Many purists believe that 1971 marked the turning point for the American muscle car. General Motors marques began detuning their high-performance V8s as tightening emission standards loomed while rising insurance costs drove many enthusiasts to seek less potent and… more»
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Two Owner 83k Mile: 1977 Pontiac Trans Am
The seller of this 1977 Pontiac Trans Am states that it is a 2 owner original car with only 83,500 miles since new. The Trans Am is located in Neosho, Missouri and is listed here on eBay. The car… more»
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Cheap Exotic: 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
Sometimes, you see a car listed for sale and it causes you physical discomfort that you can’t bid on it at the moment. This is probably one of the cheapest Corvette ZR-1s we will ever see, as it has… more»
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Frame-Up Restoration: 1972 Pontiac LeMans GT Hardtop
Like the Chevy Nova SS – born from the compact Chevy II, and the late-year Plymouth Barracuda – based on the Valiant, the Pontiac LeMans had a humble start. When the name was introduced in 1961, it was a… more»
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Muscle Car Swan Song: 1974 Pontiac Ventura GTO
From a peak of more than 96,000 cars in 1966, production of the Pontiac GTO fell to just over 7,000 copies in 1974. The muscle car craze of the 1960s/1970s had passed and the GTO quietly slipped into the… more»
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Final Year SD: 16k Mile 1974 Pontiac Trans Am!
I’ll venture a guess that I’m not alone in feeling the muscle car era ended in 1972. However, many associations/clubs/people much smarter than I define the era as running from 1961 to 1974. I often need that reminder as… more»
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Super Stock Tribute: 1963 ½ Ford Galaxie
We saw this car last about a year ago. It’s a recreation of a Super Stock racing machine that racked up a lot of wins back in the day. With its lightweight sheet metal and fire-breathing 427 cubic-inch V8,… more»
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Stored 30 Years: 1967 Plymouth Barracuda
The second generation Plymouth Barracuda debuted with the 1967 model, with an all-new exterior design but still built on Chrysler’s A-Body and still sharing many of the same parts as the Valiant. But the refreshed design offered a sleeker… more»
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One of 244: 1969 Shelby GT500 Convertible
It seems convertibles get a bad rap as being less desirable than their fixed-roof counterparts. There are advantages to either type of top, but this 1969 Shelby GT500 convertible may be one of those preferred convertible outliers. I found… more»
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Original 440: 1970 Plymouth GTX
Such was the pressure during the 1970s that it would have been easy for the muscle car to fade into oblivion. The triple whammy of tightening emission standards, rising fuel prices, and growing insurance premiums almost led to their… more»
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South Florida Find: 1969 Buick GS 400
Here’s a rare one for your review, a 1969 Buick GS 400 convertible. The seller states that it’s one of 1,303 produced though my research source places it as one of 1,776 – regardless it’s rare and his question… more»
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Backyard Project Car: 1985 Buick Regal T-Type
The seller claims that buying a black Buick Regal T-Type is the fastest path toward creating a GNX clone. I have to admit, I never thought much about the color, but he’s right: starting with a black Regal gets… more»
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Family Owned Since ’77: 1974 Chevrolet Corvette
Sometimes, even long-term family ownership can’t save a car from the clutches of abandonment. We oftentimes associate a car that has remained with the same family for eons as somehow protected from getting heaved into the backyard and forgotten… more»
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Mystery Machine: 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS
Some classic cars are straightforward, while others throw up a mystery requiring further investigation. That is the case with this 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport. It is difficult to fault its presentation, its original owner ordered it with some… more»
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Numbers-Matching 427/4-Speed: 1969 Chevrolet Corvette
With a major redesign under its belt the previous year, 1969 didn’t see a whole lot of substantial changes on the outside for the Corvette, and for the next few years, Chevrolet brought us some really fine C3 offerings… more»
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Real Deal: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
The 1970 Chevelle SS 396 is one of the more often cloned muscle cars because the VIN does not give it away as being real or fake. The SS 396 was a series of its own from 1966 through… more»
