This fabulously restored 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible has it all: gorgeous Matador Red paint, full dress inside and out and the rare FJ-code 283/293 HP fuel-injected V-8/Powerglide automatic drive train. With its fender skirts, optional extra rocker and fender skirt bright trim, dual antennas, driver’s spotlight mirror, spinner wheel covers, wide Whitewalls and Continental kit, the car has the looks to back up Chevy’s top-performing production engine. There’s comfort and convenience as well in the power steering, power top, tissue dispenser, in-dash clock and Wonderbar radio, all features of the festive Red-and-Silver interior.
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During 1955-56, Dodge offered a specific model made especially for women, the La Femme. The complete Dodge model lineup was introduced to the public on November 17, 1954; however, the Dodge La Femme models didn’t arrive until spring of ’55.
The available color scheme for the La Femme models were sapphire white or heather rose pink. The exterior featured a stylish gold
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The 1957 Chevrolet Nomad was the last produced and the rarest of what proved to be a short-lived production run. Perhaps the rarest of all is this prized example that was restored in the early 1980s and remains remarkably fresh to this day. One of only 100 Nomads equipped with the high performance 283/283 HP fuel injected small block of Corvette fame, it sports a show-quality contrasting Red and Black interior with in-dash clock and Wonderbar pushbutton radio. Power steering and brakes, a Powerglide automatic and dual exhaust complete this very attractive fuelie-powered Nomad.
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CPP’s new Complete Rear Dual Adjustable Coil-Over Kit is designed to convert your 1963-72 Chevy truck to a corner carving, performance driving vehicle! Our kit includes our new Totally Tubular Trailing arms, coil over springs and dual adjustable coil over shocks and all the mounting hardware to make this rear suspension
Get that cool street rod stance and track proven performance for your 1963-87 Chevrolet C10 Truck! Our Complete Front Coil-Over Conversion Kits include dual-adjustable coil-over shocks, spanner wrench and bearing kit, our Totally Tubular™ upper and lower control arms, and all the mounting brackets and hardware for a simple bolt-on installation.
Sue Vanderbilt in a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Seville “Baroness;" the show car that she styled for the Feminine Show. When you look back at General Motors’ rich design history, one of the most talented individuals, who made her career as part of GM’s vaunted Creative Design Team, was the late Suzanne E. Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt was one of the original Damsels of Design – a group of eight, great talented female designers that the famed Harley Earl hired during the early days of the 1950s.
Throughout history, the Oldsmobile story has inspired many automotive historians with its rich and celebrated heritage which started right in Michigan’s capital city of Lansing.
I remember a particularly exciting year in 1978 when Oldsmobile introduced their new line of vehicles and automotive catalogues to the buying public. My first impression was that Oldsmobile was using 1978 to create a family-oriented lineup of new cars. The company used its advertising and marketing to highlight many traditional family values
The year 1966 was a great year for automotive sales in the U.S. Many car manufacturers were doing very well for the economy and in 1966 the average cost for a new Dodge vehicle sold for $ 2,280 and the price of gasoline for 32 cents a gallon.
The Chrysler Corporation was also doing very well within the automotive markets with its popular Dodge Dart models. The 1966 Dodge Dart models made their debut in Dodge dealerships on September 30, 1965.
Based on a 1956 Chevrolet 210 Sedan, this recently completed mild custom was built to showcase the timeless factory “Tri-Five” heritage. With a new GM Performance ZZ4 power plant backed by a factory-fresh GM 700R4 transmission, it is equipped with rack-and-pinion steering, four-wheel Wilwood disc
To ensure that Shelby American would have its 1966 GT350 models in dealerships when Ford released the new ‘66 Mustangs, Shelby ordered an additional 252 cars from Ford’s San Jose plant at the very end of 1965 production. These ‘change-over’ cars (often referred to as ‘carry-overs’) were essentially Shelby-spec ’65 GT350s, and received the same performance modifications,
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