“You never know what the future has in store for you.” That phrase best describes the mostly new Fords of 1941. Ford was on a roll in the early 1940s. The new 1939 Fords were a great improvement over… more»
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Possible Pig In A Poke: 1988 Mustang Convertible
Sometimes you just stumble on a great deal. Other times, you stumble on a great deal that turns out to be a real lesson from the P.T. Barnum School of Business. With this particular Mustang, I cannot tell what… more»
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Well Optioned and Rare: 1975 Pontiac Grand Am
Before “Driving Excitment” became a catchphrase and Pontiac started littering interiors with 300 buttons per steering wheel, the Grand Am looked like the car you see here – a 1975 model being sold as a hard-to-find example loaded up… more»
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Mining For Minors – 5 For $1,000!
There were over 1.3 million Morris Minors produced in the UK between 1948 and 1972, although relatively few found their way to the US. Unusually, this ad on craigslist in Morganton, North Carolina has five listed, all for the… more»
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27 Years Stored: 1980 Maserati Quattroporte
The Maserati Quattroporte sedan rarely appears as anything other than a non-running project. This 1980 model was apparently locked up in a Texas warehouse for the last 27 years, and while quite needy, there are also many decent parts… more»
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Cadillac of Toyotas: 1983 Toyota Cressida
While loved for its rear wheel drive configuration by the tuner crowd, Toyota’s Cressida sedan also provides a lens into the pre-Lexus era when Toyota made compelling luxury cars with big bodies and six cylinders. This 1983 example is… more»
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Wood Brothers Approved: 1968 Mercury Cyclone
Few traditions last in NASCAR. Drivers come and go. Teams get sold or go out of business. Cars change shape, and tracks get added and subtracted at the whims of the France family and Bruton Smith. However, one team… more»
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Column-Shift 1968 Dodge Charger Project
Although Chrysler has created many, many desirable products over the years, the Dodge Charger might perhaps have the largest cult following. This is partially due to productions such as The Dukes of Hazzard, Bullitt, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, and Christine, to name a… more»
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Tarp Find: 1958 Cadillac Deville
A tarp find is never is happy sight as a tarp doesn’t do a very good job of keeping water off of a car, and it tends to trap moisture against the car as well. Found as a decent… more»
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Cannot Rust: 1963 Winchester London Taxi
There have been several London taxis featured here on Barn Finds recently and here’s yet another, a fiberglass taxi. Wait, what, why fiberglass? London Taxis are very tightly regulated. They must be approved by the Public Carriage Office which requires… more»
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3-Fer Early Mustangs At No Reserve!
A realistic seller is selling these three early Mustang projects. Why do I call them realistic? Because all three cars are listed in the same auction here on eBay and the listing is starting at $100 with no reserve…. more»
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The Dude Abides: 1973 Ford Gran Torino
The phrase “cult classic” has often been overused to describe movies that nobody really likes, but somehow they linger in conversation among movie buffs for years. The Big Lebowski, however, is a movie that deserves its cult status among… more»
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Family Truckster: 1977 Chrysler Town and Country
This 5,200 pound beast represents the era of “they don’t build them like that anymore,” or does it? This 1977 Chrysler Town & Country hits the scales 100 lbs. lighter than a modern Chevrolet Tahoe, seats two more people (9… more»
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1 Of 295 Built: 1941 Lincoln Custom V12 Limousine
Looking rather like a ’40 Ford that swallowed a hippopotamus, this 1941 Lincoln Custom Limousine would have been quite a ride in the last days before Pearl Harbor changed everything. Production of this two-year model ended early in 1942…. more»
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In Sync: 1986 Volkswagen Quantum Syncro
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a fan of unusual options and configurations on vehicles. There are a few Holy Grail things that I like to have, not necessarily in any particular order and not necessarily having them… more»
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Soon To Be World’s Nicest? 1979 Dodge Colt
The Dodge Colt didn’t quite have the baggage that the Dodge Challenger did during its captive-import Mitsubishi era. Both were made as rebadged Mitsubishis, but the Dodge Challenger version came just a shop teacher’s handful of years (4) after… more»
