Ford added the XL to the Galaxie 500 line-up in 1962, as an in-kind response to the Chevrolet Impala Super Sport (SS). Production of the XL continued through 1970, of which the last two years were available only in… more»
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38k Mile Hermit: 1963 MG Midget Mk I
The MG Midget was a small, 2-seat British sports car built from 1961-79. It began as a badge-engineered version of the Mk II Austin-Healey Sprite and differed in the level of trim provided. This ’63 edition was stored for… more»
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Snowbank Find: 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback
When the Ford Mustang was introduced in mid-1964, the fastback body style was not yet available. That didn’t happen until the Fall of 1964 when full-scale 1965 model production got underway. This rusty fastback looks to have been sitting… more»
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Early Production: 1965 Ford Mustang Drop-Top
This 1965 Ford Mustang is one of the earlier production models sometimes referred to as a 1964 ½. However, all Mustangs built before the 1966 model year were titled 1965 automobiles. The data plate on the door verifies that… more»
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Collection of Dodge Darts and Other Mopars
UPDATE 4/11/22: This collection of old Chrysler products keeps popping up for sale on different places on the internet. We don’t know if any of them have moved on to new homes yet and their condition differs widely. We’re… more»
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Fuel-Injected V8! 1963 Ford Fairlane
After the arrival of most compacts in the late 1950s, a gap emerged between those smaller cars and their full-size brethren. Ford’s response was to create a mid-size automobile in 1962 that was sandwiched between the Falcon and Galaxie … more»
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Baby Corvette: 1948 Crosley Almquist
Based on a Crosley convertible, the Almquist was a customized roadster with a fiberglass body. This may be a one-of-a-kind car, although if you search on Google you run across at least two of these, including the seller’s car…. more»
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Desert Find: 1959 Mercedes-Benz 220S
The Mercedes-Benz W180 chassis was the basis for the W180, 220A, and 220S, collectively built from 1954-59. These vehicles were powered by an inline-six engine and available as saloons (sedans), coupes, and convertibles. This ’59 220S has spent the… more»
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Running 400 V8 Project: 1967 Pontiac GTO Convertible
With the population of remaining 1960s muscle cars slowly dwindling, this ’67 GTO convertible is something of a rare find. Only one of every nine Pontiac GTOs built in ’67 was a drop-top, like the seller’s car. From 20 feet,… more»
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Barn Find Pony Car: 1973 Ford Mustang
By 1973, the Ford Mustang had been in production for nearly 10 years. It created a market niche for so-called “pony cars” that every mainstream automaker got into by the end of the 1960s. This ‘73 edition is one… more»
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Rotisserie Project: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle
The second generation of the mid-size Chevelle was wrapping up in the 1972 model year. And out of 415,000 built that season (including the El Camino), more than 207,000 were Malibu Sport Coupes, clearly the most popular model and… more»
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Stored 40 Years: 1971 Datsun 240Z
In the early 1970s, Nissan beat the European sports car builders at their own game. They introduced the Z-series of little runabouts that were both reasonably priced and dependable (compared to the English autos which could be finicky). Importation… more»
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Rare Find: 1954 Kaiser Special Two-Door Sedan
There are a lot of great things about the old car hobby, but surely one of them is that rare doesn’t always mean expensive. Case in point: this 1954 Kaiser Special. This two-door is located in Gilbert, Arizona, and… more»
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Former Movie Prop: 1958 Edsel Pacer
The Edsel was Ford Motor Company’s biggest product miscue of the 1950s, perhaps of all-time. It was launched during a period of economic uncertainty and the buying public didn’t respond positively. Sales were far below expectations and Ford pulled… more»
2 For 1: Pair of 1967 Pontiacs
Both the LeMans and GTO were part of Pontiac’s mid-size line-up for 1967. The former was the upscale version of the Tempest and the GTO – now a series of its own – covered the performance end of the… more»
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Cheap Project: 1979 AMC Spirit
When AMC unveiled the Spirit for the 1979 model year, it became apparent that it was a reworked version of the previous Gremlin that the company had produced for nearly a decade. This practice was (and remains) nothing unusual,… more»
