Despite the Great Depression, automobiles continued to sell in the early 1930s – even luxury automobiles. Perhaps desperate to retain a foothold in a fast-diminishing market, car makers were differentiating their wares based on chassis length. Another race was… more»
Luxury Cars
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One Owner Survivor: 1965 Lincoln Continental Sedan
I’d love to know the full story behind this beautiful ’65 Lincoln Continental four-door sedan. The seller only gives the most basic of basic details in the ad: “Very clean, all original one-owner car. 55k original miles.” The supplied photos… more»
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Barn Find 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
The personal luxury car was becoming a hot market segment by the late sixties, so Chevrolet decided to get into the game too when they introduced their Monte Carlo in 1970. The first generation only lasted three model years… more»
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Signal Red Survivor: 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL
The Mercedes-Benz R107 convertible is a model familiar to most enthusiasts, and is one of the cheaper entry points into the classic car hobby. However, there is a very fine line between owning a car that is simply a… more»
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13k-Mile Luxurious Beauty: 1969 Cadillac DeVille
I’ve got to admit that sometimes when a seller uses words such as flawless, magnificent, or time capsule when describing their 50+ year automobile, it triggers my spidey senses to look even closer than I ordinarily would as opposed… more»
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Starter Classic: 1979 BMW 320i
Many of us bore witness to certain vehicles riding a big wave when the pandemic hit in 2020, carried to new heights by a lethal combination of online auctions and boredom. The E21-chassis BMW 3-Series was one such model,… more»
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Cheap Project? $1,650 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado
Usually when I think of a “project” car, an Oldsmobile Toronado doesn’t float to the top of the list – the two just seem incongruous. Regardless, today Tony P. has found a 1969 Toronado that doesn’t show that badly…. more»
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Nova Alternative: 1978 Buick Skylark
When General Motors redesigned its X-body compact platform in 1975, the Skylark nameplate moved over from the intermediate ranks. The X-body is better known as the basis for the Chevy Nova which Pontiac and Oldsmobile also deployed. This example… more»
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Cruising Coupe: 1971 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight
One of the things that I have always found interesting about the upsizing of GM’s B and C-body cars for 1971 is the timing. They got bigger and heavier just as engines started to become less powerful, thanks to… more»
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Executive Transport: 1984 Chrysler LeBaron Limo
It seems like there was a cottage industry in the 1980s that sprung up around converting smaller, mid-sized sedans into limousines. This was the first taste of the phenomenon known as “baller on a budget”, which is a polite… more»
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B-Body Project: 1976 Plymouth Fury Sport
After a 10-year run as a full-size car on par with the Chevy Impala and Ford Galaxie, the Plymouth Fury became a mid-size for 1975-78. From this era, many may remember them as police cars and taxi cabs. But… more»
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Long Term Owner: 1934 Rolls Royce 20/25 Saloon
If a car could be considered the savior of its maker, then the Rolls Royce 20/25 is it. Like many other companies after WWI, Rolls was struggling to return to its primary purpose – making luxury automobiles – after… more»
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French Rarity: 1987 Citroen CX 25 Prestige
French cars are a mysterious spot on the automotive landscape these days, a reminder that they were once an import like any other brand sold stateside. However, for the predominant brands of Citroen and Peugeot, a series of challenges… more»
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Mercury in German! 1988 Merkur XR4Ti
In 1982, Ford introduced the Sierra in Europe as the successor to the Cortina/Taunus product lines. The then-head of European operations thought there would be a market for an Americanized version and spearheaded an effort to bring the XR4Ti… more»
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Rare Drop-Top: 1957 Chrysler 300C Convertible
While most enthusiasts agree that the Pontiac GTO was the first genuine muscle car, others believe that Chrysler’s “Letter Series” models could claim the title. They were aimed significantly upmarket compared to the GTO, but they possessed the performance… more»
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Low-Mile Cruiser: 1996 Lincoln Town Car
The Town Car, which enjoyed a 30-year run across both the 20th and 21st centuries, was the biggest car made by Ford, qualifying as a “land yacht” by today’s standards. During most of its run, the luxury sedan competed… more»
