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»
Barn Find Stories
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»
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»
Extracting A 1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari Wagon
The Barn Finds Community honestly has to be one of the most amazing group of car nuts out there! We recently sold this Pontiac Safari as a BF Auction, but flat tires all the way around was going to… more»
Barn Bug Update: 1962 Volkswagen Beetle
We featured this 1962 Beetle over 10 years ago. It was a dusty project back then but it has since been transformed into the sweet ride you see before you! Mike C reached out to report that the barn… more»
Amazing Aussie Barn Find: 1968 Holden Monaro GTS 327
Bundaberg is a beautiful city in sunny Queensland, Australia. The locals are warm and welcoming, and its mills produce some of the world’s finest sugar. It is also the location of one of the country’s great barn finds. It… more»
Disneyland for Car Fans: Techno-Classica Essen
Those of us in the US can choose from a handful of top-shelf classic car events, including Monterey Classic Car Week, Scottsdale, and Amelia Island, among others. Venturing overseas can expand the opportunity set significantly. I recently attended Techno-Classica… more»
Back On The Road! 1979 MGB Roadster
We’ve featured an incredible number of classics over the years with the main goal of getting those finds into the hands of our readers, but sometimes someone that doesn’t follow our site beats one of our readers to the… more»
Garage Update: 1990 Range Rover Classic
We recently bought a pair of broken-down Range Rover Classics to see if we could get one or both going again! So far, we’ve managed to get one of them running, but now we need to try and get… more»
Garage Update: 1962 Lotus 7 Project
I recently posted a video about one of our current projects, but since that one is on hold while we wait for the cylinder head work to be completed, I’ve redirected my attention to one of our other projects…. more»
Requiem For A Friend: 1969 Chevrolet El Camino
If a palm tree falls in southern California and no one hears it, does it make a sound? It does if it lands on a 1969 Chevrolet El Camino. This is a sad tale, a tale of an old… more»
Car Park Find: 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS
One of the more amazing things about underground parking garages in Europe (particularly in the UK) is that wealthy families and individuals seem to have a habit of leaving desirable cars in their assigned parking spots for years at… more»
Elvis Presley’s Jet! 1962 Lockheed 1329 JetStar
While he was alive (and some would say it continues today), everything that Elvis Presley did was big and loud. Take the Graceland Estate in Memphis, Tennessee, for example. And this 1962 Lockheed JetStar is no exception, with all… more»
Genuine Prototype Mustang That Was Henry Ford II’s Daily Driver!
Many readers will have heard of Tom Cotter, often referred to as The Barn Find Hunter. Tom spends his time scouring the country for rare and collectible cars squirreled away in barns and sheds. The latest episode of his… more»
Rare Back Yard Find! 1970 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda
The Barracuda was all-new in 1970 and Plymouth was still heavily committed to building performance-minded cars. The “top dog” was the 426 cubic-Inch V8 with a 4-speed manual transmission. That combination found its way into only 289 ‘Cudas that… more»
Runs on Jet Fuel! Turbine-Powered Batmobile
What warm-blooded American boy didn’t want to be Batman in the 1960s and drive the Batmobile like on the 1966-68 television show? I know I did. Then fast-forward 20 years and Batman and the Batmobile reappeared in what would… more»