By then General Motors standards, the proposed Olds Toronado of the 1960s was just as much a design departure as the Chevy Corvair had been in the late 1950s. Instead of a rear-mounted air-cooled engine in a compact car,… more»
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Caddy Camper: 1957 Cadillac Series 62
Back in the 1950s and 1960s, it wasn’t unusual to see Cadillacs, Pontiacs and Oldsmobile’s converted for other uses. Like ambulances, hearses and even campers. This conversion looks like it may have gone through two iterations. Because of the… more»
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Barn Find Collection: Thunderbirds and Lincolns
Estate sales often turn up some interesting finds. In this case, an open garage that doesn’t look like its been touched in years – except to store a minimum of five and as many as seven old Ford Thunderbirds… more»
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Bill Blass Edition? 1979 Mercury Cougar XR-7
This one’s a head-scratcher. The seller has this one listed as a 1979 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Bill Blass Edition but I can’t find any information on there ever being a Bill Blass Edition Mercury Cougar. A Lincoln Mark V,… more»
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Independent Luxury! 1955 Packard 400 Hardtop
By 1955, Packard’s tagline of, “Ask the man who owns one” was getting harder to do. Packard’s days were numbered at this point and by 1955, they were in 14th place in the domestic auto sales wars. But in… more»
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Stalled Project: 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix
The Grand Prix represented Pontiac’s gateway into the personal luxury segment, but one with some punch. It joined the Pontiac line-up in 1962 as a performance-oriented replacement for the Ventura. It was essentially a Catalina coupe with a limited… more»
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20 Years in a Shed: 1983 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
How the mighty have fallen. To think, this 1983 Cadillac Coupe DeVille was a big-ticket purchase for the original buyer when it was new, and now it’s been sitting in the dirt in a Georgia shed for the last… more»
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Dual Quads! 1964 Buick Riviera Wildcat
Some would say that Bill Mitchell’s penned 1963 Riviera was Buick at its best. It’s arguable but the Riviera was a notable departure from traditional Buick two-door hardtops and captured the imagination of 40K buyers that initial year who… more»
Exclusive Followup! 1956 Derham Continental
Once published, BarnFinds features sometimes take on a life of their own, with readers contributing amazing personal stories and first-hand technical details that turn a “what if?” reckoning of a car for sale into an entertaining and fact-filled point… more»
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Backyard Find: 1979 Avanti II Coupe
Every car enthusiast I know would be completely OK with a backyard that looked like the one this 1979 Avanti II is parked in. The seller is in Florida and has numerous vehicles under cover in what looks like… more»
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Clown Car Conversion: Jaguar XJ6 Prototype
The world of custom clown cars is a strange one, but it’s typically reserved for Cadillac Sevilles. This time, a 1986 Jaguar XJ6 decided to get into the mix, and someone chopped a four door down to two very… more»
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T-Top Cruiser: 1978 Dodge Magnum GT
I had almost forgotten that the Dodge Magnum offered a GT model until I saw this car. Instead of going into a Dodge dealer and buying a 4 cylinder import with Challenger, a buyer could opt for this big… more»
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Real Alpina? 1986 BMW 528E
This 1986 BMW 528e is an unusual assortment of parts, featuring some very desirable period-correct upgrades. However, the seller calls it an “Alpina Package” car, which raises some questions about what we’re actually looking at here. Alpina is BMW’s… more»
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33K Miles! 1987 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
The sixth-generation Cadillac DeVille was quite different in that it was now based on GM’s front-wheel-drive C-body platform and they were about two feet shorter than the previous generation DeVilles were. This beautifully-preserved time capsule is a 1987 Cadillac… more»
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Diesel Survivor: 1983 Mercedes-Benz 300SD
The Mercedes-Benz W126 chassis is a masterpiece of over-engineering, and has long been looked at as a benchmark for 1980s luxury sedans. Despite these credentials, they’re not worth a whole lot today, largely because they get driven into the… more»
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67 Mile Time Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
1976 was the last year for General Motors’ full-size cars before the downsizing began. In light of fuel shortages and higher gas prices, it was inevitable that automobiles would have to become efficient. The 1976 Cadillacs were the biggest… more»
