Car: GM Futurliner Year: 1939 What makes it special: GM’s Futurliner was part of a group of custom vehicles, styled in the 1940’s by Harley Earl for General Motors, and integral to the company’s “Parade of Progress”: A North American traveling exhibition promoting future cars and technologies. Having earlier used eight custom Streamliners from 1936 to 1940, GM sponsored the Parade of Progress and the Futurliners…
Car: Plymouth Road Runner Coupe Year: 1970 What makes it special: Plymouths Road Runner was a mid-size car with a focus on performance built 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…
Car: Ford Mustang Mach-1 SportsRoof Year: 1969 What makes it special: The Mach 1 was a performance-oriented option package of the Ford Mustang, originally introduced in August 1968 as a package for the 1969 model year. The Mach 1 title adorned performance oriented Mustang offerings until the original retirement of the moniker in 1978. 1969 was the benchmark year…
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Car: Chevrolet Impala Super-Sport Sports Coupe Year: 1962 What makes it special: In 1961, the Impala SS, or Super Sport was introduced to the market. The SS badge was to become Chevrolet’s signature of performance on many models, though it often has been an appearance package only. The Impala’s factory SS package in 1961 was truly…
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Car: Studebaker Silver Hawk Year: 1958 What makes it special: The Silver Hawk was produced between 1957 and 1959 by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. The Silver Hawk was the replacement for the two lower models in the four-model Hawk range in 1956, the Flight Hawk which carried the Champion 185 cu in six-cylinder 101 hp powerplant and the Power Hawk with the Commander‘s 259…
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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…
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