Parts

Treasure Trove? Stash of Ford and GM Parts

More times than not, when you see a bunch of parts and components stored in a building, there is no rhyme or reason to what’s there or any organization to what you see. In short, you tend to find… more»

Body Not Included: 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Chassis

No doubt about it, this a weird one! I’ve written up cars without engines, and engines without cars, now I’ve got a chassis, and an engine, but no car! So, with no further delay, check this out, it’s a… more»

Huge Parts Collection! 1955-1957 Ford Thunderbird

It’s not exactly Amos Minter’s ’55-’57 Thunderbird restoration business, but it’s an impressive collection of Baby-Bird parts and partial cars, nevertheless. As the seller states, “Almost enough parts to complete several project cars“. That being the case, let’s see… more»

2 For 1 Deal: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro

The second-generation Chevy Camaro (1970-81) was still going strong in 1978, with more than 272,600 copies leaving GM factories. Much to my surprise, a significant number of them were still built with six-cylinder power. This car is one of… more»

Field of Dreams: Huge Montana Collection For Sale!

If you find yourself out roaming around anywhere near Great Falls, Montana, there’s a treasure trove of old cars, trucks, tractors, trailers, boats, toys and other assorted stuff to be found. It’s all for sale, including both restored and… more»

Shed Stored 25 Years: 1966 Cadillac DeVille Convertible

Beginning in the 1960s, the DeVille would become the volume production car for Cadillac for years to come. That would be especially true for the 1966 model year when the DeVille accounted for more than 70 percent of the… more»

Outdoor Find: 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback

Let’s say you’ve been looking for an early Mustang fastback to restore and you come across this one. Would you have the fortitude and budget to attempt a restoration, buy it for parts, or simply move on? That decision… more»

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»

Test Car? 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado

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»

Can You Identify This Vintage Intake?

As some of you are aware, we recently found and bought a Triumph TR3 barn find. Well, one of our readers in Southern Idaho saw our post about it and that we were wanting to find a hardtop for… more»

Package Deal: 1966 Datsun 1600 Roadster

The Datsun 1500/1600/2000 roadsters were a series of sports cars produced in Japan by Nissan in the 1960s. They would precede the famous Z-cars in the Fairlady line, going up against the likes of the MG, Triumph, Fiat and… more»

What To Do? NOS V-12 Diesel Tank Engines!

Barn Finds reader Shawn F. F. was kind enough to tip us off to this cache of brand new V-12 diesel engines that were originally intended as spares for Chinese-produced Type 59 tanks. They are listed for sale here… more»

Parts Cars? 2 Pontiac GTOs and 1 LeMans

If you’re a Pontiac fan and are looking for GTO or LeMans car or parts, a visit to Obion, Tennessee might be in order. There you’ll find together in one place a 1968 GTO, a 1970 LeMans and a… more»

Two Cars and More: 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS396

Chevrolet gave birth to the Super Sport in 1961 and it changed how many of their cars were sold going forward. In 1965, it got even better when the 396 cubic inch V8 started appearing in Chevy cars. The… more»

Mopars and Fords: Field of Cars and Trucks

In a field or yard in Sonoma, California, there’s an assortment of cars and trucks to be looked over. They’re mostly made by Chrysler, but not entirely. 12 vehicles are identified as for sale, but only one or two… more»

Corvette, Parts, And Tools Auction

Auctions can be a great place to find a deal! They can also be a place where “auction fever” gets the better of people and they end up overpaying for something. There’s an auction going on right now in… more»

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