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This 1961 Ford Thunderbird Is a Complete, All-Original, Low-Mileage, Unrestored Barn Find
This 1961 Ford Thunderbird Is a Complete, All-Original, Low-Mileage, Unrestored Barn Find

4 Oct 2021, 15:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Someone is selling a ’61 Thunderbird that seems to be boasting a mix that you can hardly find these days, all making it a very solid restoration candidate

 
1964 Chevrolet Impala SS Parked in a Field Flexes Lots of Holes and a Mysterious Engine
1964 Chevrolet Impala SS Parked in a Field Flexes Lots of Holes and a Mysterious Engine

4 Oct 2021, 05:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Someone is selling a rusty Chevrolet Impala SS that looks like it’s been sitting for a long time parked in a field, yet the car is ready for a second chance

 
Hoard of Abandoned Chevrolet 3100 Trucks Discovered in the Woods, All for Sale
Hoard of Abandoned Chevrolet 3100 Trucks Discovered in the Woods, All for Sale

1 Oct 2021, 17:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet built the Advance Series line of trucks from 1947 to 1955. It replaced the AK Series and it was followed by the iconic Task Force Series

 
Rare Pontiac Pathfinder Gets Saved from the Crusher, Still Runs and Drives
Rare Pontiac Pathfinder Gets Saved from the Crusher, Still Runs and Drives

30 Sep 2021, 15:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in the 1950s, Pontiac decided to sell some of its American nameplates with different badges in Canada. The Pathfinder was one of them

 
1966 Chevrolet Impala Sitting for 35 Years in a Field Hides a Mystery Under the Hood
1966 Chevrolet Impala Sitting for 35 Years in a Field Hides a Mystery Under the Hood

30 Sep 2021, 13:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Exposed to the elements and with its frame sitting on the ground, this Impala is not the best candidate for a restoration

 
Ultra-Rare Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL AMG Comes Out of Storage After 27 Years, V8 Fires Up
Ultra-Rare Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL AMG Comes Out of Storage After 27 Years, V8 Fires Up

29 Sep 2021, 18:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / So what makes this W126 special? Well, it's an AMG conversion from the pre-merger era, when the Affalterbach shop was operating as a private entity

 
California and Colorado, Not the Easiest Places to Title a Barn Find
California and Colorado, Not the Easiest Places to Title a Barn Find

29 Sep 2021, 11:15 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / While getting a title in some states is an easy but time-consuming job, in California and Colorado is a messy business, but might worth it

 
1970 Pontiac GTO Found in a Barn No Longer Comes in One Piece, Still Very Solid
1970 Pontiac GTO Found in a Barn No Longer Comes in One Piece, Still Very Solid

29 Sep 2021, 06:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This ’70 Pontiac GTO is a real barn find that has recently been saved specifically for a full restoration, yet the project hasn’t gone too far

 
1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass Spent Decades in the Desert, Still Rocks Original V8
1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass Spent Decades in the Desert, Still Rocks Original V8

28 Sep 2021, 20:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Discovered somewhere in New Mexico with an almost completely baked upper body section, this Cutlass is an all-original, seemingly complete classic

 
Abandoned Forest Junkyard Looks Like a Classic Car Ghost Town
Abandoned Forest Junkyard Looks Like a Classic Car Ghost Town

28 Sep 2021, 15:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Stephen King scenarios aside, this place is packed with hundreds of cars and most of them seem to be from the 1950s. Sadly, none is worth saving

 
1969 Plymouth GTX Barn Find Discovered with $10,000 in Cash Under the Driver's Seat
1969 Plymouth GTX Barn Find Discovered with $10,000 in Cash Under the Driver's Seat

27 Sep 2021, 20:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Since the current owner of the GTX had no idea that the money was in the car, the envelopes must have been put there by the previous owner

 
Barn-Find 1969 Ford Mustang, Saved After 40 Years, Hides Signs of Life Under the Hood
Barn-Find 1969 Ford Mustang, Saved After 40 Years, Hides Signs of Life Under the Hood

27 Sep 2021, 07:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The ’69 Mustang we have here has been stored for nearly 40 years in a garage, and now it’s back hoping someone would fully restore it

 
Here Are the First Steps on Restoring a Barn-Find, and a Few Costly Mistakes to Avoid
Here Are the First Steps on Restoring a Barn-Find, and a Few Costly Mistakes to Avoid

26 Sep 2021, 07:39 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / After getting that barn-find at home with a title in your pocket and a lighter bank account, it’s time to proceed to the next step: restoration

 
1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Barn Find Is a Sad Sight, Gets First Wash in 20 Years
1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Barn Find Is a Sad Sight, Gets First Wash in 20 Years

25 Sep 2021, 17:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Stored in a dirty barn for about 20 years, this 1970s muscle coupe came out of its resting place in a rather poor condition

 
This Is How You Can Get a Title for a Relic, and Why You Have to Do That Before Restoring
This Is How You Can Get a Title for a Relic, and Why You Have to Do That Before Restoring

25 Sep 2021, 16:33 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / No matter if you found the car or someone else did and sold it to you, you will need a title for that, and you'll need it before you start restoring it

 
Rare Studebaker Avanti Found in a Shed, Gets Saved from the Crusher
Rare Studebaker Avanti Found in a Shed, Gets Saved from the Crusher

24 Sep 2021, 18:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Designed by the famous Raymond Loewy, it was described as "one of the more significant milestones of the postwar industry."

 
1970 Plymouth Barracuda Sees Daylight After 40 Years, Still Has Numbers-Matching V8
1970 Plymouth Barracuda Sees Daylight After 40 Years, Still Has Numbers-Matching V8

23 Sep 2021, 20:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This is one of only 59 Barracuda Convertibles delivered with a 383-cubic-inch V8 engine in 1970. Not exactly a holy grail, but definitely worth saving

 
1962 Buick LeSabre Looks Like a Barn Find, Packs Turbocharged Surprise Under the Hood
1962 Buick LeSabre Looks Like a Barn Find, Packs Turbocharged Surprise Under the Hood

22 Sep 2021, 21:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The unit in question was sourced from a second-generation Buick Regal. Yup, it's the turbo 3.8-liter V6 that made the Grand National faster than a Corvette C4

 
Abandoned 1975 Ford LTD Gets Second Chance, Does Massive Burnouts to Celebrate
Abandoned 1975 Ford LTD Gets Second Chance, Does Massive Burnouts to Celebrate

22 Sep 2021, 15:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1975 as a range-topping model alongside the Brougham, the LTD Landau was more or less Ford's alternative to the Mercury Grand Marquis

 
1971 Mustang Mach 1 Is Rescued After 34 Years, Needs Some TLC
1971 Mustang Mach 1 Is Rescued After 34 Years, Needs Some TLC

22 Sep 2021, 13:27 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / If you're looking for a classic Mustang on a tight budget, this may be the perfect Mach 1 for you. With a bit of tinkering it should run fine!