The Catalina was Pontiac’s best-selling car for much of the time between 1950 and 1981. It was akin to what the Bel Air and Impala were over at Chevrolet. It was based on the GM B-body platform which would… more»
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NASCAR-Inspired: 1976 Chevrolet Laguna S-3
The Chevy Chevelle was redesigned in 1973, using GM’s new Colonnade styling technique that eliminated true hardtops. From 1974-76, the Laguna S-3 was the successor to the Super Sport and was only available as a coupe. This ’76 S-3… more»
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Rare Air: 1966 Datsun 411 4-Door Sedan
Sitting in this barn is a classic that is one of the sweetest little cars to emerge from a Japanese factory in the 1960s. It isn’t the most instantly desirable classic on the planet, but the 1966 Datsun 411… more»
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Rebuilt Chassis: 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS
One of the hottest-selling cars in 1962 was the Chevrolet Impala Super Sport. After a limited late-season debut as a performance machine, the SS shifted gears and went more mainstream as an image package. The ploy worked. and nearly… more»
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Ran When Parked: 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
The Cutlass Supreme was one of Oldsmobile’s best-selling cars from 1966 to 1997. It was the upscale version of its popular mid-size Cutlass, which itself had begun in the early 1960s on the F-85 compact. All of GM’s intermediates… more»
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Parked Since 2000: 1967 Chevrolet Impala
This 1967 Chevrolet Impala has been off the road for 23 years. It was last inspected in 2000, driven 50 miles, and then parked until recently. We assume the storage was indoors as the body and paint look great,… more»
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BF Auction: 1961 Buick Special Skylark
Location: Sundance, Wyoming Mileage: 12,965 Shown Engine: 215ci V8 Transmission: 2-Speed Automatic VIN: 3H2511849 Title Status: Clean Choosing an appropriate project candidate can be challenging, and we must sometimes delve below the surface to determine a vehicle’s true worth…. more»
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How Many Vintage Vehicles Can You Identify?
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure is a maxim that we can all understand. However, if you are tasked with marketing vintage vehicles that just happen to be sitting in what suspiciously looks like an old junkyard, can… more»
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Guess the Engine: 1974 Plymouth Duster
The Plymouth Valiant was a very successful compact car. But it lacked pizzazz following the redesign of 1967. Enter the Duster in 1970, a fastback version of the automobile that was all-new except for the front clip. It sold… more»
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Caddy V8 Powered! 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Club Victoria
“I wish my classic car had less power.” Have you ever heard anyone say that? No, me neither. Most enthusiasts are happy with what the car’s creators provided, but a few crave more. Such is the case with this… more»
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215 Aluminum V8: 1963 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass
The F-85 was Oldsmobile’s first compact automobile and the Cutlass was the top trim level. It was only in production for three years (1961 to 1963) before General Motors promoted all of its non-Chevrolet compacts to mid-sized vehicles in… more»
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Rare WW-5 455 HO! 1972 Pontiac GTO
By 1972, the muscle car era was undergoing a wake, and the funeral was not far behind. Increasing insurance premiums, tightening emissions controls, and (soon) rising gas prices, would make the mid-size performance cars of the 1960s a thing… more»
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39k Mile Survivor: 1994 Chevrolet Lumina
Chevrolet introduced the mid-size Lumina in 1990. It was a consolidation of the prior Celebrity and Monte Carlo (the latter would return in 1995). It was the Chevy front-wheel-drive equivalent of the Olds Cutlass Supreme, Buick Regal, and Pontiac… more»
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BF Auction: 1950 Ford Tudor
While some people view a car as little more than a tool that will take them from Point A to Point B, others build a relationship that makes parting with their beloved classic unthinkable. That is what makes this… more»
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Driver Quality: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
The term “iconic” is too readily used within the classic world, but there are some cars that have rightfully earned that tag. The car sitting on this lift is one of them. It is, of course, a 1957 Chevrolet… more»
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Grandma’s Ride? 1977 Buick LeSabre
The LeSabre was Buick’s “bread and butter” car from 1959 to 2005. It was positioned below the Electra in terms of trim, much like the Chevy Impala was to the Caprice. The cars were part of General Motors’ downsizing… more»
