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1929 Ford Doodlebug Found in the Woods Gets First Wash in Decades, Engine Still Runs
1929 Ford Doodlebug Found in the Woods Gets First Wash in Decades, Engine Still Runs

16 Nov 2021, 17:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Doodlebug is a slang name for a home-built tractor during World War 2, when farming equipment was in short supply. They were usually based on 1920s Ford cars

 
1956 Facel Vega Is a Super Rare, Hemi-Powered Barn Find
1956 Facel Vega Is a Super Rare, Hemi-Powered Barn Find

14 Nov 2021, 21:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Vega was extremely popular with celebrities back in the day. Prominent owners included Pablo Picasso, Ringo Starr, and Stirling Moss

 
Abandoned 1960 Chevrolet El Camino Comes Out of Storage, Takes First Drive in Decades
Abandoned 1960 Chevrolet El Camino Comes Out of Storage, Takes First Drive in Decades

14 Nov 2021, 16:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This abandoned 1960 example might not become a Concours-winning classic anytime soon, but it got a second chance at life after sitting in storage for 15 years

 
Huge Field Junkyard Is Packed with Rusty Classics, Many Chevrolet Impalas
Huge Field Junkyard Is Packed with Rusty Classics, Many Chevrolet Impalas

12 Nov 2021, 20:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The sad thing about this place is that it includes quite a few appealing classics, cars that would cost a lot of money in good condition

 
1964 Chevrolet Corvette Sees First Daylight in 40 Years, Has Numbers-Matching V8
1964 Chevrolet Corvette Sees First Daylight in 40 Years, Has Numbers-Matching V8

12 Nov 2021, 18:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Recently discovered and taken out of storage after more than 40 years, the Corvette appears to be in surprisingly good condition

 
Barn Find 1985 Ferrari 308 Is a “Head Turner” Pontiac Fiero
Barn Find 1985 Ferrari 308 Is a “Head Turner” Pontiac Fiero

12 Nov 2021, 12:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A Pontiac Fiero replica car emerges from hiding after at least 4 years with hopes the phrase “barn find” will make it more appealing

 
1950 Packard Super Eight Gets First Wash in 40 Years, Engine Comes Back to Life
1950 Packard Super Eight Gets First Wash in 40 Years, Engine Comes Back to Life

11 Nov 2021, 16:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While not as rare and desirable as the Packard Twelves from the 1930s, the early 1950s Super Eight remains a somewhat exotic automobile

 
Big Barn Hides Massive Hoard of Rare Muscle Cars, Cudas and Chevelles Included
Big Barn Hides Massive Hoard of Rare Muscle Cars, Cudas and Chevelles Included

11 Nov 2021, 14:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This is just a small fraction of the owner's classic car stash. He has cars parked in two other buildings, while some are being kept outside

 
YouTuber Explores Forest Full of Dead Car-Casses, Finds Series 1 Jaguar E-Type
YouTuber Explores Forest Full of Dead Car-Casses, Finds Series 1 Jaguar E-Type

11 Nov 2021, 13:20 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Jonny Smith of Late Brake Show after a tip-off found an abandoned property in Norfolk, England and discovered several classic cars among them an E-Type Jaguar

 
Abandoned 1925 Studebaker Big Six Comes Back to Life, Takes First Drive in Decades
Abandoned 1925 Studebaker Big Six Comes Back to Life, Takes First Drive in Decades

9 Nov 2021, 16:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This old Studebaker was doomed to rot away in a barn just six months ago and now it's on its way to celebrating its 100th birthday as a running vehicle

 
Barn-Found 1967 Porsche 911S Gets First Wash in 40 Years, Looks Brand-New
Barn-Found 1967 Porsche 911S Gets First Wash in 40 Years, Looks Brand-New

8 Nov 2021, 15:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / An authentic barn find, this 911S spent almost 40 years in storage, having been parked in a garage back in 1982, with 90,000 miles on the odo

 
Barn Find Jackpot? Rat Infested 2nd-gen Dodge Charger R/T Gems Behind Old Storage Barn
Barn Find Jackpot? Rat Infested 2nd-gen Dodge Charger R/T Gems Behind Old Storage Barn

8 Nov 2021, 13:35 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Ryan Brutt stumbles upon three classic gems by chance; a 1969 Dodge Charger R/T 440, 1969 Charger R/T 440, and a 1968 Charger R/T 318 car

 
Rare 1978 Plymouth Trail Duster Gets First Wash in 25 Years, V8 Comes Back to Life
Rare 1978 Plymouth Trail Duster Gets First Wash in 25 Years, V8 Comes Back to Life

6 Nov 2021, 20:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1974, the Trail Duster was essentially a rebadged Dodge Ramcharger. But unlike its Mopar sibling, the Trail Duster was discontinued in 1981

 
Huge Texas Junkyard Is Home to Thousands of Classics, Big Stash of Muscle Cars Included
Huge Texas Junkyard Is Home to Thousands of Classics, Big Stash of Muscle Cars Included

5 Nov 2021, 17:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The place is packed with Mopars, Chevys, and Pontiacs, but there's an even bigger stash of first-generation Ford Mustangs

 
Abandoned 1958 Pontiac Chieftain Has Been Sitting for 40 Years, Engine Refuses to Die
Abandoned 1958 Pontiac Chieftain Has Been Sitting for 40 Years, Engine Refuses to Die

5 Nov 2021, 15:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The third-generation Chieftain was produced for only one model year, so it's the rarest of its kind. It also packs the largest V8 offered with the nameplate

 
Rare VW Beetle Spent 52 Years in a Junkyard, Gets Rescued for Full Restoration
Rare VW Beetle Spent 52 Years in a Junkyard, Gets Rescued for Full Restoration

4 Nov 2021, 13:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Beetle won't go anywhere under its own power anytime soon, but it's mostly complete and it still has its numbers-matching boxer engine

 
Unrestored 1969 Toyota Hilux Found in a Shed, Parked for 32 Years
Unrestored 1969 Toyota Hilux Found in a Shed, Parked for 32 Years

4 Nov 2021, 01:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This ’69 Hilux isn’t exactly the typical barn find, yet its seller says the truck ended up in a shed back in 1989 when the owner got a new Toyota

 
Abandoned 1968 Plymouth Valiant Gets Saved, Takes First Drive in 40 Years
Abandoned 1968 Plymouth Valiant Gets Saved, Takes First Drive in 40 Years

3 Nov 2021, 18:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Many of these Plymouths spend their retirement years abandoned in junkyards, but this 1968 example got a second chance at life

 
1970 Dodge Challenger Parked for 35 Years Is a Rat-Infested Barn Find
1970 Dodge Challenger Parked for 35 Years Is a Rat-Infested Barn Find

2 Nov 2021, 16:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1970 Challenger still packs its original, numbers-matching slant-six, but the engine bay is clogged by a rat's nest

 
1930 Ford Doodlebug Spent 72 Years in the Woods, Engine Refuses to Die
1930 Ford Doodlebug Spent 72 Years in the Woods, Engine Refuses to Die

27 Oct 2021, 14:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The doodlebugs of the 1940s were usually based on Ford automobiles from the 1920s and 1930s. They went out of fashion when tractor production resumed after WW2