Barn Finds

Barn Bug Update: 1962 Volkswagen Beetle

Jesse Mortensen — Thu, 11 May 2023 19:00:00 +0000

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...

BF Success Story: 1962 Chevrolet Corvette

Joshua Mortensen — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:00:00 +0000

We recently helped the owner of this 1962 Corvette find a new home for it. After a successful BF Auction, the car is now safely tucked away in its new owner’s garage! Both parties are happy with how smoothly...

Success Story: 1978 Chevrolet Corvette

Joshua Mortensen — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

It feels great when we find a good home for a classic via our BF Auctions, but the best feeling is when we hear from a happy seller and an even happier buyer! Well, that’s the case with this...

Success Story: 1982 Peugeot 505 S Turbo Diesel

Joshua Mortensen — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 03:00:00 +0000

We auctioned this Peugeot 505 S Turbo Diesel back in August of 2022, but unfortunately, it didn’t meet the seller’s reserve. Thankfully we have a great Make An Offer system, so shortly after this one rolled over we received...

Success Story: 1983 Volvo 240 Auction

Joshua Mortensen — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000

The other day, a very pleasant email popped up in our inbox! It was from reader Craig M aka pathwayrev, the winner of the 1983 Volvo 240 that recently came through as a BF Auction. He wanted to give...

Success! 1964 Dodge D150

Joshua Mortensen — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +0000

One of the best parts of our job is hearing from readers who have found a new home for their classic vehicle using our Classifieds or Auctions! So, we were super excited to hear that this 1964 Dodge D150...

Success Story: 1970.5 Ford Falcon Sedan

Jeff Lavery — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

As some of you may recall, I have been helping a close friend sell off his collection of vehicles in northern Georgia, right on the Tennessee line. I haven’t posted in a while as the inventory was changing so...

Success Story: 1981 Chevrolet C30 Silverado

Joshua Mortensen — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:00:00 +0000

A while back, we helped find a new home for this 1981 Chevrolet C30 Silverado. Kristin C had submitted it as a BF Classified with a fairly low asking price. While I was reviewing it, I thought it looked...

Success Story! 1987 AMC Eagle Wagon

Joshua Mortensen — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 23:00:00 +0000

We recently heard from reader Jeremy in Oregon that his sweet AMC Eagle Wagon sold through the Barn Finds Classifieds! It actually sold back in August, but he forgot to let us know that it had sold. With less...

From Barn Find To Beauty: 1962 GMC Stepside Update

Joshua Mortensen — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 22:00:00 +0000

Way back in 2016, we helped reader Paul N find a new home for his 1962 GMC Stepside. It sold quickly, with a deal begin made just 3 hours after we featured it (you can list your vehicle with...

1960 Austin-Healey 3000 Barn Find Success Story!

Joshua Mortensen — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000

One of the best parts of running this site is hearing from readers about their Barn Finds success stories! We started this site to help save classic cars, so hearing that we helped rescue one, even in some small...

Exclusive Followup! 1956 Derham Continental

Todd Fitch — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 03:00:00 +0000

Once published, BarnFinds features sometimes take on a life of their own, with readers contributing amazing personal stories and first-hand technical details that turn a “what if?” reckoning of a car for sale into an entertaining and fact-filled point...

Success Story: 1955 Chevy Pickup Restored!

Jeff Lavery — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0000

One of the more gratifying aspects of helping to sell vintage cars and trucks is hearing from the owners a few months or years later as to how that project turned out. As some of you may recall, I’ve...

Success Story: 1956 Eshelman Adult Sport Car

Joshua Mortensen — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 19:00:00 +0000

We always enjoy hearing from readers about finds that they’ve purchased as a result of seeing it on the site, it’s especially fun when it’s something odd like this Eshelman Sport Car. Reader Wes H purchased it after reading...

My BF Success Story: 1993 Buick Roadmaster Wagon

Jamie Palmer — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000

It’s not often that we Barn Finds writers get to post about a BF Success Story and Our Cars at the same time, but I’m pleased to report that this 1993 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon has been purchased, brought...

BF Success Story: 1991 Ford Taurus SHO Roadtrips to IL

Jeff Lavery — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Here’s an uplifting story in a sea of bad news: a reader has purchased the recent Barn Finds Exclusive listing for a super clean 1991 Ford Taurus SHO. Zach Gilbert posted an epic roadtrip story on the Facebook group page Underappreciated Survivors detailing...

Success Story: 1955 Ford F-250

Chris Clark — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Last September, I wrote about this 1955 Ford F-250 that was located here in central Kansas. The Craigslist ad said the location of the truck was near Maize, which is a suburb of Wichita. Shortly after I had written...