The Buick Electra 225 (aka Deuce and a Quarter) got part of its name from its total length: 225 inches (just under 19 feet). These big luxury sedans (sometimes also referred to as land yachts) were from the heyday… more»
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Cheap Project: 1973 MGB Roadster
The MGB was something of the “big brother” to the MG Midget and was in production throughout the 1960s/70s. It was built by the British Motor Corp. which would later be a part of British Leyland. It was quite… more»
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350 V-8 Project: 1973 Buick Apollo
Spawned by the sales success of the Chevrolet Nova in the late ‘60s/early ‘70s, Chevy’s siblings must have clamored for one of their own – and got them. First, Pontiac got the Ventura (later Phoenix), then Oldsmobile got the… more»
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California Find: 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback
Just about everyone on the planet knows the success story of the pony car and its ringleader, the Ford Mustang. Lee Iacocca’s brainchild sold about as fast as they could make them in 1965-66, passing one million units during… more»
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GTO Tribute: 1968 Pontiac Tempest Wagon
Contrary to what this car may tell you, Pontiac never built a GTO as a station wagon. But if they had, it might look something like this 1968 Tempest. After all, back in ’64, a GTO was a Tempest… more»
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Trades Only: 1961 Chevrolet Corvette Barn Find
Before you start making plans to raid the inheritance from your grandmother, this 1961 Corvette is not for sale. The trader, who is a dealer, only wants to do a trade and only for a specific other car: another… more»
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Captive Bird: 1959 Ford Thunderbird
To many, “the real Thunderbird” was the original two-seater that Ford built between 1955-57. While a lot of folks think of it as a sports car, in reality it was one of the first personal luxury cars. In hindsight,… more»
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Original 1970 Plymouth Duster 340
In the 1960s, the Plymouth Valiant was a steady compact car that sold well enough. But exciting it wasn’t. Enter the Duster, a Valiant-based fastback that could compete with the Ford’s new Maverick and others like the Chevy Nova…. more»
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BOGO: 1978 and 1979 Pontiac Firebirds
The second generation of Pontiac’s pony car, which was produced between 1970 and 1981, was hugely popular. Some of the demand was stimulated in the late 1970s from the success of the Smokey & The Bandit movies that “starred”… more»
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Fix and Drive? 1975 AMC Gremlin
For 1970, AMC re-invented its approach to compact cars by replacing the rather staid American with the new Hornet. As an encore and a shot at the sub-compact imports, too, the Gremlin followed a few months later. The Gremlin… more»
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43k Mile Project: 1973 Chevrolet Nova
The impact of the OPEC oil embargo had its effect on new car sales for 1973. Nova sales that year were up six percent over ’72 and ’74 would grow by another six percent. The car had its first… more»
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Popular Project Car: 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
The Camaro joined the pony car fray in 1967, but it would be the 1979 model year when Chevy would sell the largest number of Camaros, before or since. More than 282,000 Camaros rolled off the assembly line that… more»
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R-Code: 1968 Ford Torino GT
Ford’s intermediate car, the Fairlane, got a makeover for 1968 and a new name for its sportier versions. The Fairlane 500XL became the Torino and the Fairlane 500XL GTA was now the Torino GT. If you ordered a Torino… more»
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Parked 25 Years: 1948 Ford Super Deluxe Woodie Wagon
With the new post-war Fords were coming out in 1949, several traditions were ending with 1948. They would be the last to be built during Henry Ford’s lifetime, they would be the last U.S. go-round of the flathead engine,… more»
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Not a Woodie: 1949 Plymouth Suburban
Plymouth was the last major automobile manufacturer to roll out new designs after World War II. Redesigned for 1949, the new Plymouth continued to be conservatively styled, which would later be referred to as the “the three-box school of… more»
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1 of 1: 1960 Ford Fairlane “Spaceliner”
If you were to combine George Jetson’s flying car with Adam West’s Batmobile, what would you have? A Ford “Spaceliner” – a vehicle that looks a bit like a spaceship from a 1950’s science-fiction movie. This is a one-off… more»
