About a half-dozen years after this 1979 Lincoln Versailles was made, I had a Chrysler LeBaron convertible, which I always referred to as a K-car with chrome. Is this Versailles a Ford Granada or Mercury Monarch with chrome, or… more»
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Museum Find: 1973 Cadillac Sedan de Ville With 1,726 Only Miles
Museums across the country are wonderful hiding places for classic cars. Although most require work to return to a roadworthy state after years of inactivity, the climate-controlled environment means they are usually well-preserved. Such is the case with this… more»
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10-Passenger Wagon: 1968 Ford Country Squire
The Country Squire was Ford’s top-of-the-line station wagon for more than 40 years. It began in 1950 as the age of the wood-bodied wagons was coming to an end, and then used wood-like paneling for the rest of the… more»
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Daytona Edition: 1975 Dodge Charger SE
The Dodge Charger and Chrysler Cordoba were parallel mid-size offerings from 1975 to 1977. This enabled Dodge to avoid reusing the now-dated styling from 1971-74. The Charger SE was all about luxury, and if you specified the Daytona trim… more»
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Roomy French Luxury: 1987 Citroen CXA CX
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the Citroen CX is arguably a princess or a face only a mother could love, with not much latitude in between depending on your palate. But for French design enthusiasts… more»
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Stretch Déjà Vu: 1985 Chrysler Executive Limo
Updated January 29, 2023 In the 1980s, the New Yorker was still Chrysler’s top-level car, although it rode on a smaller K-Car platform than in the 1970s. If you wanted to get a limo version of the automobile, it… more»
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Needs Attention: 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow perhaps exemplifies the “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” like no other automobile. Hand-made with luxurious features at every turn, the Rolls-Royce is a car for those who want to treat themselves well and don’t… more»
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Good Buy or Goodbye? 1977 Lincoln Versailles
A first-year Versailles in Midnight Blue for less than five grand? Yes, please. You’d have a tough time gathering a crowd any faster at any cars and coffee-type event, unless you were driving an orange Pinto wagon maybe. The… more»
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All Original and Hemi Fast: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker
1955 was a great year for Chrysler styling. Gone were the K.T. Keller high rooflines and in was a much sleeker, more modern design packing a Hemi V-8 under the hood. If you have a desire for a fifties… more»
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BF Auction: 1986 Mercedes-Benz 300 SDL
There comes a time in most people’s lives when owning a hard-edged performance car is less appealing, and the lure of a more luxurious classic is impossible to resist. Traditional “land yachts” can fulfill that need, although they don’t… more»
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1-of-12: 1965 Chrysler 300L 4-Speed Convertible
While the 1964 Pontiac GTO usually gets credit for starting the muscle car movement, that honor may really go to the Chrysler 300 Letter-Series cars, beginning in 1955. These automobiles combined performance with luxury and were built in smaller… more»
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Rare 3-Speed Manual! 1960 Ford Thunderbird
Purists were appalled when the second generation of the Ford Thunderbird (1958-60) gained a back seat. Gone until 2002 was the 2-seat T-Bird that has become iconic today (who can forget Suzanne Somers in American Graffiti?). But the proof… more»
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Affordable Maserati: 1990 Chrysler TC
There’s no shortage of odd brand collaborations throughout automotive history, with the Chrysler TC by Maserati hailing as a worthy contender for falling into this category. Chrysler seemed to have hit a near home run during the eighties with… more»
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29K Original Miles: 1983 Ford Thunderbird
While there’s always a temptation to seek out an exotic barn find, there’s a strong argument for buying a car that will provide some level of driving satisfaction while being fairly cheap to put back on the road in… more»
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DeRat! 1964 Big-Block/4-Speed Cadillac
GM, for years, had a very defined dichotomy. Chevrolet was the anchor brand, economically priced and powered by six-cylinder engines. Cadillac, at the other end of the spectrum, meant quiet refinement, luxury, and smooth, substantial V8 power. As the… more»
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Rat Rod or Restore: 1957 Mercedes-Benz 220S
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»
