Barn Find Stories

Farewell To Our Volvo 122 Project

It was hard to do, but last week I said farewell to my 1964 Volvo 122. With two British cars in the garage and one of them in daily service, I have my hands full. And although I like… more»

Porsche 356 Owner: Are You Out There?

From Chris D. – Hello, here is a TRUE Indiana barn find and that adds more value then I would have thought. In 2009 I had a pool customer of mine state he had a classic car in his… more»

Sell Your Car At Lucky Auction’s Spring Sale!

We have featured many of Lucky’s Auctions in the past. They have been huge supporters of Barn Finds, so we hope to return the favor by inviting all of you to checkout their upcoming Spring auction. It is going… more»

Name That Car: Camping Trip Find

From James C. – Hi, Love the site. Always love reading the stories. This weekend myself and a buddy were out 4WDing in the blue mountains outside of Sydney and down a track we found this. Not sure what… more»

Mercury Cyclone Spoiler Spotted!

The Cyclone was Mercury’s dedicated performance model. While they offered a number of high performance muscle cars, the Cyclone was built from day one to be a mean machine. In 1970 they introduced an even more performance minded version… more»

Jeff in the Junkyard: Hidden Forest

We’re starting a new series here at Barn Finds to let our readers see what we’re up when not pounding away on the keyboard! As I’ve alluded to more than once, I spend a fair amount of time in junkyards up… more»

Reader Sighting: Morgan In The Alps

From David F. – We seldom get to see the other side of the story, after a car is rescued and returned to it’s former glory. Here’s a fun story for you. I met this fellow in Tirano, Italy…. more»

Good Luck At Lemons Jamie!

One of our very own is battling it out on the race track this weekend. That’s right, Jamie is participating in the 24 hours of Lemons at the Carolina Motorsports Park as we speak! These endurance races are held all… more»

Update: 2015 Barn Finds Rally Changes

Since our announcement of the 2015 Barn Finds Rally, we have realized that it was too short of notice for many of you. There was also a lot of local interest, so we have decided to make a few… more»

Can You Identify This Pile Of Parts?

One of our readers just sent in this photo of a car, well, what used to be a car, that they spotted at an auction. They know what it is, but I wanted to see how savvy you guys… more»

Barn Finds Auction Frenzy

One of our UK based readers, RickyM,  just sent over links to past and present auctions that have starred a couple of lots that might be of interest to us. It is always interesting to see what dusty old… more»

Join Us On The 2015 Barn Finds Rally!

Update 4/29/15 – We have decided to make some changes to this event. Read more about them here! From 4/19/15 – We hinted at it and now here it is! Come drive with us on some of the most… more»

Barn Finds Rally: Want To Drive With Us?

It may be short notice, but Josh and I have been kicking around the idea of hosting a driving event for a while now. We normally try to attend some sort of rally or big car show every summer,… more»

Grand Old Buick Project

Reader David F recently shared a friends find with us and he posed an interesting question that affects not just Pre War cars, but many of the cheaper classics out there. From David – A friend rescued this old Buick…. more»

Triumph Spitfire Update!

Well guys, I haven’t gotten around to doing an update on my 1978 Triumph Spitfire project and I realized it was time to give you guys some news. I bought this car a while back thinking it would be… more»

Supercar Find: 2006 Lamborghini Murcielago

I know most of the finds we feature here are older classics, but this mysterious find that Reader Ralph O tipped us off to is just too interesting to not feature. This 2006 Lamborghini was apparently recently discovered. There is absolutely… more»