Oldsmobile rolled the dice in 1966 by introducing a personal luxury automobile that was mechanically different from its competitors. It was the first U.S.-produced front-wheel-drive car since the Cord 810/812 in 1937. It would use a transaxle version of… more»
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Rebuilt 360: 1977 Jeep Cherokee Chief S 4×4
Some older SUVs perform better than others in the classic market, and a few have enough positive attributes that they can’t help but attract attention. This 1977 Jeep Cherokee Chief S is a perfect example of that philosophy. Its… more»
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Rare Levi’s Edition: 1976 Jeep CJ-5 Renegade
When it comes to Jeep CJ-5s, my personal feeling is many of them have lost that original bare-bones off-roader “vibe” owing to years of either modifications or customizations that strip away the roughneck authenticity it’s known for. It’s an… more»
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One Owner Survivor: 1976 Chevrolet Nova
The 1960s and 1970s rear-wheel-drive Nova was one of Chevrolet’s most popular automobiles. It would receive its final redesign in 1975, to be replaced by the troubled front-wheel-drive Citation in 1980. For 1976, there was a luxury version of… more»
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Stored 40 Years: 1950 Buick Super
The Super was a popular Buick entry from 1940 to 1958, with a break in production during World War II. It was a hybrid vehicle (no, not like you think), sharing the longer wheelbase of the top-line Roadmaster with… more»
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Ungainly But Cheap: 1970 Siata Spring
We’re going to get this out of the way up front: a vanishingly small percentage of car enthusiasts like the looks of the Siata Spring. That it could have come from the same company responsible for the 208S, the… more»
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Driving Project: 1951 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup
For those considering a first project build, a classic Pickup from the 1950s can be the ideal choice. Locating parts is rarely a problem, while the simple engineering and construction techniques mean that the owner can usually complete many… more»
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One-Family Owned: 1971 Oldsmobile Toronado
1971 saw some big changes and the first redesign of the Oldsmobile Toronado since it was introduced as a front-wheel-drive offering for 1966, an outside-the-box concept for the mid-sixties. While the early cars were certainly not lacking in the… more»
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Only Two California Owners: 1963 Studebaker Avanti
I usually select a main photo that shows as much of a vehicle as possible (usually a 3/4 front view). No need to do that here. There’s only one classic automobile with this front-end styling: Studebaker’s advanced Avanti. In… more»
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Container Find: 1952 Packard 300
In the early 1950s, Packard played the numbers game in naming its product offerings. There were the 200, 250, 300, and 400, with the 300 being the mid-range model. It was offered only in 1951 and 1952 and was… more»
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1 of 319 Special Edition: 1976 Pontiac Trans Am
The Trans Am began as a performance version of the Pontiac Firebird in 1969. Sales moved up slowly year after year until the first Smokey and the Bandit movie was released in 1977. After that, demand exploded, and Pontiac… more»
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Chevy Power, Italian Panache: 1966 Iso Rivolta 300GT
Vintage car enthusiasts owe a debt to the profitability of bicycles and motorbikes, and the bravado of Italian industrialists. Countless car companies sprouted from bike makers and dozens of exotics arose from the willingness of Italian scions to gamble… more»
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Special Edition: 1964 Chrysler New Yorker Salon
Other than the Imperial, the New Yorker was Chrysler’s most opulent automobile in the 1960s. And in 1963 and 1964, they went one step further by offering the New Yorker Salon, a 4-door hardtop that had all the marbles…. more»
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Tri-Five V8! 1955 Chevrolet 210
The 210 (aka Two-Ten) was a midrange entry from Chevrolet that was sold between 1953 and 1957. Not exactly a stroke of marketing genius, it took its name by shortening the production series number 2100 by one digit to… more»
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Oddball Styling: 1976 AMC Gremlin
For many, the AMC Gremlin will go down as one of the strangest-looking cars of all time. But looks aren’t everything, and maybe they even attracted people to the odd car as the company would build 671,000 of them… more»
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57k Mile 1989 Chevrolet Corvette
The fourth generation Chevrolet Corvette began with the 1984 model and stayed around all the way through 1996, making the C4 the second-longest run in the car’s history, surpassed only by the C3 which outlasted it by just two… more»
