Early Bird: 1955 Ford Thunderbird

Many think the Ford Thunderbird was conceived to directly compete as a sportscar against the Chevrolet Corvette. However, it really was one of the first personal luxury cars on the market, albeit a two-seater. The T-Bird was named after… more»

Worth Restoring? 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Wagon

1967. The year of the first Super Bowl. The year of the Apollo 1 fire. The year the first Boeing 737 took flight. The year the controversial Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour debuted on CBS. And the year that Oldsmobile… more»

396 Parts Car: 1965 Chevrolet Impala

1965 was a banner year for Chevrolet. They introduced their new full-size cars and the machines sold like hotcakes. Chevy set a sales record that year which hasn’t been beaten since. The Impala was enormously popular, especially as a… more»

Huge Stash of British Cars (and Others)

Every now and then you run up on a cache of cars and wonder how they came to be. Such is the case with this gathering of upwards of 50 cars (that I can count) which are largely British… more»

Cheap SS? 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS

The Monte Carlo is one of the most tenured nameplates in the Chevy lineup, having first appeared for 1970. For its entire production life, the car was Chevrolet’s version of the Pontiac Grand Prix in their brochures. This 1984… more»

1 Of 500? 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi

The Dodge Charger, along with the rest of Chrysler’s intermediates, had a new body for 1968, its second generation. These “fuselage”-shaped cars would dominate Chrysler styling into the 1970s. Dodge sold about 96,000 Chargers for ‘68, with 17,000 of… more»

Charity Auction: 1963 Studebaker Avanti

The old “what if” game. What if Studebaker had come out with the Avanti sooner than they did? What if Studebaker’s finances had been better than they were? What if Studebaker hadn’t closed its South Bend factory at the… more»

T-Platform Survivor: 1986 Pontiac T1000

Do you remember the Chevette, the little econo-box that Chevy sold in the ‘70s and ‘80s? They were popular enough to have a 12-year run from 1976-87. Pontiac needed a new sub-compact after the Sunbird stopped production and cloned… more»

Garage Find: 1952 Oldsmobile Super 88 Convertible

If you wanted to ride in style in the 1950s, the Oldsmobile Super 88 was a great way to do it. Not as big as the 98, it was well-equipped and had plenty of go for that era. It… more»

383/4-Speed: 1968 Dodge Super Bee

The Super Bee was to Dodge as the Road Runner was to Plymouth. To say one was a clone of the other wouldn’t fair as they had their differences. This 1968 edition from the car’s first year isn’t running… more»

Forest Find: 1964 Rambler Ambassador 990-H

In 1963, American Motors rolled out all-new Rambler Classics and Ambassadors. The cars were such an improvement over their predecessors and competitors that the whole line of Ramblers was named Car of the Year for 1963 by Motor Trend…. more»

Yenko Wannabe: 1971 Chevrolet Nova 396 4-Speed

Clone or tribute versions of potent 1969-72 Chevy Nova’s have become common sights these days. The usual practice is to find a good non-SS Nova, drop an SS-equivalent motor into it, and rebadge it as such. And they can… more»

Stored 27 Years: 1973 Ford Mustang

The pony car craze started with Ford’s Mustang (hence the segment’s nickname), but the shine was off the armor by 1973 at the end of the third generation. The once small and nimble Mustang had become big and bloated,… more»

Ram Air 429 Cobra Jet: 1971 Ford Torino Cobra

It seems like everyone was in the muscle car game in the ‘60s and ‘70s. The Baby Boomers were coming of age and they wanted hot, fast cars. One of the later entries was the Ford Torino Cobra as… more»

31k Miles: 1969 Chevrolet Nova

More often than not, when a third-generation Nova (1968-74) comes up for sale, it’s either an SS original or tribute with a 350 or 396. So, it’s refreshing when a more basic Nova comes along, including four-door sedans. Chevy… more»

Cheap 1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon

When Buick set out to make the largest of large cars, they often called them Roadmasters. The nameplate was a Buick staple from 1936 to 1958 and again in 1991-96 when large rear-wheel-drive cars were on their way out…. more»

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