The Pontiac GTO was the posterchild of 1960s American muscle cars. Launched in 1964 as a mid-size performance machine, a flood of competitors soon followed. Sales would peak in 1966 and then begin to decline as the market became… more»
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Almost Free Cheap Wheels: 2000 Mercury Cougar
The Cougar was Mercury’s best-selling car from its inception in 1967 to its retirement in 2002. Over these 35 years, it competed in lots of different classes, first as a pony car and last as a sport compact. The… more»
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Mint Vintage Model Collection – 70+ Vehicles
If you’re like me, I was a model car collector as a child (and even as an adult). Most of them were 1/25 scale AMT kits that I bought and assembled (with or without paint) back in my pre-teen… more»
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Garage Find Project: 1971 Ford Torino GT
“When I last started it – 2.5 years ago – it just needed a transmission to be driven,” so states the seller of this 1971 Ford Torino GT. And so it goes with this project. As we delve into… more»
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Owned Since ’73: 1960 Porsche 356B Super
It’s somewhat hard to believe in 2026 that listings like this still appear on occasion. This desirable 1960 Porsche 356 B Super cabriolet looks like it has been sitting around, collecting dust; certainly not neglected but also not seeing… more»
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End of the Line: 1966 Studebaker Cruiser
Studebaker and Packard merged in 1954 in the hopes of keeping both brands relevant. But that didn’t work out, and the Packard marque was gone after 1958. The Lark compact arrived in 1959, but that only stalled the Grim… more»
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Turbo Coupe Parts Car: 1985 Ford Thunderbird
The Thunderbird was a 50-year fixture at Ford (1955 to 2005). Production covered 11 generations, with the first and last being similar (2-passenger vehicles). After a low point in sales (and quality) in the early 1980s, the T-Bird was… more»
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Tri-Power Barn Find: 1958 Pontiac Bonneville Catalina
The Pontiac Bonneville began as a special edition of the Star Chief in 1957, then it became a series of its own in 1958, and finally expanded its offering to all body styles in 1959. All are riding on… more»
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Drove Into the Garage: 1967 Porsche 912
There are days when I still am somewhat shocked I became someone who pines for old Porsches. After all, there were years when I didn’t understand the obsession so many seemed to have with these mildly reworked Volkswagens, especially… more»
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Stored 19 Years: 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air
The Bel Air nameplate was a Chevrolet mainstay in the U.S. from 1950 to 1975. It began as a snappy 2-door hardtop, but the series was expanded to other body styles beginning in 1953. The ’53 Chevies were heavily… more»
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Not Many Left: 1968 Dodge Coronet 500 Ragtop
There have been a lot of cars with the number “500” in the name. Cases in point are the Ford Galaxie 500 and the Shelby GT500. But there was also a 500 in the Dodge Coronet series from 1965… more»
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Bucket Seat Project: 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Wagon
Ford and Mercury introduced new “mid-size” cars in 1962 in the form of the Fairlane and Meteor. General Motors would follow suit in 1964, with Chevrolet’s entry being the Chevelle. The Malibu was the higher-end Chevelle, and the seller… more»
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Drop-Top Field Find: 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air
It’s no secret that one of the most popular series of Detroit iron is the “Tri-Five” Chevrolets from 1955 to 1957. More than 4.5 million of the cars were produced, and the period marked the return of Chevy’s first… more»
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Stalled Project: 1958 Pontiac Chieftain Safari
For most of the 1950s, the Chieftain was Pontiac’s entry-level model. Like other GM cars, the B-body platform produced longer, lower, wider, heavier vehicles in 1958, including the Chieftain. Ironically, the 1958 model year would be the last for… more»
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Same Family 46 Years: 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury
In the 1960s, Chevrolet, Ford, and Plymouth generally competed with one another model for model. Case in point was the Impala Super Sport. Ford’s equivalent was the Galaxie 500/XL, and Plymouth’s wannabe was the Sport Fury. The latter car… more»
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Once Forgotten: 1972 Datsun 240Z Barn Find
The Nissan Fairlady Z hit the streets in Japan in 1969 as an alternative to the European sports cars, which had become popular. A year later, it came to the U.S. as the Datsun 240Z since Nissan cars weren’t… more»
