Entry Level Project? 1956 Chevrolet Nomad

“HERE IS YOUR CHANGE TO GET AN ENTRY LEVEL 1956 CHEVROLET NOMAD” opines the seller of this 1956 Chevrolet Nomad project. I think I would be looking for a chance more than a change at this point but I… more»

Import Fighter! 1970 AMC Gremlin

Chevy and Ford got into the subcompact game in 1971 with all-new cars, the Vega and Pinto, respectively. Chrysler went the route of rebadging imports from Europe and Japan. AMC, with its limited resources, went a different direction. They… more»

11K-Mile Museum Car: 1978 Ford Pinto Pony

Looking like it’s had a no-expenses-spared nut-and-bolt restoration, this 1978 Ford Pinto Pony appears to be in almost factory-fresh original condition. I’m not sure why it was spared the ravages of any use over 11,200 miles but it was…. more»

350 V8 Running Project: 1970 Chevrolet Nova

In 1970, Chevy’s popular compact, the Nova, was in its ninth year of production. The first eight years would result in 1.7 million cars and ’70 would add another 300,000 copies to the tally. The seller’s Nova left the… more»

War-Era Project: 1940 Plymouth Road King

Even though automobile production wouldn’t be suspended until 1942 due to the war effort, materials and supplies were already getting hard to come by in 1940. That’s the year the seller’s Plymouth Road King was built, one of the… more»

Good Buy? 1972 Chevrolet Corvette 454/4-Speed

There are two things that immediately caught my attention about this 1972 Chevrolet Corvette, the price and the hood-mounted engine badge – more on that later. A C3, steel bumper, big-block powered Corvette is always a draw so let’s… more»

Evicted 15 Years Ago: 1949 Cadillac Coupe de Ville

The Coupe de Ville may be the most well-known Cadillac nameplate because it was part of their line-up for 57 years. The 1949 model was not only the first year produced but also the first Cadillac to have a… more»

20K-Mile Survivor: 1978 Cadillac Seville

What has happened to prices lately?! We recently saw a very, nice gold Seville here on Barn Finds and that one sold for $4,950. This two-tone 1978 Cadillac Seville is already up to $19,370!! I can’t keep up with… more»

Woodie Wagon: 1950 Ford Country Squire

Wood-bodied station wagons were popular with the wealthy in the 1940s. But by the next decade, they had become too expensive to produce given their sales volumes. Ford built the last of its true “woodies” in 1948, but through… more»

Original 326 HO: 1967 Pontiac Firebird

Occasionally a classic will appear on our desks here at Barn Finds, and we ponder what the car’s back story might have been. Such is the case with this 1967 Pontiac Firebird. It would have been a stunning car… more»

More Photos Please! 1970 Mercury Cougar

The owner of this 1970 Mercury Cougar is a tease. He offers just enough photos of this classic to entice us but not enough to give us a clear overall view of its condition. What we see looks promising,… more»

Original Survivor: 1949 Cadillac Coupe de Ville

When Cadillac introduced its Third Generation of its Series 62, it provided the first hints of a trend that would dominate American vehicle design in the latter half of the 1950s. It was the first Cadillac to feature tailfins,… more»

Parked 23 Years: 1975 AMC Matador Coupe

UPDATE 12/17/21 – This Matador garage find has popped up here on eBay with no reserve! FROM 12/13/21 – Those taillights are unmistakable. Once the garage door was opened, you knew that this 1975 AMC Matador Coupe had been… more»

Supercharged Project! 1957 Packard Clipper

Both Packard Motor Car Co. and Studebaker Corp. were struggling in the early 1950s, so they merged in 1954 to form Studebaker-Packard Corp. Going into the deal, Packard had the stronger balance sheet and executive team, yet the Packard… more»

Nicest One Left? 1965 Ford Falcon Sprint

Hitting the market a few months before the start of the 1964 World’s Fair, I can’t help but to think of these second-generation Falcons as being tied to that expo just as the Ford Mustang had been. The seller… more»

Parked 23 Years: 1950 Nash Statesman Super

Nash had an interesting line of cars in the late-1940s and early-1950s with the bathtub design Airflite series of cars. This 1950 Nash Statesman Super has been parked since 1998 and was running well when it went into storage…. more»

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