Chevrolet wasn’t afraid of trying different things, but they sometimes didn’t work quite as expected. Like the air-cooled, rear-engine compact Corvair that attracted later concerns over safety issues. Or the sub-compact Vega for which GM built an assembly plant,… more»
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Mini-Muscle Car: 1969 AMC SC/Rambler
Between 1968-70, American Motors would offer three short-lived muscle cars. The first was the 1968-70 AMX, which was a 2-seat GT-style heart thumper. The last was the 1970 Rebel Machine, a limited production mid-size that was painted to look… more»
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California Survivor: 1935 Studebaker Dictator
Can you imagine in this day and age naming a car the “Dictator”? How about the “Absolutist” for a top-level model? Maybe the “Strong Man” would work for a muscle car. I’m kinda partial to the “Tyrant” having worked… more»
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Tri-Power 4-Speed: 1967 Pontiac GTO
When Pontiac introduced the mid-size GTO muscle car, the bean counters expected to sell just 5,000 copies in its first year, 1964. Instead, the number was more like 32,000 and would peak two years later at 97,000 units. This… more»
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409 Dual Quad V8! 1962 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport
In 1961, Chevrolet only built a handful of bruisers with Super Sport (SS) badging. Sure, some muscle could still be had after that, but the SS went more mainstream in 1962, selling 99,000 copies in the process. That’s because… more»
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1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 Tribute
The 1970 Chevelle Super Sport is one of the more often cloned of the era’s muscle cars and the seller freely admits this is one of them. It began life as a V8 Malibu Sport Coupe, whose original inventory… more»
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Priced Right Barn Find! 1947 Mercury Eight
If you’re going to be in the Coral Springs, Florida area, the seller of this 1947 Mercury Eight invites you to “Come see it in person Mo thru Friday 9 am – 5 pm“. Recently liberated from a barn… more»
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Same Family 50 Years: 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 XL
Throughout the 1960s, Ford would chase Chevrolet in the sales game, except for the pony car segment (i.e. Mustang). Ford’s Galaxie 500 was like Chevy’s Impala and the 500 XL was akin to the Impala SS. This beautiful ’66… more»
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460 Lincoln V8! 1966 Ford Fairlane 500
Named after the estate owned by Henry Ford, the Fairlane debuted as the top-line division car in 1955. By 1962, the nameplate was transferred to a new mid-size platform as there was now a gap in the offerings between… more»
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Cheap Wheels! 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk
The Gran Turismo (GT) Hawk was the last evolution of the Hawk series that began in 1956. As a grand touring coupe, the GT Hawk borrowed styling cues from the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Ford Thunderbird, and Lincoln Continental. They… more»
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Real Deal? 1969 Chevrolet Nova SS
The third generation of the Chevy Nova (1967-74) would prove the most popular. That includes the SS or Super Sport models which would be a part of the muscle car movement of the era. This 1969 Nova with SS… more»
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Work-In-Progress: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix
The Grand Prix was conceived in 1962 as a performance-oriented version of the Catalina, but quickly involved into a personal luxury car (that still had teeth). The first generation would continue through 1968, with the 1967 models getting a… more»
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454 V8 Power! 1966 Chevrolet Caprice
The Caprice debuted as a luxury version of the Impala in mid-1965. This was no doubt in response to the new Ford LTD which was a dressed-up Galaxie. The car proved to be popular and became its own series… more»
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Six Months Only! 1970 ½ Ford Falcon
Ford introduced the Falcon in 1960 as their first foray into the compact car market. A decade later, it would be replaced by the popular Maverick, yet the name lived on for one more half-year. But this time as… more»
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Forgotten Shed Find: 1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner
Imagine buying a piece of property and finding an old car tucked away inside a shed. That’s what happened here, only the old auto turned out to be a 1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner, aka retractable hardtop. The seller… more»
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15k Mile Survivor! 1969 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe
Chevy extended the reach of its Impala brand in 1968 by introducing the “notchback” Custom Coupe. It used the formal hardtop body style previously exclusive to the upscale Caprice and it supplement the fastback version of the Impala already… more»
