For most of the 1950s, most U.S. automobile manufacturers offered just one size of the car. Then in the late 1950s, the compact was born. And by the early 1960s, there were three including the intermediate. For 1962, the… more»
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Stunning Survivor: 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
If this 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air is all that the seller purports it to be, it is an amazing survivor. He has listed it on behalf of a friend and states that it is an original and unrestored survivor…. more»
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Affordable Survivor: 1968 Ford LTD 390
For many people on a limited budget, the thought of owning a classic car can be little more than a dream. Most affordable vehicles will require the buyer to sink money that they simply don’t have into restoration work…. more»
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25k Mile Survivor: 1970 Ford Maverick
One of the few downsides for Ford of the incredible sales success of the Mustang in the 1960s was that it took the wind out of the sail of the car it was based upon, the Falcon. And competition… more»
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Cheap Project! 1976 AMC Pacer X
The AMC Pacer is a hard car to forget. It had a most unusual shape with its “jellybean” styling, a variety of nicknames like “The Flying Fishbowl” and played a key role in the Wayne’s World movies. This ’76… more»
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Full Size Fun! 1975 AMC Matador 360
This is one of those cars that you either love – or you don’t. After being AMC’s mid-size entry from 1971-73 (replacing the Rebel that replaced the Classic), the Matador was a full-size car for the rest of its… more»
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One Owner: 1966 Rambler Classic Rebel
The Rebel was one of AMC’s responses to the mid-decade muscle car craze that captured the 1960s, but it wasn’t a performance car in the same vein as what GM, Ford or Chrysler were offering. The Rebel was an… more»
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Field Find: 1962 Ford Falcon Futura
There were a bunch of compact Falcons built in 1962 – 396,129 of them to be precise — but the sporty Futura 2-door sedan accounted for just 4% or 17,011 units. This one has been parked for 20 years… more»
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Supercharged Find: 1963 Volkswagen Beetle
This nice example of a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle has a little surprise waiting under the hood. The car is located in Chatham, Illinois, just south of the state capital in Springfield, and it’s up for auction here on eBay…. more»
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428 V8 Project: 1969 Ford Torino Cobra
The Torino name was poised to replace the Fairlane, but it was a gradual phase in beginning in 1968. Things got hotter the next year with the introduction of the Cobra, in hardtop and “Sportsroof” body styles (the latter… more»
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One Family Car: 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS
The 1996 model year would be the last time a full-size, rear-wheel drive Chevrolet wore the Impala nameplate. After being absent from the line-up for nearly a decade, the seventh generation Impala returned for 1994-96, but this time as… more»
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Assembly Required: 1963 Saab 96 Project
The 1960-64 “bullnose” Saab 96 is the car that cemented Saab’s reputation as a rally winner. Behind the wheel of a 96, legendary driver Erik Carlsson won the RAC Rally three years in a row in 1960, ‘61, and… more»
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Rarest Muscle Car? 1965 Chevrolet 396/4-Speed Biscayne
I’ve heard of these, but this is only the third one that I have encountered. What’s that you ask? A full-size (B-Body) Chevrolet from 1965 with a 425 HP, 396 CI engine. And it’s the only one with four… more»
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Solid Runner: 1970 Chevrolet Nova
The 1970 model year would be one of the Chevy Nova’s most successful as more than 307,000 copies rolled off the assembly line. Which was especially good given that Plymouth introduced its sporty Duster fastback that year. This 2-door… more»
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19k Mile Survivor! 1968 Dodge Charger
The Dodge Charger – along with the rest of Chrysler’s B-bodied intermediates – was all new in 1968 and those changes would equate to an uptick in traffic in dealer showroom. This ’68 Charger apparently was owned by the… more»
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Time Capsule? 1967 Ford Fairlane 500
It’s not often that you see a car worthy of the “time capsule” label, but this 1967 Fairlane 500 certainly is one. In the most popular model and body style of the Fairlane series that year, this car is… more»
