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The Story of the Oldsmobile "Rocket" 88, America's First Muscle Car
The Story of the Oldsmobile "Rocket" 88, America's First Muscle Car

8 Sep 2021, 15:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Oldsmobile 88 not only dominated the first two NASCAR seasons, but also won the first edition of the gruelling Carrera Panamericana

 
1970 Pontiac GTO Drag Races 1969 Dodge Super Bee, The Judge Takes a Beating
1970 Pontiac GTO Drag Races 1969 Dodge Super Bee, The Judge Takes a Beating

8 Sep 2021, 11:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Coming straight from the golden muscle car era, these beefed-up coupes have it all. Big V8s under the hood, stunning looks, and collectible status

 
1982 Lamborghini Countach Left Disassembled for 13 Years Is Selling for $250,000
1982 Lamborghini Countach Left Disassembled for 13 Years Is Selling for $250,000

8 Sep 2021, 05:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “Fabulous and rare” Countach emerges after more than a decade in storage, is in serious need of some TLC. If you’re up for a restoration project

 
Massive 174-Car Barn Find Valued at $1.4 Million, Is About to Hit eBay
Massive 174-Car Barn Find Valued at $1.4 Million, Is About to Hit eBay

6 Sep 2021, 05:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The collection belongs to a London businessman and is said to have been a two-decade “labor of love.” He’s selling it piece by piece

 
1966 Pontiac GTO Restoration Project Turns Into Stock 389 Tri-Power Restomod
1966 Pontiac GTO Restoration Project Turns Into Stock 389 Tri-Power Restomod

4 Sep 2021, 13:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Another great one from the good folks over at the “Hand Built Cars” channel on YouTube, this time focusing on the professional work done on a cool '66 GTO

 
Fully-Restored One-Off Aston Martin Bulldog Unveiled, Ready for the Old Speed Record
Fully-Restored One-Off Aston Martin Bulldog Unveiled, Ready for the Old Speed Record

4 Sep 2021, 05:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The extended nuts-and-bolts restoration of this “mythical beast” has been completed and the owner brought it to the Concours d’Elegance at Hampton Court Palace

 
Jaguar C-Type Resurrected as a Limited-Edition Continuation Model
Jaguar C-Type Resurrected as a Limited-Edition Continuation Model

3 Sep 2021, 17:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 70 years after the C-Type first raced, Jaguar Classic is bringing back the competition model as a continuation series limited to eight examples

 
Restored 1969 Dodge Super Bee Had Its Original 383 Magnum Replaced by a 426 HEMI
Restored 1969 Dodge Super Bee Had Its Original 383 Magnum Replaced by a 426 HEMI

3 Sep 2021, 12:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A tastefully restored Super Bee, this 1969 model is now packing a 535-mile HEMI 426 elephant engine with high-quality internals

 
Travel Back in Time With This Fancy Pininfarina Leggenda eClassic Simulator
Travel Back in Time With This Fancy Pininfarina Leggenda eClassic Simulator

3 Sep 2021, 02:53 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Later this month, a rare Pininfarina Leggenda eClassic Simulator will be sold at RM Sotheby’s St. Moritz event on September 17th.

 
1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Sees Daylight After 35 Years, Flaunts Numbers-Matching V8
1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Sees Daylight After 35 Years, Flaunts Numbers-Matching V8

2 Sep 2021, 20:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 1969 Mustang Mach 1 was so popular that Ford decided to discontinue the GT, a badge that did not return until the 1980s

 
This Ford E-Series Used to Be an FBI Surveillance Van, It Can Be Yours
This Ford E-Series Used to Be an FBI Surveillance Van, It Can Be Yours

1 Sep 2021, 19:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you ever wondered how it feels to spend hours following people in a surveillance van, you can find out for $9,995 and a trip to Chicago

 
Kevin Hart Adds More Muscle to the Collection With Rare and Original 1987 Buick GNX
Kevin Hart Adds More Muscle to the Collection With Rare and Original 1987 Buick GNX

1 Sep 2021, 04:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “If you know you know,” comedian and passionate car collector says in one of his recent Instagram posts, standing next to a beautiful GNX

 
Here’s Mildred, a 1965 Morris Minor 1000 Mysteriously Abandoned in a Paid City Park
Here’s Mildred, a 1965 Morris Minor 1000 Mysteriously Abandoned in a Paid City Park

31 Aug 2021, 05:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This would be the city equivalent of a barn find: a classic in decent condition but covered in dust and grime sits abandoned in public view, puzzles everyone

 
Huge Barn Houses 25 Unrestored Classics, They Can Be Yours for Only $80K
Huge Barn Houses 25 Unrestored Classics, They Can Be Yours for Only $80K

30 Aug 2021, 20:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The collection includes at least six Lincoln Continentals, but the barn also hides Oldsmobiles, Buicks, and a couple of fire trucks

 
Abandoned 1967 AMC Rebel SST Gets Second Chance, V8 Fires up After 40 Years
Abandoned 1967 AMC Rebel SST Gets Second Chance, V8 Fires up After 40 Years

30 Aug 2021, 18:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Machine is the most exotic incarnation of the Rebel, but AMC also offered a more high-end variant under the "SST" badge

 
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Convertible 383 Manual Flaunts Matching Numbers
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Convertible 383 Manual Flaunts Matching Numbers

30 Aug 2021, 13:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Only 797 units of the 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Convertible 383 were specified with the four-speed manual, and this one is probably the best of them all

 
Dare to Cruise Above 55 MPH in This Restored “Coca-Cola” 1946 Ford F-1 Flathead
Dare to Cruise Above 55 MPH in This Restored “Coca-Cola” 1946 Ford F-1 Flathead

29 Aug 2021, 07:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We haven't seen many dealer consignment listings noting that a vehicle is capable of cruising at 55 mph but perhaps the velocity wasn't implied back in 1946...

 
The Story of the 1963 Chevrolet Impala Z11, the Meanest and Rarest Impala Ever Built
The Story of the 1963 Chevrolet Impala Z11, the Meanest and Rarest Impala Ever Built

28 Aug 2021, 21:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Created for drag racers and NASCAR enthusiasts, the Z11 was essentially a lighter Impala with a bigger, more powerful V8. Only 57 of them were built

 
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Has a Mysterious Racing Past, Hideous Square Headlamps
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Has a Mysterious Racing Past, Hideous Square Headlamps

27 Aug 2021, 20:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yup, someone went through the trouble of cutting out the area around the stock, round headlamps to make room for rectangular lights. Yuck!

 
Texas Ghost Farm Hides More Than 100 Abandoned Classics, Including Rare Hudsons
Texas Ghost Farm Hides More Than 100 Abandoned Classics, Including Rare Hudsons

27 Aug 2021, 18:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / No fewer than 42 Hudsons are currently resting their "bones" on the farm, including a rare 1942 four-door with a special badge