Car: Year: 1970 What makes it special: Plymouth’s Superbird was a highly modified version of the Road Runner model with well-known graphics and horn. It was the factory’s follow up stock car racing design for the 1970 season to the Dodge Charger Daytona of 1969, and incorporated many engineering changes and modifications from the Daytona’s…
Car: Oldsmobile 4-4-2 W-30 Convertible Year: 1970 What makes it special: The 1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 W-30 stands as a muscle car classic, but the formula was years in the making. W-30 versions, benefitting from better-breathing heads and what amounted to factory blueprinting, matched the performance of the short-stroke ’66-67 4-4-2 V-8’s. But it wasn’t until ’70 that…
Car: Ford Mustang Coupe Year: 1973 What makes it special: The Mustang was revised in 1971, with the model growing in size, gaining 3 inches in width in order to accommodate Ford’s big block 429 cu in V8 without need for an extensive suspension redesign. Three body styles offered. A Hardtop available in base or Grande trim, a Sportsroof…
Car ( Or in this case, Bus ): Volkswagen Type 2 ( Bus ) Year: 1975 What makes it special: Volkswagen’s Type 2, known officially depending on body type as the Transporter, Kombi or Microbus, or, informally, as the Bus in the US or Camper in the UK, is a forward control panel van introduced in 1950 by the German automaker as its second car model, following…
Car: Ford Fairlane Victoria Hardtop Year: 1956 What makes it special: The Ford line of cars gained a new body beginning with 1955 to keep up with the surging Chevrolet. The 1955 Fords were marketed under separate names for each of the three trim levels: Ford Mainline, Ford Customline and Ford Fairlane. The eggcrate grille featured on the 1955 cars was widened into a series…
Car: Plymouth Road Runner/GTX 440 Coupe Year: 1972 What makes it special: Plymouth’s Road Runner was built with a focus on performance between 1968 and 1980. By 1968, some of the original muscle cars were moving away from their roots as relatively cheap, fast cars as they gained features and increased in price. Plymouth developed the Road Runner to market…
Car: AMC Javelin SST 390 Coupe Year: 1970 What makes it special: AMC’s Javelin was a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, two-door hardtop model manufactured and marketed across two generations, 1968–70 and 1971–74. Styled by Dick Teague, the Javelin was available in a range of trim and engine levels, from economical pony car to muscle car variants. In addition to manufacture in Kenosha, Wisconsin,…
Car: Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible Year: 1964 What makes it special: Cutlass was produced by General Motors’ Oldsmobile division between 1961 and 1999. At its introduction, Cutlass was Oldsmobile’s smallest model beginning as a unibody compact car, but saw its greatest success as a body-on-frame intermediate. Introduced as the top trim level in Oldsmobile’s compact F-85 line, the Cutlass evolved into a series of its own,…
Car: Ford Customline Club Coupe Year: 1954 What makes it special: The Customline was produced by the Ford Motor Company for model years 1952 to 1956. The car was introduced in 1952 as the mid-range model in that year’s US Ford range, positioned below the Ford Crestline and above the Ford Mainline. It was offered in 2-door sedan, 4-door sedan, 2-door coupé & 4-door station wagon body…
Car: Cadillac Eldorado Year: 1968 What makes it special: Cadillac’s Eldorado was a personal luxury car produced for the 1952 to 2002 model years, spanning just over ten generations. It was at or near the top of the Cadillac model line during the early model years. What made it famous: The sixth generation Eldorado was…