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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Needs Finishing: Classic Motor Carriages Cobra
Cobra kit cars remain one of the more frequently abandoned projects in the enthusiast world. It’s amazing that so many people pay the piper the first time around and then the car just sits, but it seems to happen… 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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Wagon Roller: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
Second-generation Chevrolet Chevelles used different monikers to separate station wagons from the rest of the lineup. Those names included Nomad, Greenbrier, Concours, and Concours Estate. We believe the seller’s 1972 edition is a Malibu equivalent, the Concours because if… more»
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Split Window Dreaming: 1963 Chevrolet Corvette
When Chevrolet unveiled the split-window coupe version of its all-new Corvette, I doubt anyone assumed it would be iconic. That’s because just 10,594 of them were built before Chevy went with a solid window design for the remainder of… 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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Cheap Project? 1955 Ford Thunderbird 390 4-Speed
Ford introduced its Thunderbird (aka T-Bird) in 1955 as a personal luxury car. The first generation (1955-57) of the car is often compared to the early Chevy Corvettes, but they didn’t have much in common besides the seating configuration…. more»
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Field Find: Flock of Austin Americas
Here’s a British saloon that you don’t see every day: the Austin America – or rather, a bunch of ’em. There’s a good reason for that – not seeing one every day, that is. The Austin America was derived… more»
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Garage Find Project: 1970 Plymouth Satellite
The Satellite debuted in 1965 as an upscale version of the Plymouth B-bodied mid-size Belvedere. It would remain in production through 1974, spawning the GTX muscle car from 1967 to 1971. This 1970 example is a project that may… more»
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Unfinished Business: 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
The Supreme was added to the mid-size Oldsmobile Cutlass roster in 1966. It would go on to compete in the personal luxury car segment dominated by GM products like the Pontiac Grand Prix and Chevy Monte Carlo. However, it… more»
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Warehouse Find: 1978 Pontiac Trans Am
Many of the Trans Ams that we find are in excellent, or at least drivable, condition. This is not one of them. This project is a 1978 Pontiac Trans Am located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The seller is asking $5,800… more»
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Parked 20 Years Ago: 1978 Pontiac Trans Am
A predictable thing happens when a car is left outside with a broken window, it rusts. This 1978 Pontiac Trans Am is for sale in Las Vegas, Nevada. The owner has had the car for 20 years waiting to… more»
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Real or Replica? 1951 MG TD
Nearly every example of MG’s venerable TD model seems to have found a way to survive until today. It is also true that the umpteen millions of MG TD replicas, all believed to be on VW Beetle chassis, have… more»
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Stored 42 Years: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
Introduced in 1964, the Chevy Chevelle would quickly become the automaker’s second most popular nameplate. After a restyle in 1968, the Chevelle sold more than 500,000 units in 1969, though that also included the El Camino pickup. The seller’s… more»
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Pair of 1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28s
Substantial changes came for the Chevrolet Camaro in 1970 when the popular “pony car” received a complete redesign. And, in the process, the SCCA Trans Am-approved Z/28 got a substantial change, too, under the hood. Instead of an exclusive… more»
