The ’70s and ’80s brought us some interesting partnerships between designer brands and American automakers. The Oleg Cassini Matador. The Fila Thunderbird. The Cartier Town Car. And this Mark VII Bill Blass Designer Edition. Although Mr. Blass passed away… more»
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Comes With Extra Parts: 1962 Pontiac Tempest Convertible
According to the ads I hear on TV, the radio, and even streaming services, every month is Truck Month in America, but I believe it’s time for March to make a change: it’s Y-Body month here at Barn Finds…. more»
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Original Condition: 1980 Ford Mustang Cobra (?)
The most valuable of the street-going Fox Body Mustang Cobras is undoubtedly the ’93 model, the ultimate version of this long-running platform. With a 235-horsepower 5.0 V8 and SVT-tuned suspension, it’s hard to argue with the market, but one… more»
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Ragtop Project: 1965 Buick Electra 225 Convertible
This car’s name tells a white lie, although you wouldn’t know it based on the image above: The ’65 Electra 225 is only 224.1 inches long, not the 225 inches that Buick promised. Specious rounding isn’t new in the… more»
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California Car: 1969 Volvo 1800S
Cars can teach us an important lesson in the perils of procrastination. For example, think of how many times you were determined to buy a certain make or model only to discover that it was no longer priced within… more»
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No Reserve BF Auction: 1948 DeSoto Custom Club Coupe
I’m always ready to tip my proverbial cap to anyone who is willing to put in some extra effort to save a car or find it a better situation. We’ve all bemoaned the salvage yards that clear out their… more»
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No Reserve BF Auction: 1985 BMW 635CSi
UPDATE – Videos of this BMW have been added below! Almost 25 years ago, a good friend decided to buy a used 1990 BMW 525i on a whim. He thought it would be fun driving a fancy German car,… more»
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Barn Find? 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier
The vagaries of buying a car sight unseen are bound to rouse a heated online debate among car folk. As on many things, I fall somewhere in between; for example, if I were spending new house money on a… more»
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Great Project Car: 1965 Buick Riviera
About 25 years ago, I decided that I was going to buy a first-generation Riviera the first chance I got, but because I was a young man at the time and a comedy of errors kept us apart, it… more»
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Economical Classic: 1958 Austin A35
From what I’ve observed, the sweet spot for the importation of British economy cars was 1958/1959, just before the American auto companies introduced much larger compacts of their own. Perhaps that’s how this left-hand-drive Austin A35 ended up in… more»
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Custom Hauler: 1965 Ford Econoline Pickup
Perhaps it’s the result of an overactive imagination, but I think that the flat-front Econoline of the 1960s looks futuristic in a Jetsons kind of way. If you squint really hard and stand about 38 feet away from your screen,… more»
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BF Auction: 1998 Jeep Wrangler TJ
Since I can’t spend all of my time in the garage, I spend a fair bit of it watching car-themed TV shows. I can’t watch shows predicated on the hopes of prepackaged drama, but shows like the now-defunct Dirt Every… more»
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Very Nice Driver: 1959 Triumph TR3A
I’ve never been adept at choosing one “favorite” anything. I can narrow a list down to three or four (or five), but one favorite song, favorite movie, favorite car? There’s an exception, however, to everything. My favorite traditional sports… more»
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Rust-Free 1962 Oldsmobile F85 Convertible
I wasn’t born with lottery luck; some people always win at the slot machines and on scratch-off tickets, but I’ve never been one of them (I have a feeling most of us aren’t). That doesn’t, however, stop me from… more»
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All-Original 1984 AMC Eagle Sedan
Armchair automotive historians are endlessly fascinated by “what-if” scenarios regarding independents, especially Packard, Studebaker, and American Motors. The brand from Kenosha clearly had the best shot; after all, it kept the lights on decades after the others. AMC tended… more»
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Runs and Drives Great: 1962 Bentley S2
One of the most fascinating parts of Rolls-Royce and Bentley history is the staggering numbers of custom bodies that were available, from the sublime to the…not-so-sublime. But we shouldn’t forget that the “Standard Steel” bodies found on the Silver… more»
