During the 1960s, General Motors cars—Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, and Cadillac—continued to dominate the American market. Shown below are photographs of the General Motors cars on display at LeMay—America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington.
Corvette:
Shown above is a 1960 Corvette 2-Door Convertible Coupe.
Shown above is a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette. This model featured the iconic split rear window which was dropped in the following year because of customer complaints about limited rear vision.
Chevrolet:
Shown above is a 1960 Chevrolet Bel Air, 2-Door Hardtop.
Shown above is a 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS, 2-Door Hardtop.
Shown above is a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, 2-Door Hardtop. Its color is described as “Hugger” orange.
Pontiac:
Shown above is a 1960 Pontiac Bonneville, 2-Door Convertible.
Shown above is a 1962 Pontiac Catalina Convertible.
Shown above is a 1963 Pontiac Bonneville, 2-Door Hardtop.
Shown above is a 1964 Pontiac GTO Convertible. This is generally considered the first “muscle car” as it has a big block engine in an intermediate size frame. GTO stands for “Gran Turismo Omologato.”
Shown above is a 1968 Pontiac Firebird Sprint, 2-Door Convertible.
Oldsmobile:
Shown above is a 1968 Oldsmobile 98, 2-Door Convertible.
Buick:
Shown above is a 1960 Buick LeSabre, 2-Door Convertible.
Shown above in a 1965 Buick Riviera GS, 2-Door Hardtop. General Motors intended the car to “look like a Rolls-Royce with the flavor of a Ferrari.”
Shown above is a 1966 Buick Skylark Gran Sport, 2-Door Hardtop. It was intended to attract performance-mind youth.
Cadillac:
Shown above is a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado, 2-Door Hardtop.