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1970 General Lee Rots Away in a Mysterious Forest Packed With Classics, You Can't Save Any
1970 General Lee Rots Away in a Mysterious Forest Packed With Classics, You Can't Save Any

27 Mar 2024, 13:22 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / This salvage yard find is found on a 106-acre private property (address unknown), and it is almost impossible to get any of the cars out of the woods

 
1929 Ford Doodlebug Wannabe Spent 75 Years in a Yard, Engine Refuses To Die
1929 Ford Doodlebug Wannabe Spent 75 Years in a Yard, Engine Refuses To Die

26 Mar 2024, 13:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Retired sometime in the 1940s and cut in half for doodlebug tractor duty, this 1929 Ford Model A ended up sitting for decades.

 
Maserati Mistral Found in an Abandoned Junkyard Is a Rare Italian Gem
Maserati Mistral Found in an Abandoned Junkyard Is a Rare Italian Gem

25 Mar 2024, 13:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Maserati built more than 900 Mistrals from 1963 to 1970, but only 20 to 30 coupes were produced for right-hand-drive markets.

 
Junkyard-Found 1969 Plymouth Belvedere Gets the Perfect Gift: 426 HEMI
Junkyard-Found 1969 Plymouth Belvedere Gets the Perfect Gift: 426 HEMI

8 Mar 2024, 23:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Belvedere wasn't available with the 426 HEMI in 1969, so this swamp pretty much turns this Mopar into a one-of-none rig.

 
Rare and Gorgeous 1954 Victress S4 Emerges From Fiberglass Junkyard
Rare and Gorgeous 1954 Victress S4 Emerges From Fiberglass Junkyard

5 Mar 2024, 14:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1954, the Victress S4 is one of the first fiberglass kit cars sold in the United States. It's also among the rarest.

 
1958 Chevrolet Biscayne Completes First Step From Junkyard to "Perfect 10" Transformation
1958 Chevrolet Biscayne Completes First Step From Junkyard to "Perfect 10" Transformation

9 Feb 2024, 17:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This Biscayne is a junkyard survivor that's now a step closer to its long overdue return to the road; the car has already received a repaint

 
1969 Ford Country Squire Rescued After 41 Years Hides a Big Surprise Under the Hood
1969 Ford Country Squire Rescued After 41 Years Hides a Big Surprise Under the Hood

5 Feb 2024, 14:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford built more than 1.8 million Country Squire wagons from 1950 to 1990, but this grocery-getters are getting harder to find in one piece.

 
Solid 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Junkyard Find Begs for a Complete Restoration
Solid 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Junkyard Find Begs for a Complete Restoration

31 Jan 2024, 16:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Oldsmobile sold more than 300,000 Cutlass models in 1975, but you rarely see them on the road today. This one might be doomed to rot away.

 
This 1955 Chevy Bel Air Sitting in a Junkyard Is One of the First Ones Made
This 1955 Chevy Bel Air Sitting in a Junkyard Is One of the First Ones Made

27 Jan 2024, 10:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 1955 Chevrolet Bel left to rot in what looks to be a junkyard is one of the first ever produced by the carmaker for this model year

 
This 1968 Plymouth Fury Convertible Is a Junkyard Gem Waiting for a Second Chance
This 1968 Plymouth Fury Convertible Is a Junkyard Gem Waiting for a Second Chance

26 Jan 2024, 12:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Plymouth sold more than 300,000 Fury examples in 1968, but fewer than 7,000 were convertibles. This abandoned Fury III is one of them.

 
Abandoned 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hides Desirable Color Under Crusty White Paint
Abandoned 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hides Desirable Color Under Crusty White Paint

18 Jan 2024, 15:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Supposedly retired from public roads in 1972, this 1968 Dodge Charger R/T will need more than a cleaning to run and drive again.

 
Factory GTO: 1967 Junkyard Roller Hopes You Won't Scare Easily
Factory GTO: 1967 Junkyard Roller Hopes You Won't Scare Easily

16 Jan 2024, 16:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 1967 Pontiac GTO that shines in a junkyard looks ready for a complete restoration if someone brave enough finds it online

 
1963 Studebaker GT Hawk Comes out of Long-Term Storage With Bad News Under the Hood
1963 Studebaker GT Hawk Comes out of Long-Term Storage With Bad News Under the Hood

9 Jan 2024, 20:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of only 4,009 units built in 1963, this Studebaker GT Hawk used to have a supercharged 289 V8 engine under the hood.

 
You Got to Love Junkyards: 1969 Chevelle SS 396 Emerges With All-Original Muscle
You Got to Love Junkyards: 1969 Chevelle SS 396 Emerges With All-Original Muscle

4 Jan 2024, 22:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 sitting in what looks to be a junkyard is a rough project that hasn't yet abandoned the fight

 
Transform Your Junk Into a DIY Gravity Cart With Classic Looks: Made From a Bathtub
Transform Your Junk Into a DIY Gravity Cart With Classic Looks: Made From a Bathtub

21 Dec 2023, 15:47 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This YouTube video outlines how to take an old steel bathtub and repurpose it into nothing more than a gravity racer with flashy looks and bicycle wheels

 
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Forgotten for Decades Is an Unexpected Junkyard Gem
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Forgotten for Decades Is an Unexpected Junkyard Gem

13 Dec 2023, 16:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Unfortunately, this rare 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible Formula S 383 is too far gone for a financially feasible restoration.

 
Yellow 1983 Porsche 928 Is a Junkyard Gem in Desperate Need of Attention
Yellow 1983 Porsche 928 Is a Junkyard Gem in Desperate Need of Attention

12 Dec 2023, 12:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / 1983 was the first year for the US-spec Porsche 928S with the 4.7-liter V8, which replaced the original 4.5-liter powerplant.

 
1971 Plymouth Scamp in Rare and Controversial High-Impact Color Needs a Second Chance
1971 Plymouth Scamp in Rare and Controversial High-Impact Color Needs a Second Chance

15 Nov 2023, 14:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1971, Curious Yellow (code GY3) was Chrysler's last High-Impact color, and the only such hue launched that year. And it's among the rarest.

 
This 1970 Plymouth Duster Is an Unexpected Junkyard Gem With a Rare Feature
This 1970 Plymouth Duster Is an Unexpected Junkyard Gem With a Rare Feature

13 Nov 2023, 16:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A diamond in the rough, this 1970 Plymouth Duster is one of fewer than 100 examples finished in FM3 Moulin Rouge. And it's still wearing most of its paint.

 
1960 Dodge Dart Seneca Rocks a Junkyard, Mysterious Engine Under the Hood
1960 Dodge Dart Seneca Rocks a Junkyard, Mysterious Engine Under the Hood

2 Nov 2023, 23:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 1960 Dodge Dart that has been sleeping under the clear sky for many years says it has what it takes to become a Hemi monster