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Mini Mighty Max: 1988 Mitsubishi Mighty Max

Florence Beige is an unusual color name, but maybe I’m the only one here who wonders how car companies come up with color names. Florence? Who is that, and why is she associated with beige? The ad for this… more»

Rotary Project: 1974 Mazda REPU

This, to me, is one of the coolest pickup trucks ever built. The Mazda Rotary pickup remains, to this day, the only rotary-engined truck ever built and it has developed a loyal following because of it. However, they come… more»

$13,000 Or Best Offer! 1980 Honda Civic 1500 GL

We’ve only seen three 1980 Honda Civics here on Barn Finds over the years: two red ones and one white one. This 1980 Civic 1500 GL is St. Moritz Silver over a red interior, and it can be found… more»

Tall Unicorn: 1994 Plymouth Colt Vista Wagon

Deep Blue Pearl over a Blue interior, this rarely seen today 1994 Plymouth Colt Vista Wagon is a vehicle I haven’t seen in years in person or online, and we’ve never seen one before here on Barn Finds. This… more»

Diesel Survivor: 1982 Datsun Maxima Wagon

Datsun must have enlisted Ford’s Color and Materials design team to help with the incredibly creative name for the paint on this car: Medium Gray! It’s hard to see, but there’s a tiny DIESEL badge on each front fender… more»

Restored?! 1988 Honda CR-X DX 5-Speed

A 1988 CR-X was restored? Yes, that’s exactly what it sounds like, according to the seller’s description. That’s amazing, and it sounds like it was a solid car before the work began. This great-looking, Superior Blue, 1988 Honda CR-X… more»

Diesel Survivor: 1970s Kubota L175 Tractor

Categorized as a sub-compact utility tractor, this 1970s Kubota L175 diesel tractor is one cool and useful choremaster that would have a million uses for most of us. It’s fun (for me at least) to close out 2025 with… more»

Supercharged Trophy Winner: 1995 Toyota Previa DX

Among the more unusual cars from the 1990s is the Toyota Previa. A minivan by any other name, the Previa has quickly become adored by fans of the Radwood movement, or really anything built from the late 80s to… more»

Crate Find: Two 1978 Honda CB125S Motorcycles

We’ve seen a couple of handfuls of motorcycles still in the crate here on Barn Finds over the years, so they aren’t incredibly rare to find, but finding one crate with two brand new 1978 Honda CB125S motorcycles packed… more»

$3,500 Survivor: 1987 Dodge Raider 4×4 5-Speed

Offered for three short years in the U.S. in the late 1980s, Mitsubishi’s Pajeho family was the parent to both the Mitsubishi Montero and the cousin vehicle, the Dodge Raider. This one needs mucho deferred maintenance that’s been skipped… more»

Under Dash Tunes! Grand Boss FM/8-Track Player

Those of us who had our first cars in the 1970s probably had some kind of aftermarket sound “system”. I’m not talking about a fancy integrated stuff with Bose speakers. I mean a factory AM radio in the dash… more»

5-Speed Survivor: 1991 Subaru Justy GL 4WD

We’ve only seen eight examples of the Subaru Justy here on Barn Finds over the years, and only one other four-door sedan. They’re known rusters, but this example looks great, despite a few dings here and there. The seller… more»

9K Original Miles? 1974 Toyota Hilux

This 1974 Toyota Hilux seems like it should be a bigger deal given it supposedly has under 10,000 original miles, but it doesn’t seem to be taking off just yet. These early trucks are humble yet mighty, even if… more»

32k-Mile Survivor: 1980 Chevrolet LUV

The 1972-81 Chevrolet LUV was a Japanese-built compact pickup based on the Isuzu Faster. Its name was derived from the lettering for “Light Utility Vehicle.” They were small, simple trucks that sometimes accounted for U.S. sales of 100,000 copies… more»

Babied Hatchback: 1979 Honda Accord

The Honda Accord arrived in 1976 (aka Honda Inspire in Japan) as a mid-size automobile. Its worldwide popularity grew, especially in the U.S., where it would become a best-seller year after year in the 1990s. This edition from 1979 looks… more»

Restored Six-Cylinder Superbike: 1979 Honda CBX

With mostly vertical photos that are cut off, other than the first one, it’s hard to get an overall look at the beautiful restoration of this superbike, and that’s super unfortunate. But, as with the rest of 2025, it… more»

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