1965 Plymouth Fury
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In 1965, Chrysler's full-sized cars made a comeback, and the full-size Plymouth line included three special Furys: the Fury I, Fury II, and Fury III.
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1965 Plymouth Barracuda
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Much stayed the same in 1965 for the Plymouth Barracuda. The big news was the introduction of the new "Formula S" performance option that included the Commando V8. The standard 170 slant six was replaced by the 225 Slant Six as the standard engine.
1965 Chevrolet Corvette
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The big news for the 1965 ‘Vette was the addition of standard 4-wheel disc brakes and an optional, beefier, big-block 396ci/425hp V8.
1965 Cadillac DeVille
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The 1965 DeVille ushered in its fourth generation that included new styling like the loss of its elevated fins that were planed flat, and sharp, distinct body lines replaced the rounded look.
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle
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The biggest news for the 1965 Chevelle was the introduction of the Z-16 package boasting a 396ci V8 and 375 horsepower. This pavement pounder put the power to the rear wheels with the help of stouter suspension, front and rear anti-roll bars, and faster power-assisted steering.
1965 Chevrolet Nova
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The SS came as a sport coupe only, and its production dipped to just 9,100 cars. The Super Sports had a new brushed-chrome console with floor-mounted 4-speed manual, or Powerglide auto. Three-speed manual was "three on the tree."
1965 Buick GS
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With the success of the GTO, Buick finally decided to jump into the muscle car market and offered up an optional package to the Skylark—the Gran Sport.
1965 Ford Mustang
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Carroll Shelby and Ford collaborated to produce the GT-350 that was a fastback specially tuned by Shelby and produced 306hp in street tune, but 360hp in special GT-350R race tune.
1965 Buick Skylark
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The 1965 Skylark saw the introduction of the Gran Sport option, which eventually became its own model, the Buick GS. Meanwhile, the "base" Skylark continued with engines ranging up to the High Performance 300 cid V8.
1965 Shelby Cobra
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Cobra Mark III production began on January 1st, 1965. Two prototypes had been sent to the US in October of 1964. The new car was designed in cooperation with Ford in Detroit.
1965 Shelby Mustang
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The Shelby Mustang is a high-performance variant of the Ford Mustang which was built by Shelby American from 1965-1970. The 1965-66 cars were the smallest and lightest of the GT 350. The cars were often called "Cobras."
1965 Oldsmobile 442
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Oldsmobile got serious with the 1965 Oldsmobile 442 option package and made it optional on all two-door F-85s and Cutlass models, thus eliminating the four-door models.
Power was boosted with the replacement of a new 345 hp 400ci engine.
