The 1500 was a pre- and post-war car built by Fiat in Italy. It was larger than the Fiats that most U.S. buyers associate with the brand, powered by a 1493-cc inline-6 engine. In production from 1935 to 1950,… more»
455 V8 Rocket Ship: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass
General Motors downsized its mid-size cars in 1978 in response to the need to squeeze more miles out of a gallon of gasoline. That included the popular Oldsmobile Cutlass which became shorter and lighter and could get the job… more»
Fancy Estate Wagon: 1974 Chevrolet Vega Kammback
Chevrolet built more than two million copies of its subcompact Vega between 1971 and 1977. And yet you see so few of them on the road today because of some infamous quality control issues. But if you were to… more»
Running Fishbowl Project: 1977 AMC Pacer
American Motors was the little company that wasn’t afraid to try something different to succeed. One such initiative was the 1975 to 1980 Pacer compact, which was somewhat round in appearance, resembling a “jellybean”. The car’s big claim to… more»
39k Mile Time Machine: 1961 Ford Galaxie 500
From 1959 to 1974, the Ford Galaxie 500 did battle with the Chevrolet Impala. In 1961, the Galaxie was a step up from the Fairlane, which would become a mid-size car in 1962. The styling was revised in ‘61… more»
Family-Style Muscle Car: 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Remember the old sales slogan, “Not Your Father’s Oldsmobile”? Cars like this might have inspired those words if such a configuration was available in 1967. This Cutlass 4-door sedan probably left the factory with a 330 cubic inch V8… more»
1964 Plymouth Fury Project (“Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday’)
After an ill-fated downsizing that saw full-size Plymouth sales slump to 43,000 Fury’s in 1962, the make had bounced back by 1964 with a tally of more than 115,000 cars (though still far below that of Chevy or Ford)…. more»
Too Many Doors? 1971 Plymouth Fury III Project
Plymouth used numerical designations to differentiate their full-size cars from 1965 to 1974. The Fury I was the basic entry, sort of like the Chevy Biscayne. Next up was the Fury II, not unlike the Bel Air. And the… more»
















