Who remembers the Renault Le Car? It was the little French automobile that was really a Renault 5 that was rebranded and sold through American Motors dealers in the 1970s and 1980s. Though popular on its home turf, it… more»
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30-Year Barn Dweller: 1959 AMC Metropolitan
The Metropolitan was an English car intended for the U.S. market. Nearly 100,000 were imported between 1953 and 1961, giving the VW Beetle some competition. They were interesting little cars that fascinated me for some reason back in the… more»
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4-Speed Sleeper! 1964 Pontiac Catalina
Boring looking tight? Oh sure, it’s incredibly clean but this 1964 Pontiac Catalina two-door stripper looks like something that your Uncle Herman, on your mother’s side, would have owned way back when. You know, drove it maybe 4K miles… more»
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Police Interceptor Project: 1991 Ford LTD Crown Victoria
In addition to Chrysler, Ford was a big supplier of vehicles for police use. The LTD Crown Victoria from 1980 to 1991 was especially popular when equipped with the Police Package (aka Interceptor). These cars came with everything heavy-duty… more»
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Restored in ’90s: 1952 Hudson Hornet Coupe
Hudson was the iconoclastic choice for auto shoppers in the late ’40s and early ’50s. The Big Three were copying each other’s design elements and innovating in a narrow band – where to position headlights, for instance – but… more»
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Field Find Project: 1955 Mercury Montclair
The Montclair was a new edition to the Mercury portfolio in 1955, slotted above the more pedestrian (if a Mercury could be thought of that way) Monterey. Montclair would comprise nearly one-third of all Mercury production that year and… more»
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Round Two: 1977 AMC Hornet With 21,000 Miles
Barn Finds journalist Scotty Gilberton covered this low-mileage 1977 AMC Hornet four-door sedan in February when it was listed on eBay. It’s now here on craigslist, with a price of $11,900 after failing to sell at a high bid of… more»
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Rumble Seat Project: 1933 Plymouth PC
Chrysler Corp. created Plymouth in 1928 to have a low-priced entry in the highly competitive auto market. The new PC editions would come along in 1933, bringing with them six-cylinder power for the first time. This ’33 edition is… more»
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Nicest One Left? 1974 Mercury Comet
The 1970s Mercury Comet was a rebadged version of the popular Ford Maverick. But the Comet sold in far fewer numbers, perhaps one to every Maverick that Ford cranked out. This very nice 1974 edition of the Comet looks… more»
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Same Family for 38 Years: 1966 Chevrolet Nova
The Chevy II was the company’s second compact car of the 1960s, following in the heels of the somewhat unorthodox (for the times) Corvair. It was redesigned in 1966 to resemble the larger automobiles in the Chevrolet staple. This… more»
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Ice Cream Runner: 1937 Oldsmobile Tudor Sedan
As we enter June, it is obvious to even the oblivious among us that summer is here. It won’t be long before we are looking for cool respites from the sweltering summer heat. During the day that means ice… more»
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45k Mile Survivor: 1978 Pontiac Phoenix
The Phoenix was the nameplate successor to the Pontiac Ventura, a derivative of the Chevy Nova. Introduced in 1977, it employed rear-wheel-drive until a redesign in 1980 ushered in front-wheel-drive (as did Chevy with the ill-fated Citation). This 1978… more»
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Barn Find: 1956 Morris Minor Series II Project
Looking for an uncommon alternative to a VW Bug? We’ve got just the thing! Here on facebook Marketplace is a 1956 Morris Minor series II four-door sedan with an asking price of $3500, located in Bidwell, Ohio. Thanks to… more»
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Tri-Five V8 Project: 1957 Chevrolet 210
The 210 was the mid-range model of full-size car (the only size back then) offered by Chevrolet. It was positioned between the 150 and Bel Air in terms of its trim level and was sometimes referred to as the… more»
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European-Inspired: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am
The Grand Am was Pontiac’s attempt to woo buyers who were attracted to European sport/luxury sedans like BMW. Based on the new Colonnade mid-size platform in 1973, it shared in the design and/or name of several existing Pontiac products,… more»
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Petty Blue H-Code: 1973 Plymouth Duster 340
For most of the 1960s, the muscle car market focus was on mid-size automobiles like the Pontiac GTO. As the decade unfolded and into the 1970s, a shift began toward putting hot engines in compact cars, like the Chevy… more»
