From 1959 until the mid-1970s, the Bel Air was Chevrolet’s mid-range full-size car. A variety of body styles were offered, including a station wagon like the seller’s 1964 edition. It looks to be a good, used, and surviving vehicle… more»
Survivor Cars
Not all barn finds are rusty! Here are the very best unrestored classics:
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Pro-Built 455: 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30
GTO, Boss 429, GTX, SS 396, ZL1. To the uninitiated, that sentence is little more than an alphabet soup of letters and numbers. However, for classic car enthusiasts, it represents some of the most desirable high-performance cars to emerge… more»
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Survivor Truck: 1988 Dodge D150 Prospector
On occasion, the surrounding environment that a vehicle is parked in is almost as distracting as the car itself. In this case, it’s a good thing, because the hangar that this sparkling clean 1988 Dodge D150 is parked in… more»
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Senior Sedan: 1955 Packard Patrician
After Packard’s 1954 merger with Studebaker, the financial ramifications of this fusion began trickling into Dick Teague’s styling department: as the combined company continued to lose ground in the market, Teague was pressed to come up with something out… more»
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Highly Original: 1955 Chevrolet Delray Club Coupe
I read an interesting statistic while researching this article. Model year 1955 was, of course, hugely successful for the Bowtie. In fact, 44 percent of low-price passenger cars sold were Chevrolets. And, get this, 24 percent of all new… more»
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Short Bed Survivor: 1973 Toyota Hilux Pickup
Is there anything more charming than a simple, light-duty pickup? It has the same qualities you look for, in, say a Labrador: loyal, easy to live with, and ready to work at a moment’s notice. The first-generation Toyota Hilux… more»
Tunnels-‘R-Us: 1988 Allied Auto-Bore 48
We’re not even going to pretend anyone will buy this Allied Auto-Bore 48 horizontal earth boring machine advertised here at Machinery Trader, for $48,500. (On the off chance you do need to bore a conduit, this little number runs… more»
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All Original 1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 350/4-Speed
By 1970, it became clear to many pundits that if future emissions regulations didn’t kill the muscle car, high insurance rates would. Therefore, in an effort to cater to those who wanted something fun and fast but couldn’t afford… more»
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Original Owner E21: 1981 BMW 320i
When vehicles are in pristine condition but not necessarily remarkable, it creates a very real paradox: a car that has been exceedingly well-preserved and clearly cared for deserve our admiration, but can we justify opening our wallets a bit… more»
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One Year Only: 1960 Frontenac Falcon
Growing up a couple of hours from the Canadian border isn’t really as close as a lot of you were to our friends to the north. Some of you were actually born in Canada and still live there, and… more»
BF Exclusive: 1994 Buick Roadmaster Sedan
UPDATE – The seller has reduced their asking price to $8,500 with the 18″ wheels and tires, or $7,200 for the car with just the original wheels. If you’ve ever believed that full-size American sedans quietly peaked in the… more»
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Garage Queen? 1959 Edsel Ranger
Anyone familiar with 1950s automobilia knows the ill-fated story of the Edsel. It was Ford’s big 1958-60 market miscalculation that ended up costing them hundreds of millions of dollars. The Edsel arrived in 1958 as a new FOMOCO division,… more»
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5,000-lb. Drop-Top: 1974 Cadillac Eldorado
The Eldorado was Cadillac’s personal luxury car for decades. Its redesign in 1971 made it the longest and heaviest ever, and it would retain its girth through 1978, even though other GM cars had already been rightsized for better… more»
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One-Owner Survivor: 1973 Fiat 124 Coupe
Survivor-grade European classics can be hard to find, especially examples that have remained with one owner and avoided a full restoration. This 1973 Fiat 124 Coupe checks those boxes, showing 60,895 miles and offered with a clean title. Listed… more»
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Back In Black: 1974 Chevrolet C-30 Dually
I’m glad this 1974 Chevrolet C-30 Dually pickup isn’t “murdered out.” I’m just about filled to the brim with reality show-wannabe everything-is-black vehicles, right down to illegal window tint that nobody cares about enforcing anymore. Well done, seller. It’s… more»
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9,827 Original Miles: 1979 Mercury Cougar XR-7
It’s not a super rare occasion that a low-mileage “Luxury Liner” from the 1970’s pops up for sale here on Barn Finds. They usually fall into the Cadillac Eldorado, Lincoln Mark IV, or Buick Riviera category…an expensive luxury car… more»
