A 1970 Chevrolet Corvette is generally a desirable specimen, but when it has frame rot and has clearly been sitting outside for years, is the juice worth the squeeze? This example has been sitting in the previous owner’s backyard… more»
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Grandma’s Survivor: 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
This 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme is a clean, stock example with low miles and has all the hallmarks of being a gently-driven, Grandma-owned survivor. It shows under 70,000 original miles and is a final year rear-wheel-drive G-body wearing Brougham… more»
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READER AD: 1990 Ford E150 Quigley 4×4
The third generation of Ford’s E-Series vans were quite the heavy haulers, but the lack of factory 4-wheel-drive limited where you could take one. Thankfully, Quigley took care of that problem by offering 4×4 conversions. These vans are far… more»
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No Reserve: 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra
It’s not often we see cars as desirable as the Fox body Mustang Cobra go up for auction with no reserve, especially lately as these cars continue to gain value. But this example – a 1993 model wearing Vibrant… more»
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Big Block 4-Speed: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
By 1966, the muscle car race was on and Chevrolet was right in the thick of things. One of its most popular offerings was the Chevelle SS 396, which was the intermediate Malibu with a big-block 396 cubic inch… more»
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33,999 Original Miles: 1981 Dodge Diplomat
This 1981 Dodge Diplomat is a stock survivor that remains in highly original condition. While most Diplomats went down the slippery slope of being a widely available model that could be driven every day with minimal upkeep, this one… more»
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No Tops, No Doors: Pair of Crosley Hotshots
Crosley was a small, independent manufacturer of subcompact cars, often called microcars. One of their more interesting products was the Hotshot, a doorless open roadster that was made from 1949-52. You could consider this the first post-war, American-made sportscar… more»
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Sandpiper Special: 1977 Chevrolet Chevette
“An uninspired dog cart” is how Jean Lindamood Jennings described a Chevette in Car and Driver magazine many years ago. Another pundit at that august publication referred to the oft-maligned sub-compact as a “bleedin’ garden tractor”. No respect. Nevertheless,… more»
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10k Miles And Original Paint! 1985 Oldsmobile 442
During the limited run of the Hurst/Olds in 1983-84 (remember the Lightning Rods Triple Shifter?), the Oldsmobile marketing gurus were looking for an encore. That led them to resurrect the 442 nameplate from the 1960s. The reborn 442 would… more»
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450 Horsepower 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454
There are two letters and one number that when said in the sequence gets everyone’s attention. If you are a Chevrolet enthusiast, your heartbeat jumps with excitement. If you are a Ford or Mopar enthusiast, the LS6 designation gets… more»
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PhotoShop Special! 1951 GMC Motorhome
Remember, folks, always check your listing to make sure your middle-school child has not PhotoShopped lights onto the roof and fat wheels and tires into the wheel wells! Should you have to say that? Whether this is a real… more»
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Original Paint! 1977 AMC Pacer-X Survivor
Cars often appear in movies and tv series in speaking roles, stunt work, and other supporting roles. Remember KITT in the series “Knight Rider,” the orange 1969 Dodge Charger performing death-defying stunts in “The Dukes of Hazzard,” and a… more»
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Real Shelby Bits: 1967 Ford Mustang GTA 390
If you are going to wander down the path of creating a clone of a legendary American performance car, there are a couple of ways that you could choose to go. You can either scout around to source some… more»
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5,682 Original Miles: 1988 Ford F-350 XLT Lariat
Ford pickups equipped with the 7.3L diesel tend to rack up huge miles, simply because these overbuilt beasts can take years of hard use without breaking a sweat. The example seen here is a top-shelf Lariat model with four… more»
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Factory Sunroof: 1973 Plymouth Duster 340
For 1970, Plymouth introduced the Duster fastback, a sporty version of their Valiant compact. It was an immediate success and would spawn Dodge’s derivative of the car, the Demon (later called Dart Sport). If you wanted to save gas,… more»
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Original Plum Paint: 1973 AMC Javelin
AMC got into the pony car business in 1968 with the Javelin and would produce the car for seven years across two generations. The Javelin would spin off the two-seat AMX which was unlike other offerings in the ever-crowded… more»
