Barn Find Stories

Putting the S in Sport: 1967 Porsche 911S

In the Porsche world, the 1967 911S is the Holy Grail for aficionados. It might not be as rare as a Carrera RS, but without the 911S we might not have all the other high performance variations of the… more»

What’s in Glen’s Barn?

Some of the best barn finds we see are are the ones sitting in our reader’s barns and garages. Some are finds that you guys made years ago and have already restored, while others are cars that you have… more»

Who Needs a Truck When You Have a SAAB?

The honeymoon is officially over. If you follow the site, then you know I had a lapse in judgment the other day and bought a 1987 SAAB 900 for $1,600. People warned me, but I didn’t listen. Don’t get… more»

Family Project: 1966 Corvette 427 Coupe

We have always loved the Corvette, but they seem so common place here in the states that we often overlook them when they are parked next to say a British Roadster. It’s not that they aren’t great cars, but… more»

Huge Barn Find Discovered in Idaho

Update 4/11/14 – Feel free to email Bruce for a complete inventory list. From 4/2/14 – Over the past few weeks, I have been reminded that there are still a lot of really good people out there. Our move… more»

Time Traveling Garage Find

Finding an untouched classic with incredibly low mileage might be the closest any of us will ever get to time travel. That is unless you have a DeLorean, a friend named Doc, and a flux capacitor putting out 1.21… more»

Citroen Sighting in Wisconsin

It can be a challenge trying to decide what cars should grace the pages of this site. We want to make sure we don’t ever show a bias to one make, model, or origin. We strive to make sure… more»

Cars and Coffee Sighting

One of my new friends here in Idaho invited me stop by a local “Cars and Coffee” type event this morning. It is put on by the Porsche club and takes place at the dealership. On the first Saturday… more»

What’s This Ford Fairlane Worth?

Update 4/3/14 – Now we get to see what Doug’s Fairlane really is worth! He has listed it here on eBay and even took out a reader classifieds ad over there on the side of the page. The car… more»

My Saab Story

If you have followed the site for very long, then you know I have a peculiar interest in old Saabs. It hasn’t always been that way though. Saabs and the people that drove them had never really appealed to… more»

Mazda Mania

It is amazing to think of how much of an impact our early experiences with certain cars can have on us for the rest of our years. If your first car was a ’57 Chevy, than chances are you… more»

Retromobile Sighting

Reader Harit T was at Retromobile this last February and spotted this oddity. He has been a car guy all his life, but had never seen anything like this. It was held together with duct tape, but he was… more»

Laurel Bay Finds

For the past 47 years, John H has lived in the Beaufort, South Carolina area and he was recently visiting what’s known as Laurel Bay. It is a housing area for the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station. He hadn’t… more»

Han’s Early Jensen Interceptor

We had such a great time reading about Han K’s Jensen 541, that when he offered to share another one of his projects with us, we jumped at the chance to see what he has been working on. We… more»

The North Carolina Find: Mopar

If you have been following the North Carolina Find are a Mopar Nut, you have undoubtedly been waiting with great anticipation for this… The final installment in our multipart story. From our teaser post all the way through the… more»

Project GTI Arrives in Florida

You may have noticed that I have been MIA for a while now. The task of moving is very much like that of a restoration. It always takes longer and costs more than you originally anticipated. There is light… more»

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