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"Well here it is, finally, after hundreds of hours of labor, thousands of dollars' worth of filler, primer, sandpaper, paint, and polish."
"Subaru's 50th anniversary in Australia, so what better way to celebrate than restore a mad old Brumby and just make it like you would want to drive it off the showroom floor today."
"When I slide behind the steering wheel of a car that I just finished, I have the exact same feeling that I did that day when I drove my charger home for the first time."
"Well, this 1974 Saab Sonett 3 has got a new lease on life."
"Sandpaper, compound, machine - restoring the headlights."
"This is the first time the DeLorean is gonna have power in over three decades... and it's alive again!"
"I'm ecstatic, I just I seriously cannot believe this."
"Our street slicks will be the starting point for the height of our tubs."
"Rule number one... once you get the original harness out of the car do not throw it away."
"I think we're going to make the deadline...the Halloween deadline. The car just has to run and drive to my house and make it onto my lawn, that's the goal."
"Everybody saying, 'Oh, you're not gonna make that car done.' Well, two freckles past the hair says it's D-day and it's done."
"After we sell everything off that white car, we're gonna be in this motor for two grand."
"From what I understand, that car without a blown engine, you know and like perfectly cleaned up, I think is worth like somewhere in the low 40s."
"But at the end of the day, this is my goal here, to build this car and to have no questions."
"Have you ever gone to a car show and you walk up on what seems to be a perfectly restored muscle car, but look under the hood and there's a modern-day battery?"
"My 2000 ML55 AMG started life with me as a well-used $3,800 SUV with a few issues."
"We have and numbers matching numbers up the crap chat transmission of course but you already knew that didn't you."
"EJ engines saved many non-museum piece cars from the scrapheap, cars whose restorations would otherwise be financially unreasonable."
"This is one of the most brilliantly restored and recreated cars of all time."
"To restore one of these cars mark and his team decode its vehicle identification number and build sheet."
"There's so much sentimental value with this Murcielago. If we finally get it running and started, that me and my dad have rebuilt this and get it back on the road, it's going to mean so much to me."
"One Buick Riviera back on the road for the first time in 32 years."
"Graveyard Cars has just received one of the rarest Chrysler muscle cars ever made."
"Every time we get one of these cars done, you know it's a great feeling."
"We got the LeMans done and we gotta move on to our next project, so for now we're out of here."
"You really don't have to spend a ton of money on stuff to get by and to get started building custom cars and working on vintage restoration type things."
"Late 90s early 2000s era for a couple of reasons one because that's really what a lot of these parts kind of match up with and two because that's a pretty popular era to be targeting these days."
"Well, there you have it. We got my high school car, 1964 Chevrolet Impelstation wagon, back on the road."
"I really love is when a developer listens to the feedback of the community."
"The job they have done here is absolutely a game changer on this car."
"This is what everybody probably does with cars that they restore right before they sell them: the mandatory donuts."
"That is how you put old cars back on the road."
"It's time to start building from here. There's no more working backwards, taking things off. From here, it's just putting the car together."
"We had a good week of 'Graveyard Cars' that got into the '70 Barracuda Convertible for Kimberly and Tommy Cook. Awesome story behind it. I enjoyed it."
"...plenty of other e92 M3s...this car has had a real birthday, a real overhaul."
"Season of Graveyard Cars, we restored this stunning 1968 Plymouth GTX 440 Super Commando."
"I will take a truck that is ready to go to the junkyard and I will turn it into something that is 100% usable again."
"...it's really cool that we were able to get the cars done, to have them run and drive and look and to be finished."
"Having that donor vehicle makes sure that you have everything you need to make that engine run in your project because you already heard it running in the current vehicle."
"I love doing these cars, it's my absolute favorite."
"If you like Porsches, you like restoration, you like amazing work and amazing attention to detail, you're in the right place."
"...retaining as many of the factory body functions as possible."
"Take a step back, look at the side of it, take it all in because it's a stunning car, and it's what we do at graveyard cars."
"The great thing is, a lot of the older German cars from the '70s up to the early '90s, a lot of the components are very rebuildable."
"If that's the goal, if that's what you're looking for, you want to make something cruise down the street like a brand new car, you want a road tour, you want to drive the wheels off of it, I'd absolutely look at that ride line option."
"I have a reveal plan for this thing, an epic classic Mark Warman from the fertile mind of Mark Ferdinand."
"I'm interested in buying your Genesis if you're looking to sell it. Been driving by this thing for years now and would love to bring it back to life."
"But stay tuned, don't forget to like and subscribe because we got our Chevelle back from paint, we got tons of work done on the Lincoln, and we have a new supercharged frame off C10 build that we're getting ready to show to you guys."
"It's been a good day here at Graveyard Cars; Derrick and I got the driveline out of the Superbird."
"Well there it is, a little more finishing to go and the bottom side to do but we are getting close on the dash in the car."
"It's stepping back in time every time you put a car through the process."
"This car was such an icon of adventure and exploration, and for us, it was just the vehicle goal that needed to be done."
"So guys, we've come so far in the 401 Phoenix project, and today is finally the day that Joe and I get this thing all buttoned up and get it over to the paint shop tonight."
"We have completely transformed the outside look of the 600,000-mile Lexus; we have brought it into the 21st century."
"If you can completely restore your wheels using this kit, then it's definitely a good purchase."
"This is one amazing body shell, what a privilege to work on such a nice, straight, original car like this."
"This is the biggest day in Graveyard Cars history."
"Resurrecting and recreating some of the fastest, fiercest, and rarest muscle cars on the planet."
"Because these cars need to be perfect when they leave Graveyard Cars."
"Well hello everybody, continuing on with the '51 flathead build."
"Super proud of him, he's got the chassis pretty much all put back together."
"Pretty big moment, the 55 is actually about to go on the ground for the first time as a complete car."
"It's a beautiful example of a car that was probably restored many, many years ago."
"The rotisserie makes life a whole lot easier."
"That was a monumental amount of work; I'm beat, very happy with the progress on the car."
"You absolutely can't beat that late night drive after getting your truck back on the road."
"I'm going the extra mile with a lot of things, like the vapor honing and stuff, like I want this engine to look brand new, I want this car to run fantastic."
"It's such a good feeling to finally start seeing this car come together."
"Thank you for watching all the videos, and let us know what you think of the great modifications and the condition of the '32."
"This is what I'm talking about, the pieces from the '34 Chev, I see being able to make this car."
"You can see how little filler's in it."
"This car is really cool; this will be up and running soon."
"I think we saved this build because it's a pretty good-looking car."
"Project Old School has really struck a chord with you guys with its retro style and its realistic goals of being a daily driver and not just some restored trailer queen."
"I'm sure you'll be pleased as I am if the Evo's going to be back on the road."
"It's not until it's all finished, color sand rub pinstripe, you've got the wheels and tires on it and the car's sitting at the right stance, that's when you really get to step back and enjoy that sense of accomplishment."