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Car of the Week: 1963 Studebaker Avanti R2

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It probably isn’t 100 percent accurate to call Jason Ford’s 1963 Studebaker Avanti his “daily driver.” But it’s close. The Luxemburg, Wis., resident doesn’t drive his stunning gray Avanti when there is salt or sand on the Wisconsin roads, and he usually has to shut the car down for at least a few weeks in the dead of winter. More »

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Car of the Week: 1956 Cadillac Sixty Special

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Danny Plotkin’s aching back wasn’t funny at the time, but he can laugh about it now. He knows that if it wasn’t for some unpleasant lumbar pain, he never would have wound up with his favorite ride: a 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special that knocks ’em dead wherever he takes it. More »

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Car of the Week: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 500

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When he probably least expected it, the perfect no-frills 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 500 fell into Rick Sanford’s lap. More »

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Car of the Week: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air

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Don Cox’s Sierra Gold and Adobe Beige 1957 Bel Air Sport Coupe was one of 166,426 Bel Air Sport Coupes built that pivotal year for Chevrolet. More »

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Car of the Week: 1952 Canadian Pontiac Fleetleader

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On the outside, Al Zander’s 1952 sedan shouts Pontiac. Underneath, however, it’s all Chevrolet. More »

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Car of the Week: 1963 1/2 Ford Falcon Sprint

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John Rossi’s luck changed drastically for the better, in 2010 when he found an amazing 30,000-mile all-original 1963 1/2 Ford Falcon Sprint — white with a black top and near-perfect red vinyl upholstery — that hadn’t really been driven since 1969. It might be the most original 1963 Sprint left on the planet, and he had to have it. More »

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Car of the Week: 1974 Chevrolet custom van

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Scott Kauffman dabbled with a variety of collector vehicles over the years and had some fun with a 1977 Chevrolet “shorty” custom van for a while, but nothing like the dazzling “Emerald Express” 1974 Chevrolet custom van that he discovered last year. More »

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Car of the Week: 1936 Oldsmobile L-36 touring sedan

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Larry Severson liked old cars but didn’t own one when he came across his “barn find” 1936 Oldsmobile L-36 sedan back in 1991. He didn’t consider himself a likely candidate to rescue an old machine, that’s for sure. More »

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Car of the Week: 1960 Pontiac Bonneville

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Jack Canfield has been so pleased with the beautiful 1960 Pontiac Bonneville ragtop that he has collected three of them More »

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Car of the Week: 1950 Buick ‘Bob Metz’ custom

Bob Metz showed off his radical 1950 Buick Super at the 1951 and ’52 Indianapolis Custom Car Shows.

Brett Johnson had never heard of Bob Metz until about 2009, and by then he had already owned one of Metz’s early custom cars for around 27 years. More »

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