Beginning in 1965, Chevrolet stepped into the luxury car arena with the Caprice, an Impala on cosmetic steroids. In various forms, the nameplate lasted more than 50 years, only recently disappearing from the automotive landscape. The seller has a… more»
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Cheap Wheels Project: 1974 Mercury Comet
In the first half of the 1960s, the Comet nameplate applied to a compact sold by Mercury. Then it adorned a mid-size Merc for several years. Given the success Ford was having with the Maverick beginning in 1969, Mercury… more»
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Bandit Project? 1979 Pontiac Trans Am
We hope that Pontiac was sufficiently grateful to the producers of the hit 1977 movie, Smokey and the Bandit. It helped make a star out of the flick’s 1977 Pontiac Trans Am (a ’76 model with a ’77 front… more»
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Real Deal Striped Tomato: 1976 Ford Gran Torino
Starsky & Hutch was a popular TV show in the mid to late 1970s. Besides making stars out of Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul, their on-air car also got a lot of fan mail. In most cases,… more»
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5-Speed Coupe: 1989 Honda Accord DX
From its launch in Japan 50 years ago, the Honda Accord has become one of the most resilient and best-selling automobile nameplates of all time. With nearly 20 million sold to date, the Accord ranks right up there with… more»
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Real-Deal Police Package: 1987 Ford LTD Crown Victoria
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the Ford Crown Victoria was popular for fleet use, mainly as taxicabs or cop cars. The latter was offered with a Police Package that was ideal for the old-school rear-wheel-drive, full-size Crown Vics. In… more»
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Same Owner For 40 Years: 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix
Pontiac added the Grand Prix in 1962 as a personal luxury car with punch. In some respects, it sounds a bit like what Chrysler set out to do with the Letter Series cars of 1955 to 1965. The Grand… more»
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Foxbody Survivor: 1982 Mercury Capri RS
During most of the 1970s, the Capri was a subcompact import from Ford of Europe that looked like a pony car and was sold by Mercury. But it was never badged as such. In 1979, when the Ford Mustang… more»
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Paisley Trim: 1971 Plymouth Fury Gran Coupe
Plymouth introduced the Fury Gran Coupe in 1971 as a successor to the VIP (Very Important Plymouth?). The latter had not been a big seller next to the Ford LTD and Chevrolet Caprice, so maybe Chrysler thought this change… more»
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Languished Luxury: 1966 Ford LTD
The Ford LTD was in its second year in 1966, an upscale version of the Galaxie 500 that the company promoted as being quieter than a Rolls-Royce. This 4-door hardtop ran when it was parked in a fancy barn… more»
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Cheap Wheels Hybrid: 2002 Honda Insight
Most folks think of the Toyota Prius as the first mass-produced hybrid sold in the U.S., but the Honda Insight was introduced seven months earlier. The first iteration ran from 1999 to 2006 and had a smaller sales record… more»
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Parked 47 Years: 1967 Ford Mustang Convertible
Ford treated its hot Mustang “pony car” to a styling refresh in 1967, though the car was still unmistakably a Mustang. Sales dropped by more than 20%, but that was largely due to the arrival of a plethora of… more»
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Running Project: 1977 Dodge Aspen
The Dodge Aspen replaced the Dart as the Chrysler division’s compact car for the second half of the 1970s. Its badge-engineered companion was the Plymouth Volare, and both automobiles were in production from 1976 to 1980. The seller has… more»
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Four Carburetors: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
The Chevrolet Corvair was one of the most unusual (if not the most unusual) U.S. produced automobiles of the 1960s. With its air-cooled, rear-mounted engine, it was unlike anything else on the market – sans the Volkswagen Beetle. It… more»
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Same Owner 33 Years: 1974 Plymouth ‘Cuda
The Plymouth Barracuda got a new lease on life in 1970 with its E-body platform developed especially for it and the Dodge Challenger. But market tastes were changing, and the decline in demand in the performance sector led to… more»
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Includes Motocompo Scooter: 1984 Honda City Turbo II
The Honda City Turbo II was a small, high-performance mini car built in Japan. Nicknamed “Bulldog,” this vehicle was never exported to the U.S. during its production run from 1983 to 1986. Equipped with right-hand drive, this mint example… more»
