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This Z28 Survivor From 1979 Is the Best-Selling Camaro of All, Despite More Show Than Go
This Z28 Survivor From 1979 Is the Best-Selling Camaro of All, Despite More Show Than Go

31 Oct 2023, 22:00 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Chevrolet sold a record-high 282,000 Camaros in 1979, and hit another all-time record with the Z28, rolling out almost 85,000 high-performance models

 
Better Than a Hemi: A One-Off 1958 DeSoto Adventurer Is a Two 4-Bbl V8 Surprise Symphony
Better Than a Hemi: A One-Off 1958 DeSoto Adventurer Is a Two 4-Bbl V8 Surprise Symphony

28 Oct 2023, 23:57 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Restored to perfection, the rarest DeSoto (only one example is documented) introduced the wedge-shaped-heads engine, but it came too late to save the brand

 
Who Needs a HEMI When This All-Original AAR 'Cuda Is All Smiles per Gallon
Who Needs a HEMI When This All-Original AAR 'Cuda Is All Smiles per Gallon

26 Oct 2023, 20:59 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Built in limited numbers to homologate a race engine, the 1970 Plymouth Barracuda with the 340 Six-Barrel V8 is a one-year model with a lot of appeal

 
14-YO Kid Paid $450 for First Car, a '68 Charger R/T 440; 45 Years Later, He Still Has It
14-YO Kid Paid $450 for First Car, a '68 Charger R/T 440; 45 Years Later, He Still Has It

24 Sep 2023, 01:16 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A boy bought a non-running Charger, fixed it, learned to drive in it, got suspended for speeding, impressed his future wife with it, and enjoys both to this day

 
A Class Above All HEMI 'Cudas, the Only Original ZR2 Corvette Is Three Times Cheaper
A Class Above All HEMI 'Cudas, the Only Original ZR2 Corvette Is Three Times Cheaper

25 Aug 2023, 20:49 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A one-in-two high-performance C3 Corvette, this multiple Concours-winning green convertible is the only one that never saw a restoration in the last 52 years

 
All-Original 1966 Buick Wildcat GS Is the 'Muscle Car in a Tux' You Only Saw in Magazines
All-Original 1966 Buick Wildcat GS Is the 'Muscle Car in a Tux' You Only Saw in Magazines

1 Aug 2023, 20:49 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Offered only in 1966, the high-performance package of the Wildcat was sold in 1,200 units, and they’re about as uncommon today as you’d expect

 
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Pampered for 68 Years Is Amazingly Original
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Pampered for 68 Years Is Amazingly Original

1 Aug 2023, 13:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Finished in Coral and Indian Ivory, this 1955 Bel Air convertible still has its factory original 265 V8 engine and automatic gearbox.

 
Orphan Unicorn: This 1967 AMC Marlin Has Had the Same Owner Since 1978
Orphan Unicorn: This 1967 AMC Marlin Has Had the Same Owner Since 1978

11 Jul 2023, 20:38 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The final year for a nameplate outside the Big Three cartel, the Marlin was a short-lived mid-sized luxury sports automobile that never found its place

 
When This 1970 Olds 442 Indy 500 Pace Car Drives Along, Ferrari Owners Take Photos of It
When This 1970 Olds 442 Indy 500 Pace Car Drives Along, Ferrari Owners Take Photos of It

25 Jun 2023, 22:35 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Owned by a man who wanted to buy this very car since he was five, this 1970 biggest-block muscle car burns rubber like it’s on the Indianapolis oval

 
'Five Cheerleaders in the Back Seat' – Survivor 1961 Imperial Custom Is an Ode to Exces
'Five Cheerleaders in the Back Seat' – Survivor 1961 Imperial Custom Is an Ode to Exces

13 May 2023, 17:28 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Built in a little more than 4,000 units, the most luxurious car of the early sixties was an automotive complication of land-yacht proportions

 
This All-Original 440 Six-Pack Superbird Will Give Any Coyote a Run to 1970 and Back
This All-Original 440 Six-Pack Superbird Will Give Any Coyote a Run to 1970 and Back

7 May 2023, 21:46 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The surviving example was offered new as a gift to a teenager but made it to 2023 with just 21,000 miles on the clock and no scratches

 
First-Year SS/RS Camaro Rocks Survivor Status, 350 Engine Roars Like It's 1967
First-Year SS/RS Camaro Rocks Survivor Status, 350 Engine Roars Like It's 1967

3 May 2023, 20:57 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A beautiful combo of looks and performance put the “wow” stamp on this all-original Chevy that isn’t afraid to show off once in a while

 
"Judge Who?" This '69 GTO Is an Original, Impeccable Survivor With Rare Options
"Judge Who?" This '69 GTO Is an Original, Impeccable Survivor With Rare Options

16 Mar 2023, 22:00 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A beautiful car with a captivating story, this unmolested Pontiac 400 Ram Air four-speed manual is a testimony of five-owner piston addiction

 
All-Original 1966 VW Beetle Stored Since 1989 Wants a New Shot at Life for Just $35K
All-Original 1966 VW Beetle Stored Since 1989 Wants a New Shot at Life for Just $35K

17 Dec 2022, 13:13 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / This surviving example of the most iconic classic car is offered for sale, after a 33-year climate-controlled storage, with 96k miles, unaltered, shiny

 
This Single-Owner Original '67 Corvette Is Over a Quarter of a Million, Is It Worth It?
This Single-Owner Original '67 Corvette Is Over a Quarter of a Million, Is It Worth It?

10 Dec 2022, 15:12 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The L-71-endorsed sportscar is an original-buyer-owned, meticulously preserved, low-mileage hardtop Chevrolet in a concours-winning state

 
The Last Ride Pontiac: The Original Resurrected '69 Judge That Advertised the 2004 GTO
The Last Ride Pontiac: The Original Resurrected '69 Judge That Advertised the 2004 GTO

9 Dec 2022, 21:57 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / An abandoned derelict Judge got a second chance to live and made it to Hollywood; the restored original is as majestic as it was when GM revealed it in 1969

 
$29K Two-Owner '59 Thunderbird Survivor With 41k Miles Is Rarer Than a Four-Leaf Clover
$29K Two-Owner '59 Thunderbird Survivor With 41k Miles Is Rarer Than a Four-Leaf Clover

9 Dec 2022, 17:15 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / This classic 1959 Ford Thunderbird goes into its seventh decade of existence looking for a third owner, takes pride in all-around original tenure

 
Classic Surviving Z28 Camaro Comes With 50 Years of Single-Owner Numbers-Matching Demeanor
Classic Surviving Z28 Camaro Comes With 50 Years of Single-Owner Numbers-Matching Demeanor

6 Dec 2022, 17:08 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / For $57,900, this flawless second-generation race-ready Chevrolet Camaro Z28 is ready to part ways with his single lifelong owner who bought the car new in 1973

 
$260K for a One-in-One Original Four-Speed Hemi Charger R/T From '71 With 15K Miles
$260K for a One-in-One Original Four-Speed Hemi Charger R/T From '71 With 15K Miles

20 Nov 2022, 20:37 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / This is the only surviving authentic Hemi four-speed manual Charger R/T from 1971, and "perfect" is not a good enough word for it

 
Unrestored '57 Ford Thunderbird Wants More Road(ster) Action and Head-Turning Joyrides
Unrestored '57 Ford Thunderbird Wants More Road(ster) Action and Head-Turning Joyrides

13 Nov 2022, 20:47 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The car that redefined the two-seater automotive luxury trend and Challenged European supremacy in the roadster segment is a red-white Blue Oval delicacy