If you asked ten people, you would undoubtedly receive ten different answers if they were tasked with defining the perfect project. That is because each will view the term “perfect” differently, depending on their tastes and goals with a… more»
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Tri-Five Project: 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad
The Chevy Nomad “sport wagon” was inspired by a 1954 Corvette-based concept car. A two-door station wagon, it shared no sheet metal with other Chevrolet wagons from behind the cowl. Produced between 1955 and 1957, it met with a… more»
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Parked For 20 Years: 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback
Sales figures confirm that 1966 was the best year for the First Generation Mustang, with 607,568 buyers parking one in their driveway. The lowest-selling variant was the Fastback, which accounted for 35,698 cars, or 5.9% of total sales. This… more»
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Coming or Going? 1974 Dodge Polara
In the 1970s, Chrysler products would be popular with police organizations across the country. It seemed like everywhere you looked, you saw a full-size Dodge or Plymouth set up as a “bubble gum machine” with its flashing lights and… more»
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Out of Storage: 1968 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
Chevrolet’s sports car, the Corvette, was redesigned in 1968 along the lines of the Mako Shark show car. It was an instant success, and the new body would be used through 1982. Changes were few per year until 1973… more»
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Good Running Project: 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado
Oldsmobile rolled the dice in 1966 by introducing a personal luxury automobile that was mechanically different from its competitors. It was the first U.S.-produced front-wheel-drive car since the Cord 810/812 in 1937. It would use a transaxle version of… more»
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One Owner Survivor: 1976 Chevrolet Nova
The 1960s and 1970s rear-wheel-drive Nova was one of Chevrolet’s most popular automobiles. It would receive its final redesign in 1975, to be replaced by the troubled front-wheel-drive Citation in 1980. For 1976, there was a luxury version of… more»
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Stored 40 Years: 1950 Buick Super
The Super was a popular Buick entry from 1940 to 1958, with a break in production during World War II. It was a hybrid vehicle (no, not like you think), sharing the longer wheelbase of the top-line Roadmaster with… more»
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Forgotten Outdoor Find: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
Introduced in 1967, the Chevy Camaro would prove to be a worthy adversary to Ford’s immensely popular Mustang. And would even outsell it on a few occasions, the first being in 1977 after Ford had reinvented their pony car… more»
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Container Find: 1952 Packard 300
In the early 1950s, Packard played the numbers game in naming its product offerings. There were the 200, 250, 300, and 400, with the 300 being the mid-range model. It was offered only in 1951 and 1952 and was… more»
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Tri-Five V8! 1955 Chevrolet 210
The 210 (aka Two-Ten) was a midrange entry from Chevrolet that was sold between 1953 and 1957. Not exactly a stroke of marketing genius, it took its name by shortening the production series number 2100 by one digit to… more»
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Stored Thirty Years: 1929 Hillman 14 Open Tourer
So many car manufacturers began as bicycle makers, and thus it was with Hillman, founded in 1907. William Hillman started his career with Coventry Sewing Machine Company, later renamed the Coventry Machinists Company. This enterprise joined its peers in… more»
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Stored Thirty-Five Years: 1970 MG Midget
For fans of simple, cheap fun, we have the perfect winter project. Here on eBay is a 1970 MG Midget bid to $618.94, reserve not met. Stored for over thirty-five years in a climate-controlled environment, this Midget does not… more»
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East Meets West: 1965 Mercedes-Benz 190
Of all the cars I’d think about hopping up, a mid-1960s Mercedes-Benz 190 sedan wouldn’t make the cut. But it did make someone’s hit parade who decided to put in a “western” made 350 cubic inch V8, an updated… more»
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1 of 1,528: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier
In its second year of production, the Chevrolet Corvair gained a van model called the Greenbrier. It was part of a series of utilitarian vehicles the Corvan 95, which shared the air-cooled engine of the new compact automobile. The… more»
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Moldy Project: 1965 Oldsmobile 4-4-2
Seeing the success that Pontiac was having with its new mid-size performance car, the GTO, Oldsmobile got into the game as well in 1964. But unlike the GTO, the 442 was a slow seller in its first year –… more»
