The budget-minded Plymouth Road Runner was a muscle car introduced in 1968. Sales would quickly peak at 82,000 units in 1969 as the B-body was a companion to the upscale GTX model. This “bird” is a two-owner car, and… more»
Barn Finds
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Hide-Away Hardtop Project: 1959 Ford Galaxie Skyliner
One of the more interesting cars to come out of the 1950s was the Ford retractable hardtop. For 1957-58, it was based on the Fairlane 500, and for 1959 on the new Galaxie 500 nameplate. Using a myriad of… more»
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BF Auction: 1972 Honda C-70 K1
“Fossil House Find” is maybe what the title should be for this auction listing. Easily one of the most interesting stories I’ve heard regarding the long-term storage of a vehicle, this 1972 Honda C-70 K1 was stored from 1980… more»
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Attention Galaxie Fans! Huge Stash of 1968 Fords
Most automobile collections focus on a specific brand or model. In the case of the seller’s lot, it’s not only a single manufacturer, but all the cars in the group are from the same model year. In this case,… more»
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Nailhead V8 Project: 1964 Buick Wildcat
The Wildcat was a mid-range full-size car sold by Buick from 1963 to 1970. Its name, taken from some 1950s concept cars, implied performance, and nothing smaller than a 401 cubic inch V8 was offered. The seller’s ’64 coupe… more»
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Parked in ’77: 1963 Jaguar E-Type Roadster
If this 1963 Jaguar E-Type Roadster proves nothing else, it demonstrates that rummaging around in sheds and barns can unearth automotive gold. A previous owner placed it into storage in 1977, and it has just emerged into the light… more»
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Sebring Winner: 1952 Crosley Super Sport
Some people believe that the Corvette was America’s first post-war sports car, but the title actually belongs to a lesser-known and very small machine. The Crosley Hot Shot predated the Corvette by a few years and, believe it or… more»
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Machine Shed Find: 1968 Dodge Charger
The Charger debuted in 1966 as part personal luxury car, part muscle car. Sales were lukewarm based on the then-current B-body platform. But when all the B-bodies were redesigned in 1968, sales of the Charger exploded. It became a… more»
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Garaged 30 Years: 1965 Chrysler 300 Drop-Top
The Chrysler 300 Letter Series debuted in 1955 as a full-size luxury/performance automobile. And it was in the mix through 1965. To capitalize on the name, Chrysler added the 300 Sport Series in 1962 with many of the same… more»
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Stored 45 Years: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 402 4-Speed
This 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle appears to have either begun life as an ordinary Malibu or as a Chevelle Super Sport that came with a 350 cubic inch V8. That engine was replaced early in the car’s life with a… more»
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British Columbia Barn Find: 1984 Chevrolet Blazer
One reason many of us love barn find vehicles is because of the story that’s inevitably attached. Sometimes it’s simply a family car that got socked away for a rainy day that never came, or sometimes, there’s an entire… more»
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Garage Find Survivor: 1962 Chrysler New Yorker
For 57 model years (1940 to 1996), the New Yorker was Chrysler’s top-of-the-line automobile. That’s if you discounted the Imperial, which was sold as a separate make for most of that time. The 1961-62 New Yorkers had slanted headlights,… more»
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Newer Engine: Snowy 1975 Dodge Charger SE
The fourth generation of the Dodge Charger (1975 to 1978) was nothing like the muscle car version of the late 1960s that you could order. It was a full-blown luxury boat and shared its body with the new Chrysler… more»
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Numbers Matching Project: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
The 1970 model year was the pinnacle for the muscle car market. After that, sales for virtually every entry in the market began to dwindle. Some 53,600 cars from the Chevy Chevelle family were built with the RPO Z25… more»
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383 V8 Project: 1967 Dodge Polara
The Space Race was on in the late 1950s, so U.S. automakers took advantage of that by giving some of their automobiles related names. Over at Ford, there was the Galaxie. At Chevrolet, the Nova soon appeared. And Dodge… more»
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Barn Find Update: 1977 Mercury Bobcat Wagon
The seller is listing this 1977 Mercury Bobcat wagon for a friend who bought it in Maine in 2012, drove it 11,500 miles, and has had it stored at the seller’s house since 2016. He says it was a… more»
