After the arrival of most compacts in the late 1950s, a gap emerged between those smaller cars and their full-size brethren. Ford’s response was to create a mid-size automobile in 1962 that was sandwiched between the Falcon and Galaxie … more»
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Fuel Injected 455? 1970 Buick Riviera
Buick’s fabulous Riviera gets its fair share of coverage on Barn Finds – certainly the early second-gen (’66-’70) and the spectacularly styled third-gen (’71-’73) with its most distinctive boattail rear end. One model year that is often overlooked, however,… more»
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44k Original Miles: 1964 Chevrolet C20 Pickup
While it is by no means a hard and fast rule, older pickups tend to fall into two broad categories. You will find genuine cream puffs that have never worked a day in their life. Others will look pretty… more»
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Ford-Powered Rarity: 1971 Intermeccanica Italia
The Intermeccanica Italia is a rarely-seen V8-powered sports car that was built in extremely limited quantities. Today, we do see the topless version of the Italia appear for sale, but the fixed-roof coupe is very hard to come by…. more»
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Ultimate Off-Roader? 1974 Jeep CJ-5 6×6
In the automotive engineering world, there’s a fundamental technical term called “roughly about right.” It is generally used to describe how many engines a vehicle will have or how many road wheels. However, it appears that the owner of… more»
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Running 400 V8 Project: 1967 Pontiac GTO Convertible
With the population of remaining 1960s muscle cars slowly dwindling, this ’67 GTO convertible is something of a rare find. Only one of every nine Pontiac GTOs built in ’67 was a drop-top, like the seller’s car. From 20 feet,… more»
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Formal Roof: 1968 Chevrolet Impala Custom
Chevy expanded the Impala lineup in 1968 with the Custom, which used the Caprice’s formal rooftop instead of fastback styling. It was available through the 1976 model year, after which the full-size Chevrolets were all downsized in the name… more»
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Original Survivor: 1969 Jaguar E-Type 2+2
Tastes and opinions change, and I am not immune from this. While I had always admired the stunning good looks of Jaguar’s E-Type, my classic car focus was mainly on American vehicles. That changed many decades ago when I… more»
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Original 350: 1970 Chevrolet Camaro SS
While its current owner has treated it to a cosmetic refresh, this 1970 Chevrolet Camaro SS is an original classic in astounding condition for its age. It has a genuine 31,000 miles on the clock, and finding fault with… more»
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Original Survivor: 1974 Ford Mustang II
The original Mustang was the right car in the right place at the right time. Therefore, it couldn’t help but be an enormous sales success that would achieve legendary status. While the 1974 Mustang II never achieved those lofty… more»
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Museum Find: 1957 Continental Mark II
Do cars belong in museums? It is an interesting topic, and it will ignite views from both sides of the fence. While I deem it essential to preserve classic cars, I always feel that they deserve an opportunity to… more»
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1-of-62: 1972 Ford Mustang Mach 1
By 1972, the First Generation Mustang had grown in every direction. It was physically longer, wider, heavier, and featured larger engines than the earlier examples. If a buyer was careful when ordering their new Mach 1 during that model… more»
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One Family Owned: 1961 Ford Thunderbird
Regular readers will be aware of my preference for cars that exhibit a history of long-term ownership. That makes this 1961 Ford Thunderbird a vehicle that ticks the right boxes for me. Not only is it an original and… more»
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Highly Optioned: 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
The original owner of this 1964 Chevrolet Corvette lived many people’s dreams. He walked into his local Chevrolet dealership and ordered this classic with some of the most desirable optional extras. That is something that not everybody gets to… more»
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Turnpike Cruiser: 1972 Mercury Marquis Brougham
The 1972 Mercury Marquis Brougham was a big, powerful, luxurious car that was as close to a Lincoln Continental as you could buy with a Mercury badge on it. Though a mere three inches shorter than the Lincoln, the… more»
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One Year Model: 1976 Porsche 912E
One-year-only models tend to get brand aficionados salivating, even if the model in question isn’t all that incredible. Nowadays, it seems anything air-cooled is looked at through rose-colored glasses in that there are no longer any “bad” models –… more»
