Promising Project: 1969 Lotus Elan

The seller of the Eclat we featured last week got into the Barn Finds spirit and started searching around online for other cars. He stumbled across this 1969 Lotus Elan and wanted to share it with everyone. It looks… more»

Mustang Mother Load

Update 1/28/13 – Looks like this cache of Mustangs is still on the market, but the seller has increased the starting bid to $49k! From 8/29/11 – We just found this field full of Mustangs in Minnesota and there… more»

Fast Past: 1952 Oldsmobile Drag Car

The owner of this 1952 Oldsmobile claims that it was once a drag car and that it even holds the 1974 AHRA Record in X SuperStock. Reader P. Trout sent this in after doing some research, but he was… more»

Barn Full Of Brits

Someone just made this interesting discovery outside of Phoenix, Arizona. There was nothing exotic in the barn, but there are a couple of British cars that we are confident will go cheap. We are not sure, but they may… more»

Heavy Patina: 1956 Pontiac Star Chief

We love the look of patina, as it’s a look that only time can give a car. But there are plenty of cases where patina is nothing more than heavy rust. For this 1956 Pontiac Star Chief, the patina… more»

Barn Inheritance: 1956 Buick Special Riviera

We dream of receiving a phone call notifying us that a long lost relative wants to give us their super rare and valuable classic car, but we have yet to receive that phone car and probably never will. We… more»

No Junk Trades: 1976 Lancia Scorpion

This 1976 Lancia Scorpion supposedly sat for 21 years before the current owner found it and put it back on the road. The car  currently has 47k miles on the odometer, runs, and most importantly is claimed to be… more»

Bertone Project: 1970 Fiat 850 Sport Racer

Buying someone else’s unfinished project can always be risky, but sometimes you can pick up a super rare car on the cheap. This 1970 Fiat 850 Sport Racer is extremely rare, but is in need of completion. The seller… more»

Family Rocket: 1973 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser

UPDATE 1/23/13 – After bidding topped out around 12k a few times, the seller has decided to re-list the car with no reserve. From 10/25/12 – Looking at this 1971 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, you would think it’s just been… more»

Two Door Wagon: 1950 Plymouth Deluxe Suburban

When most of us think of Suburbans, we think of massive four door SUVs, but this 1950 Plymouth Deluxe Suburban has just two doors and is in amazing condition. Plymouth built an impressive number of these wagons, but very… more»

Rusty 1955 Chevy Nomad

There are some cars that people desire so badly that they are willing to pay top dollar for them even if they are complete basket-cases. Take this 1955 Chevy Nomad for instance. When new, these cars were used to… more»

Reader’s Choice: Wagon Wednesday

After having a hard time finding a wagon to write up for today, I decided to employ the help of our readers by asking for suggestions. Well, they bombarded our fb wall with cars from all over the internet,… more»

Honest 1965 Plymouth Barracuda Fastback

The other day we had a discussion about sellers misrepresenting cars as “survivors”, so it was refreshing to read the classified copy for this 1965 Barracuda. They state that it is “all original, except repaint”. That is more like… more»

1969 Shelby GT500 Garage Find

Many readers thought the GT350 we featured the other day was too expensive. Many also would have preferred a GT500. Well, here you go… This 1969 Shelby GT500 has been sitting in this garage since the eighties. It only… more»

Bisected 1974 Lotus Europa Project(s)

The Eclat project from earlier today makes this one look tame. This 1974 Lotus Europa project actually includes two cars, well sort of… A previous owner had plans to build a few vintage racers, but they never finished. He… more»

Masquerading Survivor: 1969 Plymouth Barracuda

It is getting harder to find unrestored classics in good condition and when you do find one, you had better be careful that it has not been misrepresented. The seller of this 1969 Plymouth Barracuda claims that it all… more»

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