Pontiac’s Grand Am, new for 1973, was inspired by the encroaching European brands like Mercedes and BMW into the U.S. car market. The idea was to combine sporty-car and luxury-car into the same package. So, the Grand Am would… more»
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10-Year Barn Find: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais
The big news for the fourth generation of the Olds Cutlass was that all the GM intermediates were being downsized for 1978 (and through 1988). That would result in lighter, more nimble cars that should have been easier on… more»
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Cheap RV! 1974 Winnebago
In the world of recreational vehicles, the name “Winnebago” is often interchangeable with “RV” as “Coke” is interchangeable to many for “Soda Pop.” Winnebago Industries, based on Forest City, Iowa, has been building recreational vehicles for years and recently… more»
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Low Production: 1991 Oldsmobile Quad 442
When the Oldsmobile 442 designation came along in the 1960s, it stood for 4-barrel carburetor, 4-speed manual transmission, and dual exhausts. By the time the 1990s rolled around, it had evolved into something like 4-cylinders, 4-valves per cylinder, and… more»
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Compact Survivor: 1971 Toyota Corolla
Toyota first came to U.S. soil in 1966 and the Corolla model followed just two years after that. It was a fairly new product for Toyota at the time and is still being sold today. It eventually became the… more»
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Daily Driver: 1968 Chevrolet Impala Custom
For much of the 1960s, the Chevy Impala was one of the best-selling cars in America. In fact, in 1965, it was THE best-selling car above all others. The 1968 model was part of that generation of the car,… more»
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340/4-Speed: 1970 Plymouth Duster Racer
In the 1960s, the Valiant was a solid car, but not necessarily exciting. Plymouth changed that in 1970 when they brought out the Duster, a semi-fastback coupe that was a Valiant in the front and a sporty new car… more»
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Rocket 455! 1973 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds
Scattered across nine model years between the 1960s-1980s, Oldsmobile partnered with Hurst Performance to produce special editions of their Cutlass automobiles. These became known as the Hurst/Olds. The 1973 models were the fourth such pass at these limited-production cars,… more»
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30k Mile Garage Find: 1979 Mercury Cougar XR-7
While the Cougar began life as Mercury’s entrant into the pony car space in 1967, by the time the fourth generation came about in 1977, it had become an intermediate with a variety of body styles. But as the… more»
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Big-Block Project: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454
The second-generation Chevelle’s from 1968-72 are some of the most cloned cars out there. They were made during the heyday of the muscle car era and could flat out move. An authentic SS 396 or SS 454 can be… more»
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1 Of 1614: 1970 Plymouth AAR ‘Cuda
Plymouth offered a lot of hot cars in the early 1970s and one of them was the AAR ‘Cuda, named after Dan Gurney’s All-American Racers in the Trans-Am Series. It was a potent muscle car produced in limited quantities… more»
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37k Mile 1994 Chevrolet Lumina Z34 Survivor
For most people, the Chevy Lumina was family car that sold well for GM throughout the 1990s. It had front-wheel drive and a transversely mounted engine – signs of a changing U.S. automobile industry. But the Lumina could also… more»
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Cheap Thing: 1974 Volkswagen Thing Project
The VW Thing was known as the Type 181 on its home turf, starting out as a utility vehicle developed for the West German Army. It became available in the civilian market starting in 1968 and enjoyed a run… more»
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R1 Survivor: 1963 Studebaker Avanti
Everyone has one or more cars on their “wish I had one list.” In my case, the original Studebaker Avanti would top mine. It was a spectacular, innovative automobile that came along too late to save Studebaker. It was… more»
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Garage Find: 1972 Opel Manta
UPDATE 12/28/2020 – We featured this Opel back when it was listed in Montana. Well, the current seller purchased it and trailered it to their friend’s house in California. They’ve washed it and taken more detailed photos showing it’s… more»
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Stored 25 Years: 1965 Ford Mustang V8
Everyone knows the story of the Ford phenom, the Mustang. Lee Iacocca and his band of merry men only sold 1.2 million copies of the new pony car in its first 2 ½ years. The coupe was their biggest… more»
