A few days ago, I mentioned making a trip down to a small nearby town here in Idaho to pick up a hardtop for our Triumph TR3, which you can read about here. Casey, the owner of the hardtop… more»
Muscle Cars
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Small Back Glass: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE
Dodge came late to the pony car party – some first years after the Ford Mustang first stirred the pot. The E-body Challenger was their entry, sharing a new body with the revamped Plymouth Barracuda (although no sheet metal… more»
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Original 4-Speed! 1973 Chevrolet Nova SS 350
I didn’t give a Chevy Nova SS a second glance back in ’73 because I felt that there was no more real Nova SS after 1972. Why? Because in ’73 the top available engine was no longer mandated, the… more»
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Muscle Project: 1970 Dodge Charger R/T 440 4-Speed
I always find it interesting how we will see only a trickle of certain classic cars here at Barn Finds, but suddenly the floodgates will open with a few real beauties popping out of the woodwork. That is the… more»
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Amazing 3,741 Mile 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra
It’s rare to see a true collector car with time-capsule mileage go up for grabs with no reserve on eBay, but this gorgeous 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra is clearly bucking that trend. With under 4,000 original miles and still… more»
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20k Original Miles? 1981 Pontiac Trans Am Turbo
This 1981 Pontiac Trans Am Turbo was supposedly parked with just 20,000 original miles on it, and left to stand outside ever since. Time has not been kind to it, as the bodywork suggests, but the seller indicates it… more»
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454-Powered! 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1973 ushered in the second generation of the Chevy Monte Carlo and the Colonnade era of styling for GM’s mid-size cars. Under the skin the Monte Carlo was based on a Chevelle and had one of the longest hoods… more»
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Uncommon Muscle: 1969 Ford XL GT 429
All hail the flying buttress roof! First (more than likely) employed by John Fitch on his 1965 Corvair Sprint, and then appearing, with reduced dimensions, on GM’s ’66 and ’67 A-Body intermediate cars. For ’68, this extended C- pillar… more»
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Worthwhile Project? 1969 Plymouth Road Runner
When the budget-minded Road Runner was conceived, Chrysler executives thought they might sell a few thousand a year. Not sure why they had that opinion given the success that Pontiac had with the early GTO. Instead, they sold 45,000… more»
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Only 40,000 Miles? 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger 340
It’s easy to see why people fell in love with the 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger 340. It offered buyers styling that was crisp and clean but still managed to look rugged and muscular. The V8 under the hood also… more»
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Last of the Breed: 1979 Pontiac Special Edition Trans Am
This 1979 Pontiac Trans Am was ordered with the Special Edition option. Some people call it the Smokey and the Bandit package but most Pontiac enthusiast call it a Y84 which is reference to the option code on the… more»
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Pro Street Swede: Supercharged V8 1986 Saab 900
As I have shared on occasion, I purchased a rare 1991 Saab 900 Turbo SE convertible wearing Monte Carlo Yellow paint last year. It’s still being worked on and has plenty of cosmetic needs to sort out, but it… more»
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Rebuildable? 1965 Chevelle Malibu Super Sport
This 1965 Chevelle Malibu SS looks like it was a pinball in a giant pinball machine. Whatever kind of accident it was in, the car has been damaged in all four corners, some points worse than others. This is… more»
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400 V8 4-Speed: 1965 Oldsmobile 4-4-2
Oldsmobile joined the mid-size muscle car movement in 1964 with the 4-4-2 (later abbreviated to 442). While there are other theories, the 4-4-2 name is said to have been derived from the car’s 4-barrel carburetor, 4-speed manual transmission, and… more»
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Forced Induction: 1981 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am
The 400 cubic inch Pontiac V8 was gone but the engineers at PMD were still trying to produce excitement. In the last two years of production for the second generation Trans Am, Pontiac offered a turbocharged V8 based on… more»
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Greenwood Kit: 1984 Chevrolet Corvette
When it comes to the C4 Corvette, spending as little as possible and still getting a somewhat interesting example is the name of the game. There’s no real reason, in my opinion, to buy a basic, automatic transmission-equipped C4… more»
