The history of car manufacturing in Australia goes back many years. It’s a way longer and more complicated story than we can tell here. Over the years, a few Australian made cars have made it to our shores, but… more»
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Righty-Tighty: 1990 Subaru Rex
The photos must be in backwards, the steering wheel looks like it’s on the right side!.. (crickets). I have to admit that I’ve never driven a vehicle with the steering wheel on the right-hand side, but it’s about time that… more»
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Van In Black: 1947 Linn Step Van
The Linn Trailer Company, founded in 1929 by Holman Harry Linn had an interesting history that began with the “U-Can-Back” one wheel trailers. Along the way, the company built many configurations of trailers and vans, including motor homes and the… more»
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5 Window: 1968 Dodge A100 Pickup
It’s hard to imagine there was a pick-up truck war brewing in the 60s that featured single cab designs with low loading floors and beds out back. But with compact cargo carriers like the Corvair Rampside and Ford Econoline… more»
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Space Age Fairing: 1971 Moto Guzzi Ambassador
Famous Finder Jim S. described this 1971 Moto Guzzi Ambassador as having a very strange looking fairing. To me, it almost looks like the bike has twin jet engine intakes, although based on close-up pictures the two side pods… more»
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The Very First TR: Triumph TRX Prototype Find
When Walter Belgrove, the Standard-Triumph chief stylist in the early 1950’s, designed the original replacement for the Triumph 1800/2000 Roadster, his first attempt looked very different from the TR2 that was eventually put into production. With hidden headlamps, compound… more»
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Trapped by Trees: 1981 Peugeot 505
While I find the seller’s description of this 1981 Peugeot 505 Turbo Diesel here on eBay somewhat hilarious, I can’t fault the opening bid of just $1.00 with no reserve. That’s likely because even the seller knows it’s downright disingenuous to… more»
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In the Country: 1973 Mercedes 300SEL
One of the more curious aspects of researching cars for Barn Finds is the description given in the listing. Take, for instance, this 1973 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 4.5 here on eBay. It’s clearly been sitting for a while, a condition that developed after… more»
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46k Mile 1957 Chevrolet 210 Survivor
This one isn’t really a barn find, but more of a garage find, which is perfectly alright with me! Many of the ’57 Chevy barn finds we’ve come across are in rough and rusty shape, but this car looks… more»
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One Owner 1964 Ford Galaxie XL!
Thanks to reader Larry D for sending us a link to this wonderful looking 1964 Galaxie 500 XL for sale here on craigslist in Chicopee, Massachusetts. This car is a real “garage find” – it has been in storage for… more»
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Clean Courier: 1979 Ford Pickup
The word courier is defined as “a messenger who transports goods or documents, in particular,” and this little Ford pickup definitely qualifies for its name. Ford originally gave the Courier name to its full size sedan delivery model offered from… more»
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Four 4-Cylinder 4X4s: Suzuki X-90 Collection
In the spirit of full disclosure: one of the Suzuki X-90s for sale in this lot is actually 2-wheel drive, but using a little poetic license this seller does actually have at least four 4×4 X-90s shown here in the photo. Speaking… more»
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The Wide One: 1977 AMC Pacer DL
I loved these cars as a kid, and I still do. I used to spend time drawing my favorite vehicles in a sketchpad when I probably should have been concentrating on my homework, and the Pacer was one car that… more»
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Sitting For 10 Years: 1969 Mercury Montego MX
While this convertible with great potential has been sitting for 10 years, it still starts and runs! It’s a little rough around the edges, but there’s a lot of potential here. The Montego convertible is located in Santa Rosa,… more»
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Designer XT: 1994 Subaru SVX
Barn Finds writer, Jeff, wrote about a couple of Subaru XTs at the end of February that looked very promising. The front-drive XT is still available but the sweet, black, AWD XT6 is long gone, unfortunately. This 1994 Subaru… more»
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Top Of The Line: 1951 Pontiac Catalina
Buick is generally credited with offering the first mass manufactured hardtop car with its 1949 Riviera. Joining this increasingly popular trend, fellow GM brands were quick to offer their own hardtop models, and not only as halo cars.
