Editor’s note: It may not look like much, but this chassis once sat under a very rare competition Ferrari. You may have heard the tale of how Tom Shaughnessy purchased it on eBay in 2006 for a fraction of… more»
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The First ’55 Vette
For at least four decades, Steve McCain has had a one-track mind for Corvettes. He decided early on that Chevrolet’s fiberglass sports car was just his style, and he bought his first one—a 1965 model—while still in high school…. more»
Mystery Palm Beach Collection
Reader Claudio H. discovered this abandoned warehouse in the Palm Beach area. It and the property around it are littered with old cars. He tried to do some research to see if he could find out who the owner… more»
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The Father & Son Hunting Team
Don and Keith Isley have the perfect father-and-son hobby: searching for old cars. The two have developed an eye for seeing cars that are virtually invisible to most enthusiasts. Take the Corvette that appears above. It was discovered by… more»
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Overgrown 1959 Lincoln Continental
While remodeling a home in Altamonte Springs, Florida reader Ray M. discovered this 1959 Lincoln Continental convertible hiding in the backyard of a nearby abandoned home. Having always dreamt of restoring a part of automotive history, Ray knew he… more»
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Stumbling upon an SCCA Champion
Steve Silverstein is a Sunbeam collector. Unlike most Sunbeam collectors, who seek out only the very desirable Ford V-8-powered Tigers, Silverstein truly appreciates the Tiger’s less-powerful sibling, the Alpine. Alpine Series IVs were powered by 1600-cc four-cylinder engines that… more»
What’s In Your Barn Robert J?
The other day faithful follower Robert J. sent in a few photos of his “barn” and suggested a new feature. He thought it would be a good idea to ask our readers what they currently have in their barns…… more»
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The Robber Baron’s Bugatti Boondoggle
The 1964 Shakespeare-Schlumpf transaction is the grandest used-car deal in recorded history. After Volkswagen AG took over control of Bugatti in 1998, executives at the peoples’ car company thought it might be nice to own one of the six… more»
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Leno’s Black Shadow
Built in Stevenage, England, in the 1950s, the 1,000cc Vincent V-Twin was billed as “The World’s Fastest Standard Motorcycle.” Expensive, exotic, loud, and very fast, with a shiny black stove-enameled engine, two into-one faired exhausts, dual Amal carburetors, four… more»
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Reader Find: 1968 Ford Torino GT
Reader Steve L. recently found this 1968 Ford Torino GT in this Oklahoma City yard, where it had been parked for the past 33 years. The women who owned it had a fence put up around it to protect… more»
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A Propane Gas Delivery Man’s Discovery
Electric company meter-readers, landscapers, and other deliverymen possibly have the best opportunity to discover vehicles “just out of view” from car collectors. After all, they can venture onto properties, look behind bushes, and peer into barns. The story of… more»
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The MG in the Barn
We should all be grateful to the mothers in our lives. They put up with our endless babel about automobiles and some even love us enough to come along for a ride. Obviously, mothers do much more than this… more»
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Audi Motorcycle: 1953 DKW RT 250
If you’ve ever wanted an Audi motorcycle, this might be the closest you’re ever going to get. Long ago a group of German manufacturers, including Audi, DKW, Horch, and Wanderer, merged together to form Auto Union. If you look… more»
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Reader Find: 1968 Pontiac Firebird
You never know when you might stumble upon a barn find. Paul C. just made this unexpected discovery in Southern Ohio. “My buddy and I were at his girlfriend’s house feeding her horses. He told me her dad had… more»
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Reader Find: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
Not all barn finds have to be exotic to be exciting. Take this 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’elegance for example. Chris H. found it in this barn just across the street from his home in Ohio. It is a… more»
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MG Discovered in Car-Sized Coffin
Jim Snider’s outstanding Austin-Healey 3000 started a dialogue that twenty years later yielded him an entombed MG. “I owned a bolt and screw business,” said Snider, of Louisville, Kentucky. “One day a customer of mine came into my office to… more»
