If you watch movies like Born Free or Hatari! from the 1960s, you’re likely to see a Land Rover running around. Nothing like the ultra-luxurious Land Rovers of today, they were rough-and-tough Jeep-like pickups with aluminum bodies. The Series… more»
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Future Ghostbusters Tribute? 1959 Cadillac-Superior Hearse
With roots dating back to the early part of the 20th Century, Superior Coach Corp. was a major player in the ambulance/hearse conversion business. That includes this 1959 hearse which was based on a Cadillac commercial chassis. Hearses turn… more»
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Florida Barn Find: 1966 Citroen 2CV
Looking like a nice project car, this Florida barn find 1966 Citroen 2CV should be a fairly straightforward restoration project. The body panels should come off somewhat easily to be straightened and painted and there doesn’t appear to be… more»
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Right-Hand-Drive! 1967 Dodge Charger
Who remembers “The Dodge Rebellion” commercials from the 1960s? That’s when Chrysler stepped up its game to attract more youthful buyers to its products and Dodge led the way as the “performance division” of the company. The new-for-1966 Charger… more»
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Garage Find: 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4
It’s certainly easy to adopt a doomsday approach to the collector car hobby, projecting that all of the special cars have been found and put up for sale. But we still see plenty of evidence that exceedingly rare and… more»
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Rebuilt 400 V8 With Mods: 1967 Pontiac Catalina
The Catalina was part of the Pontiac line-up for 30 years. For much of that time, it served as the gateway car into the full-size portfolio, like the luxurious Bonneville. This 1967 Catalina is a convertible that’s been idle… more»
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Barn Find Survivor: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
Following Ford’s lead with the Fairlane in 1962, Chevrolet (and other GM divisions) created their own new “mid-size” product offering in 1964. Dubbed the Chevelle, it quickly became the second best-selling company series, only bested by the full-size Chevies…. more»
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Custom-Built for Peter Sellers: 1977 Range Rover
Actor Peter Sellers, famous for his Inspector Clouseau role in The Pink Panther, commissioned English coachbuilders Wood & Pickett to customize this 1977 Range Rover for him. Apparently, he was quite the automobile connoisseur. He took delivery in 1979,… more»
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15-Year Project: 1969 Ford Torino GT
Ford introduced the Torino nameplate in 1968 as an upscale version of the Fairlane intermediate. Three years later, the Fairlane moniker would be retired altogether. The Torino GT was the sports model, not necessarily a muscle car, like the… more»
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Barn Find V12! Lincoln H Series Four-Door Sedan
The early 1940s marked the waning days of the V12 engine, previously produced liberally by luxury car makers such as Packard, Franklin, Cadillac, Rolls-Royce, and Lincoln. By the end of WWII, only Lincoln was soldiering on with a V12… more»
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Six-Banger Project: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
The first generation of the Chevy Camaro was a wrap in 1969. It was a good sales year, thanks in part to an extended production run before the all-new 1970s would be ready. Though many of the autos were… more»
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1 of 901: 1970 AMC AMX Project
The AMX was introduced in 1968 as a GT-style performance coupe whose close competitor may have been the Chevy Corvette. In reality, it was a Javelin with 12 inches taken out of the wheelbase along with the back seat…. more»
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Covered 15 Years: 1969 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible
In full-size automobile competition in the 1960s, Chevrolet usually outsold Ford. But when it came to convertibles in 1969, they were evenly matched. Ford delivered 14,312 Galaxie 500 and 500XL drop-tops while Chevy sold 14,415 Impalas (there was no… more»
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BF Auction: 1992 Chevrolet Corvette
Reader MB has come to the hard realization that they aren’t going to get around to all their projects, so they’ve begun the task of liquidating. We’ve already listed their 1979 Chevrolet Camaro, which can you find here, next… more»
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BF Auction: 1934 DeSoto Airflow
The Airflow, sold by both Chrysler and DeSoto divisions, was designed with aerodynamics taken into consideration in the build. While the automobiles were arguably more slippery, they were awkward looking for the times (1934 to 1937) and many buyers… more»
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Omaha Orange Roller: 1969 Plymouth Runner
There were quite a few sales success stories in the muscle car movement. None were more colorful than that of the Plymouth Road Runner with its cartoon graphics and “beep beep” horn. Introduced in 1968, it would turn in… more»
