In the 1970s, Buick needed a small car and theirs would be a rebadged Chevrolet Monza. That generation ran from 1975-80 and saw about 125,000 copies, less plentiful than the Chevy. This edition from 1979 has just gotten back… more»
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Custom Sleeper: 1966 Rambler American 440
The American served as the entry-level car for AMC between 1958 and 1969 and was the second incarnation of the Rambler compact from the Nash-Hudson days. Until the Hurst SC/Rambler was built in limited numbers in the American’s final… more»
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Bright Orange: 1977 Ford Pinto Hatchback
For 1971, the Pinto was Ford’s first serious attempt to combat the subcompact imports from Germany and Japan. They had tried it 18 months earlier with the Maverick, but it turned out that was more of a Nova or… more»
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One-Owner Shed Find: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
There are a handful of cars that define the muscle car movement of the ‘60s and ‘70s and the 1970 Chevelle SS 396 is one of them. Hugely popular then with nearly 50,000 units sold new in 1970 alone,… more»
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Worth Fixing? 1975 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna S-3
The Laguna was the upscale version of the Chevelle when GM went to the “Colonnade” A-body platform for 1973. And the S-3 was the sporty coupe-only version that had the Laguna’s urethane front-end that set it apart visually from… more»
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Stored 16 Years: 1987 Chrysler Conquest TSI
In the 1970s, Chrysler Corp. and Mitsubishi of Japan forged a partnership that would result in a number of Mitsubishi-made cars being sold by Chrysler in the U.S. for many years. One such car was the 1980s Conquest, which… more»
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Time Capsule? 1978 Chrysler Newport With 2,700 Miles!
For more than 20 years, the Newport served as the entry level model in the Chrysler line-up. It competed with the likes of the Buick LaSabre and the Oldsmobile 88. The big Chryslers of the 1970s still had land… more»
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Sweet Survivor: 1939 Packard Six Business Coupe
Packard was always known for building quality, high-end cars. However, the U.S. economy was still in trouble in the 1930s as the country was working to emerge from the Great Depression. To stay afloat, Packard needed to build a… more»
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Aerodynamic Re-Do: 1934 DeSoto Airflow
Chrysler Corp.’s Airflow was an effort in aerodynamics that didn’t quite impress the buying public. Chrysler, DeSoto and Imperial all had their versions of the Airflow during the mid-1930s and pop culture ranks it just behind the Edsel as… more»
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Stored 25 Years: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain Convertible
The 1949 Chieftain and Streamliner would be Pontiac’s first new designs since the end of World War II. The former would be the entry level model and the latter more upscale, but they shared the same new B-body and… more»
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Early Bird: 1955 Ford Thunderbird
Many think the Ford Thunderbird was conceived to directly compete as a sportscar against the Chevrolet Corvette. However, it really was one of the first personal luxury cars on the market, albeit a two-seater. The T-Bird was named after… more»
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Worth Restoring? 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Wagon
1967. The year of the first Super Bowl. The year of the Apollo 1 fire. The year the first Boeing 737 took flight. The year the controversial Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour debuted on CBS. And the year that Oldsmobile… more»
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396 Parts Car: 1965 Chevrolet Impala
1965 was a banner year for Chevrolet. They introduced their new full-size cars and the machines sold like hotcakes. Chevy set a sales record that year which hasn’t been beaten since. The Impala was enormously popular, especially as a… more»
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Huge Stash of British Cars (and Others)
Every now and then you run up on a cache of cars and wonder how they came to be. Such is the case with this gathering of upwards of 50 cars (that I can count) which are largely British… more»
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Cheap SS? 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
The Monte Carlo is one of the most tenured nameplates in the Chevy lineup, having first appeared for 1970. For its entire production life, the car was Chevrolet’s version of the Pontiac Grand Prix in their brochures. This 1984… more»
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1 Of 500? 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi
The Dodge Charger, along with the rest of Chrysler’s intermediates, had a new body for 1968, its second generation. These “fuselage”-shaped cars would dominate Chrysler styling into the 1970s. Dodge sold about 96,000 Chargers for ‘68, with 17,000 of… more»
