What would happen if a car dealership closed, just closed, and sat untouched for three decades? In the showroom, brochure racks would still be filled with colorful materials showing the latest models, body styles, and colors for cars that were… more»
Barn Find Stories
Introducing the New BF Project Car!
Garage space has been secured, money exchanged, and title notarized… That’s right, this 1984 Volkswagen GTI is the new BF project car! We are always blabbing about the merits of saving classic cars, but we have not performed the… more»
Rare Alfa Romeo Wagon Sighting(s)
Update 9/19/13: We have added a picture of another Alfa wagon sighting in Australia and included a little more history about these rare italian haulers. Thanks for sending in the photos guys! From 9/18/13: Last week Robert J. sent… more»
Roadside Sighting: 1984 Volkswagen GTI
After featuring the Fiesta, we were reminded of a GTI we spotted along the road the other day. It took some work to track down the owner, but he was happy for the inquiry. They had purchased the VW… more»
Barn Finds on the Road Game
BF reader Steve A. just sent in a few photos collected by him and a few of his friends. They play a sort of game where they take photos of what they assume are barn finds being transported to… more»
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Reader Find: 1965 BMW 1800 Ti
Doug M. has sent in his discoveries before, but this one was found a little closer to home. Many cars were parked in garages or barns when people stopped caring about them. These old cars weren’t “collector items” then…. more»
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A Healey in the Shadows
Whenever we feature a car that is sitting in a garage with other vehicles, there are always a few people who will focus more on the one in the background. Today’s In the Barn story is a good example… more»
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Barn Finds 2013 Photo Contest
It is time for the BF 2nd Annual Photo Contest! We are looking for high quality shots of forgotten classics sitting in barns, garages, allies, or fields. The photos need to be high resolution (preferably 2200 x 1700 or… more»
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Reader Find: 1970 Volvo P1800
Here’s another discovery made by BF reader Doug M. which could be considered more of a forest find than a barn find. The heavy vegetation and moisture may not provide the best environment to store a car, but it makes… more»
Google Maps Sighting: Flea Market Citroen
After featuring the optimistically priced roadside BMW, I was reminded of a Citroen that is parked along the highway at a perpetual flea market in Montana. I have thought about stopping many times, but always seem to miss the exit. I have tried calling… more»
Highway Sighting: 1975 BMW 2002
We have all stopped to look at cars parked along the highway. Sometimes they are bargains, but other times it is obvious that the car was parked along the road because no one in town wanted it. The rust… more»
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Reader Find: 1959 Austin Healey 100-6
This photo may look familiar. We used it in our New Years post, but never told the story behind the car lurking in that barn. We are sure a few of you have wondered what became of it, so… more»
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Rescuing an Allard
Sydney Allard blazed a trail that many manufacturers—Shelby, Aston Martin, Facel Vega, Bristol, Rover, and others—would follow: he put an American V-8 in a British-built car. He started with flathead Fords because he owned a Ford dealership in England…. more»
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Jay Leno’s LeBaron
Jay Leno has some amazing automobiles in his collection. They are not all million dollar rarities though. There are quite a few more humble cars that he has purchased just because they had a good story behind them. This… more»
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Update On Paul’s Corvair
Back in January Paul W. sent in some photos of a 1963 Corvair Spyder he found. Since then he has been very busy going through everything and just wanted to share an update with us. Below you will find a… more»
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Why Do People Love SAABs?
I used to wonder why some people loved SAABs. Surely it couldn’t just be because the ignition was situated between the seats. Curiosity eventually got the best of me so I started reading all I could about the Swedish… more»
