When I came across this 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Country Squire, I instantly noticed that it was being offered by the same seller as the DeSoto we featured yesterday. It would seem that reader Chris N. found a small stash of cars parked in the same field in Californian and bought the whole lot. This family wagon is going to need some work, but if you’re interested in saving it, it can be found here on eBay. Read more »
Opel is a German company that has been building cars for a long time. GM runs the show so the only new Opels we see on these shores today are rebadged as Buicks. Back in the sixties and seventies you could actually buy an Opel branded car though. Their most popular offering was the GT which some have dubbed the “baby Corvette”, but they also built a few other models. If you have a thing for these cars, there is a whole slew of them listed for sale in Riverside, California. Thanks goes to reader P. Trout for the submission. Read more »
This 1947 Ford belly tank racer was built by a young woman during WWII. She had dreams of racing it one day, but unfortunately she was never able to fulfill her dream. For some unknown reason, the car was sealed up in a secret room in the basement of a mill. There it sat for decades until it was discovered in 2007. Read more »
This 1961 DeSoto Adventurer is one of the last DeSotos built before the company’s demise. The brand was founded by Chrysler to compete in the highly competitive mid-price market in 1928. The company saw some success, but couldn’t survive the highly aforementioned market of 1960. Reader Chris N. discovered this DeSoto in a field in California. After owning it for the past two years, he has decided to part ways with it so it can now be found here on eBay. Read more »
This collection of over a 120 classic cars was discovered hiding in an old arsenal building in Hastings, Nebraska. The collection is composed primarily of ’40s and ’50s American iron, but there are a few cars from the ’60s and ’70s as well. This massive collection is being auctioned off by VanDerBrink Auctions on July 20th. If you can’t make it for the auction, you can bid here on ProxiBid. Special thanks to Jim S. for sharing another great find with us! Read more »
This 1959 Daimler SP250 was found shoved in the corner of this barn, where it had been parked for many years. The current owner pulled it free with the intent of restoring it, but life has gotten in the way so they are selling it. It appears to be solid, but will need a complete restoration. If you are up to the task, it can be found here on eBay. Read more »
Back in the thirties, Cadillac built some of the finest luxury automobiles in the world and the V16 was their flagship model. This particular 1938 touring sedan has been in storage for more than 40 years, so it is going to need a thorough restoration, but it appears to be very complete and original. Unrestored pre-war luxury cars like this one do not come to market often, so it is worth a look. Find it here on eBay out of Cleveland, Ohio. Bidding is currently at $22k with a BIN of $32.9k. Read more »
The 1964 Shakespeare-Schlumpf transaction is the grandest used-car deal in recorded history. After Volkswagen AG took over control of Bugatti in 1998, executives at the peoples’ car company thought it might be nice to own one of the six Type 41 Royales that Ettore Bugatti created as “the car for kings.” Purchasing a Royale Coupe de Ville cost VW an estimated $17 million, a shrewd investment given the estimated worth of Royales today. But contrast VW’s deal to one Fritz Schlumpf—in his day, the most ruthless carmonger on Earth—pulled off in 1964: $85,000 for one Park Ward Royale limousine and twenty-nine other Bugattis extracted from a dusty barn near St. Louis, freight to France included. Read more »
It seems that many of the barn finds we come across are owned by individuals that most of us would classify as hoarders. It would appear that this 1972 Triumph TR6 is another one to come from the collection of a hoarder, but at least they provided it with some protection from the elements. The owner has begun clearing out a few of their cars and has listed this one here on eBay. Read more »
This one owner 1967 Pontiac LeMans was discovered hiding in a barn in Tennessee. The seller has listed it as a GTO, but in reality it is a well optioned LeMans. While it isn’t a Goat, it still could make for a great project. Take a look at it here on eBay, with a starting bid of $1k. Read more »
