Stripped Naked! 1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1

Sheltered in an enclosed car carrier somewhere near Bellport, New York, a “muscle car” fully worthy of that name awaits a new owner to finish its restoration, twist its key, and lay down two black marks with a simple… more»

Wicked Find! 1968 Plymouth GTX 440 4-Speed

Time marches on; weeks become months that become years, and that could-be-so-sweet muscle car in the barn slips further and further away from its owner’s dream restoration. Luckily this 1968 Plymouth GTX in Turlock, California slumbered indoors, secure from… more»

Shrub Power! 1968 Ford Torino GT Field Find

Tales of “that old 427 Torino” sitting behind a house with weeds growing up through the hood can become the stuff of legends. The story of this 1968 Ford Torino, however, appears to be less “Holy Grail” and more… more»

John Fitch Edition! 1965 Chevrolet Fitch Sprint Corvair

A passion for motorsports led modern renaissance man John Fitch to invent safety innovations such as the water-filled Fitch Barriers seen today on race courses and public highways around the world. As an engineer and accomplished race driver, Fitch… more»

’80s Muscle! 1983 Hurst/Olds Cutlass

With T-Tops, shiny wheels, stripes, and some performance upgrades, this 1983 Hurst/Olds in Jericho, New York features a suite of mostly cosmetic doo-dads that enticed car-buyers of the era looking for performance with rear-wheel-drive and a V8 exhaust tone… the… more»

New Tires Included! 1957 Oldsmobile 88 Post

After discovering the property you’ve just bought includes an abandoned automobile with no glass and a shotgun blasted door, why not try to “make lemonade” and find it a new owner? That’s the back-story of this 1957 Oldsmobile 88… more»

That’s a Lot of Lincolns! 12 Classics for One Price!

A concrete cave in Marysville, California houses this cache of once-stately Lincolns, a dozen in all from between 1925 and 1938, an era when Lincoln owners didn’t have to ask how much the car cost. For your chance to… more»

Period Hot Rod! 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe

For decades, every time a Model A turned up, it became either significantly nearer to stock or someone’s awesome hot rod. As we near 2027, the 100th anniversary of Ford’s mass-produced gem, there are plenty of perfectly restored originals… more»

Arnold Special! The Terminator Predator 1985 Mustang

Modifying a low-volume specialty Mustang may offend purists, but what’s done is done, and this 1985 GT350 Predator Mustang in Wichita Falls, Texas features far more performance than it packed in 1985. Thanks to reader Pat L. for spotting… more»

Rare Gator Grain Roof! 1970 Dodge Charger 500

Dodge’s use of “440” and “500” to denote trim levels, compounded with their use of a 440 cid V8 engine, confuses many fledgling motorheads. Decades ago I drooled over a friend’s grandmother’s 1966 Dodge Coronet 440 thinking it had… more»

Crazy Backyard Find: 1967 Mercedes-Benz S600

Next to the long-wheelbase version, nothing suggests you’re an important national servant, successful athlete, or world-famous musician quite like a standard length Mercedes-Benz S600 limo. Introduced in 1963, this generation of the S600 represented the epitome of German luxury. Normally… more»

Exotic Texas Rose! 1972 DeTomaso Pantera

Conceived during the height of the classic muscle car era, the DeTomaso Pantera wrapped a powerful American V8 in a beautiful Italian body. Ford Motor Company failed to buy Ferrari in 1963, and envisioned the Pantera as a Ferrari… more»

Dad’s Old Ford! One-Family 1955 F100 Pickup

Meet “Old Blue!” This 1955 Ford F100 in McMinnville, Oregon served one family since new. The patriarch, a local carpenter, purchased the blue work truck new and used it until the late 1960s. Now it’s offered for sale for… more»

Hot Rod History! 1933 Ford Standard Coupe

There might be more radical vintage hot rods, but this 1933 Ford Standard Five-Window Coupe in Cassadaga, New York comes with tractable history from time spent in Southern California serving a U.S. Marine during the early ’50s. Best of… more»

1 of 600! 1968 Chevrolet Nova SS – L78 396

If you outfit your ride with fat meats on the back and skinny tires on the front, you’d better have something impressive under the hood. This 1968 Chevrolet Nova SS in Midland, Texas answered that challenge as a true… more»

Forest Find! 1970 Dodge Charger

Aside from the Native American mine tunnels, few things in Vulcan, Michigan look more abandoned that this 1970 Dodge Charger. Air in the recently-inflated tires has elevated this one-mighty Dodge from the forest floor, but not before it surrendered much… more»

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