Hemmings Daily: Bertone-Jaguar Pirana comes out of the shadows

England in 1967 was a place to push the limits. Miniskirts and Jimi Hendrix gave London a new vibe, and Donald Campbell went over the edge in pursuit of the thrill. Young aristocrats and new money playboys were ditching chauffeurs to be seen piloting a golden age of European sports cars from Maserati, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Porsche, etc. Even Prince Charles would have an Aston Martin DB6 before the decade was over. John Anstey was the editor at The Daily Telegraph, and he dared his staff to crea [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, August 2, 2019 [Bertone-Jaguar Pirana comes out of the shadows]( [Bertone-Jaguar Pirana comes out of the shadows]( Posted by Hemmings contributor - England in 1967 was a place to push the limits. Miniskirts and Jimi Hendrix gave London a new vibe, and Donald Campbell went over the edge in pursuit of the thrill. Young aristocrats and new money playboys were ditching chauffeurs to be seen piloting a golden age of European sports cars from Maserati, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Porsche, etc. Even Prince Charles would have an Aston Martin DB6 before the decade was over. John Anstey was the editor at The Daily Telegraph, and he dared his staff to crea... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1974 Ford Bronco Sport]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1974 Ford Bronco Sport]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1974 Ford Bronco sport, Ive had this Bronco for about 12 years. I bought it in Southern Calif. Now it is located in Pittsburg pennsylvania It has allways been garaged and never in snow or salt It has a 351 engine auto trans. runs and drives great . This Bronco has never been rusted . It has one repaint. Never restored . 33 " pro comp tires . It has very minor blemishes in paint . It has disc brakes in front . This is one of the nicest Broncos you will see. It is not modernized as many...[Read More]( [De Tomaso P72 to make North American debut in Monterey, alongside its P70 muse]( [De Tomaso P72 to make North American debut in Monterey, alongside its P70 muse]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Determined to build a competitive sports racer for the 1965 United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC), Carroll Shelby sent original Venice crew member Peter Brock to Italy, to oversee a joint effort with De Tomaso. Though never raced by Shelby, the result was the Shelby-De Tomaso P70, a car that's now inspired the birth of a new high-end grand tourer, the P72, from the revival of the De Tomaso brand. On Thursday, August 15, both cars will be on display from 2:00-5:00 near The Lodge at Pebble Beach, marking the ...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Daily Briefing: Iso Lele 50th anniversary celebration coming soon; Put-in-Bay Sports Car Races to Feature Tin-Top sedans]( [Daily Briefing: Iso Lele 50th anniversary celebration coming soon; Put-in-Bay Sports Car Races to Feature Tin-Top sedans]( Posted by Tom Comerro - Photo courtesy of Iso Bizzarrini Owner's Club. The Iso Bizzarrini Owner's Club will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Lele in Laguna Nigel, California. The stateside celebration will be part of the Iso Millennium celebration that will also honor the Lele in Bresso, Milan. These two celebrations of The Highway's Starship will include special guest Piero Rivolta, Lele displays and a special talk show on the Lele's origins. All Lele owners are welcome to bring their car to either event to commemor...[Read More]( [VIDEO: A factory custom gets the custom treatment. And Leno!]( [VIDEO: A factory custom gets the custom treatment. And Leno!]( Posted by Dan Stoner - So, this week, we've been all about the Riviera: 1st-gen, 2nd-gen and all the rest. Well, there might've been a few years there in the '80s we could probably forget about, but hey Z Cavariccis and soccer-mullets aside, there's much to forgive about that decade. Look, this is Muscle Machines. And we like to talk about big cubes in a V-formation. There's no doubt that the early Rivieras (and let's stick to the dedicated nameplate Riv, folks--we know you're just itching to go into sordid detail about the name's ...[Read More]( [Project Apollo, Part VIII: Squeak, Rattle, Roll]( [Project Apollo, Part VIII: Squeak, Rattle, Roll]( Posted by Hemmings contributor - In the late 80s, I had the distinct displeasure of seeing a very nicely kept Opel GT meet its likely end. The GT lost a ball joint and the driver's side front wheel came off at about 40 MPH. The car skidded along a busy city street just before I passed by in my original '74 Buick Apollo. The driver, about my age then, was looking in sorrow at his pride and joy, already a rarity in those years. I have never forgotten the look on his face. It taught me never to ignore chassis noises. My (sub)frame-on restoration co...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Seattle, 1984]( [Seattle, 1984]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: March 1984 Location: Colman Dock, Seattle, Washington Source: Werner Leggenhager, via Seattle Public Library Special Collections Online What do you see here?...[Read More]( UPCOMING EVENTS [200 Collector Vehicles at Auction..The James Graham Collection]( August 9, 2019 - Beardsley, MN [Family Fun Night and Classic Car Show]( August 9, 2019 - Wyckoff, NJ [Micro Mini Nationals - Roddin on the River]( August 9, 2019 - SPENCER, IA [Vintage Rides Car Show]( August 9, 2019 - Wheaton, IL [Jaguar Association of New England Jaguar Festival & Concours d'Elegance JANE]( August 9, 2019 - Sturbridge, MA [The Concours at Pasadera]( August 9, 2019 - Monterey, CA [See All Events]( [Sponsor]( FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS [1967 Pontiac Firebird]( [1967 Pontiac Firebird]( [$38,000]( [1955 Chevrolet Cameo]( [1955 Chevrolet Cameo]( [$59,000]( [1966 Jaguar E-Type]( [1966 Jaguar E-Type]( [$144,900]( [1947 Dodge Power Wagon]( [1947 Dodge Power Wagon]( [$61,000]( [1976 Chrysler Cordoba]( [1976 Chrysler Cordoba]( [$3,600]( [1963 Ford Galaxie 500]( [1963 Ford Galaxie 500]( [$26,000]( [1957 Ford Thunderbird]( [1957 Ford Thunderbird]( [$42,500]( [1955 Willys Utility Wagon]( [1955 Willys Utility Wagon]( [$21,500]( PROMOTED LISTING [1949 Cadillac 62]( [1949 Cadillac 62]( [Auction]( [1956 FORD T-BIRD NOS HOLLEY CARBURETOR R-1164-2AS]( [1956 FORD T-BIRD NOS HOLLEY CARBURETOR R-1164-2AS]( [$895]( [View All Classifieds]( FEATURED IN THE BLOG [Rebuild a Caterpillar Model Twenty tractor in under four minutes]( [Rebuild a Caterpillar Model Twenty tractor in under four minutes]( [You're all going to humor my inclination to post photochopped cars again]( [You're all going to humor my inclination to post photochopped cars again]( [See All Featured Blog Posts]( FOLLOW US: [Hemmings Instagram]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Join us on Facebook]( [View our Flickr pool]( [View Newsletter Archives]( WEEK IN REVIEW Thursday, August 1, 2019 [Shelby's last hurrah in Can-Am - the 1968 McLaren M6B]( [Shelby's last hurrah in Can-Am - the 1968 McLaren M6B]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Shelby had its hands full in 1966-'67, helping to deliver back-to-back wins for Ford in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Additionally, Shelby was competing in the United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC), but still found time to run a few Can-Am events during the 1967 season. For 1968, the Shelby Racing Company returned to Can-Am, this time with a Ford-funded effort that paid for a pair of McLaren M6Bs and the driving services of Peter Revson. On August 16, the 1968 McLaren M6B raced for the bulk of the '68 season h...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1964 Rambler American 440 convertible]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1964 Rambler American 440 convertible]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1964 AMC American 440 Convertible, This vehicle has been in the family for several years, has seen it's fair share of car shows and taken home a few trophies along the way. As the case with most over 50 year olds, they are always a work in progress and has been well cared for. About the only item not yet replaced is the original windshield, which has some pitting and a wiper scuff. The vehicle has lived it's life in Colorado and has zero rust. Vehicle is driven and shown often, so the...[Read More]( [Five tips to keep your classic car from being stolen]( [Five tips to keep your classic car from being stolen]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Imagine this scenario: It's a perfect spring day, so you opt to drive your classic car on a series of local errands. Lunch out is part of the plan, but exiting the restaurant, your car isn't where you remember parking it. Assuming a mental lapse, you check nearby spots, but soon reality laced with a bit of panic sinks in. Your car has been stolen, but what could you have done differently to prevent this? First, let's establish one absolute: If a motivated professional car thief wants your particular car o...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: "Almost Ghosts" highlights lost people and places of Route 66; 2019 Concours at Copshaholm winners announced]( [Daily Briefing: 'Almost Ghosts' highlights lost people and places of Route 66; 2019 Concours at Copshaholm winners announced]( Posted by Jake McBride - Photo courtesy of AlmostGhosts.com. "Almost Ghosts," a new documentary about the struggling towns along Route 66, will be screened early this fall at select historic theaters along the "Mother Road." The film, which focuses on three men and their small towns, won the Best Documentary award at the Arizona International Film Festival this past April. The movie follows Angel Delgadillo of Seligman, Arizona, Harley Russell of Erick, Oklahoma, and Lowell Davis of Carthage, Missouri, as they discuss their experience...[Read More]( [Ajax Tires - Guaranteed for 5,000 miles!]( [Ajax Tires - Guaranteed for 5,000 miles!]( Posted by Richard Lentinello - Can you imagine buying tires for your car knowing that they are only guaranteed to last 5,000 miles? Considering that the average American motorist drives 12,000 to 15,000 miles every year, that means your Ajax tires would only have lasted 2.4 to 3 months, maybe a half-year if you were lucky. In 1907, Ajax Tires was rightly proud to make that bold claim, after all, back then it probably took a motorist a year or two (if not more) to accumulate 5,000 miles. Back in November 1974, I bought my first set of new tires...[Read More]( [New York City, 1945]( [New York City, 1945]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: October 1945 Location: East 51st Street, New York City, New York Source: via Free Library of Philadelphia What do you see here?...[Read More]( Wednesday, July 31, 2019 [Astronaut's Corvette, civil rights pioneers' Volkswagen added to National Register of Historic Vehicles]( [Astronaut's Corvette, civil rights pioneers' Volkswagen added to National Register of Historic Vehicles]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Fifty years ago, while Alan Bean watched his fellow astronauts walk on the moon knowing that he too would soon leave footprints there, Esau and Janie Jenkins traveled South Carolina empowering black people and encouraging them to vote. Bean's 1969 Corvette and the Jenkinses' 1966 Volkswagen Type 2 couldn't appear any less similar, but both represented an era of struggle and ascension in America, and both will now join the National Historic Vehicle Register. Starting in the late Forties, the Jenkinses turned to tr...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1969 GAZ Chaika M13]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1969 GAZ Chaika M13]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Unrestored 1969 GAZ Chaika M13 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This highly collectable example is one of 3,179 built in total and one of only a handful in this condition. With a low 82,040km against its durable V8 engine this presents an investment to any collector. Its 5.5L V8 engine produces a 145KW of power to this limousine chassis and is all pulled through its 3-speed Automatic transmission. This 7-seater rarity, presents in its original condition of a Gloss black interior, finished...[Read More]( ["Styling the Future" exhibit brings GM concept cars to the Audrain Automobile Museum]( ['Styling the Future' exhibit brings GM concept cars to the Audrain Automobile Museum]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Opened in October 2014, the Audrain Automobile Museum in Newport, Rhode Island, quickly established itself as one of the premier automobile museums in the Northeast, thanks in part to its ties with other noteworthy collections and automotive celebrities. As proof of this, Styling the Future: A History of GM Design and Concept Cars, a new exhibit debuting at the Audrain on Friday, August 2, features a gathering of iconic show cars on loan from the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Michigan and the Lingenfelter ...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: Four Wheel Drive Museum hosts open house; Corvettes descend on Bowling Green]( [Daily Briefing: Four Wheel Drive Museum hosts open house; Corvettes descend on Bowling Green]( Posted by Jake McBride - Co-Founder William Besserdich on the first four-wheel drive steam vehicle. Photo courtesy of the "FWD Four Wheel Drive Museum"Facebook page. The Four Wheel Drive Museum of Clintonville, Wisconsin, will host an event to honor and teach the rich history of the innovative company. "Four Wheel Drive" in this case refers to the brand by that name, the first marque to patent a four-wheel drive system and one that went on to produce everything from World War I ammunition-transport vehicles to snowplows,...[Read More]( [Selling LUV, Chevrolet style]( [Selling LUV, Chevrolet style]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Today, full-size pickups are the perennial best-sellers for Ford, Chevrolet and FCA. In the 1970s, the sedan and station wagon still ruled supreme, and as Chevrolet demonstrated with its Isuzu-built Light Utility Vehicle (LUV), compact pickups represented a sensible and affordable alternative for new drivers (or two-car families). The Chevrolet LUV was launched in 1972, born of necessity to stem the loss of segment sales to brands like Toyota and Datsun. Compact import pickups had exploded in popularity by the ea...[Read More]( [Weston, Missouri, 1993]( [Weston, Missouri, 1993]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1993 Location: Weston, Missouri Source: Missouri State Archives What do you see here?...[Read More]( Tuesday, July 30, 2019 ["If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up" - Ferris Bueller Modena Spyder heads to auction]( ['If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up' - Ferris Bueller Modena Spyder heads to auction]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a 1986 John Hughes coming-of-age comedy, made stars of actor Matthew Broderick and a relatively obscure Ferrari convertible, the 250 GT California Spider. Genuine Ferraris were too expensive for production, so replica cars built by a company called Modena Design were used for the driving scenes during filming. On August 17, one of three Modena GT Spyder California models reportedly built for the film heads to auction in California, part of Mecum's Monterey sale. Ferrari built its 250 GT ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1979 Chevrolet Impala]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1979 Chevrolet Impala]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Modified 1979 Chevrolet Impala for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This was my first car purchased from the original owner in 1996 from Whiteman Chevrolet. Interior: I have replaced the gage cluster with a caprice classic cluster with four round gages vs. the original square speedometer. I also replaced the steering column with a caprice classic tilting column. The headliner, C-pillars, and headrest have been re-upholstered with color matched materials, I have also replaced the vinyl floo...[Read More]( [Hemmings Web Editor Daniel Strohl recognized at Automotive Heritage Awards]( [Hemmings Web Editor Daniel Strohl recognized at Automotive Heritage Awards]( Posted by Hemmings Admin - Web Editor Daniel Strohl's comprehensive story on the construction and fates of the John Graham-designed factories that Ford built across North America to assemble the Ford Model T took a category-winning award in the annual Automotive Heritage Journalism Awards over the weekend. The award, a gold in the Best Automotive Heritage Facility Story category, was one of 32 awards across nine categories that the AHA handed out at the Concours d'Elegance of America at the Inn at St. John's in Plymouth, Michigan. Other ca...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: The Quail to feature more than 200 cars at Monterey; Four cars and four generations of Indy at the Milwaukee Concours]( [Daily Briefing: The Quail to feature more than 200 cars at Monterey; Four cars and four generations of Indy at the Milwaukee Concours]( Posted by Jake McBride - 1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail. Photo courtesy of Kahn Media. The Quail; A Motorsports Gatheringwill feature more than 200 cars next month at Monterey Car Week in Carmel, California. Three featured classes will take the spotlight at this years event; "100 Years of Bentley Motors," "25th Anniversary of the McLaren F1," and "A Tribute to the Electric Car Movement." The Bentley class will celebrate the marque's centennial with several historical Bentley models spanning from a 1926 Speed Six to a 2018 Conti...[Read More]( [Recommended Reading - The Grand Prix Saboteurs]( [Recommended Reading - The Grand Prix Saboteurs]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Especially in the early days of motorsport, long before telemetrics and minutia came to dominate it, drivers tended to be daring, cultured, highly personable sorts. They knew how to take risks and push the envelope, they traveled extensively on demanding race schedules, and they juggled technical knowledge with the ability to read their opponents and their patrons at a glance. In other words, they were the perfect spies. Indeed, at least a few racing drivers did make their ways into the ranks of Britain's Special...[Read More]( [Philadelphia, 1970]( [Philadelphia, 1970]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: August 1970 Location: Schuylkill Expressway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Source: Richard Rosenberg, Temple University Libraries Digital Collections What do you see here?...[Read More]( Monday, July 29, 2019 [2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance sneak peek: 1949 Kurtis Sport]( [2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance sneak peek: 1949 Kurtis Sport]( Posted by Matt Litwin - 1949 Kurtis Sport; image by Terry Shea. The impact Frank Kurtis had on American circle track racing was epic. One doesn't have to be a scholar of the sport to know that his foray into the world of midgets and roadsters during the Thirties paved a path of unbridled success that led to five Indianapolis 500 wins as a chassis builder from 1950-'55. His staggering number of dirt and pavement race cars - available in both assembled and kit form - remained fiercely competitive through 1965. But racing was only part of ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1968 Plymouth GTX hard top]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1968 Plymouth GTX hard top]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: This is a very original 1968 Plymouth GTX that I just purchased from a dear friend with failing health who has owned the car for 35 years. This is factory bucket seat console car that still wears all of its original exterior and interior colors done in one of the most beautiful colors ever done by Ma-Mopar (Burgundy Metallic). What we believe to be the original engine (D-Block) Casting Number 2536430-10 with a casting date of 1-10-68 is still in the car. The car is a true survivor wit...[Read More]( [A dream car made real - Tempero's 1966 Jaguar XJ13 replica]( [A dream car made real - Tempero's 1966 Jaguar XJ13 replica]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Constructed for prototype endurance racing but obsolete by the time it was built and tested, Jaguar's XJ13 is among the most beautiful competition cars ever created. Just one was ever assembled, and the Jaguar Heritage Trust has reportedly turned down purchase offers well beyond the price of a Ferrari 250 GTO. Thanks to coachbuilders like Errol Tempero and his son Rod, it's still possible to own the next best thing--a V-12-powered XJ13 replica--and this August, the first of six Tempero-built 1966 Jaguar XJ13 replica...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: Petersen brings iconic film cars to Monterey Car Week while Mullin brings six French classics]( [Daily Briefing: Petersen brings iconic film cars to Monterey Car Week while Mullin brings six French classics]( Posted by Jake McBride - 1961 "Herbie"Volkswagen Beetle. Photo courtesy of the Petersen Automotive Museum. The folks at the Petersen Automotive Museum will bring seven iconic cars to Monterey Car Week this August, attending two of the week's special events. Visitors will get to see several fan-favorites including the Delorean time machine of "Back to the Future" fame and "Herbie the Love Bug" all dressed up in racing livery. The 1961 Beetle was driven by Lindsey Lohan in the 2005 movie "Herbie: Fully Loaded" and the Delorean DMC-1...[Read More]( [The story behind that photo of the Pinto in front of the Mt. St. Helens eruption]( [The story behind that photo of the Pinto in front of the Mt. St. Helens eruption]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - A towering plume of ash rises in the distance of the photo, swirling with menace and threat, lightning arcing within it. As if to accent the peril, the canyon of trees that frame the gray clouds themselves have gone dark toward their tops, occluded by unseen looming clouds of ash. One shaft of morning light still reaches the lower branches of the trees, splashing over a cut of greenery and the least probable thing in the photo: a red Ford Pinto with a blue dirt bike hitched to its bumper, angled across a forest road...[Read More]( [Malibu, California, 1980s]( [Malibu, California, 1980s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1980s Location: Malibu, California Source: Pepperdine University Libraries Digital Collections What do you see here?...[Read More]( Sunday, July 28, 2019 ["You shine together:" the story of the famed Compton lowrider club the Majestics]( ['You shine together:' the story of the famed Compton lowrider club the Majestics]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Lowriding is commonly depicted as a Mexican-American or latinx pasttime, and while it certainly grew out of those communities, it has become a worldwide phenomenon with adherents as far away as Sweden, Russia, Brazil, and Japan. Closer to home, though, lowriding has also become a vehicle of expression for black car enthusiasts as we see from "Sunday Driver," a 2005 RockStar Games documentary on the Compton-based Majestics, California's oldest black lowriding club, which tells the story of the club and of lowriding i...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1960 Volkswagen Beetle]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1960 Volkswagen Beetle]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1960 Volkswagen Beetle Deluxe Sedan Ragtop. Total frame off restoration completed in 2000. Original rebuilt 1.2 litre numbers matching engine. Chassis no. 2 844 247, engine no. 367356. Original color Arctic White, interior rebuilt to original color and specs. 12 Volt conversion, original 4 speed transmission. Find more Volkswagens for sale on Hemmings.com....[Read More]( [Four-Links - Tbilisi Auto Museum, designing the 1958 Oldsmobile, Crosley opera, Blink of an Eye]( [Four-Links - Tbilisi Auto Museum, designing the 1958 Oldsmobile, Crosley opera, Blink of an Eye]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - One of the largest collections of Soviet cars in the world lies in the former Soviet state of Georgia, according to Atlas Obscura: The auto museum is actually a private collection of cars and some motorcycles owned by a Georgian businessman named Giorgi Mamulashvili, who has been collecting cars for nearly two decades and has over 25 vintage vehicles in his current warehouse. Touring the collection, you will see the first Soviet pickup truck, many Zaporozhets, and a few Moskivitch models. Some are luxury vehicle...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1985 Ford Mustang Predator]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1985 Ford Mustang Predator]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Restored 1985 Ford Mustang Predator for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: modified by Tom Solomon through Solomon America. This is car #5S0126. There is a lot of information on the internet regarding Tom Solomon and his experience modifying Mustangs. He was part of the Shelby and Cobra teams and ventured out on his own with the Mustang Predator projects. Around 135 Predators were created in 1985 and each of them is very unique. This car is the only LX modified with a one of kind paint job. You ca...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [Record-breaking K&K Charger Daytona takes automotive heritage award]( [Record-breaking K&K Charger Daytona takes automotive heritage award]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Just how fast could a bewinged Dodge Charger Daytona go - without interference from NASCAR, that is? One championship-winning team set out to discover its top speed nearly 50 years ago and accumulated dozens of speed records for their effort. Now, the car that the team used, the K&K Insurance 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona, has racked up one more honor, the Historic Vehicle Association's National Automotive Heritage Award. Though it didn't specifically ban wing cars from participating in NASCAR, Bill France's rul...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [The Full Monte: Remembering Chevrolet's personal luxury coupe on its 50th anniversary]( [The Full Monte: Remembering Chevrolet's personal luxury coupe on its 50th anniversary]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - By the late 1960s, the era of the Detroit Big Three personal luxury coupe was in full-swing. In September 1969, Chevrolet introduced its own take on the theme in the form of the Monte Carlo, a stylish two-door meant to go head-to-head with Ford's Thunderbird. Though the Chevrolet Monte Carlo drove into the automotive sunset in 2007, the model soldiered on through six generations and 30 model years, a noteworthy achievement worth recognizing on the car's golden anniversary. The Monte Carlo wasn't GM's first attemp...[Read More]( Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. 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