Convertible, luxury car, or sports car? Or, all three? How do you define a Cadillac XLR, or how would you explain it to a Martian visiting the Earth to decipher American vehicles from the 2000s? The seller has this… more»
Survivor Cars
Not all barn finds are rusty! Here are the very best unrestored classics:
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A Cut Above: 1977 Cadillac Seville Renaissance Edition
Let’s add one more niche vehicle and another coach builder to our repertoire of obscurities: this 1977 Cadillac Seville was altered by A. H. Hotton Associates (AHA), originally headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Called the Renaissance, Hotton’s creation added… more»
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Original Size: 1977 Buick Regal Landau
The 1977 Buick Regal is one handsome car. Big, perhaps, but stylish. Downsizing, you Barn Finders likely know, came to American car manufacturers in this year, but starting with various lines’ full-size models. The Regal was still “old-sized.” The… more»
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Four-Speed Survivor: 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix
Claiming to be the first of anything is fraught with peril, but I imagine few will argue with the assertion that the four-seat Thunderbird created the personal luxury field in 1958. Sure, cars like the Continental Mark II of… more»
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A Real Survivor: 1979 Pontiac Tenth Anniversary Trans Am
Special edition and anniversary edition cars seem to be the most collectible models for many cars. Pontiac has produced several special editions from the 50th anniversary Limited Edition Trans Am in 1976 to celebrate Pontiac’s 50th year of production… more»
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Second Owner: $13,000 1972 Ford Maverick
Somehow, 53 years have trickled by, and I’m not sure how that happened. I seem to remember 1972 as if it were just yesterday. Well, maybe not that vividly, but I certainly remember parts of it. This 1972 Ford… more»
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Captive Import Survivor: 1977 Dodge Arrow
While Ford and General Motors rolled out their own subcompact cars in the 1970s, Chrysler opted for badge-engineered imports instead. One example was the Plymouth Arrow, which was a Japanese Mitsubishi Celeste in disguise, sold in Canada as the… more»
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Driver-Quality 327 V8: 1966 Rambler Ambassador
The Ambassador was American Motors’ fanciest passenger automobile from 1958 to 1974. In the first half of the 1960s, it was more like a swanky Classic that rode on a mid-size platform in 1963-64. But for 1965-66, AMC would… more»
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Quirky Survivor? 1961 Dodge Lancer 770
Dodge joined the hot U.S. compact car movement in 1961. While Ford, Chevrolet, and Plymouth all had fresh designs in 1960, Dodge had a quicker solution. Their entry was a badge-engineered version of Plymouth’s Valiant called the Lancer with… more»
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Sentimental Value: 1991 Cadillac Brougham
“My Dad’s car. He loved it. I hung on to it because of its sentimental value, but I do not really have the space for it in my garage,” is how the listing for this 1991 Cadillac Brougham opens…. more»
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Survivor Truck: 1975 Ford F-100 Custom, 79k Miles
By the mid-1970s, Ford’s F-Series trucks had already earned their reputation as dependable workhorses, but the sixth-generation models (1973–1979) brought a more refined design that balanced rugged utility with everyday usability. This 1975 Ford F-100 Custom, listed for sale… more»
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Restored Fleetline Series: Oliver Series 77 Orchard
Much as the pork industry used the slogan, The Other White Meat beginning in 1987, to tout its “healthy” white meat as compared to chicken, Oliver tractors are often considered the other green tractors. John Deere almost had a… more»
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Cheap Wheels Survivor: 1974 Ford Maverick
The Ford Maverick was the successor to the company’s first compact, the Falcon. As it had done with the Mustang, Falcon underpinnings were also under the new econobox, which debuted five years to the day after Ford’s pony car…. more»
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9,422 Original Miles: 1974 Pontiac Firebird
Pontiac produced 4 models of the 2nd generation Firebird that included the base Firebird, Esprit, Formula and Trans Am. Most of our articles are about the Formula or Trans Am but today we are looking at a 1974 Firebird… more»
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Big-Block Project: 1967 Mustang GTA 390 S-Code
Ford’s Mustang lineup was already a hit by 1967, but the GTA package gave buyers something a little extra. What you’re looking at here is a 1967 Mustang GTA 390 S-code project, a rare big-block car that still carries… more»
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Sitting 30 Years: 1955 Ford F-100
This 1955 Ford F-100 is said to have been sitting for over three decades and is 99% rust-free, and it looks it. If you don’t count surface rust, that is. The flattened left front fender is an interesting look,… more»
