Recall your younger days, learning your alphabet, when the teacher said, “Repeat after me, children: ‘T is for Turbo’.” Buick wanted buyers to learn that lesson in the ’80s, and worked hard to smear performance across their fleet. Buick’s… more»
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45-Year Barn Find Story: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
The 1969 model year brought a close to the first generation of the popular Chevy Camaro. And it would be extended by three months due to issues in getting the all-new 1970 pony car ready for production. The 327… more»
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Barn Find Twister: 1971 Plymouth Duster
The Duster was a popular variant of the Plymouth Valiant compact. From 1970 to 1976, it was a fastback coupe that had its own sheet metal from the windshield back. The performance version was the Duster 340, but for… more»
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Motor Project: 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SE
Here on eBay is a well-bred sedan: a 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SE, bid to $7600 with the reserve met. This car is located in Dallas, Texas. Not only is this Benz a worthy example, but the seller has also posted… more»
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Rebadged Import: 1986 Merkur XR4Ti
Ford in the U.S. has been known to borrow from Ford of Europe over the years for cars to market on these shores. Case-in-point is the Mercury Capri which was built and sold under the name on both continents…. more»
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Stored For 30 Years: 1983 Avanti II
These days, in the world of automotive, a halo car is one which is the pinnacle of the brand’s achievements, a car which customers lust over but was often out of reach for many. Studebaker had the same thoughts… more»
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Rare Twin Cam: 1976 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega
It’s a Chevy Vega with an engine tuned by a British sportscar company, and it comes with a tent. Do you really need to know any more than that? Pat L. you did it again—great tip on this 1976… more»
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427 Four-Speed! 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
With manual brakes, manual steering, a manual transmission, and a 427 under the hood, this powerful pony car promises a brutal and visceral driving experience that no modern ride can match. The 1969 Chevrolet Camaro in Corvette country, Bowling… more»
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Rare Shooting Brake: 1976 Jensen GT Project
In the late 1960s, Jensen Motors was hanging by a thread, almost done in by US safety regulations. Kjell Qvale, a distributor of cars on the west coast, teamed up with Donald Healey to rescue the company: Qvale took… more»
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Major Roller Project: 1970 Dodge Charger
Other than the Plymouth Road Runner, Chrysler’s next most popular car in the 1960s was probably the Dodge Charger. Interest in the car started slowly, but by the B-body intermediate redesign of 1968-70, sales of the Dodge Charger were… more»
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Sort Of Original: 1967 Chevelle SS Convertible
Two words that usually put my Spidey-senses on high alert when it comes to car listings are “survivor” and “original”. It’s great when you find a vehicle that qualifies as either, and while there are still plenty of vintage… more»
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No Reserve Bandit: 1976 Pontiac Trans-Am 455 V8 SE Y82
The mid-1970s were the zenith of the Malaise Age. Pontiac’s sales fell nearly in half from 1973 to 1975, and they weren’t alone. A recession didn’t help, but regulations and a gas crisis were the real culprits. In an… more»
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Barbados Yellow Project: 1990 Honda CRX Si
Among Honda models made in the 1990s, one of the rarest specs you can get is the CRX or Prelude clad in Barbados Yellow paint. This is the car you saw in the showroom in 1989 or splashed across… more»
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Glamorous Brit: 1954 Sunbeam Alpine
Like many car manufacturers of the early 1900s, Sunbeam’s history is a blurred continuum of several makers melding over time: Clement-Talbot was the original predecessor, but Sunbeam was also combined with Rootes Group in the 1930s and later labeled… more»
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Running Project: 1963 Chevrolet Nova 400
Chevrolet added a second compact to its line-up in 1962 and dubbed it the Chevy II. More conventional than the Corvair which preceded it by two years, the Chevy II was typical of full-size cars but in a smaller… more»
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1967 Mustang Galaxie: You Figure It Out
This tip is far too weird for me not to take, from the photos, which make the car look like it’s rocketing downhill (see the ad here on eBay), to the mechanicals, which I’ll describe below, to the ad… more»
