One of the horrors of this job is seeing how poor storage choices can accelerate the erosion of an otherwise restorable automobile. A perfect example would be this 1940 Buick Special Sport Phaeton for sale on eBay out of… more»
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Well-Preserved ’63 Corvette – Stored for 45 Years!
Fourty-five years in a barn has rarely treated a valuable classic so kindly as this 1963 Corvette convertible. A reader suggested we highlight the incredible barn find story of this little red Corvette originally told here on superchevy.com. As… more»
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Big Purple: 1937 Packard Super Eight Touring
This Packard is from a time of hand-built luxury. The age of automotive elegance pretty much ended, though, with the “Great Depression”. Most of the great names including Cord, Stutz, Duesenberg, and Pierce-Arrow failed and were gone by 1940. Without the resources of… more»
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Too Hot To Last: 1967 Mercury Park Lane Brougham
Look what Matt Williams found us this time! It’s big and red and comes with a cherry on top, or a gumball machine as some would say. And then there’s the patina, plus it’s smaller than a fire engine. Perhaps the… more»
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Parked 48 Years: 1942 Ford Standard Business Coupe
Carefully parked in clean and dry storage 48 years ago, this ’42 Ford Standard Business Coupe is a fabulous find that would clean up wonderfully. While this Ford is not a driver, the engine does turn over, and the… more»
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The Worst Is Over! 1968 Shelby GT500 Project
What’s wrong with this picture? A car without Flintstone floorboards or evidence of vermin or nut husks? Someone has clearly stolen all the “fun” by getting this 1968 Shelby Cobra GT500 in Trenton, New Jersey well on its way to… more»
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Elegant Potential! 1934 Packard Dietrich Victoria
Even though production moved to Detroit, Michigan soon after the dawn of the 20th Century, Packard tops my list of Ohio’s finest products, and the motorcars they produced in the 1920s and ’30s rate among the world’s finest horseless… more»
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A Bit Of Gold: 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger
Dodge had some interesting names for their Darts, possibly as the result of the 2 martini lunches popular at the time. Two-door hardtops were called “Swingers”, as in cool or hip. The Dodge version of the Plymouth Duster was going to… more»
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Golden Oldie: 1966 Oldsmobile Regal 98 Convertible
There was a time when luxury meant lots of options and the bigger the better. The Olds 98 Olds was the top Olds model for a long time, from 1940 to 1996. The 1966 Olds 98 is the eighth of… more»
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427-Powered Taxi: 1969 Chevrolet Corvette
With some exceptions, anything on a home or car can be repaired. That said, every day bulldozers and track hoes raze once-lovely houses to the ground, and every day good people give up on their once-beautiful automobiles and send… more»
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Affordable Mopar: 1950 Dodge Coronet
Tucked away for the better part of 20 years, this 2 door 1950 Dodge Coronet is a solid find that needs to be put back on the road. With little to no rust, and a lot of what could… more»
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Bring A Big Bin: 1969 Pontiac Firebird
How about a rust free 1969 Firebird with a 455 for $3,000? What’s the catch? First, I don’t believe the first generation Firebird had a 455 engine option. Next, you’ll have to clean out the seller’s garage. You get to… more»
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1 Of 8? 1964 Galaxie 427 Four-Speed Convertible
Upon hearing the phrase “427 Galaxie,” most enthusiasts picture a bare-bones “Custom” with a 410 horsepower Q-code 427 and a four-speed floor-shifter… your basic full-sized quarter-mile warrior. Forget that, because someone ordered this Q-code 1964 Ford Galaxie as a… more»
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Really Original? 1933 Pontiac Sedan
It’s hard to imagine when you look at this big boxy sedan, but the 1933 Pontiac design was described as being streamlined. The radiator has the “shovel” shape instead being flat, but other clues are not so obvious. Most… more»
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Big Block Sting! 1970 Chevrolet Camaro 454
Sometimes the “fatties and skinnies” look is all fake, a cosmetic forgery paired with an anemic stock engine, but this car’s 454 cubic inch Mark IV big block, beefy Turbo-Hydramatic 400 automatic transmission, and 12 bolt rear end with… more»
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Possible Fuelie? 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
This 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air is in unique condition. Many examples of these cars have been expertly restored, and it seems like ratty barn find 1957 Chevys have become more scarce as they increased in value. Somehow, this school… more»
