While Plymouth had used the Belvedere name since the 1950s, it was applied to a mid-size ride in 1965. And would serve as the basis for the Road Runner muscle car in 1968. But, in 1966, it was largely… more»
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Only 43,000 Miles! 1964 Chevrolet Impala Wagon
Station wagons were always a big part of Chevrolet’s portfolio back in the day. The 1964 model year was no exception, with one out of every seven full-size Chevies built in that body style. The Impala continued as the… more»
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455 V8 Stage 1: 1974 Buick Gran Sport
In the 1960s and 1970s, General Motors was all over the muscle car movement. Chevrolet had the Chevelle Super Sport, Pontiac had the GTO, and Oldsmobile had the 4-4-2. Over at Buick, beginning in 1965, there was the Gran… more»
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One Year Wonder: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix
The Pontiac Grand Prix debuted in 1962 as a personal luxury car and would be around literally for decades. But only for one model year was a convertible offered, and 1967 was it. Part of the car’s second generation,… more»
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Rare Drop-Top: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa
The Chevy Corvair got a new lease on life in 1965 with a new layout, hoping to distance itself from safety concerns coming from crusader Ralph Nader. Gone were the handling problems that caught Ralph’s attention, and sales improved,… more»
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Man Cave Art: Full-Size 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
Chevrolet built more than 1.5 million automobiles in 1957, which included 168,000 Bel Air Sport Coupes. The seller’s “car” used to be one of them, but only the left side remains. From head to toe, the left profile of… more»
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Just Needs Cosmetic Love: 1978 Chevrolet LUV
The Chevy LUV (an acronym for “Light Utility Vehicle”) was a small pickup made in Japan by Isuzu. Chevrolet imported it for several years until their own S-10 compact truck was on the market in the early 1980s. The… more»
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Fastback Project: 1965 Plymouth Barracuda
Though the Ford Mustang is credited with starting the “pony car” movement, it was named after, Plymouth got there first. 17 days before the Mustang was unveiled at the New York World’s Fair in April 1964, Plymouth began selling… more»
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Last of an Era: 1957 Hudson Hornet
The Hudson Hornet is best remembered by many for its superiority in NASCAR racing in the early 1950s. Then came the merger between Hudson and Nash in 1954, and the Hornet largely settled in as a family car until… more»
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Really Cheap Wheels! 1999 Mercury Sable LS
For 20 years, between 1986 and 2005, the Sable was Mercury’s counterpart to the popular Ford Taurus. During the third generation (1996-99), the Sable copied the “oval” design of about everything about the other car, also to the Taurus…. more»
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Living Large: 1975 Chevrolet Impala
After the 1973 OPEC oil embargo, Detroit had difficulty selling really big cars. That held for the market leader, too, as Chevrolet only built about 250,000 full-size models in 1975, two-thirds being the venerable Impala. The seller has a… more»
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Running Project: Rare 1960 DeSoto Fireflite
DeSoto had been a Chrysler brand since 1928 and competed alongside Plymouth, Dodge, and Chrysler for many years. But by the end of the 1950s, the need for the car in the lineup was getting harder to justify with… more»
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Unfinished Sport Coupe: 1964 Chevrolet Impala
When it came to selling automobiles, Chevrolet was still “top dog” in 1964 at more than 1.5 million full-size models. Of those, about two-thirds were the ever-popular Impala, so the seller’s Sport Coupe project had plenty of company. This… more»
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Tribute Muscle Car: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS
The 1970 model year is considered by many to be the pinnacle of muscle car production. After that, rising insurance premiums and fuel prices along with tightening emissions controls greatly impacted demand. The Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 was one… more»
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One of None: 1968 Dodge Charger Drop-Top
Chrysler totally revamped its B-bodied intermediates in 1968, including the Dodge Charger. After two years of lukewarm sales, the Charger took off in ’68 and sold more than 222,000 examples in the next three years. However, none of them… more»
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Daily Driver? 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport
Since Cadillac didn’t sell muscle cars, the honor for marketing the most opulent GM muscle car in the 1960s fell to Buick. Gran Sport was the moniker and – in 1965 – it adorned the mid-size Skylark for the… more»
