The Chevelle SS 396 was one of the hottest muscle cars in the genre’s heyday. It was so popular that at one time (1966-68) it was a series of its own rather than an option on Chevy’s mid-size Malibu…. more»
Barn Finds
Happy Trails! 1954 Roy Rogers “Nelly Belle” Pedal Car

On the long and winding road to stardom, Roy Rogers moved from Ohio, changed his name (from Leonard Franklin Slye), shifted from singing to radio and movies to television, and met countless would-be stars with similar aspirations. One of… more»
Parked Since ’84: 1967 Ford Mustang

One of the battles when assessing an older classic project candidate to park in your garage is finding one where rust hasn’t progressed to a point where it compromises financial viability. However, that isn’t an issue with this 1967… more»
True Barn Find: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza

The Corvair was Chevrolet’s first compact car. Introduced in 1960, it went down the path less traveled by Detroit automakers. It used an air-cooled engine mounted in the rear, much like the Volkswagen Beetle. About 1.8 million were produced… more»
Rare Muscle Truck: 1979 Dodge Warlock

The Warlock was one of the special edition pickups built by Dodge in the late 1970s. The idea was to create a more muscular image for Dodge in the truck business, which was generally populated by purely utilitarian vehicles…. more»
Basement Find: 1969 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500

At Barn Finds, we are all about finding desirable classics hidden in barns and sheds, but those unearthed in basements are less common. We’ve seen a few, but this 1969 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 is among the best. It… more»
Award-Winning Original?: 1966 Ford Mustang

In only its second full year, more than 607,000 Mustangs were sold by Ford in 1966. And many of them were like this nice example, sporting a 200 cubic inch inline-6 with a 3-speed manual transmission (floor-shifted, of course)…. more»
Drop-Top Project: 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass S

The second-generation Oldsmobile Cutlass as a mid-size car was built from 1968 to 1972. While the F85 was still the entry-level model, the Cutlass S was sandwiched below the Cutlass Supreme and 4-4-2. This 1968 Cutlass S is a… more»
Fifties Hot Rod Stored 52 Years: 1933 Ford Five Window Coupe

You could argue that many of us frequent Barn Finds because the vehicles here remind us of our past and the fondness that hindsight bestows upon our memories. The sad thing is that as much as we would like… more»
V8 Drop-Top Project: 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS

The Chevrolet Impala was hands-down the best-selling full-sized automobile in the U.S. in the 1960s. Demand was aided by the Super Sport edition, which debuted in 1961 and continued throughout the decade. Convertibles were built in smaller numbers than… more»
Rumble Seat! 1933 Buick 56-S Sport Coupe

Buyers were slowly coming back to new automobiles in 1933 (after the Great Depression), and Buick offered no less than 20 models/body styles. One was the Series 56-S Sport Coupe which this auto appears to be from the photos…. more»
Suicide Doors! 1965 Citroën 2CV Stored 15 Years

The Citroën 2CV is one of those European economy cars that most Americans have never seen in person. But they were plentiful in many movies filmed in France. More than 3.8 million of them were built over 42 years… more»
Buried Alive: 1962 MG MGA Mk II

The MGA was a successful sports car built by MG between 1955 and 1962. Several variants were produced including this Mk II from 1962 (total production exceeded 101,000 units). This example is a project covered up by its parts… more»
Buried in the Barn: 1952 Plymouth Concord Fastback

Earlier in the week, I wrote a story about a 1935 Ford hidden in a garage for over 50 years. Another garage has been opened to reveal a very interesting fifties car along with just about everything you would… more»
Just Out of Storage: 1953 Willys Overland Station Wagon

In Witold Rybczynski’s new book The Driving Machine, he discusses the genesis of the Willys Overland station wagon, a very nice 1953 example of which is here on Facebook Marketplace in Grace Valley, California. After the complexity and maintenance-heavy… more»
1966 Buick Riviera Barn Find

The Buick Riviera was one of General Motors’ first personal luxury cars, hitting the scene in 1963. It would be a fixture for the balance of the century (except for 1994). The automobile got its first redesign in 1966… more»

