Prior to cruising Barn Finds, I couldn’t remember the last time that I encountered a Triumph TR4. Now I’m amazed at the number that turn up – they are well represented here! What’s so special about this 1962 example?… more»
British Classic Cars
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Cheap Fun: 1979 MG Midget
England has produced some of the most iconic sports cars in automotive history. Lotus, Morgan, McLaren, Jaguar, Austin-Healey, Triumph, Aston Martin, and–depending on how broad of a brush you want to paint with–the original Mini, when in John Cooper… more»
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Three-Eyed Oddball: 1951 Rover 75 P4 “Cyclops”
Having a bit of Tucker about its front end is this 1951 Rover 75. Hailing originally, all the way from New Zealand, this suicide door-equipped sedan is now located in Shingletown, California and is available here on craigslist for… more»
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Parts or Project? 1974 Jensen Healey
The seller of this 1974 Jensen Healey is ready to throw in the towel, listing it as a parts car for two main reasons: it’s been sitting for some time, and there’s no title paperwork. The former is a… more»
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Mid-Engine Project: 1971 Lotus Europa S2
The Lotus Europa was a mid-engine GT sports car built in England. Several variants were produced between 1966-75, including this Series 2 edition from 1971, which was an evolution of the Series 1. The seller has owned this one… more»
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One Of 328! Restored 1956 AC Aceca
We’re all pretty familiar with AC Cars, the 120-year-old concern that provided the AC “Ace”, the sports car with the where-with-all for Carroll Shelby’s world-renowned AC Cobra. Whereas the Ace and the Cobra pretty much sucked all of the… more»
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Lotus 16V Engine: 1976 Jensen GT
The Jensen GT was a one-year wonder, built across 1975-76 until the company ceased to operate. As a result, only 511 of the British sports cars were ever built, and just 269 are reported to have ever made it… more»
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Miata-Powered Bugeye! 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite
The Austin-Healey Sprite was a small open-cockpit sports car produced in the UK between 1958-71. It was marketed as the low-cost successor to the Austin Seven. The Mark I, the first-generation, was built through 1960 and would include the… more»
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$22K Invested: 1960 Triumph TR3-A
As someone who owns mostly projects at this point, I can understand how you can burn out on a car that still needs love after years of spending and laboring over it. Still, I tend to stick it out,… more»
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Driver Quality Supercar: 1988 Lotus Esprit SE Turbo
This 1988 Lotus Esprit SE was reportedly purchased from the single longtime owner in 2012 with just 23,000 miles on the clock. Since then, it has been in the care of one family, so it hasn’t changed hands much… more»
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More Than 150 Cars! 2021 Lucky Fall Classic
Every year, Lucky Collector Car Auctions hosts an online auction for a variety of classic as well as more recent cars, trucks, motorcycles, other vehicles, and related memorabilia. This year, there are at least 150 cars and trucks on… more»
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1 of 269? 1976 Jensen GT
In the U.S., the Jensen marque may be best known for the Interceptor grand touring car of the 1970s that had Chrysler power under the hood. While those cars had low production numbers themselves, the Jensen GT was even… more»
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World’s Largest: The LeMay Family Collection
For me, the idea of a barn find includes components of the undiscovered, the neglected, and the for-sale. Not all of these elements have to be present, but at least a couple. So I take some issue with Classic… more»
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Italian Italian Job: Rare 1974 Innocenti Mini 1000
The Mini wasn’t the first front wheel drive car, wasn’t the first city car…wasn’t the first anything, really. What the Mini did, the original 1959 Morris designed by Sir Alec Issigonis, was to turn the engine sideways and push… more»
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Needs To Be Driven: 1953 MG TD
“Unfortunately we are not using it or driving it enough“. That statement in this listing for a 1953 MG TD struck a chord! How often does that happen? I have run into that sentiment several times before with my… more»
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1 of 41: 1953 Bentley R-Type Continental
When we think of vintage Bentley and Rolls-Royce automobiles, we don’t necessarily envision them as performance cars, first and foremost. After all, while every model certainly came with enough horsepower to satisfy even the most aggressive of chauffeurs, the… more»
