After a major restyle in 1955, Ford changed its products little going into 1956. The Victoria was nearly the top-of-line automobile and was that name given to hardtops (you could go one step further and order the Crown Victoria… more»
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Jul 27, 2024 • For Sale • 6 Comments
Storage Find Smorgasbord: BMW Isetta, Pontiac Catalina, and More!
One of my favorite listing “types” is a mish-mash of cars offered for sale by a guy who is likely similar to many of us: a variety of vehicular interests, all colliding together in a cinder block garage. The… more»
Jul 26, 2024 • For Sale • 4 Comments
Solar Gold Survivor: 1980 Pontiac Trans Am Turbo
As Federal emissions controls continued to choke power out of V8 engines, Pontiac dropped its biggest displacement motors in 1980. So, the standard fare in the next-to-last year of the second-generation Trans Ams was a 301 cubic inch V8…. more»
Jul 26, 2024 • For Sale • 19 Comments
Cheap Wheels Oddity? 1960ish Cheetah Kit Car
The 1960s brought the era of the kit car and most of them were based on a Volkswagen Beetle chassis and engine. But the Cheetah was different, it was a fiberglass-bodied kit that relied on Chevy Corvette infrastructure to… more»
Jul 26, 2024 • For Sale • 8 Comments
1967 Mercury Park Lane Convertible Barn Find
The Park Lane convertible was arguably Mercury’s swankiest offering in the mid-1960s, and this example was recently extracted from the barn where it had sat for the last 34 years. Currently showing 63,964 miles on the odometer, this one-owner… more»
Jul 26, 2024 • For Sale • 23 Comments
Almost Perfect? 1971 Pontiac LeMans Sport
If you wanted a mid-size Pontiac convertible in 1971, you had two choices: the GTO or the LeMans Sport, the latter being the next best thing to a performance machine without the muscle stigma of the former car. This… more»
Jul 25, 2024 • For Sale • 15 Comments
Seldom Seen Original: 1933 Willys Coupe
Rarity is a strange condition. Some items are rare because very few were produced. Some items are rare because they were poorly built and did not hold up as time passed. Others were used up and the remnants were… more»
Jul 25, 2024 • For Sale • 12 Comments
Off the Ground: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad
The 1955 to 1957 Chevrolets are referred to today as the “Tri-Fives” and they brought tremendous sales success to the GM division. But out of more than 4.5 million 150s, 210s, and Bel Airs assembled, a scant 22,000 Nomads… more»
Jul 25, 2024 • For Sale • 7 Comments
One-Owner Barn Find: 1966 Dodge Charger
We’ve recently seen a few promising First Generation Dodge Chargers cross our desks at Barn Finds, and this 1966 model stands out for several reasons. The first is that it is original and unmolested. The second is that it… more»
Jul 25, 2024 • For Sale • 12 Comments
Same Owner 20 Years: 1971 Plymouth Road Runner Project
Despite an all-new design in 1971, Plymouth Road Runner sales continued a decline that had started the year before. Reduced demand in 1970 could be attributed to it being a three-year-old design with light sheet metal changes, but the… more»
Jul 24, 2024 • For Sale • 21 Comments
Ever Seen One? 1947 Hudson Big Boy Pickup
Nash Motor Car Co. was one of the predecessors of American Motors. They merged with Nash-Kelvinator in 1954 to form AMC. But 15 years before that, they built a pickup truck named the Big Boy which would be called… more»
Jul 24, 2024 • Auctions • 12 Comments
BF Auction: 1985 Dodge 600 ES Turbo Convertible
Classics from the 1980s spent years primarily ignored, but they are finding favor as new enthusiasts view them as an affordable entry point into the ownership experience. That makes this 1985 Dodge 600 ES Turbo Convertible worth a close… more»
Jul 24, 2024 • For Sale • 24 Comments
Glamour Bird Barn Find: 1969 Thunderbird 429 V8
When the Thunderbird arrived, carving out the personal luxury car space, buyers flocked to place orders. Arriving with a V8 from the git-go, the T-Bird almost bumped the Corvette off the map. As the years passed, and generations of… more»
Jul 24, 2024 • For Sale • 20 Comments
Modified 426 Wedge V8! 1964 Dodge Polara 500
Dodge and Plymouth offered the Max Wedge V8 in their B-bodied intermediates from 1962 to 1964. The official name of the potent engine was Maximum Performance Wedge, also known as the Street Wedge. In lighter Mopars like the Belvedere… more»
Jul 23, 2024 • For Sale • 9 Comments
Same Owner Forty Years: 1948 Rover P3 Model 75
Rover’s story began like many a British maker – crafting bicycles and motorcycles starting in 1878. The company’s name was associated with “wandering”, and it chose a Viking longship as its emblem, symbolizing exploration. When the automobile market erupted… more»
Jul 23, 2024 • For Sale • 11 Comments
Oval Window Barn Find: 1956 Volkswagen Beetle
The VW Type 1 (or Beetle or Bug) is one of the most produced automobiles of all time. Between 1938 and 2003, worldwide production reached 21.5 million units. It takes a real Beetle expert to tell most Bugs from… more»
