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Real Barn Find: 1968 Oldsmobile 442 Project

1968 was a special time for the 4-4-2, as the car finally achieved its separate stand-alone model status instead of just being an option on the Cutlass, along with the body also getting a redesign this year.  The seller… more»

No Reserve 1963 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible

The Bonneville was Pontiac’s top-of-the-line auto for 1963, offering a luxurious package in both a 2 and 4-door model plus a station wagon, and these were back from the good old days when droptop availability wasn’t all that uncommon… more»

Former Farm Truck: 1936 International D-2 Pickup

International Harvester’s first light truck was not an International at all. It was a rebadged Willys-Overland C113. How did this happen?  The Great Depression made bedfellows of IH and Willys, as both were suffering the financial effects of a… more»

Two-Owner Muscle Car: 1970 Buick GS 455

Except for Cadillac, all of General Motors’ divisions offered a mid-size muscle car back in the day. Chevy had the SS 396/454, Pontiac the GTO, Oldsmobile the 442, and Buick the Gran Sport. New for 1970 in the Buick… more»

BF Auction: 1966 Volkswagen Beetle

UPDATE – The seller made some adjustments and the clutch noise went away so they have relisted the Beetle with a lower reserve! Being forced to part with a classic project due to circumstances beyond your control is a… more»

K-Code Project: 1965 Ford Mustang 289

Somebody’s got way, way too many cars to get to, including two K-code Mustang Coupes, so he’s willing to let this 1965 Mustang go for what is described as a reasonable price. If this no-engine, no-transmission project is up… more»

Limited Edition Garage Find: 1978 Chevrolet Corvette

The 1978 model year was the 25th anniversary of the Chevy Corvette. Not only did they build replicas of the ones that paced the field that year at the Indianapolis 500, but also a special edition as the 25th… more»

SSP Notchback: 1986 Ford Mustang LX

One of my favorite domestic muscle cars is a Fox body Ford Mustang with the Special Services Package, or SSP. It’s seriously cool for just being a police car that could be ordered with a 5-speed manual, but doubly… more»

Rare Roller: 1970 Pontiac GTO Convertible

The muscle car movement of the 1960s reached a plateau in 1970, including the Pontiac GTO. Sales were tapering off due to higher insurance premiums (and later, higher gas prices). Pontiac built fewer than 4,000 GTO convertibles that year,… more»

Worth Fixing? 1970 Dodge Coronet Project

In the late 1960s, the Dodge Coronet played second fiddle to the Charger. It was more pedestrian overall, though it was also a B-body intermediate, but without hidden headlights or a tunnel back roof. This 1970 Coronet is the… more»

Fairly Fast Field Find: 1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R

The seller mentions that they bought this 1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R a couple of years ago from someone who had it sitting out in a field for about five years. It’s been in this storage unit since the seller… more»

Distress Sale: 1959 MGA 1500 Roadster

I prefer to watch movies at night rather than stretching my mind into a writing assignment, but when this 1959 MGA 1500 showed up for sale on eBay, I had to forego Reacher to highlight this commendable little roadster…. more»

Upgraded V8: 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback

This 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback started life as meek and mild family transport, but a previous owner transformed it into something significantly more muscular. It involved body modifications and an engine upgrade, but it has fallen on hard times…. more»

New Under the Hood: 1970 Plymouth AAR ‘Cuda

The 1970 model year was perhaps the pinnacle of the muscle car movement. A lot of hot cars were around in those days, like the Pontiac GTO Judge or Chevelle SS 454. But we can’t forget the AAR ‘Cuda… more»

Stretch Limo Conversion: 1964 Pontiac Catalina

Several well-known coachbuilders have been creating ambulances, hearses, and limousines for the last hundred or so years. One of them is Armbruster- Stageway, which originated in 1887. Usually, they begin with a luxury sedan or station wagon and go… more»

1 Of 2: 1963 Ford Thunderbird Italien Fastback Concept

If you’ve been in the market for a rare or unusual Ford Thunderbird to take on as a project, this one will satisfy both objectives as it’s only the second and final example ever produced.  What we’re seeing here… more»