Walking into a dealership and buying a car off the showroom floor is a wonderful experience. However, ordering one tailored to your taste happens once in a lifetime for a fortunate few. The original owner followed that path with… more»
Luxury Cars
Beautiful Survivor: 1979 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
Coming 75 years after the founding of the Cadillac Automobile Company, the fifth-generation DeVille series, beginning in 1977, was downsized along with most other full-sized GM cars. They were still generous in room and luxury and this 1979 Cadillac… more»
Low Mileage Luxury: 1966 Pontiac Bonneville
The car my parents owned about the time I entered the world was a 1966 Bonneville, even though I don’t remember a whole lot about it since they traded it on another Pontiac in 1970. But a couple of… more»
Make Me Beautiful Once More: 1964 Buick Riviera
Somebody’s losing storage and thus needs you to take their 1964 Buick Riviera off their hands. Mitchell G sleuthed that person out, and you can see the ad for the Riv here on craigslist. It’s currently residing in the… more»
White Over Black: 1971 Pontiac Grand Prix
From the early 1960s through the balance of the decade, the Grand Prix was one of the auto industry’s most definitive personal luxury cars. And it could be combined with some of the performance touches that Pontiac had become… more»
BF Auction: 1967 Lincoln Continental Sedan
Project candidates come in all shapes and sizes, and picking one that suits your taste, circumstances, and budget can be challenging. An enthusiast with a family might find a Corvette impractical, but vehicles like this 1967 Lincoln Continental Sedan… more»
Risky Buy? 1971 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
While many of us (me included) bemoan how inaccessible the car hobby has become, there are still glimmers of hope that you can get into a legitimate classic for reasonable money. However, there can still be a point at… more»
24k-Mile Cream Puff: 1984 Ford LTD Crown Victoria 2-Door
I was at a car show in Pennsylvania recently and spotted a gorgeously restored 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria in Tropical Rose and Snowshoe White. It was the first year for the Crown Victoria and with its lower silhouette,… more»
X-Code 390 V8: 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7
The Mercury Cougar was FOMOCO’s second entry in the “pony car” market that the Ford Mustang largely gets credited for starting. It came out in 1967, the same year the Chevy Camaro and Pontiac Firebird joined the race. The… more»
Cartier Edition? 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V
Nearing the late seventies while GM was busy redesigning many of its flagships with smaller dimensions outside, Lincoln introduced a new Mark series for 1977, the Mark V, which used the same chassis as its predecessor but actually added… more»
Potent Family Sedan: 1993 Ford Taurus SHO
The Taurus was Ford’s mainstream automobile from 1986 to 2019, with six generations built in stretches. From the middle years of 1989 to 1999, Ford marketers saw the need for a performance sedan, perhaps to compete with imports, so… more»
X-Code 390: 1969 AMC Ambassador SST
For its 1968 model year, AMC began offering a trim package available for their Ambassador known as the SST, or Super Sport Touring, taking the luxurious aspect of the full-size car up a notch from the DPL level, which… more»
















