The “340” was the muscle car version of Plymouth’s new Duster compact in 1970. The car was home to Chrysler’s popular and powerful small-block 340 cubic inch V8 that was rated at 275 hp. This 1971 edition has been… more»
289 V8 Conversion: 1966 Ford Mustang
After a successful launch at the New York World’s Fair in April 1964, sales of the Ford Mustang exploded for the next 2 ½ years. By the time the last bell rang in 1966, more than 607,000 copies were… more»
Top to Bottom Beauty! 1967 Plymouth Fury III
Throughout the 1960s, full-size automobile sales were dominated by Chevrolet, Ford, and Plymouth (in that order). In 1967, Plymouth offered them in five flavors: Fury I (like the Chevy Biscayne), Fury II (akin to the Bel Air), Fury III… more»
Riding In Style! 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie
In 1959, Ford added a higher-end version of the Fairlane 500. Dubbed the Galaxie, it capitalized on the trend toward naming cars after the burgeoning Space Race. Chevrolet had done something similar the year before with the Bel Air/Impala… more»
4-Speed Fun: 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
Chevrolet’s first compact car, the Corvair, was unlike anything else Detroit was building in the 1960s. It had a rear-mounted, air-cooled engine along the lines of the German Volkswagen Beetle, though bigger and more comfortable. The seller’s car is… more»
Foxbody Fun! 1987 Ford Mustang GT
The third generation of the Ford Mustang arrived in 1979. It replaced the Mustang II which had gone the way of a subcompact, so the new “Foxbody” Mustang tried to recapture some of the pony car’s original magic. This… more»
’57 Chevy Bel Air Kit: 1999 Chevrolet Camaro
The Belaro is an aftermarket fiberglass kit that you can install on any fourth generation Camaro (1993 to 2002). With 50 hours of work, you could modify said Camaro to look like a 1957 Chevrolet, though you can immediately… more»
51k-Mile Survivor: 1998 Buick Skylark Custom
The Skylark nameplate was all over Buick products from the early 1950s until the end of the century. For the seventh and final generation (1992 to 1998), it was a compact car with front wheel drive and Oldsmobile or… more»
Fresh 400 V8! Final Year 1974 Pontiac GTO
After a wildly successful start in the mid-1960s, the leader of the muscle car movement – the Pontiac GTO – came to the end of the line in 1974. Sales peaked in 1966 (reaching nearly 100,000 units), yet demand… more»
Diesel Pickup: 1983 Chevrolet El Camino
The El Camino was Chevrolet’s version of a “gentleman’s pickup” because it was based on a car platform rather than that of a truck. It was on the market for the longest of the two primary competitors (the other… more»
















