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1959 Pontiac Catalina Comes Out of the Barn After 22 Years, Gets First Wash
1959 Pontiac Catalina Comes Out of the Barn After 22 Years, Gets First Wash

1 Sep 2022, 12:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Locked up for more than two decades, this once-gorgeous 1959 Catalina is way too expensive to restore. Yet it got a second chance as a parts car

 
Abandoned Property With Everything Left Behind Has Vans and Trucks Hiding in the Bushes
Abandoned Property With Everything Left Behind Has Vans and Trucks Hiding in the Bushes

31 Aug 2022, 15:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sadly, all these vehicles are too far gone to be saved and restored, but they're cool time capsules if you're into derelict machinery

 
Abandoned, Mysterious Farmhouse Has a Massive Classic Car Graveyard
Abandoned, Mysterious Farmhouse Has a Massive Classic Car Graveyard

30 Aug 2022, 15:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sadly, these classic cars haven't been moved or taken care of for decades, so they're too far gone to be saved and restored

 
1965 Chevrolet Corvair Gets Saved After 27 Years in a Barn, Still Runs and Drives
1965 Chevrolet Corvair Gets Saved After 27 Years in a Barn, Still Runs and Drives

30 Aug 2022, 09:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The second-generation Corvair debuted for the 1965 model and was received as a well-engineered, high-performance alternative to pony cars.

 
1964 Chevrolet Impala SS Spent 44 Years in a Barn, V8 Refuses To Die
1964 Chevrolet Impala SS Spent 44 Years in a Barn, V8 Refuses To Die

27 Aug 2022, 19:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Cars that spent four to five decades in storage usually come out all rusty and with no hope to be saved, but this 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS got lucky

 
1938 Buick Comes Out of the Barn After 30 Years, It's an All-Original Survivor
1938 Buick Comes Out of the Barn After 30 Years, It's an All-Original Survivor

25 Aug 2022, 13:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / By far the coolest thing about this old Buick is that it still has its numbers-matching engine, a Dynaflash inline-eight

 
Big Barns Open Up To Reveal Car Collection Hidden for 60 Years, WW2 Torpedo Included
Big Barns Open Up To Reveal Car Collection Hidden for 60 Years, WW2 Torpedo Included

24 Aug 2022, 14:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This collection isn't just about cars. It also includes really old tank wagons and carriages, aircraft, and a WW2 torpedo

 
Abandoned 1950s Locomotive Rotting in the Woods Is a Bit of a Mystery, a Sad Time Capsule
Abandoned 1950s Locomotive Rotting in the Woods Is a Bit of a Mystery, a Sad Time Capsule

24 Aug 2022, 12:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This locomotive is, in fact, an important piece of American rail transportation. Because you're looking at a 1950s ALCO RS-3

 
1965 Chevy Bel Air Was Left to Rot in a Field, Comes Back to Life After 35 Years
1965 Chevy Bel Air Was Left to Rot in a Field, Comes Back to Life After 35 Years

23 Aug 2022, 11:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / 35 years of exposure to the elements is usually enough to render a classic car useless, but somehow this Bel Air took them like a champ

 
Extremely Rare, Pre-WW2 BMWs Found on Abandoned Property, Shrouded in Mystery
Extremely Rare, Pre-WW2 BMWs Found on Abandoned Property, Shrouded in Mystery

22 Aug 2022, 13:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Most likely built by Frazer Nash in the United Kingdom, this pre-WW2 BMWs have been stored under tarps for a few decades.

 
1955 Plymouth Plaza Suburban Was Left to Rot for 42 Years, Still Runs and Drives
1955 Plymouth Plaza Suburban Was Left to Rot for 42 Years, Still Runs and Drives

19 Aug 2022, 19:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Not to be confused with the more iconic Chevy SUV, the Plymouth Suburban was a station wagon initially offered from 1949 to 1961

 
Massive Junkyard Is Home to 10,000 Classics, Could Be the World's Largest
Massive Junkyard Is Home to 10,000 Classics, Could Be the World's Largest

17 Aug 2022, 11:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Parked on fields and in forested areas, this so-called collection includes almost every nameplate built in the U.S. from the 1940s to the 1980s

 
Creepy Funeral Home Has Been Abandoned for Years, Cadillac Hearses Stuck in the Garage
Creepy Funeral Home Has Been Abandoned for Years, Cadillac Hearses Stuck in the Garage

16 Aug 2022, 17:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The oldest hearse locked in the garage is based on a 1964 Cadillac and I'm pretty sure it was made by the Superior Coach Company.

 
1941 Ford COE Spent 40 Years in the Desert, Flathead V8 Agrees To Run
1941 Ford COE Spent 40 Years in the Desert, Flathead V8 Agrees To Run

13 Aug 2022, 13:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / For a truck that spent more than four decades exposed to the elements, this 1941 Ford COE is in surprisingly good condition

 
1931 Chevrolet Abandoned for 70 Years Gets Second Chance, Engine Refuses to Die
1931 Chevrolet Abandoned for 70 Years Gets Second Chance, Engine Refuses to Die

12 Aug 2022, 13:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / As incredible as it may sound, this 1931 Coupe sat for a whopping 70 years without falling apart. And it finally got a second chance

 
Abandoned Auto Shop Is Loaded With Rare Studebakers, Unobtainable Kaiser
Abandoned Auto Shop Is Loaded With Rare Studebakers, Unobtainable Kaiser

11 Aug 2022, 15:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Seeing at least eight Studebakers from the 1950s in the same yard is quite spectacular. And the rare Kaiser Manhattan rounds it up nicely

 
World's Rarest 1971 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Found in Storage Unit, Needs Second Chance
World's Rarest 1971 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Found in Storage Unit, Needs Second Chance

9 Aug 2022, 16:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The grocery getter is in pretty bad shape, but it still rocks a numbers-matching V8 and flaunts a one-of-one status thanks to its color combo

 
1951 DeSoto Gets First Wash After 60 Years in a Barn, Reveals Beautiful Patina
1951 DeSoto Gets First Wash After 60 Years in a Barn, Reveals Beautiful Patina

8 Aug 2022, 11:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Locked in storage for at least 60 years, this DeSoto still rocks its original paint and numbers-matching six-cylinder engine

 
Stash of Classic Mopars Hidden on a Farm Field Includes 1968 Charger, 1974 Challenger
Stash of Classic Mopars Hidden on a Farm Field Includes 1968 Charger, 1974 Challenger

2 Aug 2022, 11:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This mini collection of old Mopars is hiding away in the bushes near a farm field. And judging by the way they look, they've bee sitting for at least 20 years

 
1966 Ford Thunderbird Was Left To Rot in the Woods, Takes First Drive in 46 Years
1966 Ford Thunderbird Was Left To Rot in the Woods, Takes First Drive in 46 Years

30 Jul 2022, 12:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The big-block V8 engine under the hood didn't take too long to fire up, which is surprising for a car that sat for so long