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Rare 1970 Dodge Super Bee Sitting in a Farm Field Flexes Unusual Feature
Rare 1970 Dodge Super Bee Sitting in a Farm Field Flexes Unusual Feature

4 Sep 2023, 11:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / You can find all sorts of cool vehicles in junkyards. Sometimes, it's muscle cars with rare options, but you can also stumble across vintage dragsters.

 
Huge Farm Field Is Packed With Mopar Muscle Cars, Rare Gems Included
Huge Farm Field Is Packed With Mopar Muscle Cars, Rare Gems Included

28 Aug 2023, 13:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A trio of Six-Pack cars and possibly the only 1970 Plymouth Road Runner in Moulin Rouge are among the B-body cars resting here.

 
1951 Dodge Truck Abandoned for Decades Is a Rare Rescue Squad COE
1951 Dodge Truck Abandoned for Decades Is a Rare Rescue Squad COE

25 Aug 2023, 14:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A few thousand examples may still exist, but most of them are rotting away in scrapyards. It's not the kind of truck you'll see at a local car show anytime soon

 
This Junkyard Set Up in the Woods Is Loaded With Rare Classic Cars
This Junkyard Set Up in the Woods Is Loaded With Rare Classic Cars

15 Aug 2023, 11:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Home to a couple of rare race cars of the Jaguar XK120 and Porsche 356 variety, this junkyard also includes hard-to-find German classics.

 
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Heavy Chevy Is a Junkyard Gem With a Super Rare Package
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Heavy Chevy Is a Junkyard Gem With a Super Rare Package

8 Aug 2023, 11:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sold in only 16,000 units in 1971 and 1972, the Chevelle Heavy Chevy was the company's alternative to the affordable Plymouth Road Runner.

 
Big Warehouse Opens Up To Reveal Stash of Rare Classic Cars, V12 Lincoln Included
Big Warehouse Opens Up To Reveal Stash of Rare Classic Cars, V12 Lincoln Included

4 Aug 2023, 12:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A 1941 Lincoln Zephyr, a 1916 Willys-Overland, and a 1932 Ford Model B pickup are among the gems hiding in this warehouse.

 
This 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS Is a Rare Anniversary Gem With Bad News Under the Hood
This 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS Is a Rare Anniversary Gem With Bad News Under the Hood

20 Jul 2023, 17:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sold for one model year only, the 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS Golden Anniversary was built in only 300 to 350 units. Fewer than 100 survived.

 
Richard Petty's 1965 Plymouth Barracuda A/FX Surfaces in a Junkyard, It's a Total Wreck
Richard Petty's 1965 Plymouth Barracuda A/FX Surfaces in a Junkyard, It's a Total Wreck

18 Jul 2023, 19:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Richard Petty went drag racing in late 1964 after NASCAR's decision to ban the 426 HEMI V8. He raced a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda.

 
Massive Mopar Collection Hidden From Civilization Is Packed With Rare Cars
Massive Mopar Collection Hidden From Civilization Is Packed With Rare Cars

11 Jul 2023, 14:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / From 1940s Dodge Business Coupes to late 1970s Challengers and Darts, this yard is home to three decades of Mopar history.

 
Abandoned Forest Junkyard Packed With Rare Cars Is Heartbreaking Yet Fascinating
Abandoned Forest Junkyard Packed With Rare Cars Is Heartbreaking Yet Fascinating

5 Jul 2023, 10:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / From French cars and trucks to a trio of Mercedes-Benz "Fintail" models, this abandoned junkyard is a sad yet captivating sight.

 
World's Rarest 1970 Dodge Dart Is a Super Swinger Automatic Rotting Away in a Backyard
World's Rarest 1970 Dodge Dart Is a Super Swinger Automatic Rotting Away in a Backyard

3 Jul 2023, 11:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / There are no records on how many Dart SSA cars were built, but experts agree that fewer than five 1970 models have survived through the years.

 
1959 Ford Thunderbird "Junkyard Find" Hopes Nobody Looks Under the Hood
1959 Ford Thunderbird "Junkyard Find" Hopes Nobody Looks Under the Hood

2 Jul 2023, 07:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 1959 T-Bird that looks like it's been abandoned in a junkyard for quite some time hopes to find someone brave enough to start a full restoration

 
1964 Mercury Monterey Is an Unexpected Junkyard Gem With a Rare Feature
1964 Mercury Monterey Is an Unexpected Junkyard Gem With a Rare Feature

29 Jun 2023, 12:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced to make the Monterey a more aerodynamic car on the NASCAR oval, the Marauder package was essentially a Ford Galaxie hardtop roofline

 
1968 Plymouth Fury Abandoned for Decades Is a Mysterious Junkyard Gem
1968 Plymouth Fury Abandoned for Decades Is a Mysterious Junkyard Gem

28 Jun 2023, 10:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A "special order" car with traces of police-spec decals, this 1968 Plymouth Fury I is an incredible and rare two-door sedan

 
This 1957 Dodge Crusader Abandoned for Decades Is a Rare Canadian Gem
This 1957 Dodge Crusader Abandoned for Decades Is a Rare Canadian Gem

26 Jun 2023, 12:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Parked in a scrapyard for decades, this Canadian-spec 1957 Dodge Crusader might just be the last two-door sedan of its kind.

 
This 1974 Pontiac Firebird Dreamed of Becoming a Trans Am, Ended Up in a Junkyard
This 1974 Pontiac Firebird Dreamed of Becoming a Trans Am, Ended Up in a Junkyard

17 Jun 2023, 09:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Saving this '74 Firebird isn't going to be easy, as the car requires an entire powertrain, as well as major fixes in every single regard

 
This 1948 Keller Super Chief Is an Extremely Rare Woodie That's Been Missing for 60 Years
This 1948 Keller Super Chief Is an Extremely Rare Woodie That's Been Missing for 60 Years

8 Jun 2023, 11:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Discovered in a junkyard in Colorado, it's one of only 18 examples built and one of only four units still known to exist.

 
This Super Rare, Junkyard-Found 1941 Diamond T Was Once the Cadillac of Pickup Trucks
This Super Rare, Junkyard-Found 1941 Diamond T Was Once the Cadillac of Pickup Trucks

4 May 2023, 15:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Even though production of the Diamond T 201 lasted from 1938 to 1949, only about 7,000 of them left the company's factory. And most of them are gone.

 
This Ford Escort MK1 Camper Van Found Hiding in a Junkyard Is a Rare Pop-Top Gem
This Ford Escort MK1 Camper Van Found Hiding in a Junkyard Is a Rare Pop-Top Gem

29 Apr 2023, 13:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The paint looks terrible upon close inspection and the cabin is loaded with junk, but the camper is rust-free at first glance

 
1974 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Is an Unexpected Junkyard Gem With a Rare Feature
1974 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Is an Unexpected Junkyard Gem With a Rare Feature

27 Apr 2023, 18:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 1974 Plymouth Road Runner GTX is rare by default at only 386 units built, but this specific example is an ever rarer promo car