WARSAW, N.Y.– No Virginia, they weren’t allpolice cars and taxi cabs. The 1989 Chevrolet Caprice Classicwas part of a lineup which also included the more posh Caprice Classic Brougham, and an even moreposh Caprice Classic Brougham LS. This was year 13 (and counting) for the smaller, down-sized Chevrolet body style which debuted way back in 1977 (it lost the two-door models in 1983). Th
WARSAW, N.Y.– This 1953 Ford Crestlineis sporting a few readily noticeable extras from Ford’s 1953 Accessories Guide (you can view the entire guide here). We spotted these: a radio antenna (which we’re assuming means there’s a radio in the dash); wheel discs (aka full wheelcovers) — they’re not the ones in the ’53 catalog, but are actually from the 1954 mo
WARSAW, N.Y. – In my opinion you don’t see enough of the 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupeat modern day car shows. A mid-model year introduction, the Turbo Coupe was the darling of the automotive press at the time. That turbocharger was connected to Ford’s 2.3L four (definitely not the same 2.3 that had been powering Pintos and Mustang IIs for years), which featured port-injectio
WARSAW, N.Y.- It always kind of surprised me that there wasn’t a Dodge version of the Plymouth Barracuda sooner than the 1970 Challenger. This 1967 Dodge Dart GTwas about as close as they came that year. Yeah, there was the Charger, but its larger size (built on the mid-size Coronet platform) made it more of a competitor to the AMC Marlin than the pony cars from Ford and General Motors. As y
WARSAW, N.Y.— If you’re of a certain age, odds are these trucks were seen regularly in your neighborhood while you were growing up. This particular 1962 Divcowas spotted at this summer’s Wyoming Valley Car, Truck, & Motorcycle Show & Swap Meetin the village. In this case, the truck has been around longer than the village ice cream shop advertised on its livery, and hopefu
They may have been mired somewhere behind Ford and Chevy saleswise in the U.S. pickup market, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying. The bottom photo shows most of the body style offerings of the day, one of which today’s RealRide, a c1976 Dodge D100, is. This one appears to be the short wheelbase version (115”), but most of what I see today seem to be the longer (131”) varian