What’s special about a 1974 Chevrolet Nova four-door sedan? Nothing really except that Chevrolet sold about 391,000 Novas in a recession year and that had to be comfort of some degree. The Nova SS coupe was still available in… more»
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22K Mile Barn Find: 1984 Hurst Oldsmobile
I recently read a buyer’s guide article on mid-’80s Hurst Oldsmobiles and found it to be very interesting. I was aware of Hurst’s involvement with Oldsmobile back in the ‘80s but I had moved completely away from domestic iron… more»
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1969 Plymouth Road Runner Convertible Barn Find
If you are the road runner and you can’t outrun Wiley Coyote, what do you do? You’ve avoided the Acme anvil and the Acme dynamite but he’s still closing in. Well, you could try hiding in the barn under… more»
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All Original Barn Find: 1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe
Generally, I come across more Fords from the ’39-’41 era and many of them, I’m sure, to the chagrin of Ford fans, possess small-block Chevrolet engines. Lately, however, I have been finding more Chevrolets from that era (and no,… more»
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Stored 25 Years: 1969 Plymouth Barracuda
High-performance versions of pony cars get all of the press. Especially if it is one from the classic 1964-1972 period. Sometimes, it’s just nice to reflect on a more pedestrian version especially keeping in mind that the majority of… more»
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Big-Block Power: 1966 Chevrolet Caprice 396
It’s one of my favorites, a full-size 1966 Chevrolet “B” body. I like them all, especially the Impala convertible as I owned one for seven years back in the ’90s. While the two-door hardtops and convertibles possess the most… more»
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39K Mile Survivor: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Sometime back I wrote an article about a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28, located in New Jersey, that had met the fate that so many first-generation Z28s met, loss of the original engine! Once I got to that part in… more»
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Pretty In Pink: 1963 Willys Surrey Gala Jeep
Jeeps are all the rage these days. Doesn’t matter if it’s a Wrangler, Grand Cherokee or a new Gladiator, they sell. Jeep, along with its truck sibling division Ram, is pretty much, financially, holding up the entire FCA shebang…. more»
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Richard Petty Tribute: 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix
It has been a long time since a NASCAR stock car was actually a modified stock production vehicle, years and years. Cup cars were stuck in a mid-sixties time warp for a long time and as production vehicles went… more»
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Closing In On A Century: 1924 Studebaker Light-Six
I get a laugh sometimes when reviewing postings of cars that are for sale. It can be something as simple as just the plain, unvarnished truth or the turn of a word and how it is used. For example,… more»
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Blank Canvas: 1972 Chevrolet Nova
There are a lot of options available when it’s hot-rod time. You can buy a perfect “turn-key” example, buy an old worn out muscle car and bring it back to a sporting life or build your own, your way… more»
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$3k V8/4-Speed: 1968 Ford Mustang
OK, so it’s a ’68 Ford Mustang, check; four speed manual transmission, double check; Hyland Green, triple check; it’s a coupe! Wait a minute, no check. Well not really, it’s just in this season of $3.4 million dollar ’68… more»
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Celebrity Owned: 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II
We cover a large variety of vehicle types here on Barn Finds, there is usually something for everyone. But finding a vehicle that is a bit beyond the norm is always exciting and here’s an example to consider. It… more»
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A Super Barn Find! 1950 Buick Super Riviera
You have probably heard the old tagline for what was once a commonly run TV ad that opined, “You’ve come a long way baby!” and that’s what I am thinking now after recently writing an article on a ’66… more»
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Capacious Caprice! 1992 Chevrolet Station Wagon
Here’s a great example of a disappearing, but at one-time common sight on American highways and byways, a 1992 Chevrolet Caprice Station Wagon. You couldn’t have pitched a horse-shoe from the ’50s through the ’70s without hitting a station… more»
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No Reserve Land Yacht: 1974 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible
Talk about cutting an impressive swath, the Cadillac Eldorado, in its ‘60’s and ‘70’s incarnations, was a luxury-inspired force with which to reckon. Add a convertible top to the mix and you have arrived. Some will refer to the… more»
