Can the provenance of a car convince you to buy a make or model you might not otherwise consider? I will freely admit to being at least swayed by a car’s story if it’s in the general ballpark of… more»
Luxury Cars
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Luxurious One-Owner Wagon: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 300TE
One of the family-hauler designs I miss frequently spotting on the roads is the tried and true station wagon, with Mercedes-Benz being no stranger to this marketplace. The company produced its fair share of fine offerings over the years,… more»
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Understated Luxury: 1956 Continental Mark II
In contrast to the fireworks emanating from the studios of Virgil Exner over at Chrysler and Harley Earl at GM, Ford organized its Continental division in 1952 to produce an understated but exclusive car for a well-heeled few. The… more»
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One-Year-Only 1960 Dodge Matador Project
Whenever the name Matador is used in automotive terminology, I typically think of the AMC cars from the seventies, specifically those oddly-shaped but loveable 2-door coupes from the second generation. However, more than a decade before the American Motors… more»
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Supercharged Sedan: 1997 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi
When it comes to automobiles, it doesn’t take much to be remembered for one or two details that otherwise overshadow a wholly decent platform. That was certainly the case with the 1990s-era Pontiac Bonneville, which was a competent, comfortable… more»
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Left in the Shed: 1984 Maserati Biturbo
Many of us have had project cars we always intended to work on, but time and life have gotten in the way. Sometimes, it also seemingly make sense to pick up a car for cheap even with no direct… more»
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Open to Trades: 1955 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan
It is no secret that we are all big fans of Cadillacs here at Barn Finds. While our usual write-ups center around Cadillacs made in the sixties and seventies, every once in a while, we get the treat of… more»
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58k Original Miles: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car
This 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car has graced our streets for forty-five years but has only accumulated 58,000 miles during that time. That equates to under 1,300 miles per year, and it spends its downtime safely squirreled away in… more»
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Easy Revival: 1957 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer
The Custom Royal enjoyed a short run in the 1950s as Dodge’s range-topping model. It is a prime example of Virgil Exner’s “forward look” design philosophy, a styling trend that forever changed American automotive design. Cars no longer needed… more»
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Cheap Wheels: 1976 Chevrolet Nova Concours
The Chevy II/Nova was a long-running compact in the Chevrolet line-up (1962 through 1979). It was a “conventional” rear-wheel-drive vehicle with a water-cooled engine in the front (unlike the Chevy Corvair). The car was redesigned for the final time… more»
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Supercharged Beauty! 1963 Studebaker Avanti R2
The Avanti was supposed to be one of Studebaker’s savior vehicles in the 1960s. But it perhaps was too little too late and not enough could be built to prevent the company from moving auto production to Canada –… more»
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FILA Edition: 1985 Ford Thunderbird
Despite my thinking that this Fila edition Ford Thunderbird had to be one of the most obscure special editions out there, there have been a few examples that have popped up in recent years in surprisingly intact condition. Russ… more»
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1 of 1 Pearl Flax: 1992 Cadillac Allante
How do you make a car special? Well, you make only one of them. I like owning cars made in small batches, ideally with 3,000 or fewer examples made, but this Cadillac Allante takes it to a whole ‘nother… more»
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Impeccable 1939 Lincoln Zephyr V12 Coupe
The 1939 Lincoln Zephyr coupe is an art-deco masterpiece and a triumph of V-12 power and confidence in the run-up to World War II. The example here on eBay in Eagle, Idaho, appears to need nothing but a new… more»
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32k Original Miles: 1990 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a Super Coupe. Technically, since this 1990 Ford is a Thunderbird, it is also a bird. The Super Coupe was the badge’s high-performance offering, and this one is a… more»
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1 of 4 Estate Wagon? 1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud
Rolls-Royce has always signified the “lifestyles of the rich and famous” and the 1955 to 1966 Silver Cloud was no exception. Of 2,238 built across 12 years, 121 of them were turned over to custom coach builder H.J. Mulliner… more»
