Barn Find Stories

Barn Finds On Display In San Diego!

Discovering a barn find is a rush, but sadly, it’s not something every car nut will get to experience. Thankfully, there are a few museums out there trying their best to recreate that feeling as much as possible. I happened… more»

Little Blue Box: 1986 Nissan Stanza 4WD

I hope you have enjoyed Scotty G’s write-ups as much as I have! I think he is overly fond of Japanese cars, but perhaps it’s the effect of the long cold winters where he lives. When he asked me to… more»

The Bullitt Mustang Surfaces In Mexico?

Update 3/7/2017 – It has been announced that after traveling to Mexico to see the car in person, Kevin Marti has authenticated it as being the actual Mustang driven by McQueen in Bullitt! Photos of it as discovered in… more»

Jeep Unearthed After 40 Years In Sand Dune

If you drive your car on the beach, you expect some rust. When you leave it in the garage on the beach for 40 years, well, you better just expect it to have more than a few issues. When… more»

Apartment Living: 1959 Ferrari 250 GT PF Coupe

Reader Bill F shared this tale you may not believe even after seeing the pictures. This 1959 Ferrari was sitting in an apartment for over 30 years. It seems this fellow bought it in 1975. He drove it for about eight… more»

Barn Finds 2016 – Year In Review

Well guys, it’s that time again. It’s time to say goodbye to 2016 and welcome in a New Year. We have lots of great things planned for 2017, but we thought we needed to give 2016 a proper fairwell… more»

Mystery Motorcycles And A Hawk

A couple of weekends ago I drove a friend up to Eugene, Oregon to look at a 1964 Studebaker 1964 GT Hawk. This one has the R1 240HP engine. The green is said to be an original color. When… more»

Can You Identify This Formula Libre?

Reader Mike J is in need of our help, well more specifically he needs the help of the BF Community! You see, he purchased this old race car, or what’s left of it, but he isn’t exactly sure what it… more»

33 Years Of Waiting Finally Pays Off!

It took 33 years of patiently waiting, but reader John P finally got to buy the classic that’s been hiding in this barn for much of the last 3 decades. For whatever reason the original owner wouldn’t part with… more»

The French Quarry Find

A while back I came across a story about an abandoned stone quarry in France that was jam packed with cars, but I struggled to find the source of the images or the whole story. Well after featuring the Hawkeye… more»

Hawkeye’s Barn Full Of Treasures

We often talk about the eccentric collectors out there that horde cars, never selling, only ever buying. There are a lot of mixed feelings about these individuals, but I for one am grateful for them. Without them we wouldn’t… more»

What Are You Thankful For?

Today is the day we kickback, eat entirely too much food and reflect on all the things we are grateful for! Being car nuts, we really have a lot of things to be thankful for, so we thought it… more»

The Million Dollar Hot Wheels Collection!

If you thought the stash of 30k model cars was insane, then you should take a look at this. Bruce Pascal estimates his collection to only number in the thousands (3,500), but that it’s worth over a million dollars!… more»

Amazing Automotive Graveyard Found In France!

If you live anywhere near France, you should be in the town of Fayence today. There’s a huge auction happening in that historic town that was somehow not picked up by the mainstream media – which is surprising considering… more»

1957 Porsche 356A Speedster Garage Find!

I’ve been keeping an eye on the Porsche market lately. We’ve watched as prices have skyrocketed in the past couple years, but people have been speculating for a while that the bubble is going to burst (sooner rather than… more»

Great Car Story: Alfred Morris’ 1991 Mazda 626

This story is not our typical barn find or even survivor car story. But it is about a car, and how one person’s love for it has inspired others. And at least for me, it’s always amazing – and… more»

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