With less money and almost no promotion, Mercury’s racing program was gaining traction on the much better funded Ford Mustangs. In mid-1967 Mercury built about 10 Cougar 427’s with the purpose of competing in NASCAR. This prototype went into production to homologate the Cougars for NASCAR in ’68. The street versions used 7.0 liter 427E…
The 1969 Camaro is considered to be the perfect American muscle car. At the top of the Camaro food chain is the 1969 Camaro Z/28 RS. That hidden headlight front valance on the Z/28 RS is iconic in design and effect. The cherry on top is when you see one in Hugger Orange, the most…
Based on the success of the Shelby Mustangs and the California Specials, Ford came out with a Mustang Mach 1 Twister Special for the Kansas City District Ford dealers in 1970. Today they are some of the most sought after classic Mustang muscle cars because they are so rare. Ford dealers in the Kansas City…
With Carroll Shelby spending so much time on the GT-40 racing program for Ford Motor Company, he had to give up Shelby Mustang production to Ford to keep the program going. So 1967 was the last year that Shelby Mustangs were actually produced at his Shelby American plant. Forged out of the close friendship…
The great automotive designers of the 1950’s often drew up concept car renderings, and then used 1/30 clay models to visualize their automotive stylings. But, as the story goes, when Dodge decided to make a half-ton pickup truck to compete with Chevrolet’s Cameo Carrier, they sent their Specialty Equipment Group manager out to the parts…
There is no celebrity more marketable than Taylor Swift in 2024. So, when a 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Convertible was listed for sale this week we got a little curious when the description said it was used in a Taylor Swift music video. Sure enough, we watched the music video for her hit song “15”…
Cars-On-Line newsletter readers know the story of the Kaiser Darrin two-seater sports car. For decades the American automotive manufacturers had been challenged by the concept of producing a two-seater sports car as European automakers like MG were doing in Europe. So in 1954 Howard “Dutch” Darrin, a noted automotive designer, penned a two-seater sports car…
For classic Corvette collectors the year to own is 1967. That was the year they produced the 427 big block Corvette creating 435 horsepower. The Big Block Corvettes of that year got the stinger hood which is the look everyone wants. But at the top of that food chain stands the Sunfire Yellow Corvette convertible…
The mystique of the 426 Hemi often seems to over shadow its sibling V-Code 440 6-Pack which could also be ordered in any Plymouth E-body or B-body Mopar. Among Mopar power plants the V-Code was thought to be much more streetable. The V-Code 440 6-Pack could build more power without having to force more air…
In an era when big fins were a subject of fascination for new car buyers, Mopar led the way. Chrysler’s designer, Virgil Exner, stayed with big fins through 1960. Although most people think the 1959 Cadillac had the biggest tail fins, the Plymouth Sport Fury tail fin that year actually was taller. Arguably, Exner may…