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»
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Folding Scooter: 1981 Hondo Motocompo
The Motocompo was introduced as a “trunk bike” to fit inside two Japanese subcompact cars, the Honda Today and Honda City. Neither of those autos or the bike were ever sold in the U.S., but one of these little… more»
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1 of 317: 1997 Chevrolet Camaro SS 350
The Camaro wasn’t a rare sight in 1997. But a 30th Anniversary edition in SS trim with a 6-speed that’s also a convertible was. And more so today. Sources indicate as few as 300 were built that way to… more»
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340 Formula S: 1968 Plymouth Barracuda
The Formula S was an upgraded handling package on early Barracuda’s. With heavier torsion bars and an anti-roll bar up front and additional leaves in the rear springs, the Formula S’s cornering and high-speed stability were praised. This ’68… more»
