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Abandoned Peugeot 205 GTi Sleeping Under a Tarp Begs for Total Restoration
Abandoned Peugeot 205 GTi Sleeping Under a Tarp Begs for Total Restoration

31 Oct 2022, 18:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Even though it's been sitting for a long time, the Peugeot appears to be in good condition except for the wheels and a few rough spots in the paint.

 
1971 Plymouth HEMI Road Runner NASCAR Found on a Field, Has Been Missing for Decades
1971 Plymouth HEMI Road Runner NASCAR Found on a Field, Has Been Missing for Decades

31 Oct 2022, 11:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Rebodied as a Volare in 1978, this Mopar was born as a NASCAR-spec HEMI Road Runner in 1971. And it's been missing for since the late 1970s.

 
World's Roughest 1969 Dodge Charger Spent Decades in the Woods and It Still Runs
World's Roughest 1969 Dodge Charger Spent Decades in the Woods and It Still Runs

29 Oct 2022, 12:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The big block is actually toast and not worth saving, but the fact that it fired up and ran in a car that was falling apart is downright incredible

 
1964 Plymouth Belvedere Spent 30 Years in the Bushes, Poly V8 Refuses To Die
1964 Plymouth Belvedere Spent 30 Years in the Bushes, Poly V8 Refuses To Die

28 Oct 2022, 17:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It might not be a HEMI, but this Mopar is a two-door post car so it's definitely worth saving (though not necessarily restored).

 
Farmhouse Abandoned for Decades Has a 1964 Buick Wildcat Stuck in the Barn
Farmhouse Abandoned for Decades Has a 1964 Buick Wildcat Stuck in the Barn

23 Oct 2022, 17:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Even though it spent decades in storage, this 1964 Wildcat Sport Coupe is in fantastic condition. All it needs is someone to put it back on the road.

 
Abandoned for Decades, the Atom Smasher Was the World's First Particle Accelerator
Abandoned for Decades, the Atom Smasher Was the World's First Particle Accelerator

23 Oct 2022, 14:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set up in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania, in 1937, the pear-shaped contraption marked the beginning of nuclear research for civilian applications

 
Abandoned 1969 Ford F100 Was Stuck in the Dirt, Now It's Back on the Road After 30 Years
Abandoned 1969 Ford F100 Was Stuck in the Dirt, Now It's Back on the Road After 30 Years

15 Oct 2022, 14:38 UTC · By: Alexandru Boghiu / It takes a lot of work to get an old, rusty truck moving again, but after decades of being neglected, this 1969 Ford F100 got just what it needed

 
Rare 1955 Chrysler C-300 Last on the Road 50 Years Ago Begs for Restoration
Rare 1955 Chrysler C-300 Last on the Road 50 Years Ago Begs for Restoration

11 Oct 2022, 14:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Last driven in the early 1970s, this rare 1955 Chrysler C-300 has been hiding in a General Motors junkyard for the last 10 years

 
Abandoned Log Cabin Has a Yard Full of Classic Cars, Rare Diesel Gem Included
Abandoned Log Cabin Has a Yard Full of Classic Cars, Rare Diesel Gem Included

9 Oct 2022, 17:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While diesel-powered passenger cars were never very popular in the U.S., they had a few good years in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

 
World's Lowest-Mileage Land Rover Series III Has Been Sitting in a Barn for 36 Years
World's Lowest-Mileage Land Rover Series III Has Been Sitting in a Barn for 36 Years

5 Oct 2022, 14:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With only 2,056 miles on the odometer, this 1980s Land Rover has to be the lowest-mileage Series III in existence. And it's getting saved.

 
Abandoned Murcielago With No Engine Has Been Gathering Dust, Is Still Someone's Dream Car
Abandoned Murcielago With No Engine Has Been Gathering Dust, Is Still Someone's Dream Car

2 Oct 2022, 00:53 UTC · By: Alexandru Boghiu / A picture is worth a thousand words. The dictionary definition of “money pit” could probably just feature a picture of this Murciélago and be done with it

 
1979 Cadillac De Ville Found in a Junkyard Has an Unexpected Surprise Under the Hood
1979 Cadillac De Ville Found in a Junkyard Has an Unexpected Surprise Under the Hood

26 Sep 2022, 15:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Whoever owned this fifth-generation Cadillac before it was dropped off at the junkyard opted for... wait for it... an inline-six engine swap

 
Abandoned Property Hidden in the Woods Has a Yard Full of Classic Cars
Abandoned Property Hidden in the Woods Has a Yard Full of Classic Cars

25 Sep 2022, 16:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Abandoned for more than 20 years, these classic cars are almost buried in overgrown vegetation. Among them, there's a first-generation BMW 3 Series.

 
A Brutally Rusty 1972 'Cuda With a Dramatic Story Gets One More Shot at Life
A Brutally Rusty 1972 'Cuda With a Dramatic Story Gets One More Shot at Life

25 Sep 2022, 15:11 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Abandoned in a ravine in the 80s, the car became a twenty year rat-racer; sold and left a garage afterwards, it got a new owner, with drag-strip ambitions

 
Seemingly Abandoned Drive-In Is Loaded With Derelict Cars, Nash Metropolitans Included
Seemingly Abandoned Drive-In Is Loaded With Derelict Cars, Nash Metropolitans Included

21 Sep 2022, 13:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Created during the Bombay Beach Bienalle, this drive-in cinema is actually a working theather and an art project near the Salton Sea.

 
1960 Pontiac Catalina Spent 34 Years in a Backyard, It's a Rare Triple Red Gem
1960 Pontiac Catalina Spent 34 Years in a Backyard, It's a Rare Triple Red Gem

15 Sep 2022, 12:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Pontiac sold about 17,000 Catalina convertibles in 1960, but only a few of them were likely ordered in red-on-red with a red soft-top

 
Seemingly Abandoned Property in the Middle of Nowhere Is Loaded with Classic Cars
Seemingly Abandoned Property in the Middle of Nowhere Is Loaded with Classic Cars

13 Sep 2022, 16:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Highlights include a 1940s Chevrolet heavy-duty truck, a Plymouth Cranbrook, and a handful of old Ford F-Series pickup trucks

 
Abandoned Mansion Once Owned by Napoleon Hides a Terrible Secret, Derelict Cars
Abandoned Mansion Once Owned by Napoleon Hides a Terrible Secret, Derelict Cars

6 Sep 2022, 13:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A time capsule with almost everything left behind, this French mansion is home to a pair of derelict Citroen 2CV, including a Fourgonette

 
1962 Chevrolet Bel Air Was Abandoned in Mud for 40 Years, Engine Agrees To Run
1962 Chevrolet Bel Air Was Abandoned in Mud for 40 Years, Engine Agrees To Run

6 Sep 2022, 10:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Parked next to what appears to be a barn, this old Chevy was never considered important enough to get some protection from the elements.

 
1953 Chevrolet 210 Was Left To Rot in a Barn, Gets Rescued After 41 Years
1953 Chevrolet 210 Was Left To Rot in a Barn, Gets Rescued After 41 Years

2 Sep 2022, 15:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Even though four decades in a barn is a very long time and usually results in a big amount of rust, this 210 is actually in pretty good condition