Dodge waited until 1970 to get into the pony car market, sharing its platform with the new Barracuda. The market for these cars was peaking by then, so sales never approached those of the Ford Mustang or Chevy Camaro,… more»
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British Woodie: 1967 Morris Minor 1000 Traveller
You don’t see a Morris Minor show up much these days, except maybe at a British car show. And when one does, it’s usually a sedan or maybe a convertible, but a Woodie? They were only one of about… more»
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Sublime Project? 1970 Plymouth Barracuda
In 1970, the Plymouth Barracuda would finally get its own platform and lose the family resemblance to the grocery-getter Valiant. I always found these to be the most attractive of the pony cars, alongside its corporate cousin, the new… more»
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Diamond In The Rough? 1971 Datsun 240Z
Remember when Nissan cars were called Datsun’s in the U.S.? That was the 1980s. And remember when the Datsun 240Z began making noise on the U.S. sports car market? That was the 1970s. By 1971, the car had caught… more»
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Wine Cellar Find: 42k Mile 1960 Ford Thunderbird
The second generation of the Ford Thunderbird, which ran from 1958-60, was it’s first as a 4-passenger personal luxury car instead of the 2-seater it replaced. The decision to re-invent the car must have worked by Ford standards as… more»
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Last Registered In ’86: 1956 Chrysler Windsor
The 1955-56 Chryslers had the “hundred million dollar look,” according to the marketing pundits. These were large, graceful cars that had a more dynamic appearance than the competition. This certainly was true of the hardtop coupes, like the 1956… more»
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Sweet Survivor? 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger
The most successful sales period for the Dodge Dart was the generation made between 1967-76 (which was also it’s last until a brief comeback years later). From 1969 forward, if a Dodge Dart buyer wanted a two-door hardtop, they… more»
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Perfect Patina? 1977 AMC Gremlin X
In the early 1970s, all the U.S. automakers were scrambling to come up with sub-compact cars to do battle against the imports (and each other). AMC beat both Chevy and Ford to the punch by nearly six months with… more»
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Parked 30 Years: 1955 Chevrolet 210 V8
1955 was the year it all began for future collectors when Chevrolet redid their full-size cars. These next three model years would prove iconic some years later. That would also be the first year for a V8 in a… more»
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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Barn Find!
The ’57 Chevy is one of the most popular cars ever made. Its youthful styling was more attractive than the boxy predecessors from just a few years earlier. The four-door hardtop was a relatively new body style and the… more»
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1958 Plymouth Belvedere Survivor
I’ve always had a sweet spot for the 1957-59 “Forward Look” Plymouths. Especially the ‘58s because they looked better with the quad-headlights. The marketing slogan in those days was “Suddenly, it’s 1960!” because of the futuristic styling that Virgil… more»
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Carport Find: 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
With its air-cooled, rear-engine design, the Chevy Corvair was unlike anything else the U.S. automakers were building in the 1960s. However, as a result of a series of accidents involving first generation Corvairs, public safety advocate Ralph Nader investigated… more»
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Solid Survivor: 1962 Ford Thunderbird 390
Ford gambled in 1958 and turned the 2-passenger Thunderbird into a 4-seat personal luxury car. The gamble paid off as sales more than tripled and they continued on the high side for years to come. The third generation, made… more»
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What’s It Worth? 1967 Pontiac Firebird
Pontiac got into the pony car business in 1967, the same year as the similar Chevrolet Camaro. The performance side of the car wouldn’t be really be defined until the Trans Am came along a couple of years later…. more»
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Retired School Bus: 1986 Crown Supercoach
What do you do with a school bus once it’s been retired? Back in the day, a group of hippies would have turned a bus like this into a love wagon, live in it, and travel around preaching peace… more»
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53k Miles? 1973 Dodge Challenger 340
While Plymouth was the first automaker to get into the pony car market (they beat Ford by 17 days), brother Dodge was the last. Dodge had been focusing their attention on the mid-size muscle market car with the Charger… more»
