One of the longer trends in the classic car market has been the amazing ascension of Porsche prices into the stratosphere. With most makes, the most desirable variants hit six digits and become unobtainable to all but a few. … more»
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7,074 Miles and Track Day Ready: 1998 Panoz AIV Roadster
Let’s say you had plenty of money, loved racing, and weren’t satisfied with the options out there regarding fast, minimalist automobiles. If you were Don Panoz and his son Dan, then you would dive headfirst into the world of… more»
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One Inside, One Outside: 1955 Dodge Coronets
While we all have the best of intentions when we embark upon a restoration project, sometimes life gets in the way. Days turn into weeks, weeks turn into years, and, before you know it, your enthusiasm has dimmed, and… more»
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A Bath Does a Barn Find Wonders: 1952 Pontiac Chieftan
Barn find dust is one of those phenomena that nobody can seem to find an origin to. Almost every car stored in a covered enclosure is going to be covered in dust if left for years. However, many now… more»
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Seldom Seen Scout: 1970 International Harvester Scout
While it seems like every manufacturer today offers some sort of four-wheel drive SUV, back in the day there were very few of these types of vehicles. Built for the Mojave not the mall parking lot, these beasts were… more»
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Shinoda Goes RVing: 1971 Dodge Rectrans Discoverer
When you hit two bases-loaded home runs in the world of automotive styling, what do you do for an encore? Larry Shinoda, the famed designer who is credited for elements of the 1963 Corvette and the Boss 302 Mustang,… more»
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Porsche Tag Up Front: 1972 Chevrolet Corvette
We have covered a lot of Corvettes here on Barn Finds, but the Corvette in this ad has something I have never seen on a Corvette in all my years walking the Earth. Whoever is selling this car has… more»
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Could The Bandit Drive a Yellow TA? 1977 Pontiac Trans Am
Everyone has seen the documentary titled “Smokey and the Bandit.” While one can debate the merits and demerits of bootlegging and rebelling against unjust traffic laws, it is clear that you need a proper blocker for running 400 cases… more»
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West Texas Barn Find: 1946 Dodge Three Window Coupe
When hostilities ceased when the Japanese surrendered on the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri, the race was on to return the world to normalcy. One of the items most sorely in need was automobiles. Americans had not been able… more»
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Jeeping in a Postwar World: 1947 Willys CJ-2A
The biggest mistake that Axis powers made was to bring the United States into World War II. While the importance of the American military’s men and women to winning the fight is indisputable, the weapons they brought with them… more»
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Special Delivery from Your Past: 1972 AMC Jeep DJ-5 Dispatcher
As we are thrust headlong into a world with autonomous cars, drones, and cyber everything, it is refreshing to look back at how simple life was when we were growing up. Little things that were somewhat unnoticed constants in… more»
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Parked In ’84: 1958 Triumph TR3A
One of the great subsets of our hobby is that of postwar British sports cars. Triumph, MG, Austin Healey, Sunbeam, Morgan, and others all came to market after the war with two-seat sports cars. Each accomplished the role in… more»
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Almost Perfect Williamsburg Edition: 1979 Lincoln Continental
Like a paleontologist studies the fossils of long-departed animals and plants, the folks here at Barn Finds are at work 24/7/365 studying the automotive relics of the past and sharing their groundbreaking work with our readers. Reader and tip… more»
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V-8 Powered Time Capsule: 1981 Triumph TR8
By the time Triumph finally offered a TR7 to a waiting world, many factors had come into play that made the car an iffy proposition from the start. Before the car made it into the hands of waiting customers,… more»
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Possible Pennant Blue Project: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
The very first three years of the Corvette’s life were touch and go. Only 300 of these hand-built vehicles were assembled the first year on a makeshift assembly line in Flint, Michigan, with most going to dignitaries. Chevrolet moved… more»
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Finish What Someone Started: 1934 Ford Pickup
It has been said that our hobbies keep us sane. For many of us sane is a relative term, but I think we all understand the importance of having fun when completing our projects. However, what happens when you… more»
