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Airplane Enthusiast Buys '60s Jet Off eBay, Refurbishes it in His Spare Time
Airplane Enthusiast Buys '60s Jet Off eBay, Refurbishes it in His Spare Time

14 Aug 2018, 14:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rebuilt plane is not sitting in the beer garden of pub owner in New Yorkshire, but will never fly again. It took years for it to be as good as new again

 
Mercedes-Benz Will Gladly Sell You New Body Panels For The 300 SL Gullwing
Mercedes-Benz Will Gladly Sell You New Body Panels For The 300 SL Gullwing

4 May 2018, 09:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 300 SL Gullwing owners, rejoice! Mercedes-Benz is much obliged to sell you replacement body panels for the W198 for the princely sum of €65,450 for the lot

 
Tuxedo Black 1962 Corvette From Sinkhole Incident Is Now Restored
Tuxedo Black 1962 Corvette From Sinkhole Incident Is Now Restored

30 Jan 2018, 19:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The third Corvette rescued from the sinkhole and the last to be restored is almost ready to show itself to the public again

 
1948 Land Rover Series I Launch Vehicle Now Under Restoration
1948 Land Rover Series I Launch Vehicle Now Under Restoration

14 Jan 2018, 14:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / One of the missing original Land Rover Series Is is now in the hands of the automaker, which will restore it back to its former glory

 
Pagani's Rinascimento Restoration Service Goes Official
Pagani's Rinascimento Restoration Service Goes Official

30 Oct 2017, 13:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 18 years after the first Zonda rolled off the production line, Pagani remembers the supercar that put it on the map by launching an in-house restoration program

 
1954 Jaguar XK120 SE by Pininfarina Is Old-School Luxury Reincarnate
1954 Jaguar XK120 SE by Pininfarina Is Old-School Luxury Reincarnate

22 Aug 2017, 13:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Very special classic cars demand very special attention to detail during restoration. The 1954 Jaguar XK120 SE by Pininfarina is a perfect case in point

 
Mazda Announces Official Restoration Program For First-Generation MX-5
Mazda Announces Official Restoration Program For First-Generation MX-5

7 Aug 2017, 13:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / OEM replacement parts for the original MX-5 Miata are hard to come by, but Mazda will address this issue at the beginning of 2018

 
Elvis's BMW 507 Set For Exhibition at Pebble Beach, Will Break a Few Hearts
Elvis's BMW 507 Set For Exhibition at Pebble Beach, Will Break a Few Hearts

17 May 2017, 13:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Elvis has left our world many years ago, but one of his cars was found after decades passed over it. A full restoration later, it is set to go to Pebble Beach

 
Jaguar E-Type Reborn Goes Official At Techno-Classica Essen
Jaguar E-Type Reborn Goes Official At Techno-Classica Essen

2 Apr 2017, 12:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After Land Rover's experiment with the Series 1 Range Rover, Jaguar follows in its footsteps with the E-Type Reborn series of models

 
Canadian Car Hoarder Is Selling 340 Cars Collection, Land Under Them Included
Canadian Car Hoarder Is Selling 340 Cars Collection, Land Under Them Included

31 Mar 2017, 16:02 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Are you a wealthy petrolhead in the mood of a project to keep you busy forever? All you need to start is $1.5 million, and you'll figure it out from there

 
Shop Turns Classic Ford Pickup Truck Into A Desk, Nobody's Offended
Shop Turns Classic Ford Pickup Truck Into A Desk, Nobody's Offended

22 Mar 2017, 17:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Restoring cars is a tricky business that can become wildly expensive. That is why some people turn to different conversions for classic vehicles. Here's one

 
FJ Company Reveals Pristine Land Cruiser From 1967, Restored To Perfection
FJ Company Reveals Pristine Land Cruiser From 1967, Restored To Perfection

13 Sep 2016, 12:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Restoring a rare car is a treat for any specialized shop, but it gets sweeter when you know that the vehicle belonged to a passionate owner, like this FJ45LV

 
Galpin Motors Locates Long-Lost Ford F-100 Pickup Belonging To Ed Roth
Galpin Motors Locates Long-Lost Ford F-100 Pickup Belonging To Ed Roth

23 Aug 2016, 17:40 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ed Roth, the car customization king of the 1960s, used to own a 1956 Ford F-100 Pickup. The vehicle was presumed to be lost, but GAS found it in one piece

 
BMW Has Completed The Restoration of Elvis' 507 Roadster, It's A Heartbreaker
BMW Has Completed The Restoration of Elvis' 507 Roadster, It's A Heartbreaker

4 Aug 2016, 15:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / BMW has magically restored Elvis' 507 Roadster back to factory condition. The model will be exhibited at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

 
Bobby Darin Used to Own This Magnificent Jaguar E-Type, Now It Can Be Yours
Bobby Darin Used to Own This Magnificent Jaguar E-Type, Now It Can Be Yours

9 Jul 2016, 05:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Unfortunately no, this bite-the-back-of-your-hand beautiful E-Type doesn't come with an autograph of Bobby Darin. It does have tons of presence, though

 
Back To The Future Time Machine Restoration Makes Us Want to Watch the Trilogy Again
Back To The Future Time Machine Restoration Makes Us Want to Watch the Trilogy Again

9 Oct 2015, 17:09 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Back To The Future is pretty close to celebrating its 30th anniversary. Therefore, a special Blu-ray and DVD pack will be released on the 21st

 
Aston Martin DB4 Series V Vantage Is One More Reason to Play the Lottery
Aston Martin DB4 Series V Vantage Is One More Reason to Play the Lottery

19 Aug 2015, 12:25 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / When cars like these go under the hammer, every petrolhead with relatively empty pockets sheds a tear and dies a little on the inside.

 
Sinkhole Corvette No. 1,000,000 is Being Painstakingly Restored
Sinkhole Corvette No. 1,000,000 is Being Painstakingly Restored

10 Jun 2015, 16:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The National Corvette Museum and GM Design Center are currently involved in restoring one of the eight sinkhole Corvettes damaged last year in February

 
This Restored 1959 Chevrolet Viking Makes You Think of Road Tripping
This Restored 1959 Chevrolet Viking Makes You Think of Road Tripping

4 May 2015, 10:13 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The Chevrolet Viking is a medium-duty truck that was found in 2009 in a decrepit stage. The restoration managed to make it look even better than the original

 
The Story of a Reborn E30 325i
The Story of a Reborn E30 325i

26 Mar 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Lately we’ve been bombarded with all sorts of happy stories about abandoned cats and dogs found in the gutter or in some God-forsaken place basically brought back to life by the tender love an...