Most lists of top classic cars probably include the “Tri-Five” Chevrolets from 1955 to 1957. Besides being winners from a styling point of view, they heralded Chevy’s first V8 engine since 1918. The Bel Air was the top series… more»
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Name Lost to History: 1925 Rickenbacker Sedan
Once upon a time, Americans were encouraged to dream big, go on adventures, and take risks. While we have become a society that has become adverse to those things, in the early 20th century, this was the goal of… more»
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1968 Ford Torino GT Barn Find
Ford revamped its mid-size lineup in 1968, adding the Torino nameplate to the mix. Now the top moniker for Ford intermediates, Torino took leading honors over the Fairlane. The Torino GT was the sportier version that came with a V8… more»
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Ambulance Roller: 1958 Miller-Meteor Cadillac
With roots dating to the 19th Century, Miller-Meteor had become the largest supplier of ambulances and hearses by the 1960s. They worked exclusively with chassis supplied by Cadillac, but when those cars were downsized in the late 1970s, that… more»
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See-Thru Roof: 1954 Mercury Monterey Sun Valley
In 1954 and 1955, FoMoCo offered two products as a hardtop with a transparent roof. In ’54, there were the Ford Crestline Crown Victoria Skyliner and Mercury Monterey Sun Valley (in ’55, the Sun Valley was based on the… more»
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17K-Mile Barn Find: 1993 Dodge Dakota Sport 4×4
Looking appropriately Barn Find’y, the seller lists this 1993 Dodge Dakota Sport 4×4 pickup as an actual barn find. That’s all they say about it, their description doesn’t give any ownership history, although clicking on the vehicle history report… more»
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Half-Buried: 1967 Dodge A-100 Van
The Dodge A-100 (and A-108 with a longer wheelbase) was a “cabover” panel van built by Chrysler from 1964 to 1970. Next to the VW van, it may have been the most popular of its kind in the 1970s… more»
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Retro Roadster: Panther Lima Turbo
Before researching this tip sent over by T.J., I had never heard of Panther Westwinds and its predilection for creating retro-classic fiberglass roadsters. The company was founded in Britain in 1972 by Robert Jankel, who trained as an engineer…. more»
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Two-Owner Barn Find: 1968 Ford Fairlane 500
While the Ford Fairlane first launched in the 1950s, it was a mid-size car from 1962 to 1970. It was joined by the Torino nameplate in 1968, which would quickly take over the series. This ‘68 Fairlane 500 2-door… more»
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Dusty and Crusty: 1979 Pontiac Trans Am
Pontiac reached the height of production for the Firebird and Trans Am in 1979. Pontiac built over 211,000 Firebirds and over 117,000 Trans Ams that year. This 1979 Pontiac Trans Am is being sold by a dealer in Greenfield,… more»
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Stored 30 Years: 1971 Pontiac Trans Am 455 HO
Muscle car buyers in the sixties and seventies often had to spend time doing some homework before visiting the dealer of their choice, as many models offered a fine variety of engine options to pick from. However, the only… more»
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One-Owner Garage Find: 1953 Studebaker Commander Coupe
I like my neighbors (well, some of them), but none of them have a ’53 Studebaker Commander socked away in their garage; if they did, I’d like them more. The eBay seller of this one casually mentions that it… more»
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Rare Rusty Oldsmobile Project: 1974 Hurst/Olds
The Hurst/Olds was a collaboration between Oldsmobile and Hurst Performance. They were built sporadically between 1968 and 1984, based on the then-current mid-size Cutlass. The 1974 edition saw only 1,800 copies made and used the Colonnade body design employed… more»
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Gold Duster: 1973 Plymouth Slant-Six Barn Find
The Plymouth Duster was one of the most popular compacts of the 1970s. Launched as the 1960s was on the way out, the Duster was a sporty variant of the Valiant with its own sheet metal back of the… more»
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Ambitious Project: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
General Motors introduced a third tier of automobiles in 1964, the intermediate. In Chevrolet’s case, it was the mid-size Chevelle that was sandwiched between the compacts Chevy II and Corvair and the full-size Impala, et al. It would quickly… more»
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Leave It Alone: 1934 Ford Five Window Coupe
The inevitable yin and yang of this hobby always boils down to either restoring a car to match how it left the factory or modifying it. Whenever one of us at Barn Finds writes up a car like this… more»
