Had things gone to plan, our feature car would have become the 1961 Edsel Ranger. However, when Ford’s bold plans for the Edsel brand collapsed, the company recouped the development costs of the new Ranger by rebadging it and… more»
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Cold War V4: 1982 ZAZ-968M
In December 2008, Top Gear UK aired a story arguing that no Communist country had ever produced a good car. One of the witnesses for the prosecution was a ZAZ-968, a car that enjoyed a typically long production life…. more»
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Plum Crazy 1976 Plymouth Volare 383 5-Speed
In 1976, Plymouth rolled out the F-body Volare to replace the aging Valiant compact. Over at Dodge, the Aspen took over for the Dart. The cars were produced in a single generation but were plagued by quality control and… more»
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56K Original Miles: 1995 Ford Crown Victoria LX
Despite the shifting sands of an automotive industry that saw big, lumbering American sedans falling out of favor, Fod was still selling plenty of the Crown Victoria – certainly enough to keep it in production for a few more… more»
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Nicest One Left? 1974 Toyota Corolla
Toyota began selling imports in the U.S. in 1958. And added the subcompact Corolla in 1969, which has turned out to be one of its most enduring nameplates. Though well-built for their time, the 1970s Corollas have all but… more»
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C-Body Survivor: 1977 Chrysler Newport
Chrysler’s financial woes began as the 1970s charged on. They built mostly gasoline-dependent U.S. automobiles and only had Japanese imports to counteract the subcompacts from Chevrolet and Ford. However, if a big car was to your liking, you might… more»
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Loads of Mods: One Family 1973 Checker Marathon
During the 1970s and 1980s, it was almost impossible not to see a Checker Taxi running around in major metropolitan cities. But also during this period, a consumer-oriented version, the A-12 (or Marathon), was also available. But you had… more»
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Garage Find: 1972 BMW 2002
BMW’s 2002 redefined the sedan. It wasn’t the fastest or the best-handling of its ilk. It’s not beautiful, nor was it cheap. But it had shades of all these attributes in a blend that somehow made it more than… more»
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488 HP Sleeper! 1973 Plymouth Scamp
Plymouth and Dodge borrowed alternative versions of their respective compact cars in 1971. While Dodge gained the Demon (a fastback based on the Plymouth Valiant Duster), Plymouth obtained the Scamp (which was a 2-door hardtop like the Dodge Dart… more»
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Rebuilt 400 V8: 1972 Chevrolet Impala Shed Find
The Chevrolet Impala was one of the most popular automobiles of the 1960s and 1970s. More than one million of them were sold in 1965 alone (the peak). The fifth generation arrived in 1971, and the cars would become… more»
Well-Equipped Cruiser: 1957 Pontiac Star Chief
Pontiac produced some of the most distinctive American automobiles of the 1950s, and this 1957 Star Chief combines its dramatic styling with enough comfort equipment to make it an appealing family cruiser. Restored in 2013 and showing 37,600 miles,… more»
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Restored Victoria: 1951 Ford Custom Deluxe
Like most U.S. automakers, Ford didn’t have an all-new post-war design until 1949. Before that, the 1946-48 Fords were largely redressed 1942 models, the last built before automobile production was curtailed due to the war effort (WWII). New in… more»
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Rare Garage Find: 1953 Kaiser Dragon
I’m familiar with Kaiser Motors and its previous iteration of Kaiser-Fraser, but I have to admit, somewhere along the line, I missed out on the Kaiser “Dragon,” such as this 1953 edition. Our subject is one of only 1,277… more»
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Barn Dweller: 1960 DeSoto Adventurer
By 1960, DeSoto had been a Chrysler brand for 32 years. It was the fifth brand in the corporate family (surrounded by Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler, and Imperial). Which had become one too many when the 1958 economic recession arrived…. more»
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Stored 22 Years: 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T
We don’t know why the seller’s parents parked this 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T in 2004, but it’s been sitting for 22 years now, basically untouched and undriven. The seller, the owner’s son, was hoping to get it back on… more»
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Still In The Barn: 1957 Dodge Coronet Sedan
The Coronet was a fixture at Dodge throughout the 1950s. After 1959, the name was retired until 1965, when it returned to the mid-size B-body platform. For 1957, Chrysler’s “Forward Look” styling was at the forefront, and 280,500 Dodges… more»
