With temperatures in the teens, and snow on their trailers, over 200 brave car lovers brought their prized vehicles to the 34th annual Cabin Fever Car Show at the Knoxville Expo Center this past weekend. Long a tradition in… more»
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No Place To Store It: 1929 Model A Phaeton
One of the biggest problems our hobby faces is storage. Many potential entrants into our hobby live in apartments and condominiums, and if they even have a garage it is usually taken. A collectible car takes up a lot… more»
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A Jailable Offense: 1936 Cord Westchester Sedan And Phaeton
Not so long ago in our history, a man who committed any particularly heinous offense might find himself at the wrong end of a horse whip. While you might think that horsewhipping someone for a crime is a bit… more»
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World of Wheels Part Two: Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, and Mary Ann Too!
Once again, as temperatures start to dive past freezing, gear heads need something to do to help them cope with their affliction. In the eastern section of Tennessee, that was accomplished by taking a trip to the beautiful convention… more»
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Avoiding Snow At The 50th Annual World Of Wheels Car Show
With winter bearing down on the East Coast, and weathermen trying to out do each other in both colorful vernacular and terrifying forecasts, it is hard for car guys to stay entertained. Thankfully, indoor car shows have begun to… more»
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A True Barn Find: 1933 Plymouth Sedan
While everyone dreams of locating a legitimate “barn find,” there are only so many barns out there, and there are a finite number of cars residing in them. However, every once in a while, often in areas where small… more»
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Turned Out To Pasture: 1947 GMC Truck
Every once in a while, one of the writers at Barn Finds does a write up on an early postwar Ford or Mercury pickup truck. Usually, these trucks have been rescued off farms in Canada or the Midwest. While… more»
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How Not To Restore: 1941 Plymouth Coupe
It never ceases to amaze me how good, original cars keep popping up. With our army of car nuts peeping into every open garage and lustfully eyeing every barn in the lower 48, you would think that all the… more»
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Early Bird’s Worm: 2000 Chevrolet Camaro SS
From January 13 through the 21st, while nearly every other city in the United States is shivering from the cold, the crew at Barrett-Jackson will be warming up the city of Scottsdale, Arizona with another one of their mega… more»
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Childhood Revisited: 1979 GMC Honka Tonka
Long ago, when this nation valued people who worked with their hands, kids were given toys that allowed them to pretend to do adult jobs. And these toys were really cool. Fire trucks, backhoes, tractors, semis, trains, and all… more»
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New Year’s Resolution: 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe
On Friday, I volunteered to lay wreaths at a National Cemetery near my home. Driving past part of the cemetery to go to the entrance, I spotted a Model A blind back sedan in attendance at a funeral. Circumstances… more»
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Going To A Funeral: 1980 MGB
1962 was a big year for all things British. Slowly emerging from the horrors of World War II, the British had struggled to regain their former stature in both popular culture and manufacturing. However, 1962 saw the emergence of… more»
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Triple Black Land Yacht: 1973 Lincoln Continental
There once was a time where one’s automobile was a rolling reminder of their status. While there were sports cars for well heeled gentlemen to purchase, those with means in the early seventies generally found themselves driving either Cadillacs… more»
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Skilled Restorers Only: 1936 Cord 810 Phaeton
In November of 1935, the Auburn Automobile Company shocked the world by displaying at the New York Automobile Show what could reasonably be called the most advanced automobile produced in America. The Cord 810 was a smash hit, and… more»
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Money Laundering: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood
In the movies, the mob guys always drove black Cadillacs. Expensive, but sinister was the image that Hollywood tried to get across. Strangely, during summers off from college, I ended up working for a business that had some executives… more»
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Blank Canvas: 1956 Woodill Wildfire
UPDATE 12/12/17 – This one has been relisted here on eBay with a $9k starting bid. Thanks for the tip AC! FROM 7/7/17 – In the early 1950s, we were a can-do country. From the space race to… more»
