Barn Find Stories

Never Break Your Own Rules!

Now that I have lived in Boise, Idaho for a few months, I have finally settled in and can say I feel at home in the Tree City. However, over the past few weeks I have been missing my… more»

Jeff’s New Project: 1987 BMW 535is

I’ve made plenty of references to the newest project in my garage but hadn’t yet put together an update for the Barn Finds faithful: it’s time to introduce my 1987 BMW 535is. I bought this car sight-unseen from California… more»

What’s This 1977 Mustang Cobra II Worth?

We get a lot of emails everyday, some days it is so overwhelming that I don’t get through them all. We’ve recently had several of you submit your own cars with questions about what they might be worth or… more»

Tire Kicking: 1977 Porsche 924

I have been scheming a way to gain Porsche club membership on the cheap for a while now. Our local chapter does a lot of fun driving events during the year and I know that as long as I… more»

How To Fix A Sticky Choke

If you have been following this site for any length of time then you already know that I have been driving a 1972 Volvo 145 to the office for the past few months. Snow, rain, or shine – I… more»

Tire Kicking: 1976 MG Midget

This is a new feature idea that we would like to give a shot. We are going to go out and look at cars that are listed for sale here locally and give you our opinion of them. “Tire… more»

A Day Late: 1970 Mustang KK 429

Yesterday morning I received an email about a 1970 Mustang that had just purchased. The new owner had found it the day before, pulled it home, and decided to find a new home for it with someone who could… more»

It Runs Again: 1964 Volvo 122S

So on Wednesday last week, we busily hurried to get everything done at the office so we could head to Jesse’s garage to work on the 1964 Volvo 122S that had made residence there since he purchased it a… more»

Reader Find: 1951 A40 Austin Sports

From Fred H – I attended the monthly Saturday coffee of the Boise Idaho British Car Club in August and announced I had sold my MG and was looking for a new project. I was directed to a visitor… more»

Barn Finds 2014 Photo Contest

We have been so busy finding cars lately that we went and forgot about our yearly calendar! Better late than never I suppose. So, to get things started we are going to have our 3rd annual Barn Finds photo… more»

Saying Good Bye to 2014

Well guys, another year has passed and we are about to start a new one. I usually look forward to the start of another year, but 2014 was filled with so many great finds that I’m actually kind of… more»

The Best Barn Finds Of 2014!

There were some amazing finds to surface in 2014, so we thought we would take a quick look at a few of our favorites! Somehow, another GM dealership with a stash of classics came up for grabs, someone found… more»

Daily Driver Update: 1972 Volvo 145E

Using a classic car as your daily driver can be a challenge. Modern cars provide almost maintenance-free reliability, while older cars require constant vigilance. Gauges that display things like oil pressure become much important when they are not accompanied… more»

Reader Find: Papa’s Ol’ Ghia

Update Dec 29, 2014 – Brian promised himself that he would get his grandfather’s Karmann Ghia back on the road by Christmas and I’m excited to report that not only did he get it back on the road for… more»

What’s In Pat L’s Barn?

Barn Finds reader Pat L just sent in a photo of his barn (garage) and I was impressed by the contents. He has a nice little collection of classic sports cars going and is still married! Lets see who… more»

Bob’s 1957 Corvette Road Racer

The other day one of our readers sent in some photos of a Corvette race car in hopes of tracking down more details of its history. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to dig up much, but Bob was still kind… more»