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Pick of the Day: 1959 Chevrolet Corvette

The unmistakable lines of the first-generation Corvette are imprinted on the minds and hearts of many. It was a sports car that changed the automotive world as we know it. The Pick of the Day is a...

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AutoHunter Spotlight: 1983 Chevrolet C10 Pickup

I’ve heard some pretty clever automotive paint color names, but “Mango Tango” is one of the most intriguing I’ve heard to date. And the last vehicle I expected to see it on was a square-body pickup...

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Pick of the Day: 1956 Oldsmobile 88

If I had to pick a favorite era for automotive design, it would undoubtedly be the 1950s. It was an era of eye-catching colors, excessive chrome trim, rocket inspired characteristics, and tail fins....

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Pick of the Day: 1985 Mercedes-Benz 500SEL

The Mercedes-Benz 500SEL was a car with presence. It was a large executive sedan for 1985, stretching about 17 feet in length and carrying an equally substantial base price at $52,000. Even by today’s...

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Pick of the Day: 1956 Ford F-100 Pickup

Looking for a classic truck to haul all your holiday gifts around? Whether you’re picking up a TV, some home décor, tools for the workshop, or a new propane grille, this Ford F-Series can handle it....

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AutoHunter Spotlight: 2008 Saturn Sky Roadster

When the Saturn Corporation was launched as a subsidiary of General Motors in 1991, it was promoted as “A different kind of company. A different kind of car.” While the company had its unique...

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AutoHunter Spotlight: 1967 Ford Bronco 4WD

I recently joined a convoy of cars to head from Arizona to the RADwood 1980s-1990s car show in Los Angeles. One of the vehicles in our group was a teal metallic 1996 Bronco XLT owned by my friend...

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Pick of the Day: 1958 Chevrolet Impala

Add a little holiday flavor to your day with a peppermint-colored Chevrolet. The Pick of the Day is a 1958 Chevrolet Impala listed for sale on ClassicCars.com by a private seller in Wichita, Kansas....

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AutoHunter Spotlight: 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

Imagine having the restraint that it must take to drive a 405-horsepower, six-speed manual Corvette only about 2,000 miles over a 23-year timeframe – especially in a place like Florida, where sports...

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Pick of the Day: 1974 Datsun B210

It was during the oil crisis of the early 1970s that Japanese cars really started to take a chunk of market share in the United States. One of the vehicles responsible for that shift was the...

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AutoHunter Spotlight: 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow LWB

A Rolls-Royce, to some, is a car not to drive, but to be driven in. If you want a taste of what it felt like to be an indulgent member of society from about five decades ago, have your chauffeur pick...

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Pick of the Day: 1948 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup

We at The Journal love featuring stories about vehicles being restored as sentimental artifacts of family history. Back in August, we talked about an Acura that I restored in memory of my friend’s...

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AutoHunter Spotlight: 1983 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency Sedan

While many cars from the Malaise era in the 1980s weren’t known for performance (emissions regulations, after all, caused almost all manufacturers to dial back engine sizes in the interest of fuel...

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Pick of the Day: 2003 Dodge Viper SRT-10

The Dodge Viper was a “poster car” for me (and for many young car enthusiasts) when it first launched in 1992. It was a performance car that offered very few creature comforts – not even exterior door...

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Soaring to New Heights: Ren’s JDM Toyota

How far has your collector-car search taken you? Out of state? Cross-country? How about 5,793 miles, to another continent entirely? This year, one classic car made its way from Yokohama, Japan, to...

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Meet the Man Who’s Owned 11 Camaros

Leonard Stevenson’s 1992 Chevrolet Camaro is not just one in a million. It’s one in six million. More specifically, it’s the last of 6.3 million. That’s the total number of vehicles that were produced...

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AutoHunter Spotlight: 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air

Today, December 28, is my birthday, so I decided to select from the AutoHunter docket the vehicle that I would most like to be sitting in my driveway with a big red bow on it. My wish would be:...

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Pick of the Day: 1964 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia

What happens when you combine German engineering with Italian design? The Karmann Ghia was a vehicle that blended those elements into a compact car that sold in huge volumes between the mid-1950s and...

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Bucket List Car Acquisition: Integra Type R

We recently featured Ren Molnar of Arizona, who owns a Japanese-spec 1998 Toyota Soarer. I figured it was time to have a little right-hand-drive fun of my own, so I treated myself to a white Christmas...

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AutoHunter Spotlight: 1968 Cadillac DeVille Convertible

It’s been a remarkable year for the evolution of AutoHunter as well as the broader Collector Car Network. I personally sold two vehicles on the auction platform during 2024 (both at no reserve), and...

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