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Watch a Dusty, Moldy 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Transform Into a Concours-Winning Survivor
Watch a Dusty, Moldy 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Transform Into a Concours-Winning Survivor

3 Dec 2021, 16:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Part of the Tri-Five family introduced for 1955, the 1957 Bel Air is now a design icon and one of the most expensive classics from the era

 
1964 Ford Galaxie Gets First Wash in 30 Years, Does Burnout to Celebrate
1964 Ford Galaxie Gets First Wash in 30 Years, Does Burnout to Celebrate

2 Dec 2021, 16:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With all the dirt gone, this old Ford Galaxie looks like a keeper that could get away with a not-so-expensive restoration

 
Huge Field Junkyard Is Loaded with Sad Muscle Cars Waiting for a Second Chance
Huge Field Junkyard Is Loaded with Sad Muscle Cars Waiting for a Second Chance

2 Dec 2021, 16:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Amazingly enough, most of these cars aren't as rusty as they should be, given that they've been sitting outside for at least 20 years

 
International Truck Was Left to Rot in the Woods, Takes First Drive in 50 Years
International Truck Was Left to Rot in the Woods, Takes First Drive in 50 Years

1 Dec 2021, 18:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It seemed like an impossible task at first, but some disassembly, hammering, and a couple of crowbars later, and the 74-year-old inline-six agreed to run

 
1978 Ferrari 308 GT4 Is Selling With Dubious Distinction of Being World’s Rustiest Ferrari
1978 Ferrari 308 GT4 Is Selling With Dubious Distinction of Being World’s Rustiest Ferrari

1 Dec 2021, 07:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you’re looking for a very cheap (and unsalvageable) Ferrari or a very unique work of art, then you might as well consider this one

 
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Gets First Wash in 25 Years, Morphs Into Stunning Survivor
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Gets First Wash in 25 Years, Morphs Into Stunning Survivor

30 Nov 2021, 16:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / I'm pretty sure this car wouldn't get an Excellent rating in the event of a sale, but it's definitely a stunning survivor in its post-detailing condition

 
Abandoned 1967 Chevy Impala Comes With a Rat-Infested Interior, Still Runs and Drives
Abandoned 1967 Chevy Impala Comes With a Rat-Infested Interior, Still Runs and Drives

30 Nov 2021, 15:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Even though it's been in the same family since new, this full-size four-door sedan had a rough life and it will probably end up at a scrapyard

 
Historic 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Gasser Found in a Warehouse, It's Been Sitting for Decades
Historic 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Gasser Found in a Warehouse, It's Been Sitting for Decades

29 Nov 2021, 15:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Bel Air used to charge down the quarter-mile as a gasser in the D/Gas category back in the 1960s, but it hasn't seen the drag strip in almost 50 years

 
Barn-Found 1953 Pontiac Chieftain Goes Plum Crazy Purple, It's Ready for a New Life
Barn-Found 1953 Pontiac Chieftain Goes Plum Crazy Purple, It's Ready for a New Life

29 Nov 2021, 13:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Even though it was overshadowed by its Chevrolet counterpart, the Pontiac Chieftain is one of the coolest cars GM built in the 1950s in my book

 
Barn Find Gold: YouTuber Stumbles Upon Three Daytonas, a Charger, a Dart, and More
Barn Find Gold: YouTuber Stumbles Upon Three Daytonas, a Charger, a Dart, and More

29 Nov 2021, 10:45 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / While crusading for classic cars, Ryan Brutt stumbles upon a barn with classic gems including a three Daytonas, a Charger, Dirt and a Little Red Express truck

 
1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Spent 30 Years on a Field, Big-Block V8 Comes Back to Life
1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Spent 30 Years on a Field, Big-Block V8 Comes Back to Life

28 Nov 2021, 18:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / And not only does it take its first drive in more than 30 years, but it also has enough oomph left to do a massive burnout

 
Rare 1974 Bricklin SV-1 Has Been Abandoned in a Barn, Gets First Wash in 24 Years
Rare 1974 Bricklin SV-1 Has Been Abandoned in a Barn, Gets First Wash in 24 Years

26 Nov 2021, 14:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Developed by Malcolm Bricklin, the guy who created Subaru of America and imported the ill-fated Yugo to the U.S., the SV-1 was a rather strange car for its time

 
1962 Chevrolet Corvette Has a Mysterious Drag Racing Past, It's a Sad Sight
1962 Chevrolet Corvette Has a Mysterious Drag Racing Past, It's a Sad Sight

24 Nov 2021, 21:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The late first-gen Corvette is a sad sight, but what's left of its livery suggests it used to be someone's pride and joy at the drag strip

 
Here's a Tour of the 2021 MCACN Barn Find Display, Packed With Rare Muscle Cars
Here's a Tour of the 2021 MCACN Barn Find Display, Packed With Rare Muscle Cars

24 Nov 2021, 16:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This year's edition includes quite a few gems, including a mysterious Chevelle Z16 and a Ranchero race car built by Bill Stroppe

 
Massive Junkyard Hidden from Civilization Is Packed with Rare Cars and Dragsters
Massive Junkyard Hidden from Civilization Is Packed with Rare Cars and Dragsters

23 Nov 2021, 19:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of the coolest junkyard finds yet, this place is home to an impressive number of classic cars, hot rods, and dragsters, including a few rare gems

 
1976 Ford Bronco Rust Bucket Saved After Sitting for Decades, 302 V8 Still Runs
1976 Ford Bronco Rust Bucket Saved After Sitting for Decades, 302 V8 Still Runs

22 Nov 2021, 21:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1976 Bronco came really close to spending the rest of its life as a rust bucket, but it was saved after sitting for 21 years

 
1966 Ford Mustang Spent 20 Years Under a House, Stuck Engine Agrees to Run
1966 Ford Mustang Spent 20 Years Under a House, Stuck Engine Agrees to Run

22 Nov 2021, 14:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This first-gen Mustang looks fantastic for a 55-year-old car, but it is still a lot of work away from becoming road-worthy again. A cool find nonetheless

 
Forgotten 1970 Dodge Charger Comes Back to Life, Takes First Drive in 20 Years
Forgotten 1970 Dodge Charger Comes Back to Life, Takes First Drive in 20 Years

19 Nov 2021, 17:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / What a wonderful feeling to see this old muscle car roar and roll again, despite needing a thorough restoration to regain its former glory

 
Abandoned 1986 Porsche 911 Targa Gets First Wash in Years, Becomes Stunning Survivor
Abandoned 1986 Porsche 911 Targa Gets First Wash in Years, Becomes Stunning Survivor

19 Nov 2021, 15:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Targa-top beauty is part of the 930-generation line, which Porsche produced from 1975 to 1989 with turbo flat-six engines

 
Super Rare, 1-of-56 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Emerges with Numbers-Matching V8
Super Rare, 1-of-56 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Emerges with Numbers-Matching V8

19 Nov 2021, 12:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Considering that some Baracudas didn't survive into the 21st century, this car could be so rare that most of us will never get to see one in the metal