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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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1957-1958 Ford Del Rio – Ford’s Sport Wagon

February 21, 2018
Pete Dunton

By the 1950s, station wagon’s were becoming a popular choice among American car buyers. When compared to 2-door and 4-door cars, Station wagons offered more cargo capacity and in some cases increased seating capacity due to a third seating row.

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1975-1982 Ford Granada – Going Upscale on a Budget

February 8, 2018
Pete Dunton

Most of the compact cars of the 1970s had unique styling when compared to their larger counterparts. For instance Ford’s very popular compact car, the Maverick, which debuted for the 1970 model year had styling that was different from Ford’s

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1973-1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – Chevy’s Last Full-Size Convertible

January 17, 2018January 18, 2018
Pete Dunton

After World War II until the mid-1970s, Chevrolet always had a full-size convertible model. The full-size Chevrolet convertible was as American as baseball and apple pie. When the 1975 model year came to a close, Chevrolet’s full-size convertible was gone

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1969-1973 Plymouth Fury – Elegant Big Car Styling

December 17, 2017December 17, 2017
Pete Dunton

The Plymouth Fury which first debuted during the mid-1950s, quickly evolved into a very attractive bold sporty full-size car for 1957-1960. By 1961, the Fury had more conservative boxy styling. The 4-door 1962 Fury was Ward Cleaver’s car in later

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Why the 1998-2011 Ford Crown Victoria is a Modern Legend

November 28, 2017
Pete Dunton

There are very few cars that have such a loyal following that they can continue to be produced for many years and even decades with very few changes and still encounter strong sales. One of these cars is the full-size

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1958-1960 Ford Thunderbird – the Square Bird

January 27, 2017
Pete Dunton

By the late-1950s, the U.S. Auto Industry was on a high. Styling was reaching a new apex where cars were no longer were just cars, but works of art. Chrome wasn’t just something that was added to a car but

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1972 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – 75th Anniversary Edition by Tiffany & Co

October 27, 2016December 13, 2016
Pete Dunton

1972-oldsmobile-98-regency-sIn 1972, Oldsmobile celebrated its 75th birthday by offering a special edition of its luxury flagship – the Ninety-Eight. The end result was the 1972 Ninety-Eight Regency, it was a car so high on the luxury scale it even rivaled

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The 3 Largest Post-WWII Landyachts

July 27, 2016August 29, 2016
Pete Dunton

3-landyachts-sThe 1970s were the pinnacle of large American cars. Some may argue that large cars are alive and well today. They would be wrong. The massive shrinking of large cars which began in the late-1970s and continued through the 2010s

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