To celebrate its 50th year in the automobile business, Chevrolet cooked up the Gold Anniversary Edition of the Impala in 1962. It was a low-production vehicle (no more than 350 copies) and usually came in Super Sport trim. The… more»
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Jan 28, 2024 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Heart Of A Mustang: 1956 Ford Thunderbird
The 1956 Ford Thunderbird shown here on ebay is priced about half what these cars typically go for. It’s bid to $15,800 with a couple of days left in an auction that ends Monday evening. The reserve is not… more»
Jan 28, 2024 • For Sale • 27 Comments
Stude WIth Attitude: 1961 Hawk Two-Door
Not too much money and not too much time. Time to do what? Bid on, and win, the 1961 Studebaker Hawk up for auction here on ebay. The car has three days to go in its sale, and the… more»
Jan 28, 2024 • For Sale • 29 Comments
West Texas Barn Find: 1946 Dodge Three Window Coupe
When hostilities ceased when the Japanese surrendered on the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri, the race was on to return the world to normalcy. One of the items most sorely in need was automobiles. Americans had not been able… more»
Jan 28, 2024 • For Sale • 35 Comments
Gorgeous Gold Olds: 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado
“For 1969, Toronado is longer and more luxurious than ever. Its sculpted styling is impressively refined. But there’s no mistaking that great look. It’s still strictly Toronado.” That’s how the Oldsmobile marketing folks described their innovative, and most unconventional,… more»
Jan 28, 2024 • For Sale • 30 Comments
Last Used 44 Years Ago? 1973 John Deere 500
Those of us who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s remember the glorious golden era of snowmobiles – the smell of gas and oil, getting stuck constantly, carrying a handful of extra spark plugs, most of which were… more»
Jan 28, 2024 • For Sale • 37 Comments
Bits and Pieces: 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Project
The Chevy Corvette debuted in 1953 as the first production U.S. sports car. But the first-year editions were largely hand-built, and the company struggled to get 300 of them out the door. Better assembly facilities arrived in 1954 and… more»
Jan 28, 2024 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Jeeping in a Postwar World: 1947 Willys CJ-2A
The biggest mistake that Axis powers made was to bring the United States into World War II. While the importance of the American military’s men and women to winning the fight is indisputable, the weapons they brought with them… more»
Jan 28, 2024 • For Sale • 15 Comments
24k-Mile Sedan: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass S
It’s an interesting automotive week at Barn Finds when readers send us tips on not one but two 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass sedans recently coming out of the woodwork, with each showing only 24,000 miles on their odometers, and somewhat… more»
Jan 28, 2024 • For Sale • 32 Comments
Special Delivery from Your Past: 1972 AMC Jeep DJ-5 Dispatcher
As we are thrust headlong into a world with autonomous cars, drones, and cyber everything, it is refreshing to look back at how simple life was when we were growing up. Little things that were somewhat unnoticed constants in… more»
Jan 27, 2024 • For Sale • 45 Comments
Vintage Mobile Office! 1968 Kershaw “Cruiseaire”
Good luck searching for information on this crazy cool camper, because this is a literal one-off creation from the mind of a man who wanted his own mobile office. I doubt there’s anything official on the books in terms… more»
Jan 27, 2024 • For Sale • 19 Comments
Field Find: 1970 Chevrolet Blazer
Ooof. The seller of this 1970 Chevrolet Blazer has a cautionary tale as it relates to handling major restoration projects when it enters the bodywork phase. More on that in a minute, but the Blazer as you see it… more»
Jan 27, 2024 • For Sale • 3 Comments
62k Original Miles: 1989 Land Rover 110
As the car hobby continues to evolve in such a way that specialists shops become harder to find and various state regulations make it more challenging to keep an older vehicle on the road, buying into a culture that… more»
Jan 27, 2024 • For Sale • 17 Comments
Longroof Runner: 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser
Ah, the familiar B-body station wagon: a series of automobiles that is uniquely American in its design and firmly entrenched in a culture that once associated the station wagon with a rite of passage in starting a family. Nowadays,… more»
Jan 27, 2024 • For Sale • 32 Comments
Emilio Pucci Edition: 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V
Would a fashion designer’s involvement in the production of your vehicle of choice sway you to pay more for a higher-trim model? Apparently, in the 1970s, it would have, given this car exists: the 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V… more»
Jan 27, 2024 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Rare Vignale Convertible: 1959 Lancia Appia
I have often opined about the current state of Stellantis’ Lancia brand. Over the years their former glory has diminished to the point of offering only one model, the Ypsilon, a Western Europe-only model. Stellantis claims that it has… more»
