AJ’s Car of the Day: 1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible

AJ’s Car of the Day: 1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible

Car: Chevrolet Impala Convertible Year: 1960 What makes it special: Beginning in 1959, the second-generation Chevrolet Impala was redesigned. Sharing bodyshells with lower-end Buicks and Oldsmobiles as well as with Pontiac, part of a GM economy move, the Chevrolet’s wheelbase was 1-1/2 inches longer. Using a new X-frame chassis, the roof line was three inches lower, bodies were two inches wider,…

AJ’s Car of the Day: 1959 Ford Galaxie Skyliner Retractable Hardtop

AJ’s Car of the Day: 1959 Ford Galaxie Skyliner Retractable Hardtop

Car: Ford Galaxie Skyliner Retractable Hardtop Year: 1959 What makes it special: Beginning as the Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner Retractable Hardtop, a two-door, full-size car with a retractable hardtop for model years 1957, 1958 and 1959, in 1959 the model name changed to Ford Galaxie Skyliner very shortly after the production of 1959 models had started. The retractable roof…

AJ’s “Badass Friday” Car of the Day: 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Fastback

AJ’s “Badass Friday” Car of the Day: 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Fastback

Car: Ford Mustang Boss 302 Fastback Coupe Year: 1970 What makes it special: Revenge was sweet with the 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302. GM executive Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen, who used performance to revive Pontiac, defected to become president of Ford in early 1968. He brought along stylist Larry Shinoda, whose work included the Z28 that had…

AJ’s Car of the Day: 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible

AJ’s Car of the Day: 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible

Car: Pontiac GTO Convertible Year: 1969 What makes it special: GTO was manufactured by Pontiac from 1964 to 1974. For the 1964 and 1965 model years, the GTO was an optional package on the intermediate-sized Tempest, VIN 237…. GTO became a separate model from 1966 to 1971, VIN 242…. It became an optional package again for…

AJ’s Car of the Day: 1972 Plymouth ‘Cuda 340 Coupe

AJ’s Car of the Day: 1972 Plymouth ‘Cuda 340 Coupe

Car: Plymouth ‘Cuda 340 Coupe Year: 1972 What makes it special: Plymouth’s Barracuda was a two-door manufactured from 1964 to 1974. The third generation, offered from 1970 to 1974, was no longer based on the A-body, but on the Chrysler E-body. The completely new design was similar to the Dodge Challenger and available in hardtop and convertible body…