Back in 1992, the owner of this 1968 Corvette bought it and drove it around New England and Connecticut with his son. Unfortunately, it overheated one day, and their son put water in the cooling system instead of antifreeze…. more»
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BF Auction: No Reserve 1980 Unique Mobility Electrek 2+2
An electric car with a clutch pedal? This 1980 Unique Mobility Electrek 2+2 has a 4-speed manual paired to its electric motor. The seller identifies it as car number 5 and lists 6,950 miles. Located in a suburb bordering… more»
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Silver Anniversary: 1949 Chrysler Windsor Convertible
The 1949 model year was a milestone for Chrysler. The company celebrated its 25th anniversary in the automobile business, and it promoted its new lineup as the Silver Anniversary models. This 1949 Chrysler Windsor convertible is part of that… more»
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Former Drag Car: 1982 Pontiac Firebird
The third generation of the Pontiac Firebird finally arrived in 1982. Like the second gen, it stuck around for 11 years but didn’t share in the earlier car’s sales glory brought about by the success of the Trans Am… more»
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Decade Dry-Stored: 1990 and 1988 TVR 290S S1 and S2
As many of our readers know, I love old TVRs. I also have a thing for the Cologne V6 that many of them use under the hood. It seems lately a rash of them have come up for sale… more»
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Electric Cheese Wedge: 1981 Comuta-Car
While electric vehicles are popular now with ever-rising gas prices, they are certainly nothing new. Their origins date back to 1832, when Scottish chemist Robert Anderson built the first electric-powered carriage, and by the 1890s, fleets of electric cars,… more»
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Preserved Sedan: 1987 Chevrolet Caprice Classic
There’s a Facebook group I follow called “Cars You Don’t See Anymore” and I would argue the third-generation of the Chevrolet Caprice is an example of such a model. What’s more is that it’s the kind of car you… more»
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Low Mileage 1972 L’Automobile Ventura
When I clicked the link for this tip, I expected to see a Pontiac Ventura, but I was surprised by what opened. There have been a couple of these cars featured on Barn Finds recently but none as clean… more»
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Cheap Rally Car: 1989 Plymouth Horizon
Chrysler has had a lot of bedfellows over the years, and in the 1970s, one of them was the French automaker Simca. Chrysler owned the company and was looking to develop a modern, front-wheel-drive hatchback that could be sold… more»
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You Talkin’ to Me? Rare 1972 Checker Marathon
Robert De Niro played Travis Bickle in the 1976 movie Taxi Driver, and he apparently went so far as to obtain a real New York City taxi license, spending a month driving a cab around Manhattan to prepare for… more»
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Big Block Bonus: 1968 Chevrolet C10 CST Pickup
I know that anyone who reads Barn Finds must have at least one great one they sold and now wish they hadn’t. I have a few, but one was a 1979 Chevy C10 with a step side. I took… more»
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Nineties Royalty: 1996 Buick Regal
It’s interesting how manufacturers’ logos have changed over the years. Cadillac used to feature ducks in its badge, and Buick was originally inspired by the founder of Buick, David Dunbar Buick’s family coat of arms. In the sixties, the… more»
One Family Survivor: 1978 Chevrolet Nova V8 Hatchback
I have mad love for Novas from the Malaise Era, as my father’s first car and the only one he ever bought new was a red 1973 Nova base model. I also remember going to the dealership a few… more»
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Vintage SUV? 1966 Chevrolet Suburban
William S. Knudsen was president of the Chevrolet division of General Motors from 1924 to 1937. Under his leadership, engineers developed the Chevrolet Suburban Carryall. Strangely enough, Chevrolet didn’t trademark the name right away in 1935, when it started… more»
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Rare British Van: 1965 Ford Anglia Thames
The Anglia was a small car and commercial vehicle built by Ford in England for many years. It’s seldom seen in the U.S., particularly in panel van form, aka the Anglia Thames. This edition from 1965 looks like a… more»
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Rare Driver: 1966 Dodge A100 5-Window Pickup
From what I can see, it has been a while since there has been an A100 5-window pickup on Barn Finds, and there are reasons for that, which I will get into in a bit. The A100 competed against the Ford Econoline,… more»
