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»
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One Prior Owner: 1965 Ford Mustang Project
The Ford Mustang was an instant hit upon its introduction at the New York World’s Fair in April 1964. 18 months later, 680,000 copies had rolled off the assembly line, followed by 607,000 more in 1966. The seller’s ’65… more»
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Running Barn Find: 1936 Chevrolet Town Sedan
The seller of this 1936 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Town Sedan tells us that it’s a real barn find. Well, it certainly looks the part, though there are no images of it residing in a barn-like structure included. That said,… more»
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1 of 458: 1970 Plymouth Superbird 440 4-Barrel
First there was the Dodge Charger Daytona in 1969, followed by the Plymouth Road Runner Superbird in 1970. Both were Chrysler attempts at putting a more aerodynamic product on racetracks in NASCAR. Street versions were produced and sold, with… more»
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Horse-Collar Grille! 1958 Edsel Citation Project
Sixty years after its demise, the Edsel is still considered the biggest financial failure of the U.S. auto industry. That’s because it’s said that Ford Motor Co. took it on the chin for as much as $350 million in… more»
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Long Neglected: 1967 Pontiac GTO Coupe
The seller of this 1967 Pontiac GTO opens the listing with: “Car have been in the family since early 70s. Think the starts (sic) went bad and was parked.” Now that seems highly unusual – parking a GTO, for… more»
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Same Owner 44 Years: 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Personal luxury cars were all the rage in the 1960s, and Chevrolet joined the party in 1970 with the Monte Carlo. It rode on the same platform as Pontiac’s Grand Prix but also had a lot of visual cues… more»
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7 Projects: C3 and C4 Chevrolet Corvettes
Who doesn’t love America’s Sports Car, the Corvette, which has been a Chevrolet staple since 1953? And if you’re a fan of the “C3” ‘Vette (third generation, 1968 to 1982), this opportunity might be for you – if you… more»
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73k-Mile Diesel Garage Find: 1983 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency
We’ve already featured a couple of nicely preserved tenth-generation Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight coupes on Barn Finds earlier this month, so let’s add another low-mileage survivor to the mix, but this time one that’s diesel-powered. The seller describes this car as… more»
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Rare K-Code: 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback
In 1966, Ford’s “pony car” – the Mustang – was the best-selling U.S.-built automobile at more than 607,000 copies. But rare were those equipped with the HiPo K-code 289 cubic-inch V8 (271 hp) that numbered only 5,469 installations. But… more»
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44k Mile Barn Find: 1985 Mercedes-Benz 230E
Is it good or bad to own a car that was never sold in the US? I can’t decide; I’d like to hear your opinion. We can consider the question as we examine this 1985 Mercedes-Benz 230E four-door sedan,… more»
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Rare Right-Hand Drive: 1967 Isuzu Bellett
The Bellett was a routine subcompact car built by Isuzu in Japan from 1963 to 1973. A few of them were imported to the U.S. West Coast in the mid-1960s, but by an importer rather than Isuzu itself (which… more»
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When Did You Last See One? 1971 Toyota Crown
UPDATE 4/15/25: It appears this car is not a Crown as the seller presented, being a Corona instead. And the listing has been taken down, so it either sold quickly or the seller pulled it to make corrections. ___________________________________________… more»
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Tri-Country Survivor: 1978 Buick Opel by Isuzu
How can a car be from three countries? It’s hard to believe and even harder to explain, but this is the case with this interesting dusty little survivor sedan. This 1978 Buick Opel by Isuzu is listed here on… more»
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1 of 453: 1972 Plymouth Road Runner GTX
Between 1968 and 1971, Plymouth sold two mid-sized muscle cars. One was the Road Runner (a budget offering), and the other was the GTX (a premium hot rod). As the market began to shrink, Plymouth consolidated the pair in… more»
