The Newport was usually Chrysler’s entry-level model between 1961 and 1981, but it was anything but a stripped-down car. The automobile was largely targeted at buyers of the discontinued DeSoto brand. The ’61 would be the last of the… more»
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1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 383 Project
Dodge was late getting into the pony car game – more than five years behind its Plymouth cousin, the Barracuda. Performance versions of the Challenger were popular early on, but the car also got into the market as the… more»
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1-Of-2 In The US? 1952 Siata Amica
Only purists will recall the Siata Amica. It was a low production sports car made in Europe between 1948 and 1952, and rare in the U.S. – then and now. Supposedly only two of the 1952 models were imported… more»
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Stored 40 Years: 1966 Chevrolet Malibu
The Chevy Chevelle debuted in 1964 as an intermediate competitor to Ford’s Fairlane. Full-size cars had been getting bigger, so the Chevelle was about the same dimensions as the 1957 Chevrolet. The car got a restyle for 1966 on… more»
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Big Continental Kit: 1958 Pontiac Bonneville
The 1958 Pontiacs were a one-year wonder. All the tooling work that was done for the Chieftains, Super Chiefs, Star Chiefs and Bonneville’s were done for a single year of production. One that would ironically turn out to occur… more»
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1968 Plymouth Road Runner 383 4-Speed Project
Plymouth got into the low-buck muscle car market in 1968 with the Road Runner. It essentially was a stripped-down Belvedere with a spartan interior and macho power under the hood. For a mid-size, the cars were light and could… more»
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Estate Sale Find: 1988 Yugo GV
The Yugo is famous for something that products don’t want to be known for – poor quality. It began life in the former Yugoslavia in the early-1980s as a shortened variant of the Fiat 127. It was imported into… more»
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Cheap Short Bed: 1975 Chevrolet C10 Silverado
1975 was one of the few years that Chevy beat out Ford in truck sales, selling nearly 750,000 vehicles overall. The C10, the two-wheel-drive version of the Chevy full-size pickup, came in two box styles (Fleetside and Stepside), four… more»
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Muscle Truck: 409-Powered 1960 Chevrolet El Camino!
1960 was the second year of Chevrolet’s “gentleman’s pickup,” the El Camino. Unlike an ordinary truck, the El Camino was built off the two-door Chevrolet station wagon platform with the cab and cargo bed integrated into the body. This… more»
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1960s and 1970s Lincoln 6-Pack
Lincoln’s are no strangers to Barn Finds, but you seldom see six of them being auctioned off from the same source. The “six-pack” covers the years of 1966, 1967, 1969, 1977 and 1978 and includes Continentals, Mark Vs and… more»
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5,646 Mile 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition
Even if you don’t follow NASCAR, the name Richard Petty should ring a bell. Known as “The King,” Richard Petty ran in more than 1,100 sanctioned races between 1958 and 1992, accumulating 200 wins and seven national championships. Petty… more»
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Muscle Car Project: 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger 340
Chrysler came up with a winner when it introduced the 340 cubic inch small-block V8. Between 1968 and 1973, the engine found its way into nearly 217,000 Chrysler-built cars. That made for an especially fast ride when installed in… more»
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406 Actual Miles! 1978 Chrysler New Yorker
The seller, who is a dealer, believes the mileage on this beautiful land yacht from the 1970s to be just 406 miles. But there is no clear-cut documentation to back it up. But even if the milage is higher,… more»
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Backseat Driver: 1974 Volkswagen Beetle Shorty
The famed VW Beetle was still selling strong in 1974, but the Cabriolet or convertible version showed under 13,000 copies made. This is one of them and is said to have been professionally shortened, so it’s even smaller than… more»
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Future Collectible? 1972 Ford Pinto Wagon
When Ford introduced the Pinto in the Fall of 1970, they called it “The Little Carefree Car.” Apparently, a lot of folks agreed as Ford went on to sell more than three million of them over a 10-year span…. more»
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V8 Project: 1972 Mercury Comet GT
In the early 1960s, Ford introduced the Falcon, and the Mercury Comet was born. A decade later, the same thing happened again with the Maverick and Comet. So, you could say lightning struck twice – and we mean this… more»
