Like Rodney Dangerfield, the poor Yugo didn’t get much respect. Offered in the U.S. from 1985-92, this Yugoslavian-built car developed a reputation for suspect quality and reliability, yet more than 141,600 of them were sold. Survival rates are low… more»
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French Oddball: 1959 Panhard Dyna Z12
Panhard of France was a manufacturer of automobiles and light tactical and military vehicles. It was in the car business from 1945 to 1967 and built the Dyna Z series from 1953-59. These were lightweight autos, with bodies made… more»
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No Reserve Roadster: 1963 Austin-Healey 3000
This Austin-Healey recently came of storage to be “recommissioned” after some 30 years of hibernation. The seller has retired and been working at reducing the last of his collection. The Austin-Healey 3000 was more civilized than some of its… more»
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Worth Fixing? 1973 Plymouth Cuda
April 1 was an important date in the history of the Plymouth Barracuda. On that date in 1964, the first one rolled off the assembly line while the last one was built on April 1 10 years later. In… more»
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Garage Find Project: 1969 Ford Mustang Grande
The Grande was the Mustang’s more luxurious trim level offered between 1969-73. It was limited to hardtop models and was a contrast to the beefier Mach 1. With it you got an upgraded interior with imitation wood trim and… more»
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Same Owner 47 Years: 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback
It’s said that the average amount of time people keep their cars is about six years. If that’s the case, when the seller bought this car in 1974, he should have sold it again in 1980. That’s not the… more»
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Some Assembly Required: 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
The famous Chevy “Tri Fives” began with the 1955 models and sold nearly 1.8 million cars that year, including 189,000 Bel Air Sport Coupes like this one. These cars were popular then and now because they could be quite… more»
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Right-Hand-Drive: 1953 MG TD
The MG TD is one of several open two-seat sports cars built by MG between 1936-55. TDs were built in 1950-53 and more than two-thirds of them were exported for U.S. consumption. One interesting factoid is that they used a… more»
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1 of 51: 1968 Shelby GT500 KR Convertible
Famed American automotive designer, racing driver and entrepreneur Carroll Shelby partnered with Ford to build Mustang-based performance cars. The result of their collaboration was the Shelby GT350 in 1965. By 1968, the car had evolved to the GT500 and… more»
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Bug-Eye in the Barn: 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite
The Austin-Healey Sprite was introduced in 1958 as a small, low-cost, British open sports car that “a chap could keep in his bike shed.” It’s best known for its headlights which were mounted on top of the hood, inboard… more»
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Mini-Bulldozer! 1967 Struck Crawler
Here’s something you don’t see every day on Barn Finds, the Struck Crawler which was a mini-bulldozer available to the public in kit form. If you ordered one from midwestern-based Struck Corporation, they would send you a collection of… more»
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Unrestored Survivor: 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback
The Mustang had its second restyle for 1969 using the same platform that launched the car and genre in 1964. It retained all the styling cues that defined the original Mustang, with perhaps the most noticeable change being the… more»
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Plum Crazy Roller! 1970 Dodge Challenger RT
Chrysler capitalized on the youth movement of the 1960s & 1970s by offering some powerful automobiles, and many of them were painted in an assortment of “High Impact” colors. These included heart-stopping hues like Sassy Green and Hemi Orange,… more»
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Small-Block Survivor: 1970 AMC Javelin SST
1970 was the third and final year of the first generation of AMC’s pony car, the Javelin. It would also be the swan song for the AMX as a standalone vehicle (it was a 2-seat, GT version of the… more»
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Hurst/Olds W-30: 1975 Oldsmobile 442
The performance-focused Olds 442 joined the Cutlass line-up in 1964 and stayed through 1980, only to be revived two more times. During that run, the Hurst/Olds would pop up from time to time, including four years in a row… more»
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Rolling Project: 1930 Ford Model A
Ford’s Model A was a worthy successor to the Model T but had a shorter production span and thus fewer copies made. Several body styles were offered, including this 5-window coupe. This car was produced in 1930 as the… more»
