1964 Rambler Classic Typhoon

MODEL DETAILS: The Rambler Classic is an intermediate sized automobile that was built and sold by American Motors Corporation from 1961 to 1966. For the 1963 model year, the Rambler Classic line was completely redesigned with subtle body sculpturing. Outgoing design director Edmund E. Anderson shaped the Classic. These were also the first AMC models …

1963 Chrysler Turbine Car

MODEL DETAILS: The Chrysler Turbine Car was a limited production experimental car. Although designed by Chrysler's stylists, actual construction was contracted out to the Italian coach-building firm of Carrozzeria Ghia, the same firm that constructed the ill-fated 1956 Chrysler Norseman show car. The Turbine Car was designed in the Chrysler studios under the direction of …

1963 Studebaker Avanti

MODEL DETAILS: The Studebaker Avanti is a personal luxury coupe manufactured and marketed by Studebaker Corporation between June 1962 and December 1963. A halo car for the maker, it was marketed as "America's only four-passenger high-performance personal car." WHY THIS MODEL IS FASCINATING: The Avanti was developed at the direction of Studebaker president, Sherwood Egbert. …

1961 Rambler Ambassador Custom

MODEL DETAILS: The Ambassador was an automobile manufactured and marketed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1957 to 1974 over eight generations. For the 1958 model year, American Motors planned to produce a stretched a 117-inch wheelbase version of the Rambler platform for Nash dealers to be the new Nash Ambassador and another for Hudson …

1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner

MODEL DETAILS: The Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner was a two-door full-size car with a retractable hardtop that was produced by Ford Motor Company for the model years 1957 to 1959. The 1958 model featured here was the second year of the three year styling cycle. The retractable roof mechanism was unique to Ford branded products, …

1958 Edsel Citation

MODEL DETAILS: Edsel is an automobile brand that was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1958 to 1960. With the Edsel brand, Ford had expected to make significant inroads into the market share of both General Motors (GM) and Chrysler and close the gap between itself and GM in the domestic American automotive market. …

1958 BMW Isetta 300 Deluxe

MODEL DETAILS: The Isetta is an Italian-designed microcar built under license in a number of different countries, including Argentina, Spain, Belgium, France, Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Because of its egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became known as a bubble car, a name also given to other similar vehicles. Initially manufactured by the …

1957 Plymouth Belvedere – “Miss Belvedere”

MODEL DETAILS: The Plymouth Belvedere is a model of automobile which was produced by Plymouth from 1954 to 1970. The Belvedere name was first used for a new hardtop body style in the Plymouth Cranbrook line for the 1951 model year. In 1954 the Belvedere replaced the Cranbrook as the top trim and became a …

1957-1958 Plymouth Fury

MODEL DETAILS: The Plymouth Fury is a model of automobile which was produced by Plymouth from 1955 to 1989. The Fury was a sub-series of the Plymouth Belvedere from 1956 through 1958. It was sold only as a sandstone white two-door hardtop with gold anodized aluminum trim in 1956 and 1957. In 1958 it was …

1956 Chrysler Norseman

MODEL DETAILS: The Chrysler Norseman was a four-seat fastback coupe built in 1956 as a concept car. Although designed by Chrysler's stylists, actual construction was contracted out to the Italian coach-building firm of Carrozzeria Ghia. Virgil Exner was the designer of the Norseman. Exner wanted maximum all-around visibility from the car's interior and he took …