For years, Ford’s luxury coupe, the Thunderbird, garnered respect merely by mention of its name. By the time this 1963 subject came along, the T-bird was ending its third generation and the evolution from its original two-seater configuration was… more»
GTOAA National Award Winner: 1971 Pontiac GTO
What a difference a year can make! The apex of the muscle car movement occurred in ’70 but things started to unravel in ’71. The combination of performance car insurance premium surcharges and the Clean Air Act conspired to… more»
Winter Project II: 1954 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
Check out the dagmars on this one! They’re standard equipment on a 1954 Cadillac Coupe DeVille and others produced by the “Standard of the World.” Today’s Windham, New Hampshire find, courtesy of Bruce M., is said to run and… more»
Race Car In Waiting? 1978 Plymouth Arrow
Honk if you remember the Plymouth Arrow. I had to hesitate because I had forgotten completely about this Mitsubishi rebadge. Some might say they were forgettable cars entirely but I’m not going to stake a position from that perspective…. more»
38K Original Miles! 1954 Plymouth Plaza Suburban
Move over Nomad! Chevrolet wasn’t the only game in town in the ’50s with a two-door station wagon. Actually, all of the domestic auto manufacturers offered such a body style in that era it’s just that the stylish Nomad… more»
Restored To Perfection! 1928 Buick 28-47S Sedan
For the sake of variety, we do like to delve into cars that aren’t actual barn finds or that all too often discovered pony, muscle, specialty, etc. models – you know, the one of none that sellers like to… more»
Johnny Fontaine Edition: 1981 Imperial By Chrysler
It’s bada bing time! Motorapido has discovered a listing for a 1981 Frank Sinatra edition Imperial. This version of Chrysler’s top-drawer Imperial brand is a pretty rare bird and possesses its own uniqueness – it’s certainly a worthwhile discovery…. more»
Great Winter Project: 1950 Plymouth DeLuxe
Well, we had DeLuxe and then “Special Deluxe” models at Plymouth back in 1950, and today’s find, a DeLuxe two-door sedan caught my attention due to its sloped or fastback design – I don’t recall ever spotting one before…. more»
A Classic Muscle Car? 1968 Pontiac LeMans
So claims the seller, who suggests that in the case of this 1968 Pontiac LeMans convertible “maybe there is a good home for it out there lol and someone who wants to own a classic muscle car.” So, is… more»
SS396 Truck? 1969 Chevrolet C-10
This! This 1969 big-block powered, short-bed “Action Line” Chevrolet pickup truck is the hot ticket with collectors today. It’s not in Chevelle SS396 territory – those have hit astronomical price levels these days, and that’s one of the reasons… more»
Cheap Classic? 1965 Ford Fairlane 500
We don’t cover 1965 Ford Fairlane 500s too often and I’m a bit surprised at the paucity of reviews considering Ford knocked out almost 224K copies of all stripes that year. Regardless, today we have a pretty fair subject… more»
Fluid Drive Equipped: 1942 Chrysler New Yorker
You know a 1942 automotive anything isn’t too common considering that domestic auto manufacturers mostly ceased production at the beginning of the year and transformed themselves into military contractors necessary to meet the challenge imposed by American involvement in… more»
A/C Equipped: 1958 Ford Fairlane 500
We cover a fair number of 1958 Ford Fairlane 500s here on BF but most are two-door hartops or retractables. Today’s Idaho find, courtesy of Henry R., is the less commonly encountered four-door sedan. Parked back in ’76, the… more»
Three-On-The Tree: 1960 Buick Convertible
One could argue that a faded black 1960 Buick convertible, in top-down mode, projects a pretty reasonable Batmobile bearing. Today’s Long Beach, California discovery, likely a LeSabre (hard to tell as the badging has been removed), presents in before-and-after… more»
















