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Rare 1962 Jaguar E-Type Barn Find Spent 46 Years in Storage, Will Get Restored
Rare 1962 Jaguar E-Type Barn Find Spent 46 Years in Storage, Will Get Restored

31 Mar 2022, 13:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A numbers-matching, early version of the Series 1 E-Type, this Jaguar was parked in a garage back in 1976. Not your regular barn find

 
1928 Ford Roadster Abandoned for 60 Years Gets Second Chance, Engine Agrees to Run
1928 Ford Roadster Abandoned for 60 Years Gets Second Chance, Engine Agrees to Run

30 Mar 2022, 15:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Come 2022 and all-original Model A survivors are as rare as they get. This Roadster is one of them and was saved after six decades of neglect

 
Abandoned Property Packed With Rusty Classic Cars Has a Sad Story to Tell
Abandoned Property Packed With Rusty Classic Cars Has a Sad Story to Tell

30 Mar 2022, 12:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Having been consumed by rust after several years of exposure to the elements, all these classic cars are beyond salvageable

 
1983 Mazda RX-7 Spent 30 Years in Storage, Rotary Engine Still Runs
1983 Mazda RX-7 Spent 30 Years in Storage, Rotary Engine Still Runs

29 Mar 2022, 15:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Long-term storage is rarely kind to classic cars, but this RX-7 was lucky enough to sit for all those years in a decent garage

 
1926 Ford Model T Is Almost 100 Years Old, Still Runs Like a Champ
1926 Ford Model T Is Almost 100 Years Old, Still Runs Like a Champ

29 Mar 2022, 13:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A restored classic, this 96-year-old Ford Model T runs like the day it left the assembly line. And it looks stunning too

 
Rare, Pristine 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt Oddly Fails to Sell
Rare, Pristine 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt Oddly Fails to Sell

29 Mar 2022, 10:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Bidding reached a whopping $210,000, but that wasn't enough to surpass the seller's reserve. Thunderbolts usually go for more than $230K

 
1958 Chevrolet Impala Stored for 44 Years Raises More Questions Than It Answers
1958 Chevrolet Impala Stored for 44 Years Raises More Questions Than It Answers

28 Mar 2022, 20:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This garage-kept 1958 Impala is a bit of a mystery, but it could also be one of those rare all-original survivors. It's also a one-year wonder

 
Possibly the World's Only Lotus Cortina Mk1 Convertible Has Been Hiding for 40 Years
Possibly the World's Only Lotus Cortina Mk1 Convertible Has Been Hiding for 40 Years

28 Mar 2022, 15:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Kept in storage for more than 40 years, the only Lotus Cortina Mk1 converted into a drop-top is getting ready to hit public roads again

 
Rare 1970 Dodge Charger R/T Pops Up in a Field, Rocks Numbers-Matching 440 Six Pack
Rare 1970 Dodge Charger R/T Pops Up in a Field, Rocks Numbers-Matching 440 Six Pack

28 Mar 2022, 11:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A 1970 Charger R/T with the SE package and a 440 Six Pack under the hood, this survivor might be one of fewer than 50 cars built

 
1955 Chevrolet Handyman Looks Like a Mini School Bus, Hides Nasty Surprise Under the Hood
1955 Chevrolet Handyman Looks Like a Mini School Bus, Hides Nasty Surprise Under the Hood

27 Mar 2022, 17:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / That perfect-looking body is the result of a frame-off restoration that saw the shell being refinished in Chevrolet Millenium Yellow

 
1973 Dodge Dart Spent 29 Years in a Barn, Engine Refuses To Die
1973 Dodge Dart Spent 29 Years in a Barn, Engine Refuses To Die

27 Mar 2022, 13:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It might not be the most powerful Dart out there, but the fact that the 225 slant-six came back to life after almost three decades is downright amazing

 
Maserati Kyalami: The Half-Breed With De Tomaso Longchamp DNA
Maserati Kyalami: The Half-Breed With De Tomaso Longchamp DNA

27 Mar 2022, 02:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / One of the most underrated cars from Maserati, the De Tomaso Longchamp-based Kyalami was produced in merely 200 examples

 
The Story of the Plymouth Arrow, the Compact Truck You Never Knew Existed
The Story of the Plymouth Arrow, the Compact Truck You Never Knew Existed

26 Mar 2022, 17:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Based on the Mitsubishi Forte, the Plymouth Arrow Pickup was sold from 1979 to 1982 as the company's alternative to the Dodge D-50.

 
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Has Been Hiding for 35 Years, It's an Unmolested Gem
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Has Been Hiding for 35 Years, It's an Unmolested Gem

25 Mar 2022, 21:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Driven for only 1,700 miles since 1977, the 1957 Chevy Bel Air has been a garage queen for more than four decades. It's now looking for a new home

 
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Sitting in the Middle of Nowhere Is a Sad Sight, Gets Saved
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Sitting in the Middle of Nowhere Is a Sad Sight, Gets Saved

25 Mar 2022, 15:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The car is in really bad shape, but it may end up being a rare survivor thanks to its Bahama Yellow paint with red stripes

 
1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster Is a Stunning Barn Find, Gets First Wash in 46 Years
1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster Is a Stunning Barn Find, Gets First Wash in 46 Years

24 Mar 2022, 16:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Just like the more expensive Fleetmaster, the Stylemaster was a big hit back in the day. But only a few of them are still all-original today

 
Rare 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Convertible Spent 40 Years in a Barn, Gets Second Chance
Rare 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Convertible Spent 40 Years in a Barn, Gets Second Chance

24 Mar 2022, 15:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With fewer than 10,000 units built, the Belvedere Convertible is the rarest iteration of the nameplate from the 1957 model year.

 
This Unique 1962 Chevrolet Corvette Fuelie With Racing Pedigree Needs a New Home
This Unique 1962 Chevrolet Corvette Fuelie With Racing Pedigree Needs a New Home

23 Mar 2022, 21:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Born as one of only 246 Corvettes fitted with the Sebring Race Package (RPO 687), this Chevy won an SCCA championship in 1962

 
This Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Is Gobsmackingly Beautiful
This Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Is Gobsmackingly Beautiful

23 Mar 2022, 14:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / One of 640 units produced in the span of 10 months, this perfectly restored Austin-Healey 100M BN2 is currently listed on Bring a Trailer

 
1968 Ford Torino With 427 Stroker Is What Restomod Dreams Are Made Of
1968 Ford Torino With 427 Stroker Is What Restomod Dreams Are Made Of

23 Mar 2022, 12:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Not only does it ride lower than the average 1960s muscle car, but it also handles better. And it's significantly more powerful too