From its introduction in 1964, the Chevelle became one of Chevrolet’s best sellers. It joined GM’s mid-size lineup which included the Pontiac LeMans, Oldsmobile Cutlass, and Buick Skylark. All these autos were redesigned in 1973, taking on a “Colonnade”… more»
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Budget Muscle Car: 1971 Pontiac T-37
In 1970, Pontiac introduced the T-37, a low-buck version of its mid-size Tempest. It would be offered as a pillared coupe, but a hardtop version called the GT-37 also arrived as a cheaper alternative to the GTO muscle car…. more»
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BF Auction: 1956 Pontiac Star Chief
UPDATE – The seller has added more photos of their car. You can find them in the gallery below. The Star Chief was a model of Pontiac built between 1954 and 1966. In its earlier days, it used the… more»
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Solid Swede: 1960 Saab 93F
The demise of Saab robbed the automotive world of a manufacturer with a history littered with interesting and innovative automobiles. There seems little chance that the brand will rise from the ashes, leaving it to classics like this 1960… more»
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A Nova Alternative? 1973 Oldsmobile Omega
Remember this breakdown from years past: Nova Omega Ventura Apollo Yup, it’s GM’s X-body line-up from the ’70s. Chevrolet got into the act first, in the early ’60s, with the Chevy II and its upscale Nova model. The additional… more»
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4.5 Liter V8! 1973 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE
I’ve always thought that Mercedes of this 1973 280 SE’s generation had a stately bearing about themselves – light green or not, which we are told is its born-with hue. Documentation from the original owner comes with this 62… more»
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One Owner, Low Miles, No Reserve! 1979 Datsun B210 Survivor
The Datsun B210 arrived in the US in 1973, just in time for the gas crisis to sideswipe America. With its thrifty four-cylinder engine, lightweight construction, and snazzy looks, the B210 sold like hotcakes. Only a handful of compacts… more»
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1 of 500? 1955 DeSoto Fireflite Coronado
The Desoto brand had been a part of the Chrysler lineup since 1928. But in the 1950s, it was sandwiched between Dodge and Chrysler in the pecking order and ended up having the same fate as Ford’s short-lived Edsel… more»
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Low Mileage 95% Original: 1949 Cadillac Series 62
Here on craigslist is a trendsetting car, a 1949 Cadillac Series 62 four-door sedan, with an asking price of $15,000. This model, with predecessors back to 1940, was styled with a tail fin starting in 1948. The tail fin… more»
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Only 57k Miles! 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
The most popular model and body style of the Chevy Chevelle in 1970 was the Malibu Sport Coupe. More than 300,000 of them were built that year, including the still-popular Super Sport. This edition is a nicely maintained family… more»
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Bullet Nose: 1951 Studebaker Commander Land Cruiser
Studebaker launched the Land Cruiser sedan at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, a fitting venue for a standout “streamliner” design. We forget the contribution of these long-defunct carmakers toward the advancement of the automobile, but Studebaker’s contribution resounded once… more»
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Lightning Rods! 1983 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds
At various times between 1968 and 1984, Oldsmobile would partner with Hurst Performance for some limited-edition muscle cars. The best-selling of these automobiles came in the form of the 1983 and 1984 Hurst/Olds which came with the unique Lightning… more»
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9C1 Cop Car? 1989 Chevrolet Caprice
The Chevrolet Caprice was popular for use as a fleet vehicle sold to taxicab companies and municipalities in the 1980s and 1990s. That appears to be the case with this 1989 Caprice which the seller presents as a 9C1… more»
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Only Two Owners! 1977 Dodge Aspen
The Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare were the successors to the Valiant and Dart compacts that sold so well in the 1960s and 1970s. With similar engineering, they should have been hits, but a slew of recalls due to… more»
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No Reserve: 1986 Merkur XR4Ti 5-Speed
Show of hands if you remember the Merkur XR4Ti (it’s that XR4Ti part that I can never recall). They were all over the place in the ’80s (’85-’89) and then just seemed to disappear overnight. Today’s find, courtesy of… more»
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Container Find! 1964 Studebaker Commander
In its final years, Studebaker was in financial peril from one year to the next, although the 1959 compact Lark brought some short-term hope. But, just before Christmas of 1963, Studebaker stopped producing cars in the U.S., shifting production… more»
