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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
Four Door Survivor: 1974 Chevrolet Nova
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»
