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Serious Muscle: 1972 Dodge Challenger 408 6-Pack!

Don’t let the fender stickers or air cleaner markings fool you. This is not a Dodge Challenger T/A which came with a 340 V8 and triple 2-barrel carburetors. This car is something of a hybrid as it has a… more»

No Reserve Survivor: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass

Somewhere I recall reading that the 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass was the best-selling Cutlass ever produced and research indicates that there were approximately 632K assembled that year. Add in the fact that Oldsmobile was the number three domestic seller overall… more»

Hemi-Powered 1956 DeSoto Adventurer

There can be many attributes that make a classic car attractive for potential buyers. Some of these features include relative rarity and long-term ownership history. This 1957 DeSoto Adventurer fulfills both criteria perfectly. Until recently, it had been in… more»

454-Powered 1966 Chevrolet El Camino

The El Camino began in 1959 as Chevrolet’s response to Ford’s Ranchero, a car-based “gentleman’s pickup.” When the full-size Chevies were redesigned for 1961, the El Camino was dropped, only to return in 1964 as part of the new… more»

Paratrooper Bike: 1950 Indian Papoose Barn Find

I should explain the title. By the time these little folding motorcycles evolved into having the Indian name on them, they weren’t actually used by WWII paratroopers but they were still able to be folded up and to be… more»

No Reserve 350: 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

By 1972, the First Generation Chevrolet Monte Carlo reached the end of its production life. As the final year before introducing the larger 5mph bumpers, many people believe that it is one of the most attractive versions that Chevrolet… more»

GTO Wanna Be? 1967 Pontiac LeMans Drop-Top

Trying to convert a car into something more desirable than how it started life is not unusual. And in the case of Pontiac’s famous GTO, it’s a common pursuit. Today we have a ’67 Pontiac LeMans convertible that started… more»

Wide-Track 1969 Chevrolet C-10 Short Box

Short-box Chevy pickups have been a main-stay in the collector car hobby for a long time. They have been restored and customized in every conceivable configuration and are still extremely popular. This truck is from 1969 and can be… more»

Rare Green Go: 1971 Dodge Challenger

Dodge was the last U.S. automaker to get into the “pony car” market space, more than five years after Ford’s Mustang is credited with starting the craze. That entry, the Challenger, would be built for five model years and… more»

Stored 34 Years: Low-Mile 1966 Ford Fairlane

The Fairlane nameplate began appearing on Ford products in 1955, At first a full-size car, it became a mid-size in the 1960s. They were restyled in 1966 to match the full-size Galaxies and so forth, gaining stacked dual headlights…. more»

27K Miles! 1966 AMC Ambassador DPL

The stacked-headlight design on this 1966 AMC Ambassador DPL was a grand slam for the company’s design team, in my opinion. Stacked headlights aren’t for everyone but this is a top-three car for me so I love this design…. more»

350 V8 Project: 1973 Chevrolet Nova

The Chevy II (later just called Nova) debuted in 1962 as a more conventional compact compared to the Corvair from two years earlier. It would remain a staple in the Chevrolet line-up (as a rear-wheel-drive car) through 1979. The… more»

Retro RV: 1972 Apollo Neptune Motorhome

The seller talks about this 1972 Apollo Neptune motorhome as having been sitting for a few years but it still fires right up. A lot of us have been sitting for two years now and some of us aren’t… more»

59k Original Miles! 1974 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible

1974 was not exactly a period in automotive history where sports cars and performance vehicles were in the limelight.  With the oil embargo already in progress, many consumers were largely focused on gas mileage and economical transportation.  But in… more»

Rumble Seat Drop-Top: 1937 LaSalle

Economic conditions being what they were in the 1930s, Cadillac provided their dealers with a more affordable alternative to help attract buyers, the LaSalle. But the car was by no means a budget offering. It was named after French… more»

1969 Dodge Charger White Hat Special

Structural rust, a non-original engine, and rust and dents on nearly every metal panel top the list of reasons *not* to buy this 1969 Dodge Charger in Louisburg, Kansas. Toss those minor inconveniences aside, though, and you could own… more»

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