The Siata Formichetta was a small van built in Spain in the 1960s. Though total production reached about 7,000 units, few if any of these transports are known to have made it to the U.S. This one is an… more»
Project Cars
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Stalled Project: 1957 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
This 1957 Mercedes-Benz 190SL is an unfinished project, but one that seems to benefit from having the hard work already completed. The 190SL has become a serious collector’s item over the last decade, and good ones bring very real… more»
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Parked for 25 Years: 1976 Chevrolet Corvette
This 1976 Chevrolet Corvette still looks sporting even after years of stagnation, which the seller estimates amounts to being parked for 25 years, and started regularly up until about eight years ago. Now, it sits near Lake Charles, Louisiana,… more»
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Affordable Soft Window: 1968 Porsche 912 Targa
It’s rare these days that we see what looks like a genuinely fair deal for an air-cooled Porsche. In this case, I think that’s what we’re looking at with this reasonably-priced 1968 Porsche 912 soft-window Targa. The car looks… more»
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Entry Level Project? 1956 Chevrolet Nomad
“HERE IS YOUR CHANGE TO GET AN ENTRY LEVEL 1956 CHEVROLET NOMAD” opines the seller of this 1956 Chevrolet Nomad project. I think I would be looking for a chance more than a change at this point but I… more»
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Import Fighter! 1970 AMC Gremlin
Chevy and Ford got into the subcompact game in 1971 with all-new cars, the Vega and Pinto, respectively. Chrysler went the route of rebadging imports from Europe and Japan. AMC, with its limited resources, went a different direction. They… more»
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350 V8 Running Project: 1970 Chevrolet Nova
In 1970, Chevy’s popular compact, the Nova, was in its ninth year of production. The first eight years would result in 1.7 million cars and ’70 would add another 300,000 copies to the tally. The seller’s Nova left the… more»
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Metalsmith Needed: 1961 Porsche 356 B
There’s a point in every project where we realize it may simply be too much work to justify. I had such an encounter recently with two projects I sold within a few weeks of each other, as one had… more»
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War-Era Project: 1940 Plymouth Road King
Even though automobile production wouldn’t be suspended until 1942 due to the war effort, materials and supplies were already getting hard to come by in 1940. That’s the year the seller’s Plymouth Road King was built, one of the… more»
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Evicted 15 Years Ago: 1949 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
The Coupe de Ville may be the most well-known Cadillac nameplate because it was part of their line-up for 57 years. The 1949 model was not only the first year produced but also the first Cadillac to have a… more»
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Room For Four! 1973 Lotus Elan +2/130
From 1962-75, Lotus Cars produced the Elan, a British-built rear-wheel-drive sports car. Beginning in 1967, they added a 2+2 version with a longer wheelbase and more passenger room to attract buyers with small children. This 1973 is one of… more»
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Woodie Wagon: 1950 Ford Country Squire
Wood-bodied station wagons were popular with the wealthy in the 1940s. But by the next decade, they had become too expensive to produce given their sales volumes. Ford built the last of its true “woodies” in 1948, but through… more»
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Original 326 HO: 1967 Pontiac Firebird
Occasionally a classic will appear on our desks here at Barn Finds, and we ponder what the car’s back story might have been. Such is the case with this 1967 Pontiac Firebird. It would have been a stunning car… more»
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Parked For 30 Years: 1965 Jaguar XKE Roadster
I admit it. The sight of a Jaguar XKE Roadster is enough to make me turn weak at the knees. While our feature car isn’t the ultimate version of the XKE, it is a highly desirable 1965 Series 1… more»
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More Photos Please! 1970 Mercury Cougar
The owner of this 1970 Mercury Cougar is a tease. He offers just enough photos of this classic to entice us but not enough to give us a clear overall view of its condition. What we see looks promising,… more»
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Supercharged Project! 1957 Packard Clipper
Both Packard Motor Car Co. and Studebaker Corp. were struggling in the early 1950s, so they merged in 1954 to form Studebaker-Packard Corp. Going into the deal, Packard had the stronger balance sheet and executive team, yet the Packard… more»
