By 1970, the Ford Mustang and Mercury Cougar had begun to put on weight. And Ford was a year away from introducing its first subcompact, the Pinto. That perhaps led Mercury to decide to add a sporty compact to… more»
Project Cars
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1 of 55 Drop-Tops: 1980 Pontiac Trans Am
If Burt Reynolds had driven a black Pontiac Trans Am convertible in Smokey and the Bandit, would it have looked like the seller’s car? This is said to be one of 55 rag-tops produced by National Coach Engineering under… more»
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Project or Parts? 1962 Sunbeam Alpine Series II
You can be fairly sure that any classic with a body requiring the attention of a Weedwacker before the buyer can remove it from storage will also require more than a buff and a polish before it returns to… more»
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Former Show Car: 1963 Chevrolet Corvette
America’s Sports Car, the Chevrolet Corvette, finally got a redesign in 1963. That was more than 10 years after its original debut. Now sub-dubbed “Sting Ray”, it was immediately popular with sales increasing by half over the warmed-over 1962s…. more»
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390 V8 Power! 1964 Ford Galaxie 500
The 1964 model year was a good one for full-size Fords. The company built upwards of one million Customs, Custom 500s, Galaxie 500s, Country Squires, and the rest. And two-thirds of them were Galaxie 500s, including the seller’s Club… more»
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GM Powered Motorhome: 1989 Vixen 21SE
The Vixen motorhome is no stranger to these pages, as it’s one of the few vehicles of its class that can rightfully be considered a “driver’s car.” In other words, the engineering was led by someone who truly understood… more»
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383-Powered Estate: 1969 Dodge Monaco
The station wagon of the 60s and 70s is much different than the wagon of the late 80s and early 90s. When station wagons became mainstream in response to a population boom in the U.S., they were massive, highway… more»
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Post-War Project: 1949 Pontiac Chieftain Fastback
By 1949, most U.S. automakers were rolling out their first all-new cars since before World War II. That included Pontiac, which introduced the Chieftain as its entry-level vehicle alongside the Streamliner (the Torpedo had been retired). Based on the… more»
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Jive Talkin Project: 1955 Chevrolet Sport Coupe
The 1955 model year brought big changes to Chevrolet. First, the cars were all new and would drive traffic into dealer showrooms, where nearly five million were sold over three years. Second, Chevy introduced its first V8 engine since… more»
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Turbo Mopar Rarity: 1987 Shelby CSX
When you take in all of the various features of the cars Carroll Shelby modified for Chrysler in the 1980s, it really does make you yearn for yesteryear. After all, will we ever see a gentleman like Shelby allowed… more»
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Same Owner Since ’60s: 1964 Buick Skylark
The Skylark began as an upscale version of Buick’s revised Special compact car in 1961. When the Special moved up to an intermediate in 1964, the Skylark followed and became a series of its own. This beautiful ’64 Skylark… more»
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Fiberglass Project: 1961 Chevrolet Corvette 4-Speed
Early Corvettes have always drawn attention, whether fully restored or still waiting to be finished, and this 1961 Chevrolet Corvette currently listed on eBay falls into the latter category. Described as an unfinished restoration project, it offers a mix… more»
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Cheap Wheels Survivor? 1979 Chrysler LeBaron
Chrysler shifted the LeBaron brand from Imperial to itself in 1977 and applied it to a new platform (M-body) that it would share with the Dodge Diplomat. If the styling looks familiar, that’s because the body was developed from… more»
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Did Mother Nature Win? 1963 Dodge Dart GT
The awkwardly styled 1961-62 Dodge Lancer was a compact that went nowhere in sales. So, when Chrysler redesigned its compacts in 1963 (both Dodge and Plymouth), the Lancer name was dropped, and Dodge repositioned the Dart moniker to the… more»
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4-Speed Project: 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS 396
The Impala Super Sport became so popular that Chevrolet promoted it to series status in 1964. That meant it got its own body code, which made it easy to verify this 1966 Impala as being a real SS. And… more»
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Parked 40 Years: 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Barn Find
After a redesign in 1959, all of General Motors’ full-size cars got a styling tweak in 1960. And, in most cases, it was an improvement (like with the Chevy Impala or the Pontiac Bonneville). The seller has a 1960… more»
