Over the weekend, one of the biggest annual pilgrimages of vintage BMW owners wrapped up in North Carolina. The event simply known as The Vintage is a bucket list item for me, but I’m waiting until next year to… more»
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Best Find Ever? 1979 Chevy Caprice
The seller claims that this 1979 Chevy Caprice here on eBay may be his best barn/garage find yet. I find this statement curious, as I wouldn’t often think of such a car as being an earth-jarring discovery; then again, people may… more»
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Citroen Outpost: 1978 GS Break
If you’re looking for Citroen parts and project cars, it’s safe to say you should head to Toms River, New Jersey. This 1978 Citroen GS Break here on eBay is one of several projects and parts cars the seller says is… more»
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Not Staged: 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne
It’s listings like this one that make me think it’s high time Barn Finds invested in some real estate. Just imagine if you ever wanted to sell a car, you could just move it down to your perfectly weathered red barn, complete with… more»
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4 Original Miles! 1978 Corvette Silver Anniversary
While we have covered a fair number of low mileage Corvettes over the years, this 1978 Silver Anniversary edition here on eBay is tough to beat. With only 4.1 original miles, it’s a new car. Quite literally, it went from the… more»
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Estate Clean Out: 1969 Alfa Romeo Spider
Ocassionally, my brain works well enough to remember seeing a car in a previous post before drafting another entry on the same vehicle. But some sellers make it pretty hard to keep it straight, from fluctuating prices to different… more»
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Last One? 1978 AMC Concord Wagon
The best part about writing for Barn Finds is learning about vehicles you didn’t know existed. Take, for example, this 1978 AMC Concord wagon here on eBay. While I have long known AMC for their intrepid 4×4’s memorable and high-riding hatchbacks, this… more»
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Workhorse Survivor: 1961 Corvair Rampside
What amazes me the most about this listing for a 1961 Chevy Corvair Rampside here on eBay isn’t its impressive originality or clever functionality. It’s that someone noticed in one of the pictures in the listing a vintage VW Bus that… more»
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Grandma Owned: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron GTS
My mother takes fastidious care of her cars. A Honda woman for the last two decades, she has only owned two vehicles since 1986 – an Accord and a CR-V. The Accord was my first car and was a… more»
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Tow Yard Find: 1971 Mercedes 300SEL
Oh, if these cars could talk. I am dying to know the backstory on this 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL here on eBay, which appears to be a genuine European-market model locked up in a tow yard or salvage operation. Although you… more»
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Beacon Ray Equipped: Miller Meteor Ambulance
Blame it on Ghostbusters. Ever since seeing that movie, I’ve had a fascination with the Miller-Meteor Cadillac emergency wagons like this one here on eBay. Perhaps it’s because my experience with ambulances has been limited to the clunky-looking Ford vans with what… more»
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Tom Walkinshaw Roots? 1987 Jaguar XJ-SC
While there is no shortage of Tom Foolery when it comes to used cars, this 1987 Jaguar XJ-SC here on eBay may be the genuine article of a special edition created with the help of Tom Walkinshaw Racing, or TWR. Factor in that… more»
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Going Digital: 1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z CS
When I first spotted this 1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z CS here on eBay, I thought it was going to be another climate-controlled garage specimen with an odometer stuck in the four-digit range. However, it actually has close to 200,000… more»
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Found in Paris: 1973 Oldsmobile 442
….Saint Paris, Ohio, that is. Although it would be quite a find to spot a ’73 Oldsmobile 442 like this one here on eBay near the Eiffel Tower, it’s much more appropriate that this big-bodied Olds is hiding out in Middle America…. more»
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Bought and Parked: 53 Mile ’88 GMC Sierra
My brother had one of these GMC Sierra pickups, damn near the same color as this one here on craigslist – with one major difference: his truck did not have a mere 53 miles on the odometer. He did not buy… more»
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177 on the Flats: 1988 Mazda 323 GTX
The Mazda 323 GTX is a factory hot hatch that is part of an elite crowd of automobiles built to satisfy Group A rally racing requirements. In order to compete, FIA rules mandated that manufacturers build 5,000 copies of… more»
