in the early 1950s as a microcar that would carry two passengers. The single door opened outward from the front and its overall shape was that of a “bubble car.” It was built… more»
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1969 AMC AMX Parts Car 390 V8
American Motors introduced two new cars in 1968, the Javelin and AMX. The former was a “pony car” designed in the hot market space the Ford Mustang is credited with creating. The latter was a GT-style 2-seat muscle car… more»
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327 V8: 1968 Chevrolet Impala SS New Paint
The Super Sport was one of Chevrolet’s success stories of the 1960s. It began as a performance/ appearance option on the full-size Impala, then branched out to the compact Nova and mid-size Chevelle. While you see plenty of the… more»
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318 V8 With Mods! 1972 Plymouth Scamp
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” is a famous quote from author Oscar Wilde. And that also applies to divisions of automobile manufacturers. Case in point is the Plymouth Scamp, a 2-door hardtop inspired by the successful Dodge… more»
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Reborn Barn Find: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500
Two of the three U.S. automobile giants went for the “low and long” look in 1957. Products from both Ford and Chrysler were suddenly different and dramatic in appearance from the warmed-over models from General Motors. This enabled Ford… more»
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Unfinished Business: 1964 Dodge Polara
In the 1960s, the Polara was Dodge’s version of the Chevy Impala and the Ford Galaxie. The 1964 edition was the last of those ill-fated Chrysler products that were downsized in 1962 due to bad intelligence. But with a… more»
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Show Winner? 1962 Mercury Meteor
The Meteor was a short-lived FOMOCO nameplate in the U.S. but well-applied in Canada. Mercury used it for just three years, two as a mid-size like this well-healed 1962 edition. Paired with the Fairlane at Ford, the Meteor was… more»
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Fully-Assembled Kit Car: 1970 Bradley GT
Bradley Automotive was a producer of fiberglass kits and (to a lesser extent) complete kit cars in the 1970s. The GT, based on a Volkswagen Beetle chassis, was their first and most popular model. The company had a complicated… more»
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60-Year Survivor: 1965 AMC Classic 770
In 1965, American Motors continued to use the Rambler nameplate on its products. That would change in 1967 when only the American was so branded (then gone altogether when that little car was cancelled in 1969). This 1965 Rambler… more»
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Not an SS Clone: 1972 Chevrolet Nova
The 1968 to 1972 generation of the Chevrolet Nova is one of the most-cloned muscle cars from that era. So, it’s refreshing when we run across one that is not a tribute, like this 1972 example of the 2-door… more»
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1 of 832 Project: 1969 Buick GS Stage I
Muscle cars were all the rage in 1969, especially with mid-size automobiles. Over at General Motors, you had the Pontiac GTO, Chevy Chevelle SS, Oldsmobile 442, and Buick’s Gran Sport (or GS). The GS was the most opulent of… more»
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Work-In-Process: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
The Chevrolet Chevelle remained at the top of the mid-size sales chart in 1971 though demand had softened. A styling update brought single headlights to the party where duals had resided since the car was launched in 1964. This… more»
