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10k-Mile Family Heirloom 1966 Buick Wildcat Is So Original It Still Rolls On Factory Tires
10k-Mile Family Heirloom 1966 Buick Wildcat Is So Original It Still Rolls On Factory Tires

20 Apr 2024, 16:15 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The car lived most of its life in Alaska, but it looks as if it just rolled off the assembly line; it is at its second owner, the grandson of the original buyer

 
Original 1962 Ford Falcon Sat in a Coma Since 1988, Makes Failed Attempt To Live Again
Original 1962 Ford Falcon Sat in a Coma Since 1988, Makes Failed Attempt To Live Again

5 Apr 2024, 14:33 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A California car Tudor Deluxe is all complete; hidden issues plague the 144 Falcon Six engine, and the venerable classic is still out cold

 
1971 Corvette LS6 454/425 Is Mostly Original; There's a Story About Its Big-Block
1971 Corvette LS6 454/425 Is Mostly Original; There's a Story About Its Big-Block

16 Mar 2024, 21:43 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / 188 examples of the swan song of Corvette performance from before the Malaise were assembled, but the 7.4-liter V8 can’t hold a candle to the 1970 Chevelle

 
Rate This Survivor 1976 Buick LeSabre 1 to 10, Don't Peek at the V8 Surprise Beforehand
Rate This Survivor 1976 Buick LeSabre 1 to 10, Don't Peek at the V8 Surprise Beforehand

13 Mar 2024, 20:01 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / 1976 was the last year for one of Buick’s most famous V8s ever, the notoriously torquey 455 CID dinosaur launched in 1970, at the height of the muscle car age

 
This 2,299-Mile Original Survivor 1975 Cosworth Vega Was Once Chevrolet's Most Epic Fail
This 2,299-Mile Original Survivor 1975 Cosworth Vega Was Once Chevrolet's Most Epic Fail

17 Jan 2024, 20:46 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The Chevrolet Vega was envisioned as the GM dam to cut short the small car imports from Europe, but it was no match for the decade-long engineering adversaries

 
1963 Buick Electra 225 Survivor Rocks Under V8 Power, Wildcat 445 Nails It in the Head
1963 Buick Electra 225 Survivor Rocks Under V8 Power, Wildcat 445 Nails It in the Head

14 Jan 2024, 22:23 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The six-window, four-door hardtop was one of the five body styles offered in the Electra 225 for the model year, and this original example still turns heads

 
Saved From a Wrecking Yard After 40 Years, This 1968 Charger Is Looking for a New Home
Saved From a Wrecking Yard After 40 Years, This 1968 Charger Is Looking for a New Home

26 Dec 2023, 22:05 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / 1968 was the defining moment for the legendary nameplate from Dodge, after the two-year first-generation Charger failed to break the bank

 
1970 Chevelle SS Is Sold by Owner of 52 Years to a Gearhead Who Waited 47 Years To Get One
1970 Chevelle SS Is Sold by Owner of 52 Years to a Gearhead Who Waited 47 Years To Get One

25 Dec 2023, 18:49 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Parting ways with a car that has been family since 1971 is not as easy as it may seem from the video, but it’s the best option for the survivor Chevy

 
Rare Heirloom 1967 Rambler Rebel SST Convertible Last Ran in 1979; Old Gas Smells Divine
Rare Heirloom 1967 Rambler Rebel SST Convertible Last Ran in 1979; Old Gas Smells Divine

24 Dec 2023, 19:53 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Just 1,686 Rambler Rebels convertibles were built in 1967, all under the SST top trim, and another 832 were built in the following year

 
One-Family-Owned 1972 Camaro Z28 Is Illegally Original, Has Muscle Goodies, and Low Miles
One-Family-Owned 1972 Camaro Z28 Is Illegally Original, Has Muscle Goodies, and Low Miles

23 Dec 2023, 00:43 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The Z28 Special Performance Package covered less than 1% of the 1972 Chevrolet Camaro production, and this original survivor is one of them

 
Michael Jordan's All-Original 1961 Impala SS 409 Is for Sale; Prepare for a Shock Surprise
Michael Jordan's All-Original 1961 Impala SS 409 Is for Sale; Prepare for a Shock Surprise

16 Dec 2023, 23:44 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / 1 of the 142 examples of the 409-CID V8-powered 1961 Impala SS is offered for sale by its third owner since new, with 4,232 miles and all-original claims

 
This Rare 1962 Buick Wildcat Is Full-Sized Street Muscle Before Muscle Cars Were Cool
This Rare 1962 Buick Wildcat Is Full-Sized Street Muscle Before Muscle Cars Were Cool

15 Dec 2023, 15:51 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / 2,000 Buick Wildcats were built in its first year on the market; a performance version of the Invicta, the new trim became a separate model starting in 1963

 
Matching Numbers, Original, but Not Survivor: 1969 Dodge Charger Needs Urgent Restoration
Matching Numbers, Original, but Not Survivor: 1969 Dodge Charger Needs Urgent Restoration

11 Dec 2023, 13:57 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / With a broken cross-member and a bad case of rust in the rear, this 383-4V with a three-speed is a great project candidate; it needs TLC, money, time, the lot

 
One-Owner Ultra-Rare 1969 Coronet R/T HEMI Survivor Returns From 37-Year Coma
One-Owner Ultra-Rare 1969 Coronet R/T HEMI Survivor Returns From 37-Year Coma

9 Dec 2023, 19:59 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / One of 45 HEMI automatics built for the model year, this elusive Mopar is one of the foundation blocks on which Dodge made its Road/Track performance legacy

 
One-Owner 1973 Charger 440–4 Is Too Original To Let It Get Away, Is It Worth the Price?
One-Owner 1973 Charger 440–4 Is Too Original To Let It Get Away, Is It Worth the Price?

5 Dec 2023, 22:25 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The best-selling year for the Dodge Charger was at the dawn of the Malaise, in 1973 when the model scored almost 120,000 units

 
1971 Monte Carlo SS 454 Urgently Needs V8 Surgery; Won't Cost a Kidney To Get It Done
1971 Monte Carlo SS 454 Urgently Needs V8 Surgery; Won't Cost a Kidney To Get It Done

2 Dec 2023, 23:43 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / One of just 1,919 examples built in the last year of the 454-powered Chevrolet Monte Carlos, this poor example is looking for a new owner and asks $12,500

 
1967 Bronco 289 Survivor Wants a New Life After 56 Years With the Original Buyer's Family
1967 Bronco 289 Survivor Wants a New Life After 56 Years With the Original Buyer's Family

27 Nov 2023, 23:11 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Launched in 1966 as Ford’s all-purpose four-wheel-drive utility vehicle, the Bronco stayed in production for 30 years straight before the 2021 resurrection

 
This 1970 Dodge Charger 500 Survivor Is One Nice-Looking Mopar. Is It Over-Priced?
This 1970 Dodge Charger 500 Survivor Is One Nice-Looking Mopar. Is It Over-Priced?

6 Nov 2023, 22:00 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Offered for sale in Allen, Texas, this all-original muscle car has tons of paperwork to attest its authenticity and runs and drives like new

 
One-Owner '69 GTO Judge Doesn't Wait for Judgement Day, It's Too Original To Be Ignored
One-Owner '69 GTO Judge Doesn't Wait for Judgement Day, It's Too Original To Be Ignored

5 Nov 2023, 21:59 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Bought new in June 1969, the car stayed with its original owner until the buyer passed away; it is now offered for sale with its matching numbers powertrain

 
A 17k-Mile '69 Charger R/T Survivor Was Too Good To Be True; Reality Mauled Expectations
A 17k-Mile '69 Charger R/T Survivor Was Too Good To Be True; Reality Mauled Expectations

5 Nov 2023, 16:16 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / This great Mopar was inches away from being sold to Europe, but an overly curious German led the seller to discover what treasure he had in hand