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Superb 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ Flaunts Rare Drivetrain Combo
Superb 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ Flaunts Rare Drivetrain Combo

11 Apr 2024, 19:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Pontiac built more than 100,000 Grand Prix coupes for the 1969 model year, but fewer than 1,000 got the 428 V8 / 4-speed manual combo.

 
Heirloom 1955 Chrysler Imperial Parked for 50 Years Is All-Original and Unrestored
Heirloom 1955 Chrysler Imperial Parked for 50 Years Is All-Original and Unrestored

13 Mar 2024, 13:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Parked in the 1970s, this four-door sedan is as original as they get. It's also a first-year Imperial sporting Virgil Exner's "100 Million Look" design.

 
The Brabus 930 Is a Hybrid Luxury Missile With 930 HP That Eats Sports Cars for Breakfast
The Brabus 930 Is a Hybrid Luxury Missile With 930 HP That Eats Sports Cars for Breakfast

13 Mar 2024, 13:43 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The luxury car is based on the Mercedes-AMG S 63 E Performance but gained 126 hp and some carbon aerodynamic elements to help it go even faster

 
1954 Packard Caribbean With 33K Miles Is a Rare Stunner Looking for a New Home
1954 Packard Caribbean With 33K Miles Is a Rare Stunner Looking for a New Home

12 Feb 2024, 16:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Produced in just 400 units, the 1954 Packard Caribbean is the rarest iteration of the nameplate. This low-mileage example is also a stunning classic.

 
The 1910 Brooke Swan Car: Perhaps the World's Oldest (and Most Shocking) Custom Car
The 1910 Brooke Swan Car: Perhaps the World's Oldest (and Most Shocking) Custom Car

24 Jan 2024, 07:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Swan Car was built to shock, and shock it did: it had glowing eyes, the ability to spit out steaming water on pedestrians, and was packed with tech

 
1972 Pontiac Grand Prix SSJ Flaunts Rare Hurst Heritage and Big V8
1972 Pontiac Grand Prix SSJ Flaunts Rare Hurst Heritage and Big V8

19 Jan 2024, 15:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Hurst reporteldy made only 60 SSJs for the 1972 model year and only 10% were black, which makes this Grand Prix a one-in-six gem.

 
1956 Packard Patrician Parked for 45 Years Is an Incredible Low-Mileage Surprise
1956 Packard Patrician Parked for 45 Years Is an Incredible Low-Mileage Surprise

21 Nov 2023, 00:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While many Packards were abandoned in junkyards over the years, this Patrician somehow managed to soldier on for more than 60 years in remarkable condition.

 
Rare 1978 Lincoln Mark V Pucci Edition Parking Lot Find Looks Absolutely Stunning
Rare 1978 Lincoln Mark V Pucci Edition Parking Lot Find Looks Absolutely Stunning

24 Oct 2023, 10:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The fourth-generation Lincoln Continental Mark coupe was available in four different Designer Edition models. The Pucci is among the rarest.

 
How Much Would You Spend Restoring This 1974 Continental Mk IV That Sat for 15 Years?
How Much Would You Spend Restoring This 1974 Continental Mk IV That Sat for 15 Years?

21 Oct 2023, 20:58 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Built half a century ago, this two-door coupe luxo-barge that put Cadillac in the ropes survived the energy crunches, the Malaise, and the elements

 
1951 Cadillac With Le Mans Legacy Has a Royal Story To Tell, Goes to Car Spa for Treatment
1951 Cadillac With Le Mans Legacy Has a Royal Story To Tell, Goes to Car Spa for Treatment

17 Sep 2023, 12:45 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Sporting a Le Mans-proven V8, the Cadillac 62 convertible of ’51 was the official vehicle for the future Queen Elizabeth II’s first visit to Canada

 
La Rose Noire Rolls-Royce Is World’s Most Expensive Car, With a $30 Million Price Tag
La Rose Noire Rolls-Royce Is World’s Most Expensive Car, With a $30 Million Price Tag

21 Aug 2023, 05:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A commission vehicle like this one doesn’t come with an official price tag attached, but Rolls-Royce confirms that one such build would cost over $30 million

 
Rolls-Royce Droptail 'La Rose Noire' Is a Gorgeous and Very Expensive Tribute to Love
Rolls-Royce Droptail 'La Rose Noire' Is a Gorgeous and Very Expensive Tribute to Love

20 Aug 2023, 07:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rolls-Royce debuts the first Droptail coachbuild: inspired by the Black Baccara rose, the Rose Noire is a labor of and for love, with an unlimited budget

 
1965 Pontiac Grand Prix Doesn't Care if You Call It 'Grandpa,' Tell It You Like Plum
1965 Pontiac Grand Prix Doesn't Care if You Call It 'Grandpa,' Tell It You Like Plum

18 Aug 2023, 22:16 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The second generation of Pontiac’s luxury muscle car had a disappointing sales performance during its four years of production, but it remains a Grand classic

 
Dual-Ghia: The HEMI-Powered, Italian-Bodied Gem That Hollywood's Finest Lusted After
Dual-Ghia: The HEMI-Powered, Italian-Bodied Gem That Hollywood's Finest Lusted After

11 Aug 2023, 14:27 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Though few have ever heard of it these days, this 1950s work of automotive art is a rare and highly sought-after collector's car

 
Very Rare 1954 Bristol 403 Emerges After 51 Years in Storage
Very Rare 1954 Bristol 403 Emerges After 51 Years in Storage

7 Aug 2023, 10:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / All Bristols were low-volume cars, and the 403 was no exception. While production lasted two years, the British firm sold only 287 units.

 
This 1965 Buick Riviera GS Is a Rare Museum Piece With Super Wildcat Power
This 1965 Buick Riviera GS Is a Rare Museum Piece With Super Wildcat Power

14 Jul 2023, 16:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built on a shortened and narrowed version of Buick's standard chassis, the Riviera was labeled as the Ford Thunderbird's first real competitor.

 
Last Driven in 2000: A '78 Lincoln Versailles Barn Find Goes on a 650-Mile Interstate Trip
Last Driven in 2000: A '78 Lincoln Versailles Barn Find Goes on a 650-Mile Interstate Trip

24 Jun 2023, 18:58 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Ford’s vision of a mid-size luxury car, the Versailles, was conceived as a direct competitor to Cadillac’s successful Seville model but failed miserably

 
Very Rare 1963 Bristol 408 Emerges After 40 Years in a Barn, Chrysler V8 Fires Up
Very Rare 1963 Bristol 408 Emerges After 40 Years in a Barn, Chrysler V8 Fires Up

29 May 2023, 11:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built in only 83 units from 1963 to 1966, this Bristol 408 is one of only ten of its kind known to still exist. And it still has the original Chrysler V8

 
This Survivor Two-Door Landau of '69 Is Perhaps the Coolest Thunderbird Ever
This Survivor Two-Door Landau of '69 Is Perhaps the Coolest Thunderbird Ever

5 May 2023, 20:42 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The original - and improved - T-Bird from the late 60s is the disguised 429 CID muscle car that went to car university and got a Ph.D. in piston addiction

 
The 1927 Peerless Model 6–90 Is a Forgotten Pre-WWII Luxury Rig
The 1927 Peerless Model 6–90 Is a Forgotten Pre-WWII Luxury Rig

24 Apr 2023, 18:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Forget about Lincolns and Cadillacs, Peerless made some of the greatest luxury cars back in the 1920s. The Model 6-90 is one of them