The Rambler Six was available from 1956 to 1960 but in 1958 they were given a bit of a redesign with sharper edges and corners, four headlights, and they jumped on the tailfin bandwagon, too. This gorgeous, almost-all-original 1959… more»
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Pair Of Barn Finds: 1970s Chevrolet Impalas
The fifth generation of the Chevy Impala enjoyed a six-year run from 1971-76. They would be replaced by smaller renditions as the industry began its down-sizing phase. The cars would be little changed from year-to-year, with the exception of… more»
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Field Find: 1974 Chevrolet Nova
The third generation Chevy Nova (1968-74) was the car’s most successful in terms of sales. In fact, in 1974, they enjoyed their best year, no doubt due to the OPEC oil embargo that saw buyers flocking to smaller cars…. more»
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Original Paint: 1973 Plymouth Gold Duster
Plymouth breathed new life into the functional but boring Valiant line in 1970 by rolling out the Duster fastback. The front clip was all Valiant, but from the windshield back it was a new car. Sales jumped because it… more»
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Cheap Project? 1968 Chevrolet Impala
To put things in perspective, about 710K Chevrolet Impalas were built in 1968. That’s not full-size “B” body cars, that number would be about 1.2 M. The 710K number is the Impala trim level alone. And Chevrolet took the… more»
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Supercharged Project: 1941 Graham Paige Hollywood
Thanks to World War II, many American automakers soldiered into the early 1940s with models designed in the 1930s. This 1941 Graham-Paige Hollywood Supercharged in Chula Vista, California had at least one marketing advantage, being based on the evolution… more»
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Rare Sport Coupe: 1956 Chevrolet 210
When most folks think of the ’56 Chevy sport coupe (unpillared), the Bel Air usually comes to mind. But the mid-range 210 (or Two-Ten) could also be had in that body style, although they sold just one-seventh as many… more»
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All-American Six: 1928 Oakland Landau Coupe
From 1909 to 1931, the Oakland Motor Car Co. was a part of General Motors. Oakland is known for bringing the Pontiac to market in 1926, while also fielding cars under their own name. In those days, Chevrolet was… more»
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Black Plate Project: 1966 Pontiac Catalina
The Catalina nameplate was part of the Pontiac portfolio for more than 30 years. In the 1950s, it was assigned to hardtop body styles, but became the brand’s entry-level full-size models from the 1960s forward. This ’66 Catalina 2-door… more»
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One Owner 1956 Pontiac Chieftain V8 Project!
When Chevrolet redesigned its cars in 1955, Pontiac and the other GM divisions were in unison. The family resemblance from brand to brand was clear, like the dog-leg windshields and wider/lower profiles with attractive two-tone paint jobs available divided… more»
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Aluminum V8: 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass
While the early compacts launched by American Motors and Studebaker were rather ordinary, some of General Motors’ versions were not. For example, the Chevy Corvair used an air-cooled, rear-mounted engine, while the Oldsmobile F-85 had an aluminum, high compression… more»
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Two Cars and More: 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS396
Chevrolet gave birth to the Super Sport in 1961 and it changed how many of their cars were sold going forward. In 1965, it got even better when the 396 cubic inch V8 started appearing in Chevy cars. The… more»
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True Barn Find: 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport
After seeing the success that Pontiac had with the GTO the year before, Buick decided to produce a muscle car of their own. They added the Gran Sport (or GS) option to the intermediate Skylark for 1965, which was… more»
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Rare 225 Slant Six! 1968 Dodge Charger
When you think of the Dodge Charger, a sporty car with muscular prowess probably comes to mind, right? Well, not always. Seems that the folks at Dodge in the late 1960s thought that an inline-six with 3-on-the-tree in a… more»
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Five-Speed 5.0! 1985 Ford LTD LX
By the mid-1980s, cars previously neutered by emissions and fuel economy requirements of the early ’70s began to show signs of life and something that had become unusual: performance! Ford’s Fox platform began in 1978 with this car’s twin: … more»
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Golden Commando 361! 1962 Plymouth Sport Fury
As of late, we have found numerous ’62 Chevys here on Barn Finds, but a ’62 Plymouth? Not so often. Well if we’re going to review an early ’60s Plymouth, we may as well start at the top right?… more»
