Most of the late ’50s space age madness had matured by the Kennedy years, and Oldsmobile kept it classy with its full-size lineup for ’63. This mid-range 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Holiday sedan sports abbreviated full-length straight-edge fins cresting… more»
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Ford Alternative: 1936 Plymouth Business Coupe
What do you buy the person for whom a 1930s Ford is too common? A 1936 Plymouth, perhaps? The seller of this DeLuxe Business Coupe makes a bold statement in his advertisement: The 1936 Plymouth Coupe is one of… more»
BF Exclusive: 2007 Pontiac G6 GT Convertible
With summer fast approaching, there are few things more attractive than the prospect of hitting the road in a classic Convertible for a wind-in-the-hair motoring experience. If affordability is a consideration, this 2007 Pontiac G6 GT Convertible could be… more»
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Needs Finishing: 1968 AMC AMX
Listed for sale on eBay in Baltimore, Maryland is this 1968 American Motors AMX powered by its original 343-cubic-inch 280-horsepower V-8 engine, connected to a numbers-matching Borg Warner T-10 four-speed, and 3.54:1 rear differential. The owner wants $24,995 or… more»
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Big Boat Cruiser: 1970 Buick Electra 225
Beginning in 1959, the Electra was Buick’s top-of-the-line automobile for more than three decades. It replaced the Roadmaster, which would make a return in the 1990s. The Electra would share its C-body platform with the likes of the Oldsmobile… more»
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Impala Imposter: 1995 Buick Roadmaster
This is one of those cars we don’t think of often enough when it comes to affordable classics with all the right boxes checked. The wagon version of the Chevrolet Caprice (and its various corporate twins) got all the… more»
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Trans Am Tribute: 1978 Pontiac Firebird Esprit
It’s hard to overstate the popularity of the Pontiac Firebird in 1978. Back in the late seventies, these cars roamed the streets everywhere, with no fewer than four different models for buyers to choose from. The base Firebird was… more»
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Space Race Project: 1961 Ford Galaxie Club Sedan
Ford introduced an upscale model in 1959 dubbed the Galaxie. The name was chosen to capitalize on the “Space Race” in the late 1950s and would be the top series until the LTD was introduced in 1965. The seller… more»
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Rare Dealer Promo Kiddie Car: 1956 Pontiac Junior Star Chief
I looked up the meaning of the term, “foot traffic,” and here’s what I found: “The number of pedestrians entering a commercial business; a crucial retail metric used to evaluate business popularity, customer behavior, and sales potential.” In the… more»
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V8 Race Wagon! 1978 Pontiac Sunbird Safari
This 2-door station wagon must have been confused back in the day. The line started as a “Kammback” wagon as part of the Chevrolet Vega roster in 1971. Then Pontiac copied the Vega in 1976 and called it the… more»
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5.0L Equipped: 1987 Mercury Cougar LS
When the Mercury Cougar was in its prime, it was marketed like many other domestic products: lots of trim packages, lots of equipment options, and seemingly endless arrays of configurations. As sales began to wane with consumers moving away… more»
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Nicest One Left? 1970 Ford Fairlane 500
Though the Fairlane nameplate had been a Ford staple since the mid-1950s, it had been applied to an intermediate-sized automobile starting in 1962. Things were winding down for the Fairlane in 1970 as the Torino had already become the… more»
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Real Hood Scoop: 1970 Pontiac Trans Am Ram Air III
Every now and then, the internet coughs up a car that stops you mid-scroll. We just spotted this 1970 Pontiac Trans Am Ram Air III here on eBay, that was restored in 2015. In the world of second-gen Firebirds,… more»
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Drive Or Restore? 1966 Chrysler 300
Although not quite as swanky as the earlier letter series, the 1966 Chrysler 300 offered buyers plenty of luxury in a full-size package, plus it came with a big-block engine under the hood as standard equipment. The showroom presentation… more»
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Unrestored Survivor? 1968 MGB GT
Something happens to us when we see a convertible model with a fixed roof bolted onto it. Years ago, when Mazda teased the purely concept-based 1996 M Coupe, the motoring world lost its mind and begged them to build… more»
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One Year Only: 1970 AMC Rebel “The Machine”
AMC generated uneven success with its attempts to enter the pony and muscle car markets, starting with the Javelin and the AMX, and following up with the SC/Rambler. As flamboyant and fast as these models were, AMC still labored… more»
