From the ran and drove great when it was parked in the shop 25 years ago department comes this 1962 Cadillac convertible, which recently emerged from a quarter-century hibernation and is now looking for a new place to call… more»
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Wraparound Glass! 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado XS
The Toronado was revolutionary by Detroit standards as it was the first U.S production car with front-wheel-drive in 30 years. Between 1966 and 1970, Olds sold it as something of a GT-style performance luxury car but changed directions in… more»
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440 V8 Project: 1969 Dodge Charger R/T
Dodge’s success story of the late 1960s had to be the second-generation Charger. After a lukewarm sales response to the 1966-67 models, production would go through the roof for 1968-70. That was when Chrysler gave all its B-body intermediates… more»
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1970 AMC AMX: Two-Seater Terror
This is probably not a car that I would buy, but that’s no reason why you shouldn’t consider it. We’ll go over the pros and cons of acquiring this 1970 AMC AMX four-speed muscle two-seater coupe, and if it… more»
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Buried 1966 Volvo P1800: Bargain Storage Find
The world’s best spit-baller couldn’t make up enough words to fill a column on this barn find. Good thing there are four pictures, which is how many we typically print. They don’t do much but reveal a “forgot about… more»
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Buried Alive! 1978 Bradley GT
The GT was one of the kit cars offered in the 1970s by Bradley Automotive. Using the guts of a VW Beetle, they were more like sports cars than dune buggies, like the Meyers Manx. They scraped by between… more»
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Hide-Away Hardtop! 1957 Ford Fairlane Skyliner
Automotive designers and marketers worked overtime in the 1950s and 1960s, coming up with new and interesting products. One of the most “far-out” may have been the retractable hardtop, a Ford innovation of 1957-59. With the press of a… more»
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38k Mile Garage Find: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, or so they say. Given the tremendous success of the Ford Mustang in the mid-1960s, it was natural that competitors would soon emerge. The Mustang’s most prominent challenger was the Chevy Camaro… more»
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Still in the Barn! 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Four-Door
Deeply mired in a Snohomish, Washington barn, this 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air four door sedan wears thick layers of dust with pride. According to the description here on Craigslist, the V8 Chevy drove here under its own power and… more»
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1971 Delta 88: Four Doors to Happiness
Guess what? It’s a four-door. That’s the semi-secret (the pictures are a bit un-revealing of this fact) of this otherwise exciting barn find out of Spokane, WA. It’s a 1971 Olds Delta 88, and it’s going for a reasonable… more»
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Recently Revived: 1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
While many people lament The Malaise Era, I don’t fall into that category. I acknowledge that most cars from the period were less than impressive, but it marked a watershed moment in vehicle design and engineering. Nowhere was this… more»
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Mild Custom: 1964 Dodge D150
Though Ford and Chevrolet have dominated the U.S. truck market, Dodge has always been a solid competitor. From 1961 through 1993, they offered the D/W Series of pickup trucks (D=2WD and W=4WD). First-generation models were boxy in appearance and… more»
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Genuine Survivor: 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
When the previous owner placed it into storage in 1980, C1 Corvettes like this 1962 model were not particularly valuable. Today, they are highly sought, especially if they are original and unmolested. That is the case with this beauty,… more»
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Pole Barn Find: 1991 Dodge Stealth
In the 1990s, Chrysler and Mitsubishi were in cahoots and that provided the former with a variety of badge-engineered vehicles to sell in the U.S. One such product was the Dodge Stealth, which essentially was a Mitsubishi GTO. This… more»
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Barn Bound In Bozeman: 1934 Chevrolet Six
It seems that more and more prewar cars have been turning up, here on Barn Finds as actual, for real barn finds. I know that was a trend years ago, but as of late, people seem to migrate towards… more»
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Halloween Hauler? 1953 Pontiac Chieftain Hearse
Back in the 1950s, Memphis, Tennessee was a mecca of professional car builders where hearses, ambulances, and flower cars were the primary products. Guy Barnette & Co. specialized in converting Chevrolets and Pontiacs into these sorts of vehicles using… more»
