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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

 
1972 Chevrolet Corvette Barn Find Hides a Rare Surprise Under the Hood
1972 Chevrolet Corvette Barn Find Hides a Rare Surprise Under the Hood

28 Feb 2022, 22:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This ’72 Corvette has recently been discovered in a barn, and now it’s ready to return to the road with a rare engine option

 
Will This Camaro's V8 Start After 27 Years? A Bottle of Starting Fluid Is Involved
Will This Camaro's V8 Start After 27 Years? A Bottle of Starting Fluid Is Involved

28 Feb 2022, 17:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Neglect is a silent killer when vehicles are concerned. Not doing anything to them may lead to turning a once functional car into a useless lump of metal

 
Huge Oklahoma Junkyard Is Home to 3,000 Classics, Some Need to Be Saved
Huge Oklahoma Junkyard Is Home to 3,000 Classics, Some Need to Be Saved

28 Feb 2022, 17:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Located in Aline, a small town in Alfalfa County, this junkyard has been operated since the 1950s, so it's not surprising that it is home to about 3,000 cars

 
1970 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda Comes Out of the Barn After 40 Years, 426 V8 Sits in a Crate
1970 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda Comes Out of the Barn After 40 Years, 426 V8 Sits in a Crate

28 Feb 2022, 13:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of only 284 'Cudas fitted with a 426-cubic-inch Hemi V8 and a four-speed manual, this Mopar was retired from the road in 1978

 
1968.5 Ford Mustang 428 CJ R-Code Barn Find Discovered in Georgia, It's a Rare Gem
1968.5 Ford Mustang 428 CJ R-Code Barn Find Discovered in Georgia, It's a Rare Gem

27 Feb 2022, 15:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford built only 1,044 R-Code Mustangs back in the day, which makes the 1968 R-Code rarer than the total 1968 Shelby production

 
1968 Mercury Cougar Barn Find Flexes Original Matching-Numbers V8 Muscle
1968 Mercury Cougar Barn Find Flexes Original Matching-Numbers V8 Muscle

26 Feb 2022, 23:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This Cougar has recently been pulled from long-term storage, with the owner explaining the car still has the original engine under the hood

 
1970 Pontiac Bonneville Nebraska Barn Find Is Still All Original, Surprisingly Solid
1970 Pontiac Bonneville Nebraska Barn Find Is Still All Original, Surprisingly Solid

25 Feb 2022, 22:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This Bonneville was discovered in a barn in Nebraska last summer, and now it’s stored close to Kansas, waiting for someone to restore it

 
Rare 1969 Mercury Cougar SS Spent 20 Years in a Semi Trailer, Still Runs and Drives
Rare 1969 Mercury Cougar SS Spent 20 Years in a Semi Trailer, Still Runs and Drives

25 Feb 2022, 17:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Unlike the Mustang, the Cougar wasn't available with inline-six engines. But Mercury offered a long list of V8 mills from 1967 to 1970

 
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

 
Exotic Barn Find: Lamborghini Countach Comes Out of Storage After 20 Years
Exotic Barn Find: Lamborghini Countach Comes Out of Storage After 20 Years

24 Feb 2022, 12:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of fewer than 20 imported in the United States, this 5000 S started life as an LP500 S in Europe. And it spent half of its life in storage

 
After Being Abandoned 27 Years Ago, This 1988 Camaro IROC-Z Hides Some Surprises
After Being Abandoned 27 Years Ago, This 1988 Camaro IROC-Z Hides Some Surprises

23 Feb 2022, 20:51 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Buying a storage unit that was abandoned by someone else can be an adventure, but it can also be a nightmare. Someone got lucky and found a 1988 Camaro inside

 
1961 Chevy Bel Air Spent 48 Years On a Field, Old Inline-Six Refuses to Die
1961 Chevy Bel Air Spent 48 Years On a Field, Old Inline-Six Refuses to Die

23 Feb 2022, 12:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It's a sad fate for such a beautiful classic to have, but at least it got to drive on public roads one more time before becoming a parts car

 
1965 Ford Mustang Starts Stretching After Sitting for 20 Years, You’ll Be Impressed
1965 Ford Mustang Starts Stretching After Sitting for 20 Years, You’ll Be Impressed

21 Feb 2022, 23:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This ’65 Mustang has recently left the barn it’s been sitting in for over 2 decades, and at first glance, the engine still starts easily

 
1973 Mercury Comet GT Was Left To Rot in Woods, 302 V8 Roars Again After 36 Years
1973 Mercury Comet GT Was Left To Rot in Woods, 302 V8 Roars Again After 36 Years

21 Feb 2022, 17:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Mercury Comet isn't driving anywhere anytime soon, but the 302-cubic-inch V8 under hood still runs after 36 years of sitting

 
Airplane Gets Its First Wash in 17 Years, Tons of Elbow Grease Required for the Job
Airplane Gets Its First Wash in 17 Years, Tons of Elbow Grease Required for the Job

21 Feb 2022, 17:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Washing an airplane is no different than cleaning an automobile, at least up to a point. As you will observe, one that sat outside for 17 years got a bit dirty

 
Rare 1963 Oldsmobile Jetfire Spent 50 Years in a Barn, It's an Amazing Time Capsule
Rare 1963 Oldsmobile Jetfire Spent 50 Years in a Barn, It's an Amazing Time Capsule

21 Feb 2022, 15:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Oldsmobile built more than 9,000 units in the 1960s, but only 100 are believed to run today, with only 20 still relying on fully functional turbochargers

 
Abandoned Chevrolet Trucks Found Hiding Under Palm Trees in Florida, They Need TLC
Abandoned Chevrolet Trucks Found Hiding Under Palm Trees in Florida, They Need TLC

21 Feb 2022, 12:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Chevy truck stash includes everything from early Advance Design models to third-generation C/K haulers. And they need a second chance at life

 
1967 Pontiac Firebird Survives All Alone in a Barn, Now You Be the Hero
1967 Pontiac Firebird Survives All Alone in a Barn, Now You Be the Hero

20 Feb 2022, 23:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This Firebird convertible looks like it spent a long time sitting in a barn, and now it’s ready for a second chance with a new owner

 
1969 Pontiac GTO Rotting Away in a Garage Begs for an L67 Ram Air IV Upgrade
1969 Pontiac GTO Rotting Away in a Garage Begs for an L67 Ram Air IV Upgrade

20 Feb 2022, 22:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This GTO looks like it’s been sitting alone in a garage for a very long time, and this doesn’t necessarily mean it has already abandoned the fight