By 1973, the leader of the once-hot “pony car” market had become anemic, at least in terms of sales. From a peak of 607,000 units in 1966, the Ford Mustang saw deliveries drop to barely 135,000 copies seven years… more»
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Ran When Parked: 1971 Honda Z600 Project
Who remembers the Honda Z600 of the early 1970s? It may have been the smallest production car sold in the U.S. at the time, with a length of just 123 inches and weighing around 1,300 lbs. It was the… more»
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1 of 319: 1977 Chevrolet Nova Rally 4-Speed
Produced from 1962 to 1979, the Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova was likely the best-selling compact car made in North America. A lack of sales did not cause the demise of the Nova, as a change in engineering brought the front-wheel-drive… more»
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Folding e-Scooter: Used Honda Motocompacto
The Honda Motocompacto is a lightweight, portable, folding electric scooter that will enable its operator to tool around at a whopping 15 mph! It weighs just 41 lbs and can be recharged just about anywhere. The interesting e-scooter has… more»
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Rebuilt 455 V8: 1970 Buick LeSabre
The LeSabre nameplate arrived at Buick in 1959 and remained a staple through 2005. It was the starting point if you were looking for a full-size model and would be a best-selling model through much of its 46 years…. more»
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Independent Rear Suspension: 1966 Triumph TR4A
The Triumph TR4A was the successor to the TR4, and the principal difference was a switch to an independent rear suspension (dubbed IRS – no, not the people you dread every April 15th). It was in production from 1965… more»
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Less Than 1,000 Left: 1980 Triumph TR8
The Triumph TR7 was a wedge-shaped sports car introduced in the mid-1970s. Powered by a 4-cylinder engine, it was joined in 1978 by the TR8, which essentially was the same car but with a V8 powerplant supplied by Rover… more»
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Mid-Engine Survivor? 1979 Fiat X1/9
The Fiat X1/9 was a mid-engine, 2-seat sports car designed by Bertone and built by Fiat in the 1970s and 1980s. The odd name was simply the internal project code for the vehicle within Fiat. About 160,000 copies of… more»
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Rare Expresso Brown: 1969 Pontiac GTO
The 1969 model year was a good one for Pontiac’s muscle car, the GTO (unofficially “Gas, Tires, and Oil?”). More than 79,000 of them rolled off assembly lines, so they’re not exactly rare today. But ones painted in Expresso… more»
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50-Year Pasture Find: 1946 Studebaker M5 P/U
The M Series was a line of trucks built by Studebaker before and after World War II. The M5, like the seller’s forgotten edition, was the half-ton model, and this one could be an early version produced when civilian… more»
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Only Two Owners: 1976 Chevrolet Camaro
With the transformation of the Ford Mustang into a subcompact in 1974, the Chevrolet Camaro took over the top sales spot for pony cars. Deliveries crept up year by year, and the Camaro had its best showing since 1969… more»
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25 Years of Neglect: 1972 Chevrolet Nova
We’ve all heard the story about the little old lady from Pasadena who only drove her car to church on Sundays. Well, in this case, it’s no gag, and the owner was a little old lady from St. Joseph… more»
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Same Owner 25 Years: 1966 Chevrolet Bel Air
Full-size Chevrolet sales in the back-half of the 1960s were dominated by the Impala and the new high-end Caprice. But those buyers on a budget still had two other choices: the low-end Biscayne (popular for fleet purchases) and the… more»
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Older Restoration: 1972 Dodge Challenger
The Dodge Challenger was the last entry to join the “pony car” scene. By 1970, Ford and GM owned the majority of market share, but Dodge managed to peddle 165,000 Challengers in the car’s five-year run. This 1972 edition… more»
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Same Family Since New: 1956 Ford Country Sedan
Between 1952 and 1974, the Country Sedan was akin to the Ford Country Squire but without the side wood paneling and some of the creature comforts. It was more popular than the Squire, selling 85,000 copies in 1956 vs…. more»
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40-Year Field Find: 1952 Jowett Jupiter
Jowett Cars was an English auto builder that had a nearly 50-year run in the first half of the 20th Century. One of their products was a 2-seat sports car, the Jupiter, which had a short cycle from 1951… more»
