The Sunbeam Alpine was an English 2-seat sports car built on two occasions by Roots Group, from 1953 to 1955 and then from 1959 to 1968. The car may have become most visible to U.S. buyers from its appearance… more»
Sports Cars
May 4, 2024 • For Sale • 3 Comments
Shiro Special: 1988 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
One of my favorite 1980s Japanese cars is the one you’re looking at right here: the 1988 Nissan 300ZX Shiro Special. There was an interesting period among Japanese makes in the 80s where a certain color scheme became synonymous… more»
May 4, 2024 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Low Miles? 1994 Ferrari 348 Spider
This 1994 Ferrari 348 Spider here on eBay has come to market at the right time. These cars are rising in price, and this imperfect example can waft along on the uptrend. Bidding has reached $69,100. Ferrari introduced the… more»
May 3, 2024 • For Sale • 27 Comments
Original L76/4-Speed: 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Barn Find
It is a story almost as old as time itself. An enthusiast unearths a desirable classic hidden in a barn or a shed, and visions dance in their head as they imagine how it will look once returned to… more»
May 2, 2024 • For Sale • 8 Comments
Cheap Wheels: 1980 Triumph TR7 Project
The TR7 was the wedged-shaped sports car built by Triumph from 1975 to 1981. The advertising manta was “the shape of things to come” and the car sold well, though it had the kind of quality problems often associated… more»
May 2, 2024 • For Sale • 8 Comments
America’s First Sports Car? 1951 Crosley Super Sport
Powel Crosley – inventor, entrepreneur, and owner of the Cincinnati Reds major league baseball team – desperately wanted to become an auto manufacturer. He had worked at a dealership selling cars, attempted to establish a factory to assemble other… more»
May 2, 2024 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Recently Revived 1991 Mazda Miata SE
Many Miata buyers are fixated on the first-year 1990s, but the 1991s are pretty much the same thing, but with some incremental improvements. What we have here in Harrisonburg, Virginia on eBay is a 1991 car recently resurrected after… more»
May 1, 2024 • Auctions • 18 Comments
BF Auction: 1979 MGB Roadster
While working on one of the BF Projects outside Barn Finds HQ, a tidy-looking MGB pulled up a while back. The young guy who jumped out of it introduced himself and expressed curiosity about what I was working on…. more»
May 1, 2024 • For Sale • 36 Comments
Baby Bentley: 1937 Austin 7 Nippy Roadster
The Nippy was a 2-seat roadster based on the Austin 7 (or Seven), built in England between 1934/35 and 1937. Production numbers were low, so the quantity of survivors today can’t be large. Due to their low weight and… more»
May 1, 2024 • For Sale • 12 Comments
Recently Revived: 1976 Datsun 280Z
Datsun always claimed that it didn’t draw inspiration from the Jaguar E-Type when designing its iconic 240Z and its successors, but few believed that. From the long nose hiding a six-cylinder engine to the rear hatch, the similarities are… more»
Apr 30, 2024 • For Sale • 15 Comments
Lotus Twin Cam: 1973 Jensen-Healey Roadster
The Jensen-Healey was a collaborative effort between Jensen Motors and Donald Healey after production of the Austin-Healey 3000 had ended. Healey provided the bodies, and Jensen assembled them. These luxury sports cars were on the market from 1972 to… more»
Apr 30, 2024 • For Sale • 27 Comments
39K Mile 1984 Pontiac Fiero 2M4
Regarding collecting cars, some enthusiasts subscribe to the notion that you should aspire to own either the earliest or the latest versions of a certain model. The earlier models are almost prototype-like in their design, with some features that… more»
Apr 30, 2024 • For Sale • 11 Comments
Highly Accurate? 1988 Lamborghini Countach
As much as we hear about the economy shuddering and the collector car hobby cooling off, there are still plenty of signs of life that tell us what’s actually happening: the cars that should have never sold for what… more»
Apr 30, 2024 • For Sale • 16 Comments
Original Paint Barn Find: 1963 Lancia Flavia
When it comes to vintage Italian cars, there’s a wide variety of vehicles that fly under the radar and offer just as much style and panache as your 60s Lamborghini or Ferrari. You have to accept slightly less sporting… more»
Apr 30, 2024 • Auctions • 25 Comments
BF Auction: No Reserve 1978 Alfa Romeo Spider
This was a very nice Alfa Romeo… until a fateful day a few weeks ago. The body had no major rust, and the paint looked great. It had been parked for a while, but I had big plans for… more»
Apr 30, 2024 • For Sale • 25 Comments
Dolphin Gray Project: 1964 Porsche 356 C
The Porsche 356 is one of the more instantly recognizable sports cars ever made. It maintains a significant place in history as Porsche’s first major entry into the global sports car market, spawning multiple high-performance variants that today are… more»
