60′s Cars

1960s: If the 1950s were all flash, the 1960s were all dash. The size of cars and trucks grew larger during the 1960s, but so did the cubic inches under the hoods, and it didn’t take long for that 1960s free spirit to channel the power of a full-size car engine into the chassis of a smaller car to produce spirited power. In addition to hairy quarter-mile heroes, the era produced refined cocktail cruisers and increasing amounts of kiddie-carrying station wagons. Then and now, there’s a 1960s car or truck for every taste, yet they all have something in common: good looks and good power.

Car of the Week: 1963 Chevrolet Corvette

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Steve Stone has rolled up an astounding 467,000-plus miles on his serious-looking, jet black 1963 Chevrolet Corvette convertible. More »

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Deceptively Hot: Buick’s beautiful 1960s Gran Sports

By Angelo Van Bogart When General Motors introduced its new line of intermediate-sized cars for 1964, Pontiac and Chevrolet were quick to include hotter versions with hot-sounding names, and the reception was more than lukewarm. Pontiac’s hot LeMans was the … More »

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Car of the Week: 1966 Chevrolet Biscayne

By Brian Earnest Bruce Perreault tries to play it low-key when it comes to his menacing 1966 Chevrolet Biscayne. He tries not to brag about the car’s pedigree or its success at the major judged shows where it has recently … More »

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Rare ’67 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe going once…

400 ‘Vettes in Mecum Bloomington Gold Auction this weekend, June 24-25 More »

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‘First funny car’ 1964 Dodge Charger to hit block

A 1964 Dodge Charger? Believe it. Dodge didn’t shake the earth with the Charger model name on a production car until 1966, of course, but there were earlier rumblings with the name. In 1964, Dodge built an open-cockpit Charger show … More »

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Car of the Week: 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1

Mark Ciesielski had his heart set on a Mach 1 Mustang, and when he got a look at the brilliant Gulfstream Aqua paint job and fantastic overall condition of the totally restored 1969 that showed up in his neighborhood one day, he knew he had found the right car.  More »

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Don Kizziar collection to sell at no reserve

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‘Magical Mystery Tour’ car on auction block

Featured in Coys at Ascot auction May 14 More »

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Firebird in a bottle

Barris becomes master of ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ car More »

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Car of the Week: 1966 Pontiac GTO

The first time Gary Pietraniec went "Goat" hunting, the Dearborn Heights, Mich., resident opted for a 1968 Pontiac GTO. For his latest Goat, he went back a bit further, landing a 1966 hardtop that has clearly fit the bill nicely as a nearly original muscle machine that makes for a dandy weekend driver. More »

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