Technically speaking, this gold car is a 1981 “Volvo Coupe,” but it only had that rather anonymous badging for its final outing in 1981. It’s better known as the Volvo 262C and undoubtedly one of…
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1979-85 Oldsmobile Toronado: Downsized But Livin’ Large
Most of the time, when car enthusiasts picture an Oldsmobile Toronado, it’s the daring original version that bowed in the fall of 1965. That sleek machine, the first front-drive American car in 30 years at…
The Malaise Mazda: Cosmo AP/RX-5
It was planned when Mazda was riding high on Rotary success in the early 1970s. That decade was the golden age of “personal coupes,” be they Toyota Celicas or Lincoln MkIVs, so it made perfect…
Square to Flair: 1966 Ford Thunderbird
“Sports car” fans were furious when Ford added two rear seats to the Thunderbird in 1958 – but they were the only ones who disliked it. Ford GM Lewis Crusoe had seen the original T-bird…
The Lipstick Lincoln: 1976 Continental MkIV
The Lee Iaccoca-created Lincoln Continental MkIII was a smash hit for the brand – it repeatedly bested Cadillac’s Eldorado from 1969-71, and 79,381 MKIIIs were made in all. During the 1969-70 model years, Lincoln’s staff…