Considering the popularity of these cars today, it’s hard to believe the Corvette was a late bloomer in the 1950s. After less than 5,000 units were built from 1953-55, the Chevy sports car was in danger of cancellation. But… more»
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2004 BMW M3 In The Barn
Modern-day barn finds don’t come up all that often, but when they do, it’s always interesting to see what caused a car that is otherwise still on the road turn up in a barn covered in dust. That’s exactly… more»
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Real 1957 Lotus Eleven Club!
If you’ve never experienced a Lotus, you are missing out on one of the automotive world’s truly special driving experiences. They aren’t the fastest cars ever built, but their simplicity and lightness make for some incredibly fun driving. Of… more»
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1 of 44: 1992 Panoz Roadster
Panoz is a brand most of us don’t think of often, but they’ve been building some pretty radical cars for the last 30 years. Their first model was this Roadster, introduced in 1992, which means this is a first-year… more»
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Cheaper than a Bugatti: Triumph Boat Tail Speedster
Home-built projects like these are always so tantalizing, largely because you know if you own it, no one else will have anything like it on the road. Of course, it also means the quality of the product is up… more»
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One Family Sports Car: 1961 MGA Mark II
The MGA was a British roadster-style sports car produced by MG from 1955-62. As was the case with most English cars like this, the vast majority were exported to the U.S. and beyond. This ’61 MGA has been in… more»
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Container Find: 1958 Jaguar XK150S Roadster
Tucked away in a back yard somewhere lies a forgotten shipping container. Your acquaintance, the new owner of the property, knows you’re a car person, and he suspects that there’s an old junker inside. For him, it’s an asset… more»
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Rare Twin Turbo: 1989 Callaway Corvette
This is the sort of collector car I simply don’t expect to see on craigslist. It’s a claimed real-deal Callaway Twin-Turbo Chevrolet Corvette, which is apparently one of just 67 examples made that year. The Callaway was the epitome… more»
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Rare Karmann Notchback: 1962 Porsche Super 90
There’s no getting around it, this 1962 Porsche 356 B is hardly a barn find, nor is it a field wreck as are so many of the auto topics that I’m drawn to. This Porsche is pristine and is… more»
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35 Years In Storage: 1956 Jaguar XK140 MC Roadster
Here’s a desirable one. It’s only the second 1956 Jaguar XK140 MC Roadster featured here on Barn Finds in the past decade, and it looks like a solid candidate for restoration. This top-of-the-line Jag has been mothballed and… more»
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Stored 32 Years: 1974 Datsun 260Z
The 260Z is the sometimes-forgotten evolution of the original Datsun 240Z, a popular Japanese sports car. It was produced for only 18 months in 1973-74 before being replaced by the 280Z. They can usually be identified because of their… more»
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Former Race Car: 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevy Corvette got off to a rocky start, selling just 300 cars in 1953, its first year. When just 700 units were built in 1955, it looked like the sports car might be doomed. But a restyle in… more»
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One-Owner 1976 Ferrari 308 GTB
Selling a classic car due to health issues is never an easy choice. This is especially true when the vehicle in question has been in the owner’s possession for more than four decades. That is the case with this… more»
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Turbo Terrific: 1990 Dodge Daytona Shelby
For those who lived through them, the 1970s and 1980s were a pretty awful time if you were passionate about performance cars. Tightening emission regulations strangled any normally aspirated internal combustion engines, so manufacturers had to look further afield… more»
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1 Of 25: Porsche-Powered 1958 Alken D2
The VW Alken was developed by a group of aerospace engineers using a VW chassis. Maybe 25 of the cars were built and they played a PR role in the launch of the Alken Corporation, focused on military aerospace… more»
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Sold As Is: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
And now for something from the, “What in the world happened?” department. For your review is a second-year 1954 Chevrolet Corvette that is claimed to be a “PROJECT CAR NEEDS WORK RESTORATION“. OK, nailed, that one, let’s see what’s… more»
