Chrysler introduced the Cordoba in 1975 as a personal luxury car to compete against similar offerings from GM and Ford. In its first year, the Cordoba easily outsold everything else carrying Chrysler badging. The Cordoba soldiered on through 1983,… more»
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Same Family 50 Years: 1967 Chevrolet El Camino
After a three-year absence, Chevrolet’s “gentlemen’s pickup,” the El Camino, returned in 1964. From there until the end of the run in 1987, it would be based on a mid-size platform. The styling was refreshed in 1966/67 and followed… more»
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Daily Driver Potential? 1965 Mercury Comet Caliente
During the 1960s, the Mercury Comet wore several hats. First it was a compact, then it was a mid-size, and later revived again as a compact. This 1965 edition is the fancier Caliente model, but it has the dreaded… more»
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Six-Cylinder Garage Find: 1966 Ford Mustang
Ford’s assembly lines were working overtime in 1966. That was necessary to crank out 607,000 additional Mustangs after 559,000 in 1965 and 121,000 in an abbreviated 1964. Six-cylinder models with manual transmissions were common, and the seller’s car was… more»
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Numbers Matching: 1974 Plymouth Barracuda
The “pony car” market was starting to decline in sales by the time Plymouth redesigned the Barracuda in 1970. And the addition of the similar Dodge Challenger that year didn’t help much. Chrysler would exit that business in 1974,… more»
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One-Owner 6-Banger: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle
Chevrolet’s second-most popular car in the back half of the 1960s was the mid-size Chevelle. The best-seller within that series was the Malibu Sport Coupe, which had 300,000 copies in 1969 alone (and just 5% were ordered with a… more»
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Unfinished Business: 1958 Studebaker Silver Hawk
Between 1956 and 1964, Studebaker offered no less than seven variants of its Hawk Series developed by Raymond Loewy Associates. The Silver Hawk, a pillared coupe, was offered between 1957 and 1959, and this mid-run example is said to… more»
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Same Owner 40 Years: 1967 Ford Fairlane 500
In 1962, Ford saw a market need for a product between their full-size models and the relatively new compact Falcon. So, they repositioned the Fairlane nameplate and dubbed it an intermediate or mid-size. The seller has owned this 1967… more»
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Return of the Drop-Top: 1984 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
After an eight-year absence, a convertible returned to the Cadillac fold in 1984. This time, it came in the form of an Eldorado called the Biarritz, Caddy’s traditional moniker for that body style. But it was a conversion done… more»
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Worthwhile Project? 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback
While the Ford Mustang hit showroom floors in April 1964, the popular fastback model didn’t arrive until the Fall. Since the seller’s rough roller was produced in September, it was one of the earliest players. This car needs a… more»
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Running Project: 1965 Ford Mustang
Few trendsetters have been as popular as the Ford Mustang. Launched mid-year in 1964, the “pony car” is still in production today after more than 10 million copies have hit the road. This first-year edition is a project but… more»
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Too Many Doors? 1972 Dodge Dart Project
The Dodge Dart was a popular compact car produced across two generations from 1963 to 1976. Collector interest today leans toward sporty or performance models like the Dart GTS and Swinger 340. But is there much of a market… more»
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Only 38,000 Miles: 2000 Mercury Cougar
Mercury was an early entry in the “pony car” scene, entering the market in 1967 with the Cougar. It gave Ford Motor Co. two players, the other being the pioneering Mustang. The car led Mercury sales for several years… more»
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Nicest One Left? 1964 Chevrolet Nova
Chevrolet fielded not but two entries in the new and growing compact car market in the 1960s. The first arrived in 1960 in the form of the Corvair with its rear-mounted, air-cooled engine. Next came the more conventional Chevy… more»
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Starsky & Hutch Replica: 1976 Ford Gran Torino
Detective and police TV shows of the 1970s seemed to have a gimmick. A case in point is Starsky & Hutch, which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1979. Their gimmick was a glitzy 1976 Ford Gran Torino with… more»
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Garage Find Project: 1969 Dodge Charger SE
Dodge seemed to struggle in finding a market for its new Charger in 1966/67. After a decent mid-year launch in ’66, demand fell by half in ’67. But that all changed in 1968 when Chrysler redesigned all of their… more»
