Car: Mercury Cougar Convertible Year: 1971 What makes it special: For 1971, the Cougar was restyled, weighed less, and had only a one-inch-longer wheelbase than its predecessors, which was similar to GM’s intermediate-sized two-door models. The front end now featured four exposed headlights; the disappearing headlights were eliminated. The center grille piece was now larger,…

Car: Ford Edsel Villager Station Wagon Year: 1958 What makes it special: The Edsel Villager was produced and sold from 1958 to 1960. Like the two-door Roundup and premium Bermuda station wagons, the Villager was initially built on a wheelbase shared with Ford’s station wagons, and, throughout its lifespan, shared Ford’s wagons core body stampings. The Villager and the Ranger were…

Car: Oldsmobile 442 W-30 Coupe Year: 1970 What makes it special: Oldsmobile’s 4-4-2, also known as the 442 is a muscle car produced by between the 1964 and 1980 model years. Introduced as an option package for F-85 and Cutlass models, it became a model in its own right from 1968 to 1971, spawned the Hurst/Olds in 1968, then reverted to an option through…

Car: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Coupe Year: 1981 What makes it special: The second-generation Chevrolet Camaro was produced from 1970 through the 1981 model years. It was introduced in the spring of 1970. Build information was released to the assembly plants in February of that same year. It was longer, lower, and wider than the first generation Camaro. A…

Car: Pontiac Catalina Convertible Year: 1962 What makes it special: Catalina was part of Pontiac‘s full-sized line from 1950 to 1981. Initially, the name was used strictly to denote hardtop body styles, first appearing in the 1950 Chieftain Eight and DeLuxe Eight lines. In 1959, the Catalina became a separate model, as the “Entry-level” full-size Pontiac. What made it…