With it being Halloween season, how appropriate it is to feature a Frankenstein “creation” of sorts that’s straight out of a mad scientist’s garage/laboratory in Edselvania. When introduced for the 1958 model year, Edsel didn’t offer a retractable hardtop,… more»
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End Of The Line: 1957 Hudson Hornet Custom
The 1950s were a big decade for the domestic auto manufacturing industry. The Big Three were ascendant, and the independents sought shelter through mergers. Kaiser and Willys danced in ’53, the American Motors (AMC) combo of Hudson and Nash… more»
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BF Exclusive: 1987 Chevrolet Corvette
James Schefter’s book on the trials and tribulations of bringing the C5 Corvette to market might have been called All Corvettes Are Red, but if all Corvettes looked as good in yellow as this 1987 model, the C5’s predecessor, perhaps… more»
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Original Paint and Engine: 1976 Pontiac Trans Am
As the 1970’s moved forward, sales of the Pontiac Trans Am improved every year. In 1976, Pontiac was just starting to hit its stride and Trans Am sales were up by 70%. This is the first year Pontiac offered… more»
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GTO Powered: 1979 Pontiac Trans Am
This 1979 Pontiac Trans Am is for sale here on Craigslist in Smithfield, Kentucky near Louisville. The seller is asking $18,500 and the car has been posted for about a week. The original engine is long gone and in… more»
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One-Owner 1965 Rambler Ambassador Convertible
The other day, I was watching Tom Cotter’s Barn Find Hunter on YouTube, and Mr. Cotter (welcome back, welcome back…wrong spelling) and his son were touring a huge collection of cars that will be auctioned online over the course of… more»
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Mostly Restored: 1939 DeSoto Touring Sedan
It’s a dizzying array of domestic automobile marques that have disappeared in the time I’ve been on this planet. Some make sense, I suppose, with all of that “survival of the fittest” business, and what have you. Others seem… more»
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Time Machine! 1981 DeLorean DMC-12
In the automotive world, creating a clone can be as simple as replacing the stock emblems with a set of SS badges on the outside of a Nova, as I was guilty of in the eighties. However, some are… more»
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Ragtop Mopar: 1969 Dodge Dart Convertible
The photos of this car are downright confounding, as if getting close to it (and in frame) was somehow out of bounds. The images here are cropped to take out a lot of grass. But maybe the bad visuals… more»
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Solid Start: 1969 GMC ¾-Ton Pickup
Listed here on craigslist out of Hillsboro, Oregon, this 1969 GMC ¾-ton pickup looks like a great starting point for someone who wants a classic truck they can enjoy right away and improve over time. The seller says it… more»
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BF Auction: No Reserve 1969 MGB GT
Although MG was known primarily for its roadsters, there’s some evidence that they truly saw themselves as a company that wanted to make a good closed tourer. Their first real shot appeared as the beautiful MGA coupe, but its… more»
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Cheap Driver Or Restore: 1974 AMC Hornet
We’ve featured a couple of the more oddly-shaped AMC cars here on Barn Finds over the last couple of days, including a 1974 Gremlin and a 1975 Pacer. However, today’s auto is a bit more mainstream, at least in… more»
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Rust-Free California Car: 1965 Ford Falcon Futura Hardtop
I once read a Tom McCahill report of the 1963 Buick Wildcat in a road test compilation on Buicks, and he said something like this: with the introduction of the Riviera, those in the Wildcat camp must feel as… more»
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Exotic Wannabe: 1994 Lamborghini Diablo
The Lamborghini Diablo was my childhood dream car. I had the poster and it was my favorite to find while thumbing through duPont Registry at the newsstand. And I hate to admit it, I’ve even considered building a kit… more»
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Bargain 1989 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur?
Now here’s an intriguing prospect. For the price of a used Honda Accord, you can own a pretty nice 1989 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur (the long wheelbase version of the Silver Spirit). It’s offered for $8,500 on Craigslist in Woodland,… more»
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Solid and Mostly Original 1975 AMC Pacer
Yesterday, we featured a very nice 1973 Gremlin on the site, one of those quirky AMC offerings that’s aged well through the years. Perhaps even more of an oddity that followed from the brand was their Pacer, which was… more»
