Original 305 V6! 1961 GMC Wideside

Forgive yourself if you’re not familiar with the this truck’s original 305 cid (5.0L) V6 powerplant. Before GMC trucks became a virtual clone of Chevy in every way, GMC made its own line of engines including some interesting V6… more»

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Classic Mini Truck: 1976 Ford Courier

Ford had plans to sell a small pickup in the U.S. beginning in 1972 and chose to use a mostly rebadged Mazda B-Series truck. Chevrolet was doing the same thing with Isuzu and the imported LUV. The Ford/Mazda arrangement… more»

Cale Yarborough Edition: 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II

Back in the ’60s, NASCAR stock cars were actually more everyday car than they were racers. Sure, for Grand National competition they were heavily modified but their DNA was production car-based. And the NASCAR mantra of “Win on Sunday,… more»

Enduro Convertible: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS

The ’69 Camaro Rally Sport (RS) may be the coolest looking of the first-generation Chevy pony cars. The RS is the one that had the hideaway headlights AND a Tupperware front bumper. The seller’s car was produced early in… more»

Fast & The Furious Garage Find! 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse

For those of us of a certain age, we can remember where we were the night The Fast and the Furious debuted on the big screen. I was in a loud, lowered VW Jetta, surely racing around like a… more»

Fox-Body V8: 1986 Mercury Capri GS

Initially, in 1970, the Capri was a European import that gave Mercury an entry into the sport compact market. But they shifted gears in 1979 and the Capri became a pony car based on the Ford Mustang Fox-body platform… more»

Barn Stored for 20 Years: 1981 Chevrolet Corvette

Is there an expiration date on the relevance that “running when parked” has on a vehicle? This 1981 Chevrolet Corvette has been parked for 20 years, and that thick coating of dust is no joke. When it starts clumping… more»

Flash Gordon’s 1968 Shelby GT500 Convertible

This 1968 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 was bought new by Buster Crabbe who was a Hollywood film star that portrayed Tarzan, Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Crabbe also won a gold medal in swimming… more»

Former Drag Racer! 1962 Dodge Dart

The 1962 Dodge Dart was a “tween” car. It had been a full-size model in 1961 and would become a compact in 1963. Chrysler downsized their full-size cars in 1962 with dimensions similar to the new intermediate class because… more»

Rare Victress S4 Found!

When I first saw the pictures of what is labeled as a LaDawri Victress in the ad, I knew it wasn’t like any LaDawri Daytona or Conquest I had seen. After a quick consultation with Geoff Hacker, the world’s… more»

454 V8 Power! 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

The Monte Carlo was new in 1970, Chevy’s first entry in the personal luxury segment of the market. The car was little changed for the following year and was an off shoot of the similar Pontiac Grand Prix during… more»

80k Original Miles: 1972 Dodge Dart Swinger

We’ve seen a few reasonably affordable project cars come across our desks here at Barn Finds in recent times, and this 1972 Dodge Dart Swinger is an excellent example of this trend. It needs work, but it could be… more»

Fuel Injected! 1955 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup

As noted here before, old pickup trucks are hot! We encounter many Chevrolet/GMC’s from the ’67-’72 model years like this ’67 long bed from last week, and the values, for the most part, are ascendant. So how about older… more»

Former Hemi Drag Car! 1964 Plymouth Valiant

We featured this 1964 Plymouth here on Barn Finds in July of 2020. It is back up for sale and can be found here on eBay with an asking price of $3,900. This was the same asking price the seller… more»

Refurbished Interior: 1983 Chevrolet C10 Scottsdale

Classic pickups tend to be vehicles that have served as workhorses for part of their life. Some show signs of having done a lot more work than others and this 1983 C10 Scottsdale looks like it might have been… more»

Nicest One Left? 1983 Mercury Lynx LS

The Mercury Lynx was a rebadged version of the Ford Escort subcompact. Both cars would debut in the Fall of 1980 for the 1981 model year, replacing the Pinto and Bobcat. They were inspired by the European Mk III… more»

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