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1932 Ford Model B Truck Rolls Out of Long-Term Storage, It's a Fantastic Survivor
1932 Ford Model B Truck Rolls Out of Long-Term Storage, It's a Fantastic Survivor

28 Jun 2022, 12:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While not as scarce as the phaeton pickup or the sedan delivery version, the pickup truck is rarer than the average Ford Model B

 
1972 Pontiac LeMans Spent 20 Years in a Barn, Gets First Wash and Drive
1972 Pontiac LeMans Spent 20 Years in a Barn, Gets First Wash and Drive

26 Jun 2022, 13:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / In the same family since new, this LeMans still rocks a numbers-matching V8 under the hood and proudly wears its original Springfield Green paint

 
1967 Chevrolet Camaro Dragster Spent Decades in Storage, Gets First Wash in 40 Years
1967 Chevrolet Camaro Dragster Spent Decades in Storage, Gets First Wash in 40 Years

18 Jun 2022, 17:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Retired from the drag strip sometime in the early 1980s, this Camaro spent more than 40 years in storage. But now it's ready to make a comeback

 
Filthy Saab 93 Gets First Wash in 51 Years, Morphs Into Beautiful Survivor
Filthy Saab 93 Gets First Wash in 51 Years, Morphs Into Beautiful Survivor

12 Jun 2022, 16:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Retired from use in 1971, this Saab 93 is a fabulous unmolested survivor. See it get its first cleaning in more than five decades

 
Mossy 1964 Dodge Dart Gets First Wash in 30 Years, It's Ready for the Rat Rod Life
Mossy 1964 Dodge Dart Gets First Wash in 30 Years, It's Ready for the Rat Rod Life

30 May 2022, 16:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This wagon is pretty much a rust bucket that will never get a restoration, but the fact that it still runs after sitting for 30 years is amazing

 
1974 Chevrolet Corvette Getting Its First Wash in Years Is Incredibly Satisfying
1974 Chevrolet Corvette Getting Its First Wash in Years Is Incredibly Satisfying

17 May 2022, 12:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With a sharper nose, a forward-slanted rear fascia, and devoid of old-school, chrome bumpers, the 1974 Corvette was a notable departure from its predecessor

 
1967 Ford Mustang Gets First Wash in Years, Morphs Into Beautiful Survivor
1967 Ford Mustang Gets First Wash in Years, Morphs Into Beautiful Survivor

8 May 2022, 14:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1967 Mustang ditches its barn-found look to become a Concours-ready classic. One that should win some trophies in the "survivor" category

 
Filthy 1966 Dodge Dart Gets First Wash in 25 Years, Doesn't Look Half Bad
Filthy 1966 Dodge Dart Gets First Wash in 25 Years, Doesn't Look Half Bad

6 May 2022, 18:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The third-generation Dart is not the most desirable iteration of the nameplate, but this 1966 junkyard find looks cool in Lime Green

 
1965 Dodge Dart Gets First Wash in 30 Years, Reveals Cool Patina
1965 Dodge Dart Gets First Wash in 30 Years, Reveals Cool Patina

27 Apr 2022, 16:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Rescued from someone's front yard, this Mopar spent a whopping three decades off the road. Now it has "rat rod" written all over it

 
Gorgeous 1957 Chevrolet Wagon Leaves the Barn After 23 Years, Gets First Wash Too
Gorgeous 1957 Chevrolet Wagon Leaves the Barn After 23 Years, Gets First Wash Too

22 Apr 2022, 09:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This classic station wagon is only a thorough detailing away from becoming a Concours-winning classic of the "survivor" category

 
1950 MG TD Barn Find Gets Its First Wash in 34 Years, It Has an Emotional Story
1950 MG TD Barn Find Gets Its First Wash in 34 Years, It Has an Emotional Story

15 Apr 2022, 15:38 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Sometimes, life just gets in the way, and you never get to fixing that car you left in the barn. This is what it looks like to clean one after 34 years

 
1964 Plymouth Savoy Parked for 29 Years Is a Rat-Infested Find, Gets First Wash
1964 Plymouth Savoy Parked for 29 Years Is a Rat-Infested Find, Gets First Wash

8 Apr 2022, 15:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Does it run? No, it doesn't, but that's to be expected from this type of car. But get this, the Savoy has been driven for a whopping 340,000 miles

 
1963 Chevrolet Impala Farm Find Looks Hopeless, Gets First Wash in 36 Years
1963 Chevrolet Impala Farm Find Looks Hopeless, Gets First Wash in 36 Years

6 Apr 2022, 11:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Like many classics in this condition, this Impala is nothing more than a parts car. But it looks kind of cool with all that patina

 
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

 
1970 Chevrolet Corvette 454 Gets First Wash in Years, Becomes Stunning Survivor
1970 Chevrolet Corvette 454 Gets First Wash in Years, Becomes Stunning Survivor

22 Mar 2022, 16:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It's hard to picture that someone would just abandon a 1970 Corvette for years, but it happens. Fortunately, this 454 was saved and revived

 
1976 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Gets First Wash in 21 Years, Reveals Cool Patina
1976 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Gets First Wash in 21 Years, Reveals Cool Patina

16 Mar 2022, 15:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Come 2022 and the third-generation Vista Cruiser is far from being a desirable classic, so many of them spend their retirement years in junkyards

 
Abandoned 1975 Bricklin SV-1 Gets First Wash in Years, Becomes Rare Survivor
Abandoned 1975 Bricklin SV-1 Gets First Wash in Years, Becomes Rare Survivor

14 Mar 2022, 20:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built from 1974 to 1976 in Canada, the innovative SV-1 was developed by Malcolm Bricklin, the guy who created Subaru of America

 
Rare 1976 Porsche 912E Comes Out of the Barn, Gets First Wash in 15 Years
Rare 1976 Porsche 912E Comes Out of the Barn, Gets First Wash in 15 Years

6 Mar 2022, 17:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A one-year model offered in the United States in 1976, the 912E is the most desirable Porsche with a four-cylinder engine

 
1953 Packard Cavalier Takes First Drive and Cleaning in 26 Years, It's a Time Capsule
1953 Packard Cavalier Takes First Drive and Cleaning in 26 Years, It's a Time Capsule

1 Mar 2022, 14:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1953 as a replacement for the Packard 300, the Cavalier remained in production for only two years with a straight-8 engine under the hood

 
Barn-Found 1984 Lamborghini Countach Gets First Wash in 20 Years
Barn-Found 1984 Lamborghini Countach Gets First Wash in 20 Years

25 Feb 2022, 12:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built in 1984, this Countach is of the LP500 S variety, but it was sold as the 5000 S in the United States. It came with a V12 rated at 370 horsepower