Mossy Barn Find: 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Project

Corvette fans pining for a barn find – here we go: on eBay is this 1959 Chevrolet Corvette project car, complete with dirt and a skim of moss, bid to $28,100 with several days yet to go in the… more»

Five Decades of Ownership: 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America

Lancia introduced its Aurelia series in 1950, beginning with the B10 saloon. In 1951, the company created the grand touring niche when it launched a beautiful, V6-powered 2+2 coupe, called the B20. The car burnished the reputations of chief… more»

Sensational Shop Find: 1982 Lamborghini LP500S Geneva Show Car

Marcello Gandini must have been thrilled when Lamborghini came knocking (again) to ask him to design a spectacular car – and the sharp-edged, scooped, flared result actually made it to production. Finally, excess leads to success! The first Countach… more»

Stunning Restomod: 1972 Chevrolet K5 Blazer

The sky’s the limit when undertaking a restomod, and what better canvas for your imagination than a Chevy Blazer? Roomy, accommodating a variety of powertrains, imminently functional, and with plenty of examples available, the Blazer almost begs to be… more»

Low Mile Exotic: 1965 Iso Rivolta IR 340

Hankering for an Italian exotic with an American drivetrain? You have a few choices, and here’s one, on eBay, a 1965 Iso Rivolta IR 340, with an asking price of $139,000. This car is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and… more»

One-Off Former Race Car: 1953 Porsche 356 Abarth Borghi

Nevadahalftrack sent us a tip that was no doubt meant to confound the Barn Finds research capabilities. Here at Car & Classic is a 1953 Porsche 356 Abarth Borghi with an asking price of €195,000, located in Belgium, and… more»

Premium Motor: 1974 BMW 2002 Project

BMW hit the ball out of the park with its 2002. Introduced in 1968 as a successor to the 1600, it was the happy confluence of several disparate events. The first of these involved two BMW managers who –… more»

One Owner 1989 Isuzu Trooper II

Isuzu was in the US long before the Trooper hit our shores. The company entered a joint venture agreement with General Motors in 1971 and just about immediately, Isuzu-built Chevy Luv trucks began plying our roads. After a decade… more»

A Fiat by Another Name: 1963 Ghia 1500GT

One of only a few cars that Carrozzeria Ghia ever branded with its own name, the Fiat-based 1500GT was built to appeal to the customer thinking beyond family transportation. Ghia felt the market was underserved when it came to… more»

British Underdog: 1973 Jensen-Healey Roadster

As the decade of the 1960s closed, Donald Healey was seeking a new venture – one aimed particularly at generating a replacement for the Austin Healey 3000. Kjell Qvale, a prominent US car dealer, also wanted a new car… more»

Targa-Vertible? 1980 Toyota Celica Sunchaser

The second-generation Toyota Celica arrived in 1978, with its facelift designed in the US to appeal to Americans. Longer and wider, the new Celica was a true five-seater offering a new level of luxury, though what it gained in… more»

Crossflow Power: 1968 Ford Cortina 1600 GT MkII

In 1960, Patrick Hennessey, who ran Ford of Britain, was visiting the mothership in Detroit. He discovered that Ford had foisted the four-cylinder saloon project called “Cardinal” to its German division. (This car later became the Taunus 12M and… more»

Last Registered in 1956: Crosley Super Wagon

Once again, from the fertile imagination of Powel Crosley and just out of sixty-seven years of storage, we have a Crosley vehicle for consideration. This one is on craigslist, a CD Super Wagon, with an asking price of $8500…. more»

Tangled History: 1988 Jeep Comanche 4×4 Pickup

The Jeep Comanche was one of AMC’s Hail Mary passes, designed to improve its financial condition during the difficulties of the 1980s. By introducing a truck to capitalize on the “truck as car” phenomenon, AMC hoped to earn enough… more»

Long Term Ownership: 1958 Fiat 1200 Turismo Veloce Spider

It’s difficult enough to find any Fiat 1200 TV, let alone one that was in single ownership from 1965 through 2017. But here on eBay is such a machine, a 1958 Fiat 1200 Turismo Veloce Spider, bid to $16,802,… more»

Needs a Garage: 1976 Lancia Scorpion

By the early 1970s, the Fiat 124 – a brisk seller – was aging. Fiat originally planned to replace the 124 with a Pininfarina design, but Bertone stepped in with the economical Fiat X1/9. Fiat shifted the Pininfarina project… more»

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