My marriage is such that my lovely bride keeps a spreadsheet of my auto brochures so she doesn’t buy me something I already have when holidays come around. Yes, some of the best gifts are the surprise brochures she… more»
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No Reserve Garage Find: 1966 Morgan Plus 4
In a life full of vagaries and inconsistencies, there is one comforting constant; the good folks of Malvern Link in Worcestershire will be happy to build you a Morgan that is as iconoclastic as it’s always been. They’ll be… more»
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BF Exclusive: 2000 Jeep Wrangler SE
Around the time that this 2000 Jeep Wrangler was coming off the assembly line in Toledo, I was a young man in my early 20s with some very definite opinions about cars. While time has tempered that opinionated attitude… more»
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Barn Find: 1978 AMC “Levi’s” Gremlin X
The quirky Gremlin made its last appearance for 1978 before being replaced by an updated model, the Spirit, a name that lacks the same sense of whimsy that a Gremlin with fake denim seats presents to the world. Yes,… more»
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Needs Some Assembly: 1955 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
Like many of you who find themselves a little uncomfortable in the 21st century, I frequent a number of car forums related to the collector cars I own. Recently, a member of one of them asked the kind of… more»
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BF Auction: No Reserve 1985 Dodge Daytona Turbo
UPDATE – The seller has added additional photos! If you read this website with any regularity, you have probably felt the symptoms that afflict us all when we see just the right car for sale: the elevated heartbeat, anxiety,… more»
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All-Original 1953 Buick Special Riviera
Twenty years ago this September, I saw a ’53 Buick Special Riviera for sale in the newspaper classifieds (remember those?). I knew the car and had been ogling it as it sat in its owner’s driveway for about two… more»
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Garage Find: 1978 AMC Matador Sedan With Barcelona Package
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»
• Auctions • 19 Comments
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»
