In the 1960s, before the dawn of the age of the aluminum skinned boxes on truck chassis, there were a number of interesting motorhomes. Chinook was one of the earliest builders of RVs, beginning as Mair & Son in… more»
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Rise of the Flight Tugs: 1986 Jeep CJ
From fire trucks to luggage carriers to moving staircases, a modern airport is full of interesting and useful vehicles. What might surprise you is that at some point, the classic Jeep Wrangler was running around the tarmac hauling aircraft… more»
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The Perfect Use For A TR7!
Triumph thought they were creating the sports car of the future, but in reality they had built what would become one of Britain’s most maligned creations. Even TR faithful regularly turn their backs on the poor TR7. It wasn’t… more»
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Backyard Barris: Corvair Claymobile
Do you fancy yourself the next George Barris? Do you have access to a sawzall, torch and copious amounts of bondo? Then you might be ready to begin selling your creations for massive profit, just like this custom Chevy… more»
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The Next Big Thing: 1959 King Midget
Well, maybe this particular car isn’t the next big thing, but I predict that small, relatively inexpensive cars like this will be big in the collector car market in the coming years. This 1959 King Midget, found on eBay, wouldn’t be… more»
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Righty-Tighty: 1990 Subaru Rex
The photos must be in backwards, the steering wheel looks like it’s on the right side!.. (crickets). I have to admit that I’ve never driven a vehicle with the steering wheel on the right-hand side, but it’s about time that… more»
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Van In Black: 1947 Linn Step Van
The Linn Trailer Company, founded in 1929 by Holman Harry Linn had an interesting history that began with the “U-Can-Back” one wheel trailers. Along the way, the company built many configurations of trailers and vans, including motor homes and the… more»
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The Very First TR: Triumph TRX Prototype Find
When Walter Belgrove, the Standard-Triumph chief stylist in the early 1950’s, designed the original replacement for the Triumph 1800/2000 Roadster, his first attempt looked very different from the TR2 that was eventually put into production. With hidden headlamps, compound… more»
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Four 4-Cylinder 4X4s: Suzuki X-90 Collection
In the spirit of full disclosure: one of the Suzuki X-90s for sale in this lot is actually 2-wheel drive, but using a little poetic license this seller does actually have at least four 4×4 X-90s shown here in the photo. Speaking… more»
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The Wide One: 1977 AMC Pacer DL
I loved these cars as a kid, and I still do. I used to spend time drawing my favorite vehicles in a sketchpad when I probably should have been concentrating on my homework, and the Pacer was one car that… more»
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Designer XT: 1994 Subaru SVX
Barn Finds writer, Jeff, wrote about a couple of Subaru XTs at the end of February that looked very promising. The front-drive XT is still available but the sweet, black, AWD XT6 is long gone, unfortunately. This 1994 Subaru… more»
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All Grunt, No Glory: 1966 Arctic Cat Cub
Look what Bob G found for us listed on eBay. It’s in Salem, Oregon and the bidding is under $700 with 4 days left. Choices were limited before the coming of the ATV if you needed to haul stuff… more»
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Cop Package: 1985 Volvo 240 Police Car
“It’s got a cop motor…cop suspension…” Those words are forever immortalized in many a gearhead’s mind after watching the original Blues Brothers movie. From that point on, we’ve always been fascinated by the notion that some huge, domestic sedan came with a… more»
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Strangest Bike Ever: 1960 Velocette LE
This has got to be one of the strangest bikes ever! I thought I knew a thing or two about motorcycles having ridden everything from a “Montessa Mangusta” to two-wheel-drive Goats, but these are really different. The engine is… more»
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Ready For Retribution: Monster Model T Truck
Yesterday, the doorbell rang. It was my neighbor and he was there to inform that he had just ran his truck right into the back of my Spitfire. My neighbor’s truck isn’t just any old pickup though. It has… more»
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Our Own Family Truckster!
We are still busy going through all the applications sent in for new writers, but wanted to share this story which sent in from Brian U. Brian is into all sorts of cars and is on the Operating Committee… more»
