The nearly identical ’71/’72 Chevrolet Chevelle/El Camino SS seem endless in nature, almost as if there are more now than there were 50 years ago. The ease of cloning lesser Chevelles into something beyond their initial station in life… more»
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Black Beauty! 1963 Chrysler New Yorker
This! This is, unfortunately, a rapidly disappearing component of the domestic automotive scene, a full-size, actual passenger sedan/hardtop. The big full-size cars started a disappearing act years ago and were replaced by big SUV’s so the size component just… more»
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Fuelie Racer: 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
While a steady diet of barn-found cars is what one would expect on Barn Finds, we deviate from time to time to marvel at other automotive categories that are generally not found in barns or garages. Today, we have… more»
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Rare Three-Speed! 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible
I’m a sucker for green and ’66 Chevy Impala convertibles (I owned one for years) so you can imagine that I was double suckered when I first saw this green 1966 Impala SS on our tip line. It’s a… more»
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Lambrecht Auction Vehicle: 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Back in 2013, there was a substantial auto auction held in Pierce, Nebraska that handled the inventory of a shuttered dealership known as Lambrecht Chevrolet. Many of the vehicles were new old stock as in never sold. My colleague,… more»
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Back Yard Find: 1935 Ford Pickup
While I’m doing this Ford thing today, let’s go from the grandeur of a ’36 DeLuxe Phaeton to the down-trodden of this 1935 Ford Model 48 pickup. This one is an outside find and is in need of some… more»
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Phaeton Fantastic! 1936 Ford DeLuxe Tourer
So what’s in a definition? My online dictionary defines Phaeton as follows: Phaeton [ˈfā(ə)t(ə)n] NOUN phaeton (noun) · phaetons (plural noun) historical, “a light, open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage“. Now that we have that out of the way, we have… more»
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The Pre GTO? 1963 Pontiac LeMans 326
It’s easy to understand how some assume that the Pontiac LeMans (and Tempest) got their start in 1964. Both are closely associated with the famous GTO, a Pontiac nameplate that tends to dominate discussions. But prior to ’64, there… more»
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Two For One Sale! 1960’s Vintage Sunbeam Alpines
It’s a BOGO (Buy One Get One!). My local supermarket does it all the time, car sellers? Not so much so. But that’s the case here, purchase a 1964 Sunbeam Alpine and a ’66 (or maybe it’s a ’67)… more»
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Worthwhile Project? 1976 Chevrolet Corvette
“Fun little project Vette here guys!“! is how this listing for a 1976 Chevrolet Corvette opens (and I’d include gals as well). I’m not sure that my definition of fun and his are exactly the same but I’ve certainly… more»
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Canadian Barn Find: 1947 Chevrolet 3800 Pickup
From north of the border comes this 1947 Chevrolet 3800 pickup. And it’s a true Canadian resident having been built at a Canadian plant, perhaps Oshawa assembly (there is an image of the manufacturer’s trim tag included but it… more»
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Beautifully Refinished: 1969 Pontiac Firebird
No, it’s not a Trans Am! Or a Sprint or a Firebird 400 or any other muscle car variant of Pontiac’s pony car entry, it’s just a very clean and original-looking 1969 Pontiac Firebird coupe. Its simplicity is what… more»
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Yard Art Find! 1959 Edsel Villager Wagon
From whence it came, it shall return, or something like that. This 1959 Edsel Villager station wagon is returning to its elemental form in the great outdoors of Morley, Michigan. It appears to have been sitting neglected since 1973,… more»
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Rare 1955 Swallow Doretti Project
A what? That was my first reaction as I happened upon this 1955 Swallow Doretti. Every day is a good day when you learn something new and this is another unknown automotive discovery for me. Join me please, as… more»
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Wrecking Yard Project: 1929 Ford Model A Truck
There is an old saying that if you want a specialized car cheaper than you can find, or one that you can’t find at all, you’ll need to build it yourself. But that’s probably not the case here with… more»
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Rare Fintail Sedan! 1965 Mercedes 300 SE
I struggled with the description of this Mercedes as a “Fintail” (or Heckflosse in German) until I realized that it means exactly what it says, it means a Fin Tail, or a car with tail fins. And that’s exactly… more»
