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»
Oct 24, 2024 • For Sale • 15 Comments
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»
Oct 24, 2024 • For Sale • 4 Comments
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»
Oct 24, 2024 • For Sale • 19 Comments
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»
Oct 24, 2024 • For Sale • 6 Comments
Rat Rod Wagon? 1958 Pontiac Chieftain Safari
From 1955 to 1957, the Safari was Pontiac’s equivalent to Chevy’s Nomad, a “sport wagon”. That concept didn’t go over from a sales perspective. So, when that body style was dropped, the Safari was added as a tagline to… more»
Oct 23, 2024 • For Sale • 8 Comments
Drive While Fixing: 1971 Pontiac LeMans Sport
The LeMans Sport may be a nameplate only remembered by Pontiac gurus. It was a sub-model offered by Pontiac in 1970 and 1971. It might be considered a bridge between the ordinary LeMans and the GTO muscle car. Bucket… more»
Oct 23, 2024 • For Sale • 7 Comments
Once-Plum Crazy Project: 1970 Dodge Super Bee
The Super Bee muscle car had a short life span compared to some of its competitors. It arrived in 1968 as a variant on the B-bodied Coronet and was gone after the 1971 model year. It was Dodge’s version… more»
Oct 23, 2024 • For Sale • 3 Comments
Parked For 20 Years: 1969 Dodge Charger Project
The Dodge Charger was not an instant success. Introduced in 1966, sales were somewhat mediocre in its first two years (average: 26,566 units). Then the Chrysler B-bodied intermediates got redesigned in 1968 and the average grew to 74,861 Chargers… more»
Oct 23, 2024 • For Sale • 29 Comments
Red, White & Blue: 1970 AMC AMX 343 V8
American Motors was always known for stretching a dollar (or in the case of the AMX, shrinking it). When the Javelin pony car was introduced in 1968, AMC took 12 inches out of the wheelbase and created a 2-seat… more»
Oct 22, 2024 • For Sale • 9 Comments
Non-Running Pony Project: 1966 Ford Mustang
The 1966 model year was a banner one for the hot new Ford Mustang. 607,000 units were produced in ‘66, a record that wouldn’t be beaten. A lot of them came equipped with a 200 cubic inch inline-6 and… more»
Oct 22, 2024 • For Sale • 20 Comments
Pre-AMC El Camino? 1951 Hudson Hornet
The Hornet was a full-size car initially built by the Hudson Motor Car Co. from 1951 to 1954, after which the company merged with Nash-Kelvinator to become American Motors. The early Hornets had a “step-down” design which means the… more»
Oct 22, 2024 • For Sale • 15 Comments
Same Family Since 1977: 1960 DeSoto Adventurer
DeSoto had been a Chrysler Corp. brand since the 1920s. But by the 1950s, it was getting to be too much like a Chrysler for buyers to tell the difference. So, in late 1960, almost a year to the… more»
Oct 22, 2024 • For Sale • 25 Comments
Ran When Parked: 1965 Plymouth Fury III
For the 1962-64 model years, sales of Plymouth’s full-size cars had been hampered by a strategic Chrysler error. They had been downsized to the B-body platform because the scuttlebutt was what Chevrolet was doing. That proved incorrect and they… more»
Oct 21, 2024 • For Sale • 38 Comments
Out in the Woods: 1957 Mercedes-Benz 190SL
The Mercedes-Benz 190SL was the little brother (or sister) to the 300SL and was built in Germany between 1955 and 1963. It was a 2-door roadster (a convertible available with an optional removable hardtop) with a just twist of… more»
Oct 21, 2024 • For Sale • 29 Comments
One Owner Engine Upgrade: 1973 Plymouth ‘Cuda
When the Plymouth Barracuda was redesigned in 1970, the ‘Cuda version stood for performance. The ‘Cuda engine choices were a 340, 383, 440, and the 426 Hemi. But the focus changed in 1972 as rising insurance premiums had buried… more»
Oct 20, 2024 • For Sale • 17 Comments
Breaker, Breaker: Smokey and the Bandit Automobilia
If you were a male growing up in the 1970s, like me you were no doubt a fan of the Smokey and the Bandit movies (or at least the first one). The good old boy flick starring Burt Reynolds… more»
