When Citroen finally replaced the Traction Avant with its DS19, the resulting vehicle was so popular that 12,000 orders rolled in on October 6, 1955, the day it was launched at the Paris Motor Show. That sales record stood… more»
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Recently Revived: 1979 Dodge Aspen SE
Hidden in this garage is a 1979 Dodge Aspen SE that recently emerged from long-term storage in Southern California. The years in hibernation have done no real harm, but it does need some TLC to return to its best…. more»
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Recent Barn Find: 1929 Ford Model A Tudor
Although Ford’s Model T was showing its age by the time the last car rolled off the production line in 1927, it was held in such high esteem within the community that it continued to sell in significant numbers… more»
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Grand Spaulding Dodge! 1973 Charger SE
Having originally been purchased at Chicago’s Grand Spaulding Dodge in ’72, today’s find, a 1973 Dodge Charger SE has been cooling its heels in Los Angeles for the last 45 years. Purchased new by the seller’s father, this old… more»
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Triple Black Beauty! 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS
After two phenomenal sales years, Chevrolet promoted the Impala Super Sport to series status in 1964. While any Chevy engine could be ordered with the SS, this one has the biggest one offered, the 409 cubic inch V8 (“she’s… more»
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Half-Price: 1954 Buick Special Riviera
The Special was one of Buick’s most enduring nameplates, lasting in one fashion or form from 1936 to 1996. It was usually the entry-level Buick, but this 1954 Special Riviera is anything but basic. Until the Riviera became a… more»
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Coming or Going? 1974 Dodge Polara
In the 1970s, Chrysler products would be popular with police organizations across the country. It seemed like everywhere you looked, you saw a full-size Dodge or Plymouth set up as a “bubble gum machine” with its flashing lights and… more»
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One Owner Survivor: 1976 Chevrolet Nova
The 1960s and 1970s rear-wheel-drive Nova was one of Chevrolet’s most popular automobiles. It would receive its final redesign in 1975, to be replaced by the troubled front-wheel-drive Citation in 1980. For 1976, there was a luxury version of… more»
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Stored 40 Years: 1950 Buick Super
The Super was a popular Buick entry from 1940 to 1958, with a break in production during World War II. It was a hybrid vehicle (no, not like you think), sharing the longer wheelbase of the top-line Roadmaster with… more»
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Container Find: 1952 Packard 300
In the early 1950s, Packard played the numbers game in naming its product offerings. There were the 200, 250, 300, and 400, with the 300 being the mid-range model. It was offered only in 1951 and 1952 and was… more»
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Chevy Power, Italian Panache: 1966 Iso Rivolta 300GT
Vintage car enthusiasts owe a debt to the profitability of bicycles and motorbikes, and the bravado of Italian industrialists. Countless car companies sprouted from bike makers and dozens of exotics arose from the willingness of Italian scions to gamble… more»
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Rallying On the Roof: 1968 Saab 96
Some people can do great things when given little, and Saab’s ace rally driver Eric Carlsson certainly did just that. Carlsson took underpowered Saab sedans, like this 1968 Saab 96 for sale on craigslist in Fort Mill, South Carolina,… more»
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Tri-Five V8! 1955 Chevrolet 210
The 210 (aka Two-Ten) was a midrange entry from Chevrolet that was sold between 1953 and 1957. Not exactly a stroke of marketing genius, it took its name by shortening the production series number 2100 by one digit to… more»
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Stored Thirty Years: 1929 Hillman 14 Open Tourer
So many car manufacturers began as bicycle makers, and thus it was with Hillman, founded in 1907. William Hillman started his career with Coventry Sewing Machine Company, later renamed the Coventry Machinists Company. This enterprise joined its peers in… more»
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Oddball Styling: 1976 AMC Gremlin
For many, the AMC Gremlin will go down as one of the strangest-looking cars of all time. But looks aren’t everything, and maybe they even attracted people to the odd car as the company would build 671,000 of them… more»
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East Meets West: 1965 Mercedes-Benz 190
Of all the cars I’d think about hopping up, a mid-1960s Mercedes-Benz 190 sedan wouldn’t make the cut. But it did make someone’s hit parade who decided to put in a “western” made 350 cubic inch V8, an updated… more»
