1 Of 59: 1966 TVR Griffith Series 400

With an asking price of $1,234,567, my first thoughts upon running across this TVR Griffith Series 400 were actually twofold, that the seller may have at least somewhat of a good sense of humor, thus possibly reasonable to deal… more»

Long-Stored Project: 1956 Austin Healey 100/4

+ In the early 1950s, the Donald Healey Motor Company was producing four models, all of them large-ish cars, and all of them expensive. After a trip to the US in 1951, Healey concluded that a market gap existed… more»

Cheap Project? $2,500 1975 Oldsmobile 442

The word “iconic” is often overused, but the Oldsmobile 442 can rightly wear that label. In its original form, the 442 offered buyers a perfect combination of performance and comfort. This 1975 model requires total restoration, but the new… more»

Upgraded V8: 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS

Although manufacturers during the 1980s were regaining some ground lost to tighter emission regulations during the early 1970s, many still struggled to justify the muscle car tag for some models. The 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS was a perfect… more»

69k Original Miles: 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7

By 1968, the pony car war was in full swing. Most American manufacturers wanted a slice of the pie. Against a background of initial misgivings from Ford management, Mercury joined the party in 1967 with its Cougar range. The… more»

Major Price Drop: 1975 Plymouth Silver Duster

UPDATE 04/03/2023: It is not unusual to see a classic reappear on our desks at Barn Finds when a seller is unsuccessful with their first listing. This generally occurs within weeks, although this 1975 Plymouth Silver Duster is an… more»

Parked For 32 Years: 1974 AMC Javelin AMX

I have long admired AMC. The little battler of the American automotive scene never had access to the financial resources available to the competition. Its engineers and designers repeatedly produced new models on a meager budget, with the figure… more»

Carport Find: 1962 Mercedes 220E Coupe

Mercedes was known for assigning chassis numbers to products and code W111 applied to cars like the seller’s “opera coupe.” The W111 code applied to some sedans built from 1959 to 1968, and also to coupes and convertibles between… more»

No Room to Finish: 1955 Citroën 2CV AZ

If you compiled a list of the attributes a buyer might seek in a classic car, it could be extensive. It might range from excellent performance to a wide selection of options to tailor the motoring experience to their… more»

One Owner: 1985 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat

As you get older, time can seem to warp. I look at this 1985 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat, and my first instinct is that it can’t be old enough to be a genuine classic. I then realized it is… more»

A REAL Barn Find: 1946 Ford DeLuxe

You know how specific names sometimes become a generic term, like, say Xerox? It’s a brand name but it’s often meant to convey any machine that has photocopying capability. Another is Frigidaire, which was a refrigerator in the immediate… more»

389/4-Speed: 1964 Pontiac Catalina 2+2

The Catalina badge served as a trim level for Pontiac for its first few years, although it became a stand-alone model by the end of the fifties decade.  But a new package came along for 1964, the 2+2 option,… more»

1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Hurst/Olds W-25

The most popular Hurst/Olds up to this point, this was not a cheap option package on top of the Olds Cutlass Supreme for buyers. This also wasn’t a classic churn-’em and burn-’em muscle car, it was more of a… more»

First Year Project: 1963 Buick Riviera

Innovative and sleek, the Buick Riviera made a good impression on buyers when it was first introduced as a 1963 model, with about 40,000 of them finding homes during the inaugural run.  Personal Luxury cars were really starting to… more»

Faded Green Grocery-Getter: 1970 Chevy Malibu Concours Wagon

A 1970 Chevy station wagon (finished in Green Mist Metallic) would’ve looked perfectly at home on The Brady Bunch, in the parking lot of a local hardware or grocery store, or in the middle-class suburban neighborhood I lived in… more»

10k Miles! 1978 Mercury Marquis

Buyers had one last chance to purchase a really large Mercury Marquis in 1978, measuring over 19 feet in length, before the car got a total redesign the following year that included shaving off nearly 17 inches and a… more»

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