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»
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Hot Rod 1974 AMC Gremlin!
If you’re hanging out with a bunch of gearheads and mention the AMC Gremlin, the typical reaction will be laughter. Because of their strange name and looks, these cars were unfairly maligned from the get-go. They weren’t bad cars… more»
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Plum Crazy Project: 1970 Dodge Charger R/T
Remember all the wild “high impact/high performance” colors that Chrysler came up with in the early ‘70s to sell more cars to younger buyers? Sublime, Go-Mango, Hemi Orange, Top Banana, Pink Panther, Green-Go and Plum Crazy (my favorite). Who… more»
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Only 11k Miles! 1963 Studebaker Lark Cruiser
1959 was a year of change for Studebaker-Packard Corp. First, the storied Packard brand – which had been around since 1899 — was gone. And second, the new Studebaker Lark compact was born. It would be the sales shot… more»
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Tidy Survivor: 1973 Dodge Dart Sport
One of the outcomes of the OPEC oil embargo of 1973 was that buyers began flocking to smaller, more economical cars. Cars with six-cylinder or small-block V-8 engines that would be thriftier on fuel than the land yachts they… more»
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1 Of 15: 1970 Ford Torino Type N/W
Back in the day, it wasn’t uncommon for regional car dealers to lobby their manufacturer for a special edition just for their area. One such example is the Ford Torino Type N/W which was intended for the Pacific Northwest… more»
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275 HP Driver: 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger 340
The new kid on the block at Dodge for 1970 was the Challenger. It was a pony car that could be had from mild to wild and proved quite popular. But that wasn’t the only hot car that Dodge… more»
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Daily Driver Amazon: 1966 Volvo 122S
The Volvo 122S, the successor to the PV444/544, was called the Amazon in its homeland. It was quite popular worldwide and Volvo sold nearly 700,000 of them in 15 years. This 1966 edition has survived the past 54 years… more»
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Stored 40 Years: 1936 Dodge Pickup Truck
The story of the Dodge Brothers, how they got into the car business and how Chrysler purchased them later is an interesting one. Along the way, they got into the truck business, too, and the seller’s pickup is one… more»
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390-Powered Project: 1969 AMC Javelin
AMC got into the pony car game in 1968 with the Javelin. And just like Ford’s Mustang was based on the Falcon platform, the Javelin used the Rambler American’s. Javelins could be had from mild to wild, with a… more»
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Rocket V8: 1965 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass
The Cutlass is a fabled name in the Oldsmobile family and was one of the most popular intermediates throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s. Few remember that it started out as a compact called the F-85 and Cutlass was an… more»
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Same Family 55 Years: 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible
Remember Dinah Shore on TV singing, “See the USA in Your Chevrolet”? While that ad campaign dates back to the 1950s, apparently folks were still taking that to heart more than a decade later. Chevy sold more than one… more»
