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Mysterious 1956 Chevrolet Nomad Emerges With More Questions Than Answers
Mysterious 1956 Chevrolet Nomad Emerges With More Questions Than Answers

30 Jun 2024, 18:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of 8,103 Nomads produced in 1956, this station wagon appears to have a wrong VIN. Either that, or it's a cleverly disguised 210 Handyman.

 
No Sun Exposure For 35 Years: 1974 Cadillac DeVille Is a Dusty Gem Hiding in a Barn
No Sun Exposure For 35 Years: 1974 Cadillac DeVille Is a Dusty Gem Hiding in a Barn

30 Jun 2024, 07:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 1974 DeVille coupe that spent the last decades in a barn seeks a complete restoration; an in-person inspection is recommended

 
Lotus Carlton Abandoned for 30 Years Is an Unlikely Yard Find
Lotus Carlton Abandoned for 30 Years Is an Unlikely Yard Find

29 Jun 2024, 13:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Almost as fast as the Chevrolet Corvette C4 ZR-1, the Lotus Carlton is the wildest production sedan built in the early 1990s.

 
1971 Plymouth Cuda Neglected for Decades Doesn't Need a HEMI To Be Rare
1971 Plymouth Cuda Neglected for Decades Doesn't Need a HEMI To Be Rare

28 Jun 2024, 16:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It may not be a HEMI or a 440 Six-Barrel, but this 1971 Plymouth Cuda is far from common thanks to its drivetrain/options combo.

 
Low-Mileage 1970 Dodge HEMI Challenger Parked for 49 Years Is a $500K Time Capsule
Low-Mileage 1970 Dodge HEMI Challenger Parked for 49 Years Is a $500K Time Capsule

27 Jun 2024, 13:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Unearthed in 2021 after nearly 50 years in storage, this unrestored 1970 Dodge HEMI Challenger R/T sold for a half-million bucks.

 
Barn Find Hunter Unearths Super Rare 1966 Ford F-100 Sleeping Bear Dunesmobile
Barn Find Hunter Unearths Super Rare 1966 Ford F-100 Sleeping Bear Dunesmobile

27 Jun 2024, 11:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Used for rides up the Sleeping Bear Dunes until the 1970s, this modified Ford F-100 is one of only three examples remaining.

 
Man Saves Pre-WW2 DKW From the Junkyard, Gets It Running After 60 Years
Man Saves Pre-WW2 DKW From the Junkyard, Gets It Running After 60 Years

26 Jun 2024, 17:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Even though it's better known for motorcycles, DKW was the first European company to build mass-produced front-wheel drive cars.

 
Forgotten 1963 Chevy Corvette Lost Its Most Iconic Feature, People Still Want To Buy It
Forgotten 1963 Chevy Corvette Lost Its Most Iconic Feature, People Still Want To Buy It

25 Jun 2024, 15:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The sports car still has a numbers-matching block, but it's pretty much a puzzle in need of parts and a complete restoration.

 
Abandoned Factory Is Packed With German Classics, Including a BMW 7 Series E23
Abandoned Factory Is Packed With German Classics, Including a BMW 7 Series E23

25 Jun 2024, 14:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The property is also home to a Volkswagen Corrado G60, a two-door Jetta Mk1, and a Beetle that's been restored in the 1970s.

 
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Parked for 48 Years Is a Highly Original Time Capsule
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Parked for 48 Years Is a Highly Original Time Capsule

25 Jun 2024, 11:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / All told, there's no shortage of Bel Air hardtops today, but solid examples that haven't been tampered with are getting harder to find.

 
1968 Chevrolet Corvette Locked in a Basement Emerges With 1980s-Style Mods
1968 Chevrolet Corvette Locked in a Basement Emerges With 1980s-Style Mods

24 Jun 2024, 20:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Some C2 Corvette are restored, others rot away in junkyards and barns. This basement-found 1968 version sports mods from the past.

 
1956 Cadillac Eldorado Sat Under Filth for 20 Years, Looks Splendid After Its First Wash
1956 Cadillac Eldorado Sat Under Filth for 20 Years, Looks Splendid After Its First Wash

24 Jun 2024, 21:00 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / The owner's father was approached by a stranger in a restaurant one day. He wanted to get rid of a 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz

 
Fancy a Rare Buick? Someone Just Saved This Rare 'n' Rough 1965 Skylark Gran Sport
Fancy a Rare Buick? Someone Just Saved This Rare 'n' Rough 1965 Skylark Gran Sport

24 Jun 2024, 11:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport recently received a new chance when it got pulled from the narrow garage where it has likely been sitting for years

 
Someone Saved This 1964 Chevy Malibu From a Barn and Turned It Into an Award-Winning Car
Someone Saved This 1964 Chevy Malibu From a Barn and Turned It Into an Award-Winning Car

23 Jun 2024, 22:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 1964 Chevrolet Malibu that was pulled from a barn 27 years ago is now a showstopper thanks to a fantastic restomod project

 
Rare 1977 Pontiac Cam Am Parked Under a Tent Begs for Total Restoration
Rare 1977 Pontiac Cam Am Parked Under a Tent Begs for Total Restoration

23 Jun 2024, 20:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The brainchild of Jim Wangers, the 1977 Pontiac Cam Am was supposed to revive the spirit for the iconic GTO in the Malaise Era.

 
1971 Plymouth Cuda Flexes Barn Dust, Rare Surprise Under the Hood
1971 Plymouth Cuda Flexes Barn Dust, Rare Surprise Under the Hood

22 Jun 2024, 16:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Recently unearthed in Greenville, Ohio, this dusty 1971 Plymouth Barracuda spent an unspecified number of years in a barn.

 
1962 Lincoln Continental Saved From Barn After 20 Years, Rare Convertible
1962 Lincoln Continental Saved From Barn After 20 Years, Rare Convertible

21 Jun 2024, 21:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 1962 Continental convertible parked for over two decades is ready to become a super-expensive luxury car with the right restoration

 
Rare 1969 Chrysler Newport Emerges After 40 Years, Is It Worth Saving?
Rare 1969 Chrysler Newport Emerges After 40 Years, Is It Worth Saving?

21 Jun 2024, 13:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler sold more than 150,000 Newports during the 1969 model year, but only 2,169 were ordered with the retractable top.

 
This 1969 Lincoln Continental Mark III Looks Great in the Barn, Good News Under the Hood
This 1969 Lincoln Continental Mark III Looks Great in the Barn, Good News Under the Hood

20 Jun 2024, 22:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 1969 Lincoln Continental Mark III recently discovered in a barn is ready to return to the road if someone out there is brave enough to take it home

 
Rare 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Left To Rot in a Field Gets Saved After 30 Years
Rare 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Left To Rot in a Field Gets Saved After 30 Years

19 Jun 2024, 20:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sold for only two model years, the Ford Mustang Boss 302 moved 8,641 units. This light gold example spent 30 years in a field.