The AMC Matador, perhaps best known as Reed and Malloy’s black-and-white in the final three seasons of Adam-12, presented its protruding proboscis to the marketplace for the final time in 1978, and that marketplace reacted by buying 4,824 sedans, 3,746… more»
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Barn Find: 1952 Willys Pickup
About 15 years ago, my mother-in-law, who lives about 45 minutes away from me, called my wife and told her that she saw an “old truck” for sale on her way home from work that I might be interested… more»
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Collectible Snow Plow? 1976 Ford Bronco
For many years, the first-generation Bronco was not an auction-house darling but a truck that worked for a living. Many of them had jobs plowing snow, and if the eBay ad for this ’76 model is to be believed,… more»
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4×4 Swap: 1972 Ford F-250
You wouldn’t know by looking at it, but this is a modified truck. The eBay seller in Griffin, Georgia, says that it started out life as a two-wheel-drive 1972 Ford F-250 with 16,000 miles on it; he then swapped… more»
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Restored 1973 Dodge Charger Rallye 340
The first muscle car era was winding down in 1973, but there were still some fast and fun options out there for people who liked leaving a couple stripes on the pavement every once in a while. The Charger… more»
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BF Exclusive: 1933 Ford Model B Pickup
Ford’s introduction of its low-cost 221-cubic-inch “Flathead” V8 in 1932 overshadowed the fact that an improved Model A four cylinder was still available through 1934. Once production got up and rolling and people began to trust the reliability of… more»
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Big-Block Colonnade: 1974 Buick Century Regal
At the risk of sounding as if I have too much time to daydream, I will admit to allowing myself room for thought exercises such as this: “Aaron, what is your favorite car from the GM Colonnade era?” (The… more»
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BF Auction: 1967 Volvo 1800S Project
I hate to bring up The Saint when discussing a Volvo 1800S, so I won’t. Did you know that a white P1800 starred in a thrilling scene in Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies? Yes, it’s an earlier example than the car pictured above,… more»
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Only 531 Built: 1963 Imperial Crown Convertible
Most of us here on Barn Finds treat car collecting as a hobby and not a business, but it still gives you a warm feeling to think that you might break even or even – gasp – make money on a… more»
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Big-Block 1971 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe
In the 1971 brochure for their full-size line, Chevrolet said that “for 13 years other car makers have been playing follow the leader by following Impala. So this year, we’ve given them more leader to follow.” Indeed, everything about… more»
BF Classified: 1931 Ford Victoria Street Rod
The world of hot rodding was built around the prewar Ford. The ’32 Ford is the car on the album covers, but almost any year will do, and one of the most bona fide of them all is a… more»
BF Exclusive: 1962 Chrysler 300
Chrysler made some bold moves as an organization in 1962. Some didn’t work out that well in hindsight, such as shrinking the full-size Plymouths and Dodges (although the long-running B-Body did emerge from the downsizing as a popular intermediate);… more»
BF Exclusive: 1961 Jaguar Mark IX
While 1961 was more momentous in Jaguar history for being the year that the E-Type was introduced to a stunned global audience, it was also the final year for the body-on-frame Mark IX. Only 10,009 of these handsome sedans… more»
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BF Auction: No Reserve 1974 AMC Hornet
Do you live in a salt-free region of our beautiful United States? Do you live in a rust-belt state but long for a simple three-season daily driver that will turn some heads and start some conversations while still providing… more»
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25k Miles: 1965 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88
We all follow our own muses when it comes to car collecting, don’t we? I almost exclusively buy ten-footers that need some work because it’s my hobby and I value a car that looks as if it’s seen some… more»
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Road Ready: 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria
The attractive hardtop body style was still a relatively new and special thing in the early 1950s, and its seemed as if most makes had special names for it: Buick had the “Riviera,” Oldsmobile the “Holiday,” and Ford the… more»
