Have you ever owned a great car with a lousy engine? Did you ever wish that you could transplant a much better motor into the engine bay and chuck the old one off a bridge? That seems to be… more»
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May 15, 2024 • For Sale • 12 Comments
1968 Oldsmobile 442 Convertible Project
The Olds 442 (aka 4-4-2) joined the Pontiac GTO and other GM muscle cars in 1964. Its best sales year would come in 1968 when all of General Motors’ mid-size vehicles would get redesigned. Convertibles seem to go with… more»
May 15, 2024 • For Sale • 19 Comments
1 of 667: 1968 Chevrolet Nova SS 396 L78
With the redesign of 1968, Chevrolet transformed the Nova Super Sport into a performance machine. Most Nova SS models were ordered with a 300 hp 350 cubic V8, with a smaller number equipped with one of two versions of… more»
May 15, 2024 • For Sale • 7 Comments
Spare Included: 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible
In the grand scheme, the muscle car movement of the 1960s and 1970s lasted for less than a decade. By 1969, the leader of the pack – the Pontiac GTO – was already seeing an erosion in demand, so… more»
May 15, 2024 • For Sale • 33 Comments
V6 Surprise! 1975 Pontiac Astre Hatchback
In the mid-1970s, U.S. automakers scrambled to build more fuel-efficient vehicles in the wake of spiking gasoline prices. Pontiac, for one, had no subcompact offering, so they rebadged a Chevrolet Vega and called it the Astre (“star”). It remained… more»
May 15, 2024 • For Sale • 19 Comments
1964 Pontiac GTO Barn Find
Looking on the bright side, I suppose any hiding place for a classic car is better than it being left out in the elements. Unfortunately, the storage conditions for this 1964 Pontiac GTO here on Facebook Marketplace were inside… more»
May 15, 2024 • For Sale • 61 Comments
Too Hot To Handle? 1972 Ferrari 246GT Dino
When is a car too hot to handle? That’s a subjective question, of course, but one does have to wonder where the line is in the sand for restoring a car that’s been thoroughly torched. For years, the practice… more»
May 15, 2024 • For Sale • 27 Comments
Real H-Code? 1958 Ford Fairlane 500
Unless you had a well-trained eye, it might have been difficult back in 1958 to instantly distinguish which Ford was coming from behind in your rear-view mirror, as the Fairlane had gotten a restyled front end. The car now… more»
May 15, 2024 • For Sale • 11 Comments
Special Delivery: 1949 Chevrolet 3800 Panel Truck
Chevrolet’s truck division received its first post-war restyle in 1947; called the Advance Design series, the name captured an eagerness to move on with life after the singular disruption of WWII. While it’s arguable whether the new sheet metal… more»
May 15, 2024 • For Sale • 7 Comments
43k Original Miles: 1986 Chevrolet Camaro
Finding a solid, clean, low-mile pony car with a five-figure price may seem impossible, but this 1986 Chevrolet Camaro offers that opportunity. It has had little use during the past decade, helping to account for its odometer reading of… more»
May 15, 2024 • For Sale • 20 Comments
Return Appearance: 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive
We often feature classic cars at Barn Finds that have recently emerged from hiding, but we never know their fate once the article is a distant memory. However, that isn’t the case with this 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive…. more»
May 14, 2024 • For Sale • 22 Comments
Single Family Wagon: 1971 Mercury Montego MX
In the late 1960s/early 1970s, the Montego was Mercury’s version of Ford’s mid-size Torino. And, within the Montego lineup, the MX was a step up in trim compared to the base model. This sweet station wagon has been in… more»
May 14, 2024 • For Sale • 7 Comments
Turbo Time Capsule: 1986 Porsche 944
Sitting in this garage is what many people believe to be the forgotten hero of the 1980s Porsche range. The 944 Turbo combined muscular looks, impressive handling, and an engine that provided neck-snapping acceleration. Our feature car is a… more»
May 14, 2024 • For Sale • 5 Comments
Package Deal: 1980 Porsche 924 Turbo Projects
Do you ever notice that some cars are perpetually in a project state? I feel like we see the turbocharged Porsche 924 looking like this sorry car here on a flatbed far more often than we see one sitting… more»
May 14, 2024 • For Sale • 3 Comments
Rolling Seville: 1956 Cadillac Eldorado
Before 1956, the Cadillac Eldorado was only offered as a convertible. That changed in ’56 and the new hardtop would also be called “Seville” while the drop-top was now the “Biarritz”. Production numbers for the former were low, just… more»
May 14, 2024 • For Sale • 44 Comments
Garage Bound Since the Sixties: 1949 Buick Super Sedanet
When World War II ended, the whole world wanted to get back to living their lives. America, however, would never go back to what it was before Pearl Harbor. What followed the war was a period of prosperity and… more»
