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»
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Two Rules of Motorcycle Barn-Finding
There are two basic rules to discovering long hidden bikes. Rule Number One: Talk about old motorcycles to everyone you meet.
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Grandpa’s 1957 Silver Hawk
We all have a car that we’ve dreamed of owning since childhood. For some it might be a Lamborghini from the poster we had hanging on the wall. For others it could be that Porsche we saw at the… more»
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Ferrari Dreams
UPDATE: We have updated the story with more photos and an update of the car’s status. Tom Farrell lives outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the land of NASCAR, muscle cars, and hot rods. All his friends drive Mustangs… more»
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The Silver Dollar in the Barn
Here’s our second installment from Tom Cotter’s In the Barn series. This story is from The Corvette in the Barn and it’s a good one. Make sure to signup for email updates so you will be entered in our weekly… more»
Games for Car Guys
The other day, the creators of a game called Carnology, sent us a copy to take for a spin. The whole point of the game is to test your knowledge of cars. There are cards with pictures of automobiles… more»
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1968 International Travelette Barn Find
Reader Mat S is an avid Barn Finder, he recently found this 1971 Mustang Mach I we featured a while back. He is always on the hunt for great barn finds, especially interesting and unique ones. After having had… more»
