America’s Sports Car, the Chevy Corvette, was in its 35th year of production in 1988 (they skipped 1983). Nearly 23,000 copies were built that year, with some of them customized by Greenwood Corvettes. Greenwood was founded by a pair… more»
Sep 10, 2024 • For Sale • 10 Comments
V8 Plus Two Tops: 1973 Triumph Stag
The Triumph Stag was more than a sports car. It was a 2+2 touring machine in production from 1970 to 1978. Powered by a 3.0-liter V8 engine, it was stronger than many English-built cars of this nature. Sales numbers… more»
Sep 9, 2024 • For Sale • 11 Comments
Custom Coupe Survivor: 1968 Chevrolet Impala
The Chevy Impala was one of the best-selling automobiles of the 1960s. In 1968, they added the Custom Coupe to the Impala roster. It used the formal roofline of the Caprice, joining the fastback in the lineup. So, you… more»
Sep 9, 2024 • For Sale • 11 Comments
Fish Out of Water? 1965 Rambler Marlin
The Marlin was a fastback derivative of the Rambler Classic, built by American Motors from 1965 to 1967. Its styling looks to be a cross between the 1964 Plymouth Barracuda and the 1966 Dodge Charger. This first-year example looks… more»
Sep 9, 2024 • For Sale • 15 Comments
Buried for Decades: 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad
The Chevy Nomad was a “sport wagon” that was built between 1955 and 1957 (though the name would be used later on “regular” wagons after that). Production numbers were small at less than 23,000 copies out of nearly five… more»
Sep 9, 2024 • For Sale • 5 Comments
Same Family Since the ’50s: 1941 Chevrolet Master Deluxe
From 1933 and 1942, the Master and Master Deluxe were the “bread and butter” cars of Chevrolet. They were joined later in the run by the Special Deluxe as a fancier family automobile. The war effort that began in… more»
Sep 8, 2024 • For Sale • 38 Comments
Clean as a Whistle! 1964 Ford Falcon Futura
Ford joined the “new” compact car movement in 1960 with the Falcon. It would become one of the best sellers in that market segment and was around until 1970, just after being succeeded by the Maverick. The second generation… more»
Sep 8, 2024 • For Sale • 8 Comments
It’s a Hemi! 1956 Chrysler New Yorker St. Regis
The New Yorker was Chrysler’s finest car in 1956 (if you exclude the Imperial, which was spun off as a separate make the year before). And in the New Yorker fold, the St. Regis was as fancy as it… more»
Sep 8, 2024 • For Sale • 27 Comments
24k-Mile Survivor: 1964 Rambler Classic 770
The Rambler Classic was American Motors’ mainstream product from 1961 to 1966. They were the equivalent of the Chevrolet Chevelle in terms of size. The cars were redesigned in 1963, and the Classic and the upscale Ambassador were named… more»
Sep 8, 2024 • For Sale • 36 Comments
John Wayne’s Ride! 1975 Chevrolet Caprice
The 1975 edition of the Caprice would be the last year for full-size convertibles from Chevrolet. That only left Cadillac to field a drop-top in 1976 before the company discontinued them – for a while, at least. We’re told… more»
Sep 8, 2024 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Meyers Manx? 1972 Volkswagen Dune Buggy
Dune buggies were all the rage in the 1960s and 1970s, at least along the beaches in California and Florida. Most were fiberglass bodies affixed to a Volkswagen chassis and using Beetle power. Perhaps the best known was the… more»
Sep 7, 2024 • For Sale • 23 Comments
Cheap Wheels Project: Pair of 1970s Opel GTs
The Opel GT was a closed-coupe sports car that was produced by Opel in Germany from 1968 to 1973. Its styling was not unlike that of the third-generation Chevrolet Corvette that debuted about the same time (General Motors was… more»
Sep 7, 2024 • For Sale • 11 Comments
More-Door Project: 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
The Chevy Chevelle was wrapping up its first generation in 1967 (it was introduced in 1964 as the GM division’s new intermediate-sized product). The car received a minor facelift in ’67 and the Malibu was still the top-of-the-line model… more»
Sep 7, 2024 • For Sale • 23 Comments
Batwing Sedan: 1959 Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet introduced the Impala in 1958 as a special series of the Bel Air. And it was only sold as a 2-door hardtop or convertible with some unique sheet metal. In 1959, with the second redesign of the cars… more»
Sep 7, 2024 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Freshly Rebuilt 318 V8: 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger
The fourth-generation Dart (1967 to 1976) was the most popular run for the Dodge compact. Yet sales of the automobile eluded the more youthful buyers until the Swinger 2-door hardtop was introduced in 1969. Two years later, Plymouth got… more»
Sep 7, 2024 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Cheap Shelby! 1984 Dodge Charger
Dodge revived the Charger nameplate in 1981 and applied it to a sporty hatchback/subcompact in production through 1987. It was based on the L-body platform shared with Plymouth for a similar car. Dodge partnered with Carroll Shelby in 1983… more»
