The Challenger T/A (short for Trans Am) was a one-year-only muscle car designed to compete against the Chevy Camaro Z/28 and Ford Mustang Boss 302. The cars differed from those on the track in SCCA racing in that a… more»
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One Of 263: 1956 Packard Caribbean Hardtop
Packard fans have always been proud of their marque, for good reason; therefore, some will call the 1956 model the last “true” Packard, spurning the “Packardbakers” of 1957 and ’58 as exercises in badge engineering. If you subscribe to… more»
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66K Mile Survivor: 1989 Acura Integra LS
These days, the sport compact car class is a shadow of its former self. The 80s and 90s were truly the halcyon days of import streetfighters, compact cars with small displacements but big hearts, and ready to tackle the… more»
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9,800 Mile Drop Top: 1992 Pontiac Firebird Convertible
The third-generation Pontiac Firebird and its sibling the Chevy Camaro are well-established as affordable enthusiast vehicles with some decent upside. They’ve been underappreciated for years, likely a victim of their own success, meaning GM cranked out too many cars… more»
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Older Restoration: 1959 Plymouth Sport Fury
Chrysler was riding high in 1955, breaking its own historical sales records. Unfortunately, Plymouth’s doddering image kept it lagging the pack. To goose the brand, Plymouth introduced the limited-production Fury in 1956 as a sub-model of the Belvedere. The… more»
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Mustang Dry Run: 1965 Ford Falcon Sprint
The Sprint was added as an extension of the Ford Falcon Futura in 1963 (mid-season). It was only available as a 2-door hardtop or convertible and brought with it the Falcon’s first V8. To many, the Sprint seemed like… more»
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Reasonably Priced: 1948 Dodge Custom
What we have here is a fairly innocuous 1948 Dodge Custom two-door sedan, one of 81K assembled that year. I can remember a time, years ago, when you would encounter Dodges from this era (’46-’48) with surprising regularity but… more»
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Colonnade Survivor: 1976 Pontiac LeMans
Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Buick launched “senior” compacts in 1961 to join Chevrolet (Corvair, and later Nova) in the shift to smaller cars. Tempest was the torchbearer for Pontiac, with the LeMans soon joining as an upscale option (the former… more»
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1963 Chevrolet Corvair Spyder – 8900 Miles!?
Here’s one often overlooked, a 1963 Chevrolet Corvair turbo-charged Spyder. Actually, the Corvair in general gets bypassed on the collectability and interest scale and that’s a shame. Designing and creating an air-cooled compact tells you that in the late… more»
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SSP Police Package: 1987 Ford Mustang LX
Decades ago during my formative years, I used to dream of attending one of our local Metro Police auctions and buying a patrol car that was being retired from the department’s fleet. Back in the eighties, it wasn’t uncommon… more»
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Loaded with T-BAR Roof! 1978 Chrysler Cordoba
Alfer living the easy life in a climate-controlled garage, this 1978 Chrysler Cordoba in Palmetto, Florida searches a new owner. In addition to the ASC T-tops, called the T-BAR Roof in original brochures, this beauty has power steering, power… more»
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HEMI Barn Find: 1970 Plymouth Cuda
Update 10/11/24 – This amazing find has been relisted here on eBay. Do you think it will find a new home this time around? From 9/18/24 – If there is a Holy Grail for Mopar enthusiasts in the classic… more»
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Plenty of Patina! 1973 Toyota Corona Daily Driver
The Toyota Corona was in production in Japan from 1957 to 2001. During the 1970s, it was the middle entry in the U.S. between the Corolla and Crown models (the Camry hadn’t yet arrived). Toyota’s reputation for quality was… more»
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“Zero Rust”: 1965 Dodge Dart 270
A joke among car enthusiasts (or maybe it’s just one that I’ve heard) is that the last survivors of Apocalyptic Earth will be cockroaches driving Dodge Darts. There may be some truth to that: Between the rugged torsion bar… more»
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19k Original Miles: 1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV
It seems like there are still quite a few decades-old Lincoln cars in the marketplace that are either low-mileage examples or in exceptionally well-preserved condition, and sometimes a combination of the two, that is if a potential buyer is… more»
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Only 35K Miles? 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ
A few days ago, I reviewed this 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix and mentioned that it was the last version of Pontiac’s personal luxury coupe that I really appreciated. Yes, I wasn’t thrilled with what followed from ’73 to ’77… more»
