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1967 Pontiac Bonneville Gets First Wash in 40 Years, Goes From Gross to Superb
1967 Pontiac Bonneville Gets First Wash in 40 Years, Goes From Gross to Superb

22 Jan 2023, 15:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Parked for unknown reasons back in the early 1980s, this gorgeous 1967 Pontiac Bonneville was revived more than 40 years later

 
1991 GMC Syclone Gets Professional Detailing, Looks Ready to Embarrass Ferraris Again
1991 GMC Syclone Gets Professional Detailing, Looks Ready to Embarrass Ferraris Again

10 Jan 2023, 16:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Come 2023 and the GMC Syclone is a full-blown collectible, despite being only a little over 30 years old. And it's still hot!

 
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Gets First Wash in Decades, Reveals Cool Patina
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Gets First Wash in Decades, Reveals Cool Patina

8 Jan 2023, 18:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The process transformed the once gross Bel Air into a beautiful survivor, revealing a lot of cool patina caused by decades of exposure to the elements

 
Flooded 1963 Chevrolet Nova Gets Deep Cleaning, Goes From Ruined to Superb
Flooded 1963 Chevrolet Nova Gets Deep Cleaning, Goes From Ruined to Superb

18 Dec 2022, 14:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yes, it may not run and drive for now, but it's a pretty first-gen Chevy Nova that took a hurricane beating like a champ

 
Abandoned 1952 Oldsmobile 88 Gets First Wash in 60 Years, Shows Beautiful Patina
Abandoned 1952 Oldsmobile 88 Gets First Wash in 60 Years, Shows Beautiful Patina

15 Dec 2022, 16:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Come 2022 and the 88 doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. Just like the Hudson Hornet, it's overshadowed by other classics from the era

 
1961 Ford Econoline Gets First Wash in 44 Years, Old Thriftpower Roars Back to Life
1961 Ford Econoline Gets First Wash in 44 Years, Old Thriftpower Roars Back to Life

12 Dec 2022, 11:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Repainted white right after it was parked for good, the Econoline took almost a half-century of sitting fully exposed to the elements like a champ

 
1935 Plymouth PJ Gets First Wash in 40 Years, Goes From Gross to Gorgeous Survivor
1935 Plymouth PJ Gets First Wash in 40 Years, Goes From Gross to Gorgeous Survivor

9 Dec 2022, 17:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Parked sometime in the early 1980s, this Plymouth spent a whopping four decades in a garage, buried in junk and with no maintenance whatsoever

 
Abandoned 1960s Dodge Farm Truck Gets First Wash in Decades, Roars Back to Life
Abandoned 1960s Dodge Farm Truck Gets First Wash in Decades, Roars Back to Life

7 Dec 2022, 15:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Used on a farm since new, the truck has had a rough and busy life, covering almost 300,000 miles before sitting for decades.

 
Dusty 1930 Plymouth Coupe Gets First Wash in 25 Years, Becomes a Stunning Survivor
Dusty 1930 Plymouth Coupe Gets First Wash in 25 Years, Becomes a Stunning Survivor

2 Dec 2022, 14:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / These early Plymouths may not be famous, but they're quite rare nowadays and they deserve a lot more attention from Mopar enthusiasts

 
Forgotten, Rat-Infested 1971 Dodge Challenger Gets First Wash in 25 Years
Forgotten, Rat-Infested 1971 Dodge Challenger Gets First Wash in 25 Years

29 Nov 2022, 12:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / In storage for more than two decades, this 1971 Dodge Challenger is in pretty bad shape. But it got lucky and will be revived soon

 
Barn Find Gold: Mazda RX-7 With 8K Miles Gets First Wash in 23 Years
Barn Find Gold: Mazda RX-7 With 8K Miles Gets First Wash in 23 Years

20 Nov 2022, 19:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Not surprising for a vehicle that was parked for more than 20 years, the RX-7 emerged with a thick layer of dust covering its body.

 
Abandoned, Rat-Infested 1968 Buick Skylark Gets First Wash in 30 Years
Abandoned, Rat-Infested 1968 Buick Skylark Gets First Wash in 30 Years

13 Nov 2022, 12:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This classic coupe was loaded with surprises of the nasty variety, included rat nests inside the cabin and a dead opossum under the hood

 
Here's Not One, Not Two, but Four 1964 Plymouths Getting Their First Wash in Decades
Here's Not One, Not Two, but Four 1964 Plymouths Getting Their First Wash in Decades

11 Nov 2022, 15:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you're not familiar with the 1964 version, it's part of the first Belvedere series that was downsized for the 1962 model year

 
Abandoned 1969 Oldsmobile 98 Gets First Wash in 26 Years, Rocket V8 Fires Up
Abandoned 1969 Oldsmobile 98 Gets First Wash in 26 Years, Rocket V8 Fires Up

4 Nov 2022, 13:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Even though it took a lot of work and a new carburetor to get the engine running again, it came back to life without a rebuild

 
Watch This 1930 Plymouth Rumble Seat Get Its Sexy Back After Its First Bath in 30 Years
Watch This 1930 Plymouth Rumble Seat Get Its Sexy Back After Its First Bath in 30 Years

28 Oct 2022, 22:30 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / This 1930 Plymouth Model 30U Rumble Seat came with a 175-cu in (2.9-liter) L-head four-cylinder engine and a three-speed manual transmission

 
1962 Chevrolet Bel Air Is a Rust Bucket After 40 Years in the Mud, Still Runs and Drives
1962 Chevrolet Bel Air Is a Rust Bucket After 40 Years in the Mud, Still Runs and Drives

30 Sep 2022, 11:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While the inline-six engine still has enough grunt to move the four-door sedan, this Chevy Bel Air will become a parts car

 
Forgotten 1967 Ford LTD Spent 40 Years in a Barn, Gets First Wash
Forgotten 1967 Ford LTD Spent 40 Years in a Barn, Gets First Wash

28 Sep 2022, 12:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While most four-door sedans from this era left the factory with small-block V8 engines, this rig packs a big-block powerplant under the hood

 
1968 Dodge Charger Gets First Wash in 28 Years, Becomes Stunning Survivor
1968 Dodge Charger Gets First Wash in 28 Years, Becomes Stunning Survivor

24 Sep 2022, 17:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While many classic cars rust away in long-term storage, this 1968 Dodge Charger took 28 years of sitting in a garage like a champ.

 
Rusty 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Comes Out of the Barn, Gets First Wash in 40 Years
Rusty 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Comes Out of the Barn, Gets First Wash in 40 Years

21 Sep 2022, 10:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It looks really bad given that the car had a roof over its head, but his Chevy spent all those years in Ireland, where the weather is moist all year round.

 
Barn-Found 1940 Plymouth Gets First Wash in 70 Years, Shows Cool Patina
Barn-Found 1940 Plymouth Gets First Wash in 70 Years, Shows Cool Patina

12 Sep 2022, 11:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Even though it spent a whopping 70 years in storage, this old Plymouth is still in fantastic condition, ready for the rat-rod life