If the Avanti was Studebaker’s Holy Grail, then the Avanti’s own masterpiece was the supercharged 289 V8 that went into just 40% of the cars that were produced. The first Avanti rolled off the assembly line in mid-1962 and… more»
Luxury Cars
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Parked For 40 Years: 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V
Affordable classic luxury cars are getting harder to find, but that seems to be what is on offer with this 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V. It has been parked for 40-years, but it is a complete vehicle that shows… more»
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Barn Freed: 1948 Packard Deluxe Eight
The 1948 Packard sales brochure proclaims, “Excitingly new…Unmistakably Packard!” Compared to a ’47, yes, this ’48 is new. Excitingly? That’s up for debate I suppose. It actually has a bit of a Hudson Hornet “bathtub” vibe going on. Listed… more»
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Solid Project: 1971 Dodge Charger SE
The Dodge Charger, along with the rest of Chrysler’s intermediates, got redesigned for 1971. The new, fuselage styling helped boost sales, which increased by 25% over the year before. This was also the year that the detuning process began… more»
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Running Project: 1964 Cadillac Sedan de Ville
Cadillac has always set the bar in the domestic luxury car field, and the competition was no less keen in the 1960s with Lincoln (Continental) and Chrysler (Imperial) in the 1960s. Technically known as the Series 62 through 1964,… more»
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Needs an Engine: 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix
No matter the make or model, finding a car like this gets every diehard gearhead excited. In fact, some of us (yes, I’m talking about me) suddenly become enthralled with the idea of owning and restoring a car we’ve… more»
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2003 Cadillac Seville STS With 10K Miles!
A 2003 Cadillac on Barn Finds, right? Right! It’s not a barn find and it’s not even that old, though at eighteen years of age it could be getting a little gray. So what gives? It’s a 10K mile… more»
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428 V8 Estate Car: 1966 Ford Thunderbird Convertible
1966 was a milestone year for the Ford T-Bird. It was the last year for both convertibles and unibody construction. The cars that followed would be bigger and closer to Lincoln in terms of size, style and function. But… more»
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V12 Barn Find! 1941 Lincoln Continental Mark I
This one had me at the first image of the engine! Yeah, it looks like a scary old Lincoln, the kind where you might be reluctant to open the trunk but once the hood was up and that flathead… more»
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Forest Find: 1957 Lincoln Premiere
Who remembers the Lincoln Futura concept car of the 1950s? If you were growing up a decade later, you might recall that it inspired the George Barris Batmobile from the 1960s TV show, Batman. And it also provided a… more»
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Corvette-Powered 1964 Citroen DS
By now, I’m sure you are all aware of the creation of Stellantis, the new holding company for what was FCA (Fiat Chrysler) and PSA (Peugeot/Citroen). Being old-school, I had a hang-up with trying to moosh Dodge/Ram, Chrysler, and… more»
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No Reserve Barn Find: 1973 Dodge Charger SE
It isn’t clear how long this 1973 Dodge Charger SE had been sitting in a Californian bar, but it was long enough for this one-owner classic to accumulate a heavy coating of dust. It has now been cleaned and… more»
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394 Rocket Power! 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire
How can you go wrong with a name like “Starfire”? Oldsmobile apparently thought it was a winner as they used it on three different series spanning the years, non contiguously, between 1954 and 1980. Today, we’re going to take… more»
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455 Powered: 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass
The fourth generation Oldsmobile Cutlass is known as the Colonnade body style based on the A-Body platform. This particular example is a 1975 model that is located in Austin, Texas. The car is black on black and equipped with… more»
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Clean California Classic! 1964 Buick Riviera
Many cars profiled here suffer pitiful neglect, rotting away for decades as their value and hopes of hitting the road again fade. This Buick tells a far more promising story! The 1964 Buick Riviera near Rancho Palos Verdes, California… more»
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One-Owner Barn Find: 1978 Ford Thunderbird
Who remembers 1978? I’m guessing that at least half of the Barn Finds family of readers were alive 42+ years ago, but how many of you were of driving age back then? This 1978 Ford Thunderbird is posted here… more»
