In the late 1960s/early 1970s, the Montego was Mercury’s version of Ford’s mid-size Torino. And, within the Montego lineup, the MX was a step up in trim compared to the base model. This sweet station wagon has been in… more»
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Rolling Seville: 1956 Cadillac Eldorado
Before 1956, the Cadillac Eldorado was only offered as a convertible. That changed in ’56 and the new hardtop would also be called “Seville” while the drop-top was now the “Biarritz”. Production numbers for the former were low, just… more»
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Rebuilt 351 V8: 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302
Like the original Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, the Ford Mustang Boss 302 was conceived as an entry for the Sports Car Club of America’s Trans Am racing circuit. As such, “X” number of them had to be built for public… more»
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She’s So Fine 409: 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS
Chevrolet had several success stories in the 1960s – and the Super Sport was one of them. With what started as a limited-production muscle car in 1961, sales were up to more than 153,000 copies by 1963. That includes… more»
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Desert Sand Roller: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
The Chevelle SS 396 was one of the hottest muscle cars in the genre’s heyday. It was so popular that at one time (1966-68) it was a series of its own rather than an option on Chevy’s mid-size Malibu…. more»
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Too Many Projects: 1966 Ford Mustang Drop-Top
People couldn’t get enough of the new Ford Mustang from 1964 to 1966. It may have been the most exciting new car of the decade and FOMOCO was working overtime to build nearly 1.3 million copies in 2.5 years…. more»
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True Barn Find: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
The Corvair was Chevrolet’s first compact car. Introduced in 1960, it went down the path less traveled by Detroit automakers. It used an air-cooled engine mounted in the rear, much like the Volkswagen Beetle. About 1.8 million were produced… more»
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One-Owner 35k Mile 1973 Plymouth Duster 340
UPDATE 8/5/24. The seller apparently hasn’t seen enough interest in the car in the last threes months, so the price has been lowered to $28,500 here on craigslist. We’re not aware that anything else has changed about this one-family… more»
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Rare Muscle Truck: 1979 Dodge Warlock
The Warlock was one of the special edition pickups built by Dodge in the late 1970s. The idea was to create a more muscular image for Dodge in the truck business, which was generally populated by purely utilitarian vehicles…. more»
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Only One Family: 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
In the mid-1970s, one of the hottest cars on the market (sales-wise) was the Chevrolet Monte Carlo. This was when many buyers were downsizing their transportation needs for better fuel economy, yet the Monte Carlo was as big as… more»
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Award-Winning Original?: 1966 Ford Mustang
In only its second full year, more than 607,000 Mustangs were sold by Ford in 1966. And many of them were like this nice example, sporting a 200 cubic inch inline-6 with a 3-speed manual transmission (floor-shifted, of course)…. more»
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Weekend Driver? 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
To many, the 1957 edition of the so-called “Tri-Five” Chevrolets of 1955-57 are the best looking. And perhaps the most collected, even though the production numbers by year didn’t vary much. This ’57 Sport Coupe in Bel Air trim… more»
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Drop-Top Project: 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass S
The second-generation Oldsmobile Cutlass as a mid-size car was built from 1968 to 1972. While the F85 was still the entry-level model, the Cutlass S was sandwiched below the Cutlass Supreme and 4-4-2. This 1968 Cutlass S is a… more»
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Mid-Year Redesign: 1970 Chevrolet Camaro
The industry’s second best-selling “pony car” – the Chevrolet Camaro – was all-new in 1970. And would be introduced mid-season, leading many to call it a 1970 ½ model (but they were all titled as ‘70s). This nice example… more»
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V8 Drop-Top Project: 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS
The Chevrolet Impala was hands-down the best-selling full-sized automobile in the U.S. in the 1960s. Demand was aided by the Super Sport edition, which debuted in 1961 and continued throughout the decade. Convertibles were built in smaller numbers than… more»
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Rumble Seat! 1933 Buick 56-S Sport Coupe
Buyers were slowly coming back to new automobiles in 1933 (after the Great Depression), and Buick offered no less than 20 models/body styles. One was the Series 56-S Sport Coupe which this auto appears to be from the photos…. more»
