While we lament the overall decline in values for prewar cars, there are a few bright spots. Garages are opening up and some fascinating and rare automobiles are hitting the marketplace. One of the most shocking is the emergence… more»
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Cheap Wheels Project: 1992 Plymouth Laser
The Plymouth Laser and its badged-engineered cousins, the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Eagle Talon, were the first new products to emerge from Diamond-Star Motors. DSM was a partnership between Chrysler and Mitsubishi, which included a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in… more»
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Needs An Engine: 1972 Honda 600 Sedan
Coming to market less than a decade after Honda started developing a car rather than concentrating on motorcycles, the N360 was introduced with an engine size that was friendly for buyers in Japan who got Kei class tax breaks… more»
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Outlook Not So Good: 1948 Chrysler New Yorker Coupe
Did you have a Magic 8 Ball as a kid? Or, maybe as an adult? For those unfamiliar with this prognostication tool, it was a large plastic replica of a billiards ball that would reveal an answer to your… more»
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One Owner Sport Sedan: 1965 Chevrolet Impala
The 1965 model year was a banner one for Chevrolet. Besides the successful mid-size Chevelle being in its second season, the full-size Impala, et al, sold more than one million copies for the first time. That includes the seller’s… more»
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Survivor! 1960 MGA 1600 Coupe
Here’s a worthwhile project – the question is, at what price? This 1960 MGA 1600 coupe is as close to rust-free as you’ll find, thanks to its Colorado Springs existence since new. The chrome is good, the glass is… more»
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Highly Optioned: 1967 Pontiac Firebird 400
When Pontiac released its Firebird for the 1967 model year, it followed what has become regarded as the traditional path that made the pony cars from this era such a resounding success. Buyers could spend the bare minimum on… more»
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Rusty Garage Find: 1969 Pontiac GTO
The 1969 model year may have been the pinnacle for muscle car sales. As 1970 arrived, demand was cooling thanks to market saturation and rising insurance premiums. The leader of the pack, Pontiac’s GTO, was already feeling the pinch,… more»
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Grandpa’s Car? 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
632,000! How’s that for a model production number? Yup, it’s big, and that’s how many 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlasses were assembled – its highest volume model year and one of the highest production models built by any car manufacturer in… more»
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Missing 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 Discovered After 43 Years!
If you ask a dozen different enthusiasts what their ultimate Barn Find would be, you will probably receive as many different answers. However, the classic sitting in this storage unit would rate high on any list. This genuine 1964… more»
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Under the Sea Find: 1940 Ford Super Deluxe
A story making the rounds this week has to do with exploration of one of our nation’s most significant shipwrecks, that of the U.S.S. Yorktown. The investigation of sunken ships has been a fascinating aspect of American culture in… more»
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Somewhere East of Laramie: 1959 Buick Electra Hardtop
Give it to Ned Jordan; with his famous “Somewhere West of Laramie” ad for the sporty Jordan Playboy, he put the mythical romance of the American West on wheels and we car fanatics were the better for it. Another… more»
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Parked in 2001: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
This 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu demonstrates that there are still plenty of wonderful classics hidden in barns and sheds, begging for liberation. It has occupied this spot since the original owner parked it in 2001 on medical advice. It… more»
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Solid Project: 1965 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88 Convertible
Years ago, I saw a solid ’70 LeSabre Convertible parked on the side of the road with a “For Sale” sign in the window. The interior was a disaster and it had no top, but with an asking price… more»
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Exceedingly Rare: 1938 Ford Phaeton
Ford’s love affair with the phaeton body style is a mystery unto itself. For a huge company well entrenched in the mentality that profit was king, why did they offer the slow-selling phaeton body style until 1938? Why did… more»
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GTO Clone Project: 1971 Pontiac LeMans
The handwriting was on the wall for the Grandaddy of muscle cars, the Pontiac GTO. From peak sales of 96,000 cars in 1966, the GM division couldn’t muster 11,000 copies in 1971. So, the car was no longer its… more»
