If an automobile find is exciting enough to pique the interest of Jay Leno, there’s not a much better indicator that something special is going on, especially when the car sold at auction for nearly $10 million. That’s the… more»
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One of Few: 1974 Fiat 130 Familiare
Gianni Agnelli inherited management of Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili Torino, which we know as Fiat, in 1963 when he was in his mid-forties. Fiat had been founded by a consortium including Gianni’s grandfather Giovanni in 1899, producing its first… more»
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Missing 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 Discovered After 43 Years!
If you ask a dozen different enthusiasts what their ultimate Barn Find would be, you will probably receive as many different answers. However, the classic sitting in this storage unit would rate high on any list. This genuine 1964… more»
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Reader Find: 1996 Ford Mustang GT With 28k Miles
Reader Marc S recently messaged us to see if we would be interested in seeing a 1996 Mustang GT with just 28k original miles. And obviously we responded with, “yes, please”. His late brother-in-law purchased this Mustang when it… more»
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Scorched But Still Spendy: 1934 Hispano Suiza J12 Vanvooren Cabriolet
Have you ever experienced a disaster with a car you just finished restoring? I managed to wreck part of my first lacquer paint job (Dove Grey) on an MGA I was restoring, by pumping gas into the trunk: I… more»
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Bucket List Find! 1989 Ford F350 Bucket Truck
Thirty-six years ago nearly to the day, a humble one-ton cab and chassis left its mechanical birthplace bound for New Jersey. In the land of no left turns, skilled workers fitted a utility box and something of extreme utility: … more»
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Reader Rescue: 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback
Restoring a rusty and beat-up classic car is no small task, especially if you undertake the entire project yourself! Reader David B recently shared photos of his Mustang Fastback, and he transformed this wreck into a street machine worth… more»
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18 Miles Since ’74! 1970 Lincoln Continental
Preserved on jack stands since 1975, this 1970 Lincoln Continental hid untouched for nearly three decades in a Missouri garage until Lincoln super-fan Gene Epstein acquired the Light Blue classic. Imagine finding a beauty like this at a garage… more»
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Barn Finds At The Amelia Island Concours
While the Amelia Island Concours is a few weeks past its expiration date, it’s still worth revisiting the cars that came home as the big winners in the 2024 running of this annual event. The Amelia has undergone a… more»
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Stolen, But Recovered: 1987 Buick Regal GNX
When Buick phased out its rear-wheel-drive Regals in the 1980s, that exit included the Grand National performance models. To go out in style in 1987, Buick produced 547 legendary copies of the GNX (Grand National Experimental) which included upgrades… more»
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Hidden Treasure: National Automobile Museum of Tasmania
The world is full of hidden treasures in the form of private collections and museums dedicated to a broad cross-section of motoring enthusiasts. I recently had the pleasure to visit one such establishment, The National Automobile Museum of Tasmania…. more»
Update: 1958 Goggomobil TS400 Race Car
UPDATE – This somewhat historic 1958 Goggomobil TS400 is for sale again, this time with an asking price of less than half of what it was back in May of 2016 when we saw it here on Barn Finds…. more»
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Road To Recovery! 1967 Kellison Astra X-300 GT
Kit cars have always been a fun subject when it comes to the DIY market segment of the auto hobby, with many of them hailing from the good old days back when you could find an inexpensive donor chassis… more»
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Abandoned 1981 DeLorean DMC-12
I’m sure every one of us here has that one car we just dream of finding in a barn one day! Well, for BF Reader and star of Restored, Lance B, that dream recently came true. In the most… more»
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Abandoned in London: 2004 BMW M3 CSL
One of the greatest discoveries in the BMW world happened recently when an exceedingly rare BMW M3 CSL appeared on a few different websites as a beaten up and booted modern classic with no apparent caretaker. As you can… more»
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Horace Dodge’s Drop-Top: 1964 Dodge Custom 880
Most any one of us reading or writing for a website like this enjoy history to a certain extent. We all know how vintage cars and trucks become more than just a four-wheeled conveyance given how much history can… more»
