It’s been said that 50% of the time on any project is spent on the last 10% of any project. While this may be true, it’s those last odds and ends that are often the most satisfying, aside from… more»
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In the Garage 30 Years: 1967 Ford Mustang Convertible
The Mustang would get its first restyle in 1967 after selling more 1.1 million copies in its first two years. The car would also get its first competition that year in the form of the Camaro and Firebird from… more»
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Field of Dreams: Huge Montana Collection For Sale!
If you find yourself out roaming around anywhere near Great Falls, Montana, there’s a treasure trove of old cars, trucks, tractors, trailers, boats, toys and other assorted stuff to be found. It’s all for sale, including both restored and… more»
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Shed Stored 25 Years: 1966 Cadillac DeVille Convertible
Beginning in the 1960s, the DeVille would become the volume production car for Cadillac for years to come. That would be especially true for the 1966 model year when the DeVille accounted for more than 70 percent of the… more»
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302 V8 Survivor: 1970 Ford Mustang Convertible
The 1970 Mustang was little changed over 1969 after it had its most extensive restyle since hitting the market by storm five year earlier. Due to competition at every angle, sales numbers didn’t keep the factories working overtime anymore,… more»
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True Barn Find: 1963 Ford Falcon Futura Convertible
The Falcon was Ford’s first entry into the compact sector. First appearing in 1960, the name would last the decade and its platform spawn other popular cars, such as the Mustang and Maverick, also products of the ‘60s. This… more»
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Stored 15 Years: 1962 Dodge Custom 880 Convertible
Due to a strategic miscue by Chrysler executives, Dodge had no traditional full-size cars to sell for 1962. They reacted in record time and by mid-year Dodge had the Custom 880 which was a mix of the Chrysler Newport… more»
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1of 294: 1968 AMC Rebel SST Convertible
By 1968, American Motors offered only one convertible across all its product lines and it would be in the Rebel intermediate. The Rebel shared its platform with the more upscale Ambassador, which rode on a longer wheelbase. The number… more»
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33K Miles! 1992 Geo Metro Convertible
We’ve had a resurgence of non-spring-like weather here in the upper Midwest lately with temperatures in the 40s, but most of the country is ready for convertible season, I know that I am. This super clean badge-engineered drop-top is… more»
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G-Code/4 Speed: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Sunliner
It would be fair to say that America was “king of the kids” in the 1960s when it came to the question of high-performance production cars. Eager buyers could walk into their local showroom and drive away in something… more»
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Pace Car Replica: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible
Automobile manufacturers capitalize on their annual provision of pace and festival cars for the Indianapolis 500 by building replicas for John Q. Public. In the case of the 1969 Camaro, which served in that role for the second time… more»
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1957 Ford Fairlane Skyliner Retractable 390
Sometimes a car maker comes up with an idea, puts it into production, and a market either materializes or it doesn’t. Ford’s marketing gurus probably did their homework on the retractable hardtop concept, which had only been done one… more»
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First Year V8! 1955 Chevrolet Corvette Project
Last week, we covered this 1954 Corvette and today we’re going to move one year forward to ’55. While it is a very similar car, there were big differences between the two, so let’s take a closer look. This… more»
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440 EFI V8: 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda
The Barracuda finally broke free of its lineage to the Plymouth Valiant in 1970 with an all-new E-body platform that would be shared with the new Dodge Challenger. Sales perked up by a third over 1969 to fall yet… more»
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One Year Wonder: 1991 Nissan Figaro
The Nissan Figaro was a fixed-profile, right-hand-drive small convertible that was built for the home market for a single season, 1991. Exterior colors were limited to one for each of the four climate seasons: Topaz Mist (Autumn), Emerald Green… more»
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Tarp Find: 1968 Pontiac GTO Convertible
By the late 1960s, the muscle car market was in full swing and the Pontiac GTO was still leading the pack. Second generation GTO’s would debut for 1968 and had a “Coke bottle” shape compared to earlier models. They… more»
