Chevrolet had a winner on its hands from 1970 to 1972 with the new Monte Carlo, a personal luxury car. It shared the Pontiac Grand Prix’s platform but had styling cues that resembled the mid-size Malibu. The redesign from… more»
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Celebrity Value? 1972 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow at No Reserve
What is the value of a car once owned by a celebrity? The seller of this four-door 1972 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow provides documentation showing that Walter Matthau purchased it new for his second wife, Carol. Aside from the celebrity… more»
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Personal Luxury Coupe Project: 1979 Dodge Magnum
The auction for this 1979 Dodge Magnum ends soon, and with an opening bid of just $1,500 and no reserve, it seems like a good opportunity to get into one of the more intriguing Mopar products of the quickly-dying… more»
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Big, Bold, Beautiful: 1963 Pontiac Bonneville
Big, bold, and beautiful. Those are the “Three B’s” that I would assign to the 1963 Pontiac Bonneville seen here on ebay. The tipster on this one is the always-accurate Curvette, and the price asked is $26,500 for a… more»
BF Classified: 1953 Lincoln Capri Special Custom Coupe
Despite the fact that the Korean War was still raging, Lincoln used the line “Created for Today’s More Livable World” in regard to its Capri, which was new for the 1952 model year. This gorgeous example is a Palace… more»
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Downsized Survivor: 1985 Pontiac Bonneville
The Bonneville was Pontiac’s largest and most luxurious automobile throughout the 1960s and 1970s. But lagging sales caused Pontiac to cancel its big cars in 1982, and the name was transferred to the smaller LeMans platform instead. This rear-wheel-drive… more»
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24k Miles? 1968 Ford Thunderbird
In its infancy, the Thunderbird was developed quickly by Ford in response to the Chevrolet Corvette, spending its first three years of production as a two-seater. However, it didn’t take the car long to gain extra passenger capacity, adding… more»
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Special-Order Paint: 1978 Ford Thunderbird
I find this car to be interesting because my high school colors were orange and white. It was a new school and rumor has it that the head football coach, a University of Tennessee grad, had a lot of… more»
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Parked Project: 1992 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo
The Oldsmobile Toronado name represents one of the more significant model offerings ever to come from GM’s hallowed halls. A lighting rod of a vehicle both for its design and clever engineering, the first Toronado hails from the era… more»
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BF Auction: 1974 Lincoln Mark IV Survivor
As economic and regulatory changes in the early 1970s began to affect the auto industry, brands had to develop new ways to make their vehicles more interesting and more compelling. Given Lincoln’s position in the market, they weren’t aiming… more»
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Studebaker’s Hail Mary: 1963 Avanti R1
The Avanti – aimed at rescuing Studebaker from bankruptcy – failed in its primary mission. But it succeeded in a way no one expected: such was the passion for its quirky styling and permissive customization, that it outlasted its… more»
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Pinto-Based Replica: 1952 Jaguar XK120G
The replica world was a wild and wonderful place in the late 70s and throughout the 1980s when builders of every size and capability found endless ways to package up exotic look-a-likes. As we’ve discussed previously, the quality of… more»
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Show-Quality Square Bird: 1959 Thunderbird Convertible
With the addition of a rear seat in 1958, squarish lines, and a formal roofline, the Ford Thunderbird moved away from the sportiness of the original two-seater into the luxury personal car field. Ford described their longer (and heavier)… more»
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1 of 204: 1974 Dodge Charger SE 440 V8
The “Dodge Rebellion” was a late 1960s advertising campaign designed to position Dodge as the performance arm of Chrysler Corp. That included the Charger, which was new in 1966. By 1974, when the seller’s car was built, the muscle… more»
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Attention Galaxie Fans! Huge Stash of 1968 Fords
Most automobile collections focus on a specific brand or model. In the case of the seller’s lot, it’s not only a single manufacturer, but all the cars in the group are from the same model year. In this case,… more»
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Nailhead V8 Project: 1964 Buick Wildcat
The Wildcat was a mid-range full-size car sold by Buick from 1963 to 1970. Its name, taken from some 1950s concept cars, implied performance, and nothing smaller than a 401 cubic inch V8 was offered. The seller’s ’64 coupe… more»
