Classic Cars Then and Now
The rides of our youth are hitting the road — from a showroom near you.
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Back to the Future
En español | Hoping to ride the wave of boomer nostalgia, carmakers continue to update classics like the Chevrolet Camaro and are reviving dormant brands including the Fiat 124 Spider. We rounded up some old favorites and paired them with their contemporary counterparts.
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Then: Alamy. Now: Fiat
Fiat 124 Spider
The name won’t die. Dodge sold the Silver Challenger in 1958 and 1959. In 1969, the Challenger was a challenger to the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro. Today’s Challenger is a sports coupe that’s still meant to rival the Mustang and Camaro, and it offers — as does the mechanically similar Dodge Charger sedan — a 707-hp Hellcat version that’ll hit 204 mph and empty the tank in 13 minutes wide open. Dodge likes the bad-boy image; so do buyers
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Then: Getty Images. Now: General Motors
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Then: FPG/Getty Images. Now: Ford Motor Company
Ford Mustang
En español | Hoping to ride the wave of boomer nostalgia, carmakers continue to update classics like the Chevrolet Camaro and are reviving dormant brands including the Fiat 124 Spider. We rounded up some old favorites and paired them with their contemporary counterparts.
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Then: Alamy. Now: Corbis
Dodge Challenger
En español | Hoping to ride the wave of boomer nostalgia, carmakers continue to update classics like the Chevrolet Camaro and are reviving dormant brands including the Fiat 124 Spider. We rounded up some old favorites and paired them with their contemporary counterparts.
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BMW
Mini Cooper
En español | Hoping to ride the wave of boomer nostalgia, carmakers continue to update classics like the Chevrolet Camaro and are reviving dormant brands including the Fiat 124 Spider. We rounded up some old favorites and paired them with their contemporary counterparts.
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General Motors
Cadillac
En español | Hoping to ride the wave of boomer nostalgia, carmakers continue to update classics like the Chevrolet Camaro and are reviving dormant brands including the Fiat 124 Spider. We rounded up some old favorites and paired them with their contemporary counterparts.
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Then: Chrysler Group. Now: AP
Fiat 500
En español | Hoping to ride the wave of boomer nostalgia, carmakers continue to update classics like the Chevrolet Camaro and are reviving dormant brands including the Fiat 124 Spider. We rounded up some old favorites and paired them with their contemporary counterparts.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford F-Series
En español | Hoping to ride the wave of boomer nostalgia, carmakers continue to update classics like the Chevrolet Camaro and are reviving dormant brands including the Fiat 124 Spider. We rounded up some old favorites and paired them with their contemporary counterparts.
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En español | Hoping to ride the wave of boomer nostalgia, carmakers continue to update classics like the Chevrolet Camaro and are reviving dormant brands including the Fiat 124 Spider. We rounded up some old favorites and paired them with their contemporary counterparts.
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