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5 Very Weird But Adored Cars From the 1950s

February 14, 2021
Pete Dunton

The 1950s is considered the beginning of the golden era of the automobile especially in the United States. There were many different automobile brands during the 1950s. Many of these 1950s cars fit a standardized mold of exterior and interior

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Most Successful Car Downsizing – 1977 Chevrolet Caprice

February 7, 2021February 7, 2021
Pete Dunton

There was a time when full-size cars were the best selling vehicles in the U.S. market, today the best selling new vehicle is the Ford F-150 pickup truck. By the 1970s Chevrolet’s best selling full-size car models were the Impala

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1961-1963 Ford Thunderbird – Most Futuristic Car of its Era

February 3, 2021February 7, 2021
Pete Dunton

Ford’s crown jewel car of the 1950s was the Thunderbird or sometimes called T-bird. It started off for the 1955 model year as a sporty 2-seat car that competed with the Chevrolet Corvette and by the late-1950s had evolved into

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1974 Chevrolet Impala Spirit of America – America’s Bicentennial Car

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021
Pete Dunton

A few years before the American Bicentennial in 1976, there was much anticipation and fanfare that led up to America’s 200th birthday celebration on July 4th, 1976. It was during the mid-1970s that the “Spirit of ’76” patriotic sentiment took

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5 Best 1980s American Luxury Cars

January 2, 2021December 31, 2020
Pete Dunton

The 1980s decade was a big transition for American cars, it was the time period when most American cars were transitioning from rear-wheel drive to front-wheel drive. The size of cars was shrinking along with engine displacement. 6-cylinder engines replaced

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1958 Chevrolet Impala – Much More Than a Placeholder Car

December 30, 2020
Pete Dunton

Among the car collecting community the 1955-1957 Chevrolets are revered, all three had very similar styling. The 1957 Chevrolet today is considered the most favorite automotive icon of the 1950s decade because it exemplified the exterior styling, lavish exterior chrome,

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1970-1977 AMC Hornet – the Little Car that Saved Jeep

October 21, 2020
Pete Dunton

The American Motors Corporation (or AMC for short) encountered a nice uptick in car sales during the 1960s decade. However as the 1960s decade was winding down sales would slowdown for the 1969 model year for AMC. Total 1969 model

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1968-1970 Dodge Coronet – Dodge’s Crown Jewel

October 20, 2020
Pete Dunton

As the 1960s decade progressed mid-size cars were gaining in popularity in America which was forcing American automakers to devote more resources on the development of mid-size cars. Styling of mid-size cars could no longer be an afterthought and had

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1966-1970 Oldsmobile Toronado – Most Advanced Car of its Era

October 16, 2020
Pete Dunton

After World War II, Oldsmobile became GM’s de-facto performance oriented division by offering its legendary Rocket V8 in its cars. By the early-1960s most of the other American automakers had caught up and offered V8 engines as powerful or in

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Why the 1960-1969 Chevrolet Corvair Failed

July 31, 2020
Pete Dunton

In order to compete with the Volkswagen Beetle, Chevrolet made it’s own version of the Beetle. This car was called the Corvair and just like the Beetle, it was a very inexpensive compact car, had a rear engine layout, an

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