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World's Rarest 1965 Dodge Polara Is a Former FBI Sedan in Need of TLC
World's Rarest 1965 Dodge Polara Is a Former FBI Sedan in Need of TLC

7 Mar 2023, 14:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Powered by a big-block V8 connected to a four-speed manual gearbox, this Polara left the factory as a fully-fledged sleeper

 
1956 Lincoln Premiere vs Car Crusher Doesn't End Well for the Luxury Classic
1956 Lincoln Premiere vs Car Crusher Doesn't End Well for the Luxury Classic

27 Feb 2023, 19:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Inspired by the Lincoln Futura and Mercury XM-800 concept cars, the Lincoln Premiere was aimed at the Cadillac Series 62

 
Abandoned 1977 Chevrolet Motorhome Returns From the Dead, Goes Drifting To Celebrate
Abandoned 1977 Chevrolet Motorhome Returns From the Dead, Goes Drifting To Celebrate

23 Feb 2023, 18:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Burnouts, drifting, and donuts in a junkyard-found, derelict motorhome? Now that's something you don't see every day! And it looks like fun

 
1975 AMC Hornet Saved From the Crusher Is a Mysterious Wannabe Muscle Car
1975 AMC Hornet Saved From the Crusher Is a Mysterious Wannabe Muscle Car

20 Feb 2023, 13:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Finished in a lovely shade of metallic green, this Hornet spent a few good decades in a junkyard but just got a second chance at life.

 
Mysterious Abandoned Property Hides Big Stash of Classic Cars, Rare Gems Included
Mysterious Abandoned Property Hides Big Stash of Classic Cars, Rare Gems Included

10 Feb 2023, 13:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When was the last time you saw a Renault Estafette, a Ford Vedette, or a pack of Panhards? This abandoned property has them all.

 
1956 Chevrolet El Camino That Shouldn't Exist Is a Butchered Bel Air Nomad
1956 Chevrolet El Camino That Shouldn't Exist Is a Butchered Bel Air Nomad

3 Feb 2023, 16:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / What if the Chevrolet El Camino had arrived in dealerships before the Ford Ranchero? This chopped 1956 Nomad provides the answer

 
1962 Chevrolet Impala SS Found in the Woods Is a Rare Golden Anniversary Gem, Needs Help
1962 Chevrolet Impala SS Found in the Woods Is a Rare Golden Anniversary Gem, Needs Help

26 Jan 2023, 16:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet built only 300 to 350 Golden Anniversary cars in 1962, a very successful year for the Impala, with more than 700,000 units sold

 
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Is an Unexpected Junkyard Gem With a Rare Feature
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Is an Unexpected Junkyard Gem With a Rare Feature

24 Jan 2023, 21:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of 5,000 four-door sedans painted gold to celebrate GM's 50 millionth car, this Bel Air is a hard-to-find classic nowadays

 
Abandoned Property Hidden in the Woods Has a Yard Full of Classic Cars
Abandoned Property Hidden in the Woods Has a Yard Full of Classic Cars

3 Jan 2023, 14:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The abandoned property is loaded with classic cars of the British variety. And while many of them are rather common, some are harder to spot nowadays

 
1961 Chevrolet Parkwood Gets First Wash in Decades, Shows Big Surprise Under the Hood
1961 Chevrolet Parkwood Gets First Wash in Decades, Shows Big Surprise Under the Hood

20 Dec 2022, 13:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built from 1959 to 1961 only, the Parkwood is one of the rarest Chevrolet station wagons ever made. It was replaced by the Bel Air Wagon.

 
1954 Woodill Wildfire Parked in 1966 Is a Rare Corvette Fighter Ready for the LS Life
1954 Woodill Wildfire Parked in 1966 Is a Rare Corvette Fighter Ready for the LS Life

16 Dec 2022, 13:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While production lasted six years, Woodill built only 300 examples. And only 15 were ready-to-drive automobiles, with the rest sold as kits.

 
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

 
Florida Eats Cars: Rotten 1966 Thunderbird Landau Is a Heart-Melting Corrosion Victim
Florida Eats Cars: Rotten 1966 Thunderbird Landau Is a Heart-Melting Corrosion Victim

11 Dec 2022, 11:34 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Found in a junkyard in Tampa, the Flair Bird from the last year of the fourth generation is slowly falling apart, eaten by rust and forgotten by good auspices

 
1963 Studebaker Wagonaire Parked for 39 Years Is a Rare Classic With an Innovative Feature
1963 Studebaker Wagonaire Parked for 39 Years Is a Rare Classic With an Innovative Feature

6 Dec 2022, 16:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Designed by Brooks Stevens, the Wagonaire features a retractable roof that left the trunk section fully exposed for enhanced hauling capability

 
Abandoned Repair Shop Has a Yardful of Derelict BMWs, Rare Gems Included
Abandoned Repair Shop Has a Yardful of Derelict BMWs, Rare Gems Included

5 Dec 2022, 13:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Now a yard filled with derelict cars, this property is home to a BMW E9 from the 1970s, a first-gen 3 Series, and a handful of E30s

 
Rotting 1968 AMC Javelin SST Coupe That’s Been Sitting for 25 Years Needs Some TLC
Rotting 1968 AMC Javelin SST Coupe That’s Been Sitting for 25 Years Needs Some TLC

28 Nov 2022, 09:48 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Despite donning an iconic ferocious exterior, the AMC Javelin Sports Coupe only momentarily took the spotlight from the Mustang and Camaro

 
Not All Classics Go to Heaven: Forgotten 1984 Corvette Drifts Into Oblivion in Texas
Not All Classics Go to Heaven: Forgotten 1984 Corvette Drifts Into Oblivion in Texas

25 Nov 2022, 22:36 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A first-model year Chevrolet Corvette C4 is an unfortunate and sad example of what cars should not end up like four decades after rolling off the assembly line

 
Range Rover Graveyard in the Middle of Nowhere Is Home to Hundreds of Abandoned SUVs
Range Rover Graveyard in the Middle of Nowhere Is Home to Hundreds of Abandoned SUVs

24 Nov 2022, 17:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It's sad to see hundreds of British SUVs sitting all exposed to the elements, but we need to keep in mind that many of these older SUVs aren't very desirable

 
1960 Plymouth Belvedere Sitting for 40 Years Looks Like "Christine" on a Really Bad Day
1960 Plymouth Belvedere Sitting for 40 Years Looks Like "Christine" on a Really Bad Day

22 Nov 2022, 21:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Some consider it a bit too flamboyant, even by early 1960s standards, but I think it's the coolest iteration of the Belvedere.

 
'67 Ford Galaxie With a Little Dealer Add-On Is a Sad Story of Automotive Decay
'67 Ford Galaxie With a Little Dealer Add-On Is a Sad Story of Automotive Decay

20 Nov 2022, 18:12 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A two-door hardtop Galaxie 500 born in the Golden Era has collapsed in a junkyard and is waiting for the crusher to put it out of its misery