Parked For 34 Years: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner

A couple of weeks back, I wrote a piece on a very perforated ’69 Plymouth Roadrunner convertible. The draw there was the fact that it was a convertible and that’s a very small production volume model for Plymouth that… more»

108 Years Strong! 1912 Flanders Model 20

OK, how about a show of hands if you’ve heard of a Flanders? Well, I know my hand is down where it belongs because it’s a new one on me. New though it be in knowledge, it’s hardly a… more»

440 Powered! 1970 Dodge Super Bee

While the Plymouth Road Runner was the high-performance volume play for Chryco in the late ’60s and early ’70s it wasn’t the only member of the corporate line up to occupy that entry-level spot. There was another, less common,… more»

Barn Collapse Find: 1928 Star Coupe

It’s a Star! No, not that kind of Star but a “Star Car”. What’s a Star Car you ask? Well, it was a coupe designed to compete with the likes of the Model T Ford back in the late… more»

Santa Fe Railroader: 1962 Dodge D300 Pickup

I was a railroad worker for many years and in spite of that, I never liked the hammed-up tune, “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad.” Today’s Barn Find, a 1962 Dodge D300, has been working on the railroad too,… more»

Fine Four Door: 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air

We are off to a great start! A 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air in magnificent original condition. Not hot-rodded, resto-modded or customized. It even has a V8 engine and a manual transmission! OK, so what, if anything, is the rub?… more»

Pontiac Perfection! 1972 LeMans Two-Door Hardtop

Talk about the gift that keeps on giving, it’s GM’s 1968 to 1972 “A” body intermediate series. Some of these select models are 50 years old at this point but they still command premium prices.  It’s especially puzzling when… more»

Parked For 55 Years: 1953 Citroen Traction Avant

I’ll admit that I don’t know a whole lot about Citroens. Usually, when I hear the name Citroen, I think of the DS model with its unique hydraulic suspension and reverse Dustbuster styling. But long before the DS’ inception,… more»

Finned Find! 1959 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible

Every time I see a red 1959 Cadillac convertible, I think about the one that lived across the street from me when I was a teenager. It was in pretty nice condition, painted an orangey/red color with a white… more»

Chicken Coop Find: 1953 Packard Mayfair

I always find examining discontinued automotive brand’s model line-ups right before they disappeared for good to be a really interesting exercise. You look the car over and wonder what the executives and engineers were thinking at the point where… more»

Mopar Machismo! 1967 Plymouth GTX

I knew what a Plymouth GTX was before I knew what a Plymouth Road Runner was and I knew a Road Runner pretty much at its inception. The GTX I knew, however, was a ’68 (I had a nearby… more»

Garage Find: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro

For many, the first-generation Camaro was the best. Those three production years, 1967-1969, saw just shy of 700,000 copies produced and there are many still prowling the streets of America. Finding an unmodified or already restored example is becoming… more»

Good To Be Green: 1975 Ford Bronco

It has been a bit like a Bronco extravaganza lately here on Barn Finds as many of the popular first-generation (‘66 through ’77) models have surfaced recently and they are very popular indeed. Continuing with that thread, here is… more»

Muscle Project: 1967 Pontiac GTO

The “Who started the muscle car” argument has raged on for many years. While some will pin it on the ’49 Oldsmobile “Rocket 88” while others will sign up Hudson and its legendary “Twin H” Hornet as the commencement…. more»

Blue Chip Buick! 1971 Gran Sport GSX

Buick hit a home run in 1970 with the redesign of their intermediate Skylark-based Gran Sport. Coming on the heels of the 1969 version with its more controversial styling, the 1970 version was buttoned-down, refined and looked like it… more»

Split Window Wonderful: 1963 Chevrolet Corvette

There’s not much more that can be said about a ’63 split-window Corvette that hasn’t already been said. I know there’s not much else that I can add and there are C2 Corvette enthusiasts that have probably forgotten more… more»

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