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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

$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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

One Owner Original! 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396

I have to tell you, I’m a complete sucker for a 1969 SS396 Chevelle! I remember when these were new; I used to go by our local in-town Chevrolet dealership (which could hold about four cars in its showroom)… more»

41K Mile 1947 Plymouth Deluxe Convertible!

Even though it has been nineteen years, I still find it hard to believe at times that Plymouth is no more. As a youngster, I always remember them vying with Chevrolet and Ford for that entry-level consumer and as… more»

One Family Owned: 1983 Alfa Romeo Spider

Every time I see an Alfa-Romeo Spider I think of Dustin Hoffman in the movie, “The Graduate”. While hardly a car movie, the Alfa gets a lot of screen time with what is probably dubbed-in engine tone but it… more»

“Big Daddy” Ed Roth’s 1955 Custom?

What the….? That was my first reaction when I spied this Ed Roth custom creation. Roth, better known as “Big Daddy” was a mainstream fixture of the California custom car culture in the ’50s and ’60s. He was also… more»

Rare Barn Find: 1954 Woodill Wildfire

The early ’50s were an interesting time for the domestic automobile industry. There was consolidation occurring with the formation of companies like American Motors, Kaiser/Willys and then, later on, Studebaker and Packard. But while that was taking place, there… more»

Barn Finds