Cousin’s Folly: 1980 Volvo 242 GT

Last year, on one of my many junyard expeditions, I found an old Volvo 240 that had the super desirable GT grill in place of the standard issue nosepiece. In the case of this 1980 Volvo 242 GT here on… more»

Bellissimo Bimota: 1975 Bimota-Yamaha 350 YB1

Get your leathers on, you’ll need them for this ride. This is a 1975 Bimota YB1 with a Yamaha TZ350 engine. It’s listed on eBay with the bid currently just under $1,300. Wait, what, the bid is just under $1,300?! I… more»

428 Power: 1966 Ford Galaxie 7 Litre

When your moving around a car as massive as this Galaxie 500, you really need as much motor as possible to make it move off the line quickly. When Ford decided to build a sporty version of the Galaxie,… more»

40 Years In The Barn: 1938 Morgan 4/4

When it comes to iconic and beautiful British sports cars, one of the first that always comes to mind for me is the Morgan 4/4. They aren’t incredibly quick cars, nor are they the best handling, but boy are… more»

Scheunenfund! Barn Finds Travels To Germany

I’ve been in Germany this week on business, and have been perusing the classified ads over here. What do you know, but up pops another Triumph Mayflower, and this one is a real Scheunenfund, or barn find. Scotty G. just… more»

Original Pink Slip: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe

Earlier this month, I wrote up a lovely and mostly original 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe two door located in Virginia. Yesterday, when I found this 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe four door I thought I was seeing double, as the… more»

Its Name Is Sophie: 1978 Fiat 131 Brava

This clean 1978 Fiat 131 Brava really looks nice with its repaint in the original color. “Sophie,” as her sellers call her, has obviously been well taken care of and is also optioned quite well. As they say at… more»

True Classic: 1931 Chrysler Imperial Limousine

This is not a typical barn find by any means and is out of the price range of mere mortals like all of us here at Barn Finds. But it is such a spectacular and historic car, and has… more»

Danger Ranger: 1988 Ford Ranger GT

Put this one in the file of “Things they don’t make anymore but I wish they did.” While today’s version of factory-tuned includes pointless crossover vehicles like the Nismo-tweaked Nissan Juke and Chevy HHR, the 80’s were known partially… more»

Carport For 30 Years: 1965 Chevrolet C-10

When cars are left to pass away the time in a carport, it’s not hard to spot them from the road. While I like the idea of a carport for sticking my daily driver under for cover from the… more»

Formerly Elite: 1974 Lotus Elite 502

If you’re like me, and there must be others like me out there, somewhere; maybe.. (Hello? Is anyone there?) But, if you’re like me in liking unusual cars, this one would have to be on your wish list. This formerly… more»

Jeep Fighter: 1969 Land Rover

After World War II, the luxury car builder, Rover, wasn’t selling many cars and it was hard to get material to build cars anyway. They could get materials to build vehicles for export. Inspired by the Jeep, the Land… more»

Mark II Coupe: 1972 Toyota Corona

The old-school cool appeal of vintage Japanese cars is hard for me to ignore. When you check out examples like this 1972 Toyota Corona Mark II coupe here on eBay, it’s difficult to reconcile that this is a vehicle from… more»

Needs Finishing: 1971 MGB GT

This MG is listed on Craigslist in Woodland, California. The body looks nice in the pictures and they’ve done a lot of work on it, so perhaps the $3,500 asking price isn’t too far off. It runs but needs… more»

Question For Our Readers: 1973 Triumph Stag

I knew this one had the typical Triumph Stag engine issues as soon as I saw the picture with the car’s nose in the air. At least this owner pulled the engine before calling it quits! The Stag is… more»

Forty Years in Storage: 1947 Triumph 1800 Roadster

This highly-desirable 1947 Triumph 1800 Roadster has been in “dry-storage” since 1972! These are rare cars and this one has quite a history. It’s listed on eBay in Skipton, United Kingdom on the southern edge of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales… more»

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