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1968-1974 Chevrolet Nova – America’s Favorite Little Classic Car

March 29, 2020
Pete Dunton

The successful release of the 1960 Ford Falcon started the rapidly growing American compact car segment. Chevrolet countered with the release of its compact car offering the 1962 Chevy II which was built on GM’s new X-platform. Back in 1962,

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Why the 1975-1980 AMC Pacer Failed

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020
Pete Dunton

American Motors Corporation (AMC for short) was small in size when compared to GM, Ford, and Chrysler. By the 1960s most of the remaining smaller sized automobile companies were gone. The automobile business had evolved into a complex business which

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The 5 Greatest Cadillacs That Built Cadillac’s Great Reputation

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020
Pete Dunton

There have been so many notable Cadillac models produced since Cadillac’s inception in 1902. In fact there are so many of these different legendary Cadillac cars that they are all too numerous to name. These cars all had a hand

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1978-1985 Oldsmobile Diesel V8 – an Unsuccessful Endeavor

January 27, 2020
Pete Dunton

By the mid-1970s, U.S. automakers were facing a big hurdle with the upcoming government mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards (or C.A.F.E. for short) which began to be enforced for the 1978 model year. C.A.F.E. meant a drastic reduction in

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1986-1991 Ford Taurus – First Modern Front-Wheel Drive Car

November 13, 2019
Pete Dunton

A wide array of cars available on the new car market today can trace there roots back to one car which made its debut during the mid-1980s, the Ford Taurus. Most cars today are front-wheel drive, have slippery aerodynamics, flush

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1957-1959 Plymouth Fury – the Grand Plymouth

August 8, 2019
Pete Dunton

Plymouth from the 1931 model year through the 1960 model year during most years was the number three automaker in the U.S. when it came to sales. For 1970, 1971, and 1974 Plymouth would again regain its title as number

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1975-1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – the Ultimate Convertible

July 10, 2019
Pete Dunton

Cadillac is GM’s luxury car division, and back in the days when GM was the largest automaker in the world, Cadillac was the king of luxury cars. Cadillac’s success was offering the most luxury features in attractive big cars which

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1978-1990 Dodge Omni – the Little Car that Rescued Chrysler

November 24, 2018
Pete Dunton

Car historians will credit the Chrysler Corporation’s introduction of the front-wheel drive K-car for the 1981 model year as the main turning point for Chrysler after its 1980 Government financial bailout. This would indeed be true but only partially, Chrysler’s

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1957 Chevrolet – Truly an Automotive Icon

September 20, 2018
Pete Dunton

The 1957 Chevrolet or 1957 Chevy which it is more commonly called, was the first massed produced American car built after World War II to rise to the level of a collector car. By the 1970s, 2-door 1957 Chevy models

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1980-1982 Ford Thunderbird – Luxury with Loads of Electronic Gizmos

July 20, 2018
Pete Dunton

Ford had a profits bonanza with the seventh generation 1977-1979 Thunderbird which was based on the mid-size Ford Torino platform. It sold just under 1 million units in three models years which made it the most successful Thunderbird generation in

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