Hoping to catch up to the popular Ford Mustang, Chrysler gave the Plymouth Barracuda an all-new platform, the E-body, in 1970. It would be shared with the Dodge Challenger, a new product that year. Sales would rise by 50%… more»
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Parked In ’73: 1970 Chevrolet Corvette 454 Convertible
It is sometimes difficult to determine why a classic finds itself hidden away in a dark and dusty shed or barn for decades. However, no such questions are hanging over this 1970 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible. It fell foul of… more»
1967 Chevrolet Impala Ragtop Project
Chevrolet built more than 800,000 Impalas in 1965 on their way to more than one million full-size cars. That’s a record that’s been unmatched in the last 60 years. Sales for 1967 racked up 575,600 Impalas, a solid accounting… more»
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Drop Top Project: 1969 Pontiac Firebird
The Pontiac Firebird joined the Chevrolet Camaro in 1967 to do battle with the Ford Mustang as two “pony cars” from General Motors. Except for the famous Trans Am, the Firebird would register fewer sales than the Camaro. The… more»
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The “Model A Garage” Auction/Estate Sale
Who doesn’t love a smorgasbord of cars, parts, tools, signs and literature! It’s like Christmas, but in this case it goes on for most of January. The Model A Garage in Luray, Virginia was run by John Phillips for… more»
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Garage Find: 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396/4-Speed
It’s a good attention-getter when a classic muscle car is said to remain 95 percent as it came from the factory, with the seller believing this 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport is as close to a 100-point example as… more»
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Off the Road 40 Years: 1970 Plymouth Satellite
The Satellite was Plymouth’s upscale mid-size car from 1965 to 1974. An extension of the B-bodied Belvedere, it spawned the GTX muscle car in 1967-71. This ’70 2-door hardtop may be a fairly routine edition, off the road since… more»
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BF Auction: 1961 Cadillac Town Sedan And Parts Car
Way back in 1961, in the midst of their golden age, Cadillac tried something way ahead of its time – they offered a smaller car. It was called the Town Sedan. Based on the Series 62 DeVille, Cadillac chopped… more»
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Race Prospect: 1966 Lotus Cortina Mk I
One of the most salutary partnerships in the history of automaking was the Ford/Lotus tie-up. The romance began brewing in the 1950s: Colin Chapman used Ford’s 105E engine to develop his twin-cam, and the Lotus Elan and its variants… more»
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Cool Shop Truck: 1959 Volkswagen Type 2
On the heels of the success of the Type 1 passenger car, Volkswagen rolled out the Type 2 in 1950. Also known as Transporter, it came in various forms and shapes, specifically a passenger van, cargo van, and pickup…. more»
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Original 406-Powered 1963 Ford Galaxie 500
In the ’60s, Ford was rolling out some of the most incredible designs on the market. The Galaxie 500 is undoubtedly one of them. The 500s were a higher trim level designed to be luxurious and quick. The example… more»
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56k-Mile Bullet Bird: 1961 Ford Thunderbird
Each generation of the Ford Thunderbird has been given a nickname that capsules its appeal. For example, the original 1955-57 models are called the “Classic Birds” while their successors from 1958 to 1960 are referred to as “Square Birds”…. more»
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Two-Owner Survivor: 1964 Chevrolet El Camino
Chevrolet had two “new” products to offer buyers in 1964. The first was the all-new mid-size Chevelle, designed to compete with the Ford Fairlane (which had been resized in 1962). The second was the return of the El Camino… more»
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Stored 40 Years: 1970 Sunbeam Alpine GT
In mid-1964, Chrysler started acquiring bits of the Rootes Group, the British manufacturer of the Sunbeam Alpine. By 1967 they owned 2/3 of the company and in the summer of 1970, the company was renamed Chrysler UK. This 1970… more»
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Corvair Van Project: 1960 Chevrolet Greenbrier
The Chevrolet Corvair had more body styles of the 1960s compacts. Besides the usual assortment of sedans, wagons, and convertibles, the vehicle also came as cargo and passenger vans, and pickups. All of them used the same rear-mounted, air-cooled… more»
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Running Project: 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
The Cutlass Supreme joined the Oldsmobile lineup as a personal luxury car (the same year that the Toronado also debuted). It was a fancier version of the standard Cutlass and would eventually become the GM division’s best seller. This… more»
