1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible.

This is actually quite a rare car, 1 of 2,300 made that year.

1993 Cadillac Allante.

1993 Cadillac Allante.

The Allante's Pininfarina body was beautiful to look at. But that wasn't enough to overcome its expensive price tag, (almost $62k in 1993 !). So it makes sense that the Allante was never a big seller. Cadillac produced 4,670 in 1993 making this car somewhat rare. The funny thing is that 1993, which was the final year of production, was the model's most popular year.

1993 Ford Econoline Van.

Here is the perfect example of what I mentioned earlier. Even though the math says it is, this is not an "antique" vehicle in my mind. I work on a fleet of these vans on a daily basis. They're well built and dependable. But I just can't see them as "antique" or "collectible."

But that's the great thing about the AACA. If you have a motorized vehicle in original condition that is 25 years old or older, there is a class for you.

Maybe I can clean up one of our old vans next year and see if I can get it certified for the HPOF class.

I headed to the next row of HPOF cars. HPOF, (and the similar DPC class), turned out to be a large class with a lot of entrants.

1968 Chevrolet Caprice wagon.

1968 Chevrolet Caprice wagon.

1964 Mercury Park Lane sedan.

I've always liked the 1960s Mercurys, especially the full-size cars.

This car has a 390 CID V8 that makes either 300 or 330 hp.

This is actually a rare car, 1 of 6,230 made that year. This car also has the reverse-slanted "Breezeway" rear window.

1961 Pontiac Bonneville convertible.

1961 Pontiac Bonneville convertible.

Has a 389 CID V8 with a 4-bbl carburetor.

This is one of 18,264 made that year.

1961 Pontiac Bonneville convertible.

1961 Pontiac Bonneville convertible.

1993 Cadillac Allante.

Another 1993 Cadillac Allante.

I really like the Allante. One of the best things about this is that the Allante hasn't quite become "collectible" yet, meaning prices are quite reasonable, even for a low mileage example.

This car was displayed with its original window sticker and sales information.

1985 Oldsmobile Toronado.

1985 Oldsmobile Toronado.

This generation Olds Toronado shared a platform with the Buick Regal and Cadillac Eldorado. Surprisingly, the most expensive of the three, the Eldorado, outsold the others.

Olds produced 42,185 Toronados in 1985 compared to 74,934 Rivieras and 76,401 Eldorados.

1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.

1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.

It took a while for the Pontiac Trans Am to catch on with the car buying public. A total of 12,097 Trans Ams were produced over the car's first five model years, (1969 - 73). But thanks in part to Pontiac's styling department, sales started to take off in 1974 where 10,255 Trans Ams were produced just that year. That number almost tripled for 1975, (27,274 produced), and almost doubled again for 1976, (46,701 produced).

1970 Buick Wildcat.

This was the final year of the Wildcat. A total of 9,447 Wildcat coupes were produced in 1970.

Buick's 455 CID V8 makes 370 hp. But even better than that is the 510 ft-lbs of torque available at 2,800 rpm.

1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa.

1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa.

The Corvair's rear-mounted engine meant the "trunk" was actually under the hood.

The rear-mounted 164 CID Flat-6 makes 180 hp.

164 CID Flat-6 makes 180 hp.

This is one of 20,291 Corsa hardtops made in 1965.

A blurry picture of a 1964 Chevrolet Impala.

1964 Chevrolet Impala.

1964 Chevrolet Impala.

This car has the 195 hp 283 CID V8.

1962 Buick Wildcat.

1962 Buick Wildcat.

After checking out the last year for the Buick Wildcat (1970) a few cars ago, here we have the introductory year for the model. For 1962, the Wildcat was part of the full-size Invicta series. Beginning in 1963, the Wildcat became a separate series with its own style code.

The name Wildcat was taken from a series of Harley Earl designed Buick concept cars from the 1950s.