I was having a conversation the other day with my day job boss about bucket list cars. One of the cars I said that I would enjoy owning before I go to my reward (or punishment…) would be a… more»
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Patina, 4-Wheel Drive, and Short Bed: 1970 GMC K10 4×4
For many years, second-generation C/K trucks were likely the most popular trucks on the collectible vehicle market. Now that “Squarebody” third-generation trucks have moved to first place in that category, there may be a chance for a fan of… more»
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Rare Color C4 Drop Top: 1994 Chevrolet Corvette
A lot of finding the perfect collectible car is timing. If you time it right, you purchase a great example of the car of your choosing when they are still considered used cars. Then, when the herd begins to… more»
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V-8 Sacrilege or Awesomeness: 1955 Austin-Healey 100-4
For more than a few of the stories I have written this month for Barn Finds, the comments sections have been on fire with the age-old debate over keeping a car stock or turning it into a hot rod. … more»
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Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: 1941 Harley-Davidson
Years ago, motorcycles were considered transportation first and a hobby second. Many folks bought a motorcycle because they couldn’t afford a car and were glad to get from point A to point B. Now, especially for Harley-Davidsons, ownership has… more»
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Former Tomato Farm Truck: 1949 Chevrolet Thriftmaster
One of the problems we have in this country is that we often fail to preserve the most important parts of our history. From the 150-year-old house downtown, that gets plowed down to put in another McMansion to the… more»
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Original V8-60: 41k Mile 1939 Ford Standard Tudor
For better or worse, 1939 was a monumental year. In that year, Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland, Hewlett-Packard was formed with the Walt Disney Company being their first customer, and Hollywood wowed movie fans with both “Gone… more»
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1955 Lincoln V-8 Powered: 1946 Lincoln Continental
Have you ever owned a great car with a lousy engine? Did you ever wish that you could transplant a much better motor into the engine bay and chuck the old one off a bridge? That seems to be… more»
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Garage Bound Since the Sixties: 1949 Buick Super Sedanet
When World War II ended, the whole world wanted to get back to living their lives. America, however, would never go back to what it was before Pearl Harbor. What followed the war was a period of prosperity and… more»
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32,030 Original Miles: 1952 Ford Customline Tudor
Sometimes a line of cars gets overshadowed by the cars that came before or after them. For example, the 1949-1951 Fords were a bases-loaded home run for the company, and the 1955-1956 Fords were also well received. Ford automobiles… more»
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Fifties Hot Rod Stored 52 Years: 1933 Ford Five Window Coupe
You could argue that many of us frequent Barn Finds because the vehicles here remind us of our past and the fondness that hindsight bestows upon our memories. The sad thing is that as much as we would like… more»
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Buried in the Barn: 1952 Plymouth Concord Fastback
Earlier in the week, I wrote a story about a 1935 Ford hidden in a garage for over 50 years. Another garage has been opened to reveal a very interesting fifties car along with just about everything you would… more»
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Dry Stored Stage 2: 1982 Porsche 924 Turbo
While prices for upper-end 356 and 911 Porsche automobiles are approaching those of used Learjets, Porsche made a lot of other Porsches that have seen their share of attention as collectibles in the past decade. One of the more… more»
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Consequences of Going Under Cover: 1957 Ford Thunderbird
While we have a lot of fun here at Barn Finds writing up all of these neat old classic vehicles, sometimes you run across a car that makes you want to cry. It just hurts to see a vehicle… more»
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52 Years of Storage and 55K Miles: 1935 Ford Sedan Delivery
Like our primate cousins, we are curious creatures. We dream about what might be inside when we see something that potentially hides a prize. Like how people playing “Let’s Make a Deal” with Monty Hall on TV would bet… more»
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Barn Dust and 36K Miles: 1936 Chevrolet One Ton Flatbed
Vintage trucks are a hot segment of the collectible vehicle marketplace. Everyone wants a quaint old half-ton pickup in a bright color complete with wide whitewall tires, a small block Chevy, and an automatic transmission. Once they see the… more»
