The Mazda RX-7 was a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, rotary-engine sports car built in Japan from 1978 until 2002. All three of its generations used a compact, lightweight Wankel rotary engine with twin-turbo power coming along in the 1990s. This edition… more»
Project Cars
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One of 31 Made: 1989 Airstream 370LE
Projects are a funny thing. For some of us, a project may seem spendy if it requires more than a few trips to Autozone for parts; for others, the term “open checkbook” can take on shockingly literal meaning. Then… more»
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New England Project: 1972 Porsche 911 Targa
Boston, Massachusetts is not a place where you expect to find vintage project cars these days. Between a culture that seems to favor late model vehicles over vintage ones and a lack of a suitable place to park a… more»
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Battered and Bruised: 1973 Ford Bronco
It is common to see some pretty sad First Generation Ford Broncos cross our desks at Barn Finds, and some would appear to be a lost cause. If you gave this 1973 model a quick passing glance, it would… more»
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BF Auction: 1974 Jeep CJ-5 Renegade
When the Jeep CJ-5 hit the market in 1954 for the 1955 model year, nobody could have envisaged how resilient it would prove to be. So accomplished was it that it soldiered on against more modern opposition until the… more»
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1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Project
This 1972 Malibu purports to be a real-deal Super Sport. But there’s a lot of the key SS stuff missing, including the 402 (aka 396) V8, 4-speed transmission, and raised hood. The body is not without issues, as the… more»
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Outlaw Build? No Reserve 1976 Porsche 912
This 1976 Porsche 912 is a bit of an undertaking, and I’m a little surprised it’s taken this long for a project-grade car like this to come up for grabs. The reason is that so many 911s and 912s… more»
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Go Like Hell 2.0: 1965 Ford GT40 Kit
The story of Ford’s GT40 at LeMans is well documented in the book “Go Like Hell” and in the movie “Ford vs. Ferrari.” What the Ford Motor Company accomplished through sheer brute force and determination (along with a whole… more»
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Movie Star Land Rover 88
The Land Rovers I remember used to be Jeep-like vehicles – unlike the luxury SUVs you see today with that name on them. But you can still get one to go off-roading, but they aren’t cheap. It was almost… more»
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Gold Standard? 1954 Jaguar XK120
Looking like something Auric Goldfinger would drive, this 1954 Jaguar XK120 has a real attention-getting bearing about itself. Unfortunately, it’s static, and not running – well technically not stopping, but perhaps rejuvenation is not that far away. One of… more»
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Former Dirt Track Racer: 1969 Dodge Charger
We’ve recently seen a few former dirt track race cars appearing at Barn Finds, but few have been based on a car as desirable as this 1969 Dodge Charger. It seems to be a pretty solid beast, and its… more»
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BF Auction: 1956 Studebaker President
Automotive history is littered with manufacturers that collapsed for various reasons. For smaller American companies, the constant and unrelenting pressure from “The Big Three” sent many to the wall. One of the more notable was Studebaker. That was a… more»
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Red and Ready for Restoration: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
The definitive book on the birth of the C5 Corvette is titled “All Corvettes are Red.” While some form of red has been an option on nearly every Corvette model made, the color red was incredibly rare on 1953-1955… more»
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440 In Waiting! 1970 Dodge Dart
I consider fourth-gen Dodge Darts (’67-’76), like this 1970 example, to be unsung heroes. While I prefer the ’67-’69 version, there’s nothing wrong with a ’70 – they were lightweight, inexpensive powerhouse cars. Today’s find, a resident of Clarksville,… more»
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Three Windows, Original Condition: 1935 Ford 3 Window Coupe
In the collectible Flathead Ford market, one of the most desirable cars you can own is a 1935 or 1936 Ford 3-window coupe. In an interview with the American Hot Rod Foundation, recently deceased guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck declared… more»
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Early Build? 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible
Through the mid-1964 storied launch of the Mustang and the rest of the 1965 model year, Ford built more than 94,000 “pony car” convertibles. Most of them have since disappeared from our landscape except this one (which is not… more»
