One of the harder lessons about classic car ownership is not everything that is vintage or rare is necessarily valuable. We all fantasize about the epic barn find we discover, but can sometimes have those daydreams tempered by realizing… more»
Luxury Cars
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Top-Shelf Sedan: 1992 Bentley Turbo R
When we consider the potential risk of buying a formerly expensive luxury car to use as a means of daily transport, there’s a mild tinge of excitement from wondering if you could pull it off. You know, could you… more»
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Two-Owner 1972 Mercury Marquis Brougham 429-4V
For two decades, Mercury offered mid-level luxury buyers another choice with the Marquis. They had almost all of the bells and whistles of a Lincoln without being as showy. The seller has this 1972 Mercury Marquis Brougham posted here… more»
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Caledonia Green Stunner: 1979 Mercedes-Benz 240D
Sometimes, all it takes is a paint color to completely change your opinion about a given make or model of car. In the case of a 1979 Mercedes-Benz 240D painted in a rare shade of paint known as “Caledonia… more»
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Orange Creamsicle: 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Cascade
The second generation of the Chevy Camaro ran from 1970 to 1981. The 1979 model year was one of its most successful with more than 282,000 copies built. Of those, just 90 are said to have been equipped with… more»
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Three For One Avanti Projects!
The Studebaker Avanti is one of those rare cars that had an afterlife in the wake of the company’s demise. The Avanti Motor Car Co. was formed in 1965 and would soldier on into the 21st Century, hand-building no… more»
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Powered By Chevrolet: 1975 Avanti II
In 1961, Studebaker executives had high hopes that the developing Avanti personal luxury car would help save the company. But they didn’t build enough of them before Studebaker ceased U.S. operations two years later, so the new car didn’t… more»
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Shorty Seville: 1978 Cadillac Seville Opera Coupe
When I first learned of the shortened Cadillac Seville Opera coupe many years ago, I thought that everything about it – from concept to execution – was poorly done. It was hard for me to understand how you can… more»
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Studebaker Lives On! 1980 Avanti II
In the annals of U.S. automotive survival, the Avanti story is a very noteworthy one, especially seeing this limited-purpose, highly esteemed model, still in production as late as 1980 – eighteen years after job one rolled off of then… more»
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Concours-Ready: 1954 Chrysler Ghia GS-1 Coupe
It’s Scottsdale Auction Week, and also apparently “Sell Your Ghia Week”, given the hefty lot of Ghia-bodied cars we’ve been called upon to write about lately. Better a Ghia-a-day, though, than a diet of Chevy Vega’s, right? Bonhams is… more»
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Thunderjet Equipped! 1968 Ford Thunderbird
Consider the fifth generation (1967-1971) of Ford’s iconic Thunderbird. While Gen-1, the Baby Bird (’55-’57) is the most collectible, for obvious reasons, succeeding editions like the Square Bird (’58-’60) and the high-style third and fourth generations (’61-’66) have their… more»
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Calling Clark Griswold! 1973 Ford LTD Country Squire
The County Squire was born out of the shift from wood-bodied to steel-bodied wagons in the early 1950s. And would remain part of the Ford lineup for 40 years. None were bigger than the LTD Country Squires of the… more»
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Two-Year Model: 1963 Mercury Meteor S-33
The Meteor was a Mercury nameplate borrowed for three years from Ford of Canada. In 1961, it was a full-size product offering before switching to a mid-size platform in 1962-63. For the latter, it was sold in parallel to… more»
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Dry Climate Patina: 1964 Chrysler Newport
As someone who has spent his life in two states that measure their annual yearly rainfall in fathoms, I am always fascinated with cars from arid regions. While we deal with rust holes that a Peterbilt can do a… more»
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Surviving Showcar: 1957 Chrysler Ghia Super Dart 400
Although many show and concept cars end their days in a crusher when they’ve served their useful purpose, some manage to avoid that fate. Those remaining often return to show duty or a museum, but this 1957 Chrysler Ghia… more»
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1-of-19: 1953 Chrysler Special by Ghia
For some people, the Ghia name is immediately associated with a luxury trim level of some domestic Ford models. However, there is more to Carrozzeria Ghia than a mere badge because it has designed and produced bodies for concept… more»
