These days, most of the projects I buy are because of a connection I had to the car or truck in question in my youth. The cars are almost always a vehicle I wished I could have bought in… more»
Trucks
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Clean As A Whistle! 1982 Chevrolet El Camino
I’m on the fence with the final El Camino generation, such as this 1982 example. I’m a Camino fan but most of my fandom has to do with gen-3 (’68-’72). Gen-4 is in fuggedaboutit territory but gen-5? Depends, good… more»
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Parts or Project: 1974 Chevrolet El Camino
Chevy’s El Camino was a coupe utility vehicle like the Ford Ranchero. It’s sometimes referred to as a “gentleman’s pickup” as it was based on an automobile platform, not a truck. The El Camino saw five generations of production… more»
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Special Order Camper Mosaic? 1969 Volkswagen Bus
Although we see air-cooled Volkswagen Buses pop up as barn finds fairly often, I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve never heard of the special order designation the seller claims this 1969 Bus left the factory with. He refers… more»
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Rare Truck: 1931 Kleiber 2.5 Ton Flatbed
Over the past decade of running Barn Finds, we’ve only ever come across one other Kleiber truck, which is rather astonishing considering we’ve featured nearly 40k vehicles and reviewed twice that many tips in that time period. If Kleiber… more»
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Fresh Paint and Motor: 1973 Chevrolet C-10
First of all, it’s hard to go wrong with a short-bed Chevrolet C10 pickup. The description pretty much writes itself, with most buyers and seller looking at the dimensions of the bed before anything else. So when you take… more»
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Reduced Price: 1928 Chevrolet National Pickup
This 1928 Chevrolet one-ton, pickup truck struck me as interesting. Being a ’28 would make this a one-year-only AB National model, but I don’t recall encountering a one-ton version; prior discoveries have been of lighter capacity examples. Claimed as… more»
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58K Original Miles: 1979 Jeep Cherokee Chief S
This 1979 Jeep Cherokee Chief “S” is a nicely presented driver-slash-survivor, hovering somewhere between those two categories. The truck has been painted once since new and has been with the current caretaker since 1987 who purchased it off the… more»
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Owned Since ’71: 1971 Chevrolet C-10 Pickup
These days, finding a vintage vehicle that has been in long-term family ownership for literal generations is almost as significant as uncovering a forgotten barn find. The provenance of hobby cars is sometimes as important to buyers as the… more»
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Sport Deluxe: 1967 Chevrolet G10 Van
One of the ultimate expressions of classic vehicle ownership has to be through classic van life. The van culture that we still see support for today was born in the 1960s and 1970s wherein vans emerged as commercial workhorses… more»
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FJ40 Replica: 1982 Delta Mini Cruiser
Here’s one you don’t see every day: a replica of a classic Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser known as a 1982 Delta Mini Cruiser! This is perhaps one of my most favorite things on eBay in many years, as it’s… more»
That ’56 Ford F100 Down The Street
There have been more than a few times that an interesting classic car has shown up in one of our neighbor’s driveways, only to disappear before we’ve had a chance to stop and ask them about it. It always… more»
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Post-War Patina! 1950 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup
The 3100 series was the half-ton mainstay of Chevy pickups from 1947-57. It was part of the Advance Design Series and the company’s first new trucks in the rebuilding that began after World War II. This 1950 edition looks… more»
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30 Years Parked: 1984 Jeep CJ7 Laredo
Any car or truck that’s been laid up for 30 years is going to be a challenge to return to road use. It’s not to say it’s impossible but just that the laundry list of deferred maintenance will be… more»
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Easy Project? 1938 Willys Pickup
Willys-Overland Motor Company was born in 1908 through a series of mergers led by its namesake, John Willys. It was one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the early days of the “horseless carriage.” The company almost went bankrupt… more»
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Retro Look Van! 1959 Ford F100 Panel Delivery
The Ford F100 was the predecessor of the F150, the best-selling pickup truck of all time. The third generation of the vehicle was produced from 1957 until 1960 with wider bodywork to integrate the cab and front fenders, a… more»
