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WAPAKONETA — The 1965 model year proved to be a historic year for Ford, as the Mustang became the fastest selling new car in history, with 400,000 units sold in March. The 1965 Mustang was Ford's most successful launch since the Model A. In...... Full story

LIMA — The Chevy Camaro appeared on the scene in 1967, to compete against Ford's popular Mustang. By 1969, the Camaro was extremely well received. This would be the final year of the Camaro's original design. The ‘69 Camaro paced the...... Full story

COLUMBUS GROVE — The Oldsmobile Cutlass SX was produced for model years 1970 and 1971 only. It had a 455 engine, at a time when the insurance industry was clamping down on big engines. Oldsmobile blew this one past insurance regulations. Not...... Full story

WAPAKONETA — The thought behind the Mercury Cougar styling was that it was supposed to be a European-styled coupe. The car was built on a Mustang chassis that was stretched. The Cougar was Mercury's entry into the pony and muscle car grouping....... Full story

LIMA — The 1967 Corvette was the last Corvette of the second generation models. This meant it benefited from the five years of refinements made at the start this generation grouping in 1962. The 1967 Vette is considered by some as one of the...... Full story

CRIDERSVILLE — The Chevrolet Camaro debuted on Sept. 26, 1966. General Motors took notice when Ford's Mustang sold 100,000 units in its first six months of introduction and quickly took action on a car of its own. It's a common known fact...... Full story

LIMA — In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Ford Model A was one of the most publicized and best-selling cars in America. It was a sporty, attractive, well-built, and smooth-running compared to the Model T, which it replaced in the 1928...... Full story

LIMA — The Buick Motor Car Company was formed as an independent motorcar manufacturer on May 19th of 1903. Its founder was the Scottish-American David Dunbar Buick. Among his accomplishments were the invention of the overhead valve engine...... Full story

LIMA — The Ford Mustang Mach 1 was a performance model of the Ford Mustang that Ford produced in 1969 and ran until 1979. Ford never offered the Mach 1 as a convertible; only as a fastback model. The Mach 1 was introduced as an in-between...... Full story

LIMA — “Buick, Where Better Really Matters,” reads one 1987 Buick sales brochure while another one reads, “How To Buy A Hot Buick (A Simple Matter Of Exercising Your Options.)” The Buick Regal was a mid-size car...... Full story

LIMA — In 1948, big changes occurred to the Ford Pickup truck. World War II was over and people were beginning to get back into their routines. Ford introduced its first new pickup since the war began. It was advertised as a “Bonus...... Full story

LIMA — In the ‘70s we went through the “gas thing” and Pontiac was the only one that clung to the big engine. The 1976 Pontiac Trans Am was the final of the “Big Cube Birds.” There were more 1976 Trans Ams built...... Full story

LIMA — In the 1960's, the Chevy Impala was America's best-selling car. The Impala may be considered one of the most important automobiles in American automobile history. It has set sales records that to this day still stand. In fact, with...... Full story

ST. MARYS — The Pontiac GTO was the brainchild of Pontiac engineer Russell Gee, an engine specialist; Bill Collins, a chassis engineer; and Pontiac chief engineer John DeLorean. DeLorean insisted on using the name, GTO. The 1969 GTO was a...... Full story

LIMA — 1957 was a great year for the Ford car. It was the first year Ford outsold Chevrolet since 1935. The Ford was all-new for 1957 and the ‘bigger-is-better' Fairlane 500 set sales records all year long. The mainstream Ford cars grew...... Full story