Whenever the name Matador is used in automotive terminology, I typically think of the AMC cars from the seventies, specifically those oddly-shaped but loveable 2-door coupes from the second generation. However, more than a decade before the American Motors… more»
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Highly Original with 32k Miles: 1952 Plymouth Cambridge Club Coupe
Okay all you fans of highly original, low mileage, unmolested time capsule cars with great patina, here’s a 1952 Plymouth Cambridge Club Coupe for your consideration. The seller uses all-caps and exclamation points to let prospective buyers know that… more»
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Straight-8 Survivor: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Introduced in 1949, the Chieftain and Streamliner were Pontiac’s first all-new cars since before World War II. The Chieftain would eventually become the GM division’s entry-level automobile and remain in the mix through 1958. This 1951 edition, in a… more»
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Glass Roof Barn Find! 1954 Ford Crestline Skyliner
The restyled 1955 Ford gets a lot more attention than the 1954 Ford and rightfully so. But, the 54’s, which represented the last year of the ’52-’54 Shoebox 2.0 styling, are good-looking cars that offered a glimpse of what… more»
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Stored 30 Years: 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
The Corvette has remained a staple of the Chevrolet model range for over seven decades, and it would be hard to picture a dealership that didn’t stock a Corvette today. It has enjoyed a long and successful run, and… more»
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Customized In ’78: 1976 Pontiac Trans Am 4-Speed
The mid 1970’s saw car after car get ravaged by emissions and gas mileage considerations. The victim was power. However, Pontiac was still building excitement and doing their best, even with both hands tied behind their back. The base… more»
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Easy Revival: 1957 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer
The Custom Royal enjoyed a short run in the 1950s as Dodge’s range-topping model. It is a prime example of Virgil Exner’s “forward look” design philosophy, a styling trend that forever changed American automotive design. Cars no longer needed… more»
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Tri-Power Project: 1965 Pontiac GTO
The GTO remained part of Pontiac’s LeMans range in 1965 but did not receive standalone model status until the following year. That makes our feature car one of the last of that breed, and the first owner’s decision to… more»
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Stash Of Over 20 Classic Chevrolets For Sale
When you run across a car collection, you’ll find that it often focuses on a type of car, a particular brand, or even a specific model. In the case of this assortment in Gretna, Nebraska, it’s comprised of 1961… more»
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Wrecked 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback
Before this 1965 Ford Mustang got into a rather nasty accident, it was probably a sharp-looking ride. Someone had fixed it up like something of a Shelby GT350 tribute, though the colors are wrong and the drivetrain was once… more»
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Dual Quad Project: 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
With sales numbers for the C1 on the rise, Chevrolet took the don’t fix it if it’s not broken approach for the 1960 Corvette, as there weren’t many changes made from the previous year. For the first time, America’s… more»
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Pace Car Project: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS/RS
UPDATE 05/24/2024: Some classics are genuine mystery machines, which appears to be true with this 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS Pace Car Replica. We saw this classic last month, and its previous eBay listing indicates it sold for $25,100. That… more»
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Original Paint: 24k Mile 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
We are no strangers to low-mileage claims for classic cars at Barn Finds, and these must often be taken at face value. However, the stories of some cars make the claim plausible, even without documentary evidence. Such is the… more»
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Supercharged Beauty! 1963 Studebaker Avanti R2
The Avanti was supposed to be one of Studebaker’s savior vehicles in the 1960s. But it perhaps was too little too late and not enough could be built to prevent the company from moving auto production to Canada –… more»
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Numbers-Matching: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
In its early years, the Chevrolet Corvette had trouble developing a following. It wasn’t until a V8 engine became available that things began to change. Between 1953 and 1955, they only built 4,640 copies with a 6-cylinder engine and… more»
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FILA Edition: 1985 Ford Thunderbird
Despite my thinking that this Fila edition Ford Thunderbird had to be one of the most obscure special editions out there, there have been a few examples that have popped up in recent years in surprisingly intact condition. Russ… more»
