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I went to Northern California to visit family for Christmas. Stopped by a consignment shop and snapped some pics to share.

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This one said "7ft bed, 454, $800"

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This Gran Torino sold while I was walking around.

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I *really* wanted this F-100!!

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I also liked this one.

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Note price tag below!

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Good stuff the Caprice and El Camino The 72 Grand Torino Sport my favorite Ford of that era

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*sighs*

I need to stop looking at dealerships and craigslist, etc. I keep finding cars I want to bring home...LOL.

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Lots of interesting cars...but $66k for a Chevelle w/ no front bumper and aftermarket wheels???

Cool. Living in the Northeast, I don't get to see as many old cars preserved by a favorable climate.

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Cool. Living in the Northeast, I don't get to see as many old cars preserved by a favorable climate.

I found it interesting to see cars from the 60s and 70s on the road being used as primary transportation...certainly not a normal sight in the Northeast!

There is at least one benefit from living in California...

I miss seeing car lots like this - used to be plenty around here once upon a time.

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There is at least one benefit from living in California...

I miss seeing car lots like this - used to be plenty around here once upon a time.

I saw an interesting car for you at my hotel -- an early 60's Ford "Falcon-chero". Black primer, CA black plate, being used as a daily driver. I'm assuming it was a phantom, but looked good. Was gone when I came back to get a picture of it.

Interesting... I don't recall ever seeing a '67 Chevy B-bod with 6 red taillight segments and the whites in the bumper. Must be a Caprice thing... just like I didn't recall the two-segment Biscayne ones. I guess the Impala red-white-reds outnumbered the others during this one-year taillight permutation.

There is at least one benefit from living in California...

I miss seeing car lots like this - used to be plenty around here once upon a time.

I saw an interesting car for you at my hotel -- an early 60's Ford "Falcon-chero". Black primer, CA black plate, being used as a daily driver. I'm assuming it was a phantom, but looked good. Was gone when I came back to get a picture of it.

Not a phantom - the Falcon Ranchero was in regular production through 1964/65 (when the bodystyle changed). It then moved to the midsize platform, where it stayed until the end of production (1979?).

EDIT: In fact, you can see one in the James Bond movie Goldfinger.

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There is at least one benefit from living in California...

I miss seeing car lots like this - used to be plenty around here once upon a time.

I saw an interesting car for you at my hotel -- an early 60's Ford "Falcon-chero". Black primer, CA black plate, being used as a daily driver. I'm assuming it was a phantom, but looked good. Was gone when I came back to get a picture of it.

Not a phantom - the Falcon Ranchero was in regular production through 1964/65 (when the bodystyle changed). It then moved to the midsize platform, where it stayed until the end of production (1979?).

EDIT: In fact, you can see one in the James Bond movie Goldfinger.

Guess that explains why it looked so well executed :) I was disappointed I didn't get to study it more.

Interesting... I don't recall ever seeing a '67 Chevy B-bod with 6 red taillight segments and the whites in the bumper. Must be a Caprice thing... just like I didn't recall the two-segment Biscayne ones. I guess the Impala red-white-reds outnumbered the others during this one-year taillight permutation.

Yep the Chevrolet FS sold about 1 million that year and Imps & Belairs had the same lights. Caprice was still ramping up from 65 intro so they're harder to come by
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Interesting... I don't recall ever seeing a '67 Chevy B-bod with 6 red taillight segments and the whites in the bumper. Must be a Caprice thing... just like I didn't recall the two-segment Biscayne ones. I guess the Impala red-white-reds outnumbered the others during this one-year taillight permutation.

Yep the Chevrolet FS sold about 1 million that year and Imps & Belairs had the same lights. Caprice was still ramping up from 65 intro so they're harder to come by

I think the price on the Caprice was $10K.

Quite a bargain My imp done right would fetch approx $75K and the Caprice was trimmed slightly higher and it's WAY better shape than my car

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Lots of interesting cars...but $66k for a Chevelle w/ no front bumper and aftermarket wheels???

I should have copied down the VIN on the Chevelle so I could decode it later...pricing on it seemed pretty crazy to me.

66 mustang looks like my old car

the grille says it's a '65...but it's a nice, clean GT nonetheless.

...and is that a Shelby engine?

Interesting... I don't recall ever seeing a '67 Chevy B-bod with 6 red taillight segments and the whites in the bumper. Must be a Caprice thing... just like I didn't recall the two-segment Biscayne ones. I guess the Impala red-white-reds outnumbered the others during this one-year taillight permutation.

Yep the Chevrolet FS sold about 1 million that year and Imps & Belairs had the same lights. Caprice was still ramping up from 65 intro so they're harder to come by

I think the price on the Caprice was $10K.

Thats kinda insane for a sedan. It had better be brand new in all aspects.

I'd so take that late '70s Cheyenne-10 in a heartbeat for $800.

Too bad I'm on the wrong side of the country for that deal :(

Lots of interesting cars...but $66k for a Chevelle w/ no front bumper and aftermarket wheels???

I should have copied down the VIN on the Chevelle so I could decode it later...pricing on it seemed pretty crazy to me.

That's cheap if it is an LS6 car...

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Lots of interesting cars...but $66k for a Chevelle w/ no front bumper and aftermarket wheels???

I should have copied down the VIN on the Chevelle so I could decode it later...pricing on it seemed pretty crazy to me.

That's cheap if it is an LS6 car...

In reviewing the full size images, the badge looks to say "SS 454" and it did have cowl induction. Had a dent in the passenger side door too...

I'd so take that late '70s Cheyenne-10 in a heartbeat for $800.

Too bad I'm on the wrong side of the country for that deal :(

Believe it was a labeled a '78. Was interesting it had rust in the cab, but the fenders/bed looked OK.

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