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"This is like reminds me of those vintage cars we used to see when I was growing up that were painted in the candy apple red color."
"This sweet little number is owned by Dan Jensen, and I caught up with him in Michigan to get an up-close look at one of the most sought-after Chevelles ever produced."
"Everybody wants these old SUVs now, they're really cool."
"Thank you sir. I'm so stoked that I get to keep my 32 Ford High boy. I love this car. It means the world to me."
"This car is a perfect example of preservation and it's one of the gems of the Peterson collection."
"The thing that keeps this car alive and keeps me turning my head when I see one to this day is the nostalgia factor."
"I got an old Disney Princess car from like the 1930s and uh an old electric car and I put Tesla batteries in it."
"Classic vans, man, they are a hot commodity."
"Compact made this one in the early 1950s, only building an estimated 16 to 20 with less than half of those remaining today."
"Yes we got a runner lightning rollers wobbling around she must be pretty tight in there hey this thing's a runner sounds great."
"Well, this 1974 Saab Sonett 3 has got a new lease on life."
"Such a neat, cool car, I'm glad that we were able to save another one."
"This one is a canopy vinyl top... pretty neat lines on the car."
"This one has the 351 cobra jet engine pretty sweet piece four speed top motor nine inch ford rear with track mock."
"The Beast of Turin: Faster than an airplane, built in 1910!"
"I go to flea markets that are attached to vintage car shows...they're perfect."
"The rear trunks of these Super Deluxes are extremely sturdy and solid, made of heavy gauge steel."
"Hope you enjoyed the detailed look and test drive of the 1948 Ford Super Deluxe."
"It's incredible to see a car in this condition."
"Driving this car has been incredible. I now understand what it would have been like to go to a dealer in 1971 and drive a..."
"Restomod is taking vintage cars and updating them with modern components."
"Proper pre-war motoring: this is a classic example of a car that's fun to drive swiftly."
"This car came out 32 years ago but this is a factory-installed touchscreen put in by Buick when this car was new."
"I tell you what I like, and Joe's got one of those Broncos that are all souped up—the Icon. Yeah, those are [__] bad."
"Just lovely to sample a 308 as healthy in as beautiful condition as this one."
"This was launched in 2009-2010 so it's never going to be up to modern standards it's a carver but to me it's all about how it drives and when you drive it just awesome just absolutely awesome."
"This is essentially a very old car it could come on the market today and people would still think this is so modern."
"The Ferrari 250 GTO is often seen as the holy grail of vintage cars."
"Classic 80s and '90s Porsches, that's where it's at."
"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?"
"This car will be worth serious, serious money one day."
"This car is adding authenticity to our visit here which goes back to driving an old car to find old cars—it just makes sense."
"This car has aged really well for being 30 years old."
"This is as built, it's exactly as it left the 1991 America's most beautiful roaster award."
"How does my personal favorite, cause back in '86, that's the one I raised."
"He has just uncovered a DMC DeLorean, a sports car from the 1980s worth at least $70,000 to $90,000."
"They started out making cars. This is a 1903 Holley motor. There's only three that exist left in the world."
"It's a 1949 Packard Super 8 Touring Sedan. You gotta have a Packard at some point in your life."
"The Isetta: less capable than a golf cart, but laughably absurd."
"Leno lands last original unrestored Duesenberg."
"When you can still have the waft of plastic and plastic veneer shoot back at you, you know it was a well-kept 80s car."
"This particular Cordoba is what I would consider a truly honest wonderful old car."
"One Buick Riviera back on the road for the first time in 32 years."
"If you think you might want a Corrado, this has got to be the one."
"Anything old with an inline six is kind of going to be something."
"This is the way a '70 Cuda looked when it was brand new."
"49,000 original miles and yes that is the original paint job it's never been touched up even the cloth interior is not ripped."
"I always thought they were super cool. Especially the old school Mopars."
"If that's a wood stick shift, Doug, you're thinking this car is like probably, uh, 20s or... Oh yeah, yeah, easily."
"Finding these rare cars and being able to bring them back to life, that's a goal I've always had."
"The 50s were just over the top. Tons of Chrome on the bumper, you get sort of a gun sight detail right there."
"I love having power windows how fun is that your 1969 charger has operational Windows now it's great."
"The Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic stands out as an iconic, elegant, and sought-after vintage vehicle."
"Old cars are serviceable, you can fix and tune them with simple tools in your own garage."
"Old cars give a better driving experience, they're pieces of history and they tell their own story that you as the owner get to be a part of."
"...I've just bought a Ferrari for 10 grand. It's a 1979 308 GT4. It's yellow, it's got an engine in the middle, it's got everything right."
"I bought both of those examples over ten years ago when they weren't valuable for less than five grand and now they have skyrocketed in value."
"A 1994 GMC Suburban, more generally the GMT 400 chassis, Chevy and GMC pickups, they are the best blend of old and new."
"The GMT 400, something I really think is underappreciated right now."
"$100,000 is the lead bid on this 71 Ford Mustang Boss 351"
"These old cars in the '50s, so much chrome, they'll always have a beautiful ornament on the hood."
"For a 72-year-old car, this thing is awesome."
"So, usually, we start this off with the outside, but you already have the hood off, which is crazy. You can't deny what's going on here. This is not your typical 1970s Trans Am from the outside."
"These engines produced about 300 horsepower back in the day and this car was actually capable of 160 plus miles an hour. It's almost kind of a Supercar for the time."
"It is the vintage Ferrari I most enjoy driving."
"Well, is that a 64 Impala? That is so sick."
"The internet has made the ownership of older cars getting parts finding help on complicated repair procedures and DIY stuff so much easier than it was as long as you have a car that's main stream enough."
"Nice little half ton long box GMC over here that's going to be a 54 55 first series GMC that's a 55 first series solid front windshield got the nice clam shell bumper guard on the front."
"It was put in there in the 30s or early 40s and it stayed that way all the way up to the early 80s when I got the car."
"The Hot Pink Bandit is one of the big four cars from 1968, all of which have sold for at least once for ten thousand dollars or more."
"This is absolutely incredible guys it is so rare that I find cars in abandoned houses let alone iconic Classics like a 1950s Thunderbird."
"This car is like an artifact this thing belongs in like someone's collection."
"I was really excited that y'all picked this '59 for us to work on."
"1987 Cadillac Eldorado, 30,000 miles, this one's pretty damn mint."
"It's such a different driving experience than any modern car you could buy."
"It's still a car that at its core is nearly a hundred years old, and it's still got the support, it's still got the people around it to keep it going."
"Old cars need to be used, they thank you for it, they love it, it's what they are there for."
"But it's a cautionary tale as well, you know, we want to encourage you to buy old cars and bring them back to life."
"This 1954 Aston Martin DB2 Fort Vigal, yes, this is such unusual and interesting styling."
"What an honor it is to get to drive an unrestored original 68 Z."
"This is a 1974 Citroën DS-23 Pallas. No, goddess. Well, the DS... the French word for God is 'mon dure' or 'goddess is my DS.'"
"It was really neat to see that untouched Shelby Mustang that had been sitting for basically 40 years at this point come out and see the daylight for the first time."
"The removal of a '67 Shelby Mustang for the first light of day in 30 years."
"When the era of the E-type fades so does the play."
"Under certain conditions, I'm not sure the old cars couldn't hold their own with the modern hot rods."
"The old-time cars of the 20s could hold their own and possibly do better than the low sleek chrome-plated hot rods of today."
"One interesting thing about these early model Chevys is that they did come with a manual transmission; however, it had nothing to do with performance and it was all about basics."
"I just I like old cars, you know, I've got a 82 Lincoln, an old scout, and an old clunky Dodge truck, and a bunch of Harleys, and I like cars that just in engine, bikes that make noise and shake and rattle and roll."
"It's still a 56 Chevy and the best part about this is we got it for 400 bucks."
"We've got a 1969 Charger Daytona on the road for the first time in 30 plus years, looking exactly the way it did, or possibly a little bit better than it did on the assembly line in 1969. That's a win across the board."
"It's not as much about the car as it is the experience of preserving history, spending time with family, and preserving something for the next generation."
"The Goodwood Revival is the world's preeminent event for vintage car racing."
"There's no denying the vintage has serious presence on the road."
"All of these 993s, I think there's a lot of growth in these cars. I think if you buy really great 993s, I think over the next 10 years or five years, I think we'll see a huge price hike."
"These workshop kits were actually in cars of this size at the time. Magnitude, of course, especially with regard to this gigantic trunk volume, something like that only exists in dreams today or in vintage cars."
"If you've ever wanted to experience an old race car from say the 20s, this is the way to do it."
"A lot of people might say, 'Oh, this is just a scout, it's not worth this attention.' Well, one went off on bring a trailer the other day, it's been all resto-modded and everything. It was done really nice, and it brought $120,000 on bring a trip."
"This is spectacular. This is an NSU Prince sport which is genuinely stunningly beautiful."
"Only 65 super sixes are known to survive by the Wolseley register and only three of these 16 horsepower series 2s are believed to be in roadworthy condition."
"It's a car which perfectly encapsulates that golden point of 50s and 60s motoring."
"Why do we love old cars? Because of cars like this. I mean, they're art."
"This is probably the fanciest '47 Willy's I've ever seen."
"So with our 1970 Challenger we're getting close to getting it across the finish line."
"The 1948 Dodge B series commanded attention with its bold and sturdy design."
"The Chevrolet Cameo carrier quickly captured the hearts of consumers with its distinctive design and innovative features."
"You're talking about a very, very rare car. I mean, think about how many states were in the union in 1971. I mean, not every dealership even got one of these cars."
"These are the cars that they raced at Le Mans in 1953. They raced them in the Mille Miglia; they also raced them at Sebring. They are quick, nimble, and a joy to drive."
"the 1965 Pontiac lineup was just just absolutely stellar"
"It ran like a dream, like a brand new. No trouble at all, smooth as it could be."
"We're gonna jump and leap directly into this car, it's a 1962 Ford Thunderbird and this one happens to be a Sports Roadster."
"You have that '68 Bronco, you get cooler every single year. It's like right in there somewhere."
"Great that so many of these early Porsches have survived. They just bounce back better, don't they?"
"Alright, guys, so that has been the first-ever video on one of these old-school cars, something different, something not a four-drive."
"Let's see if we can't get a 1960 Chevrolet Impala running for the first time in 38 years."
"One thing I really enjoy about cars out of the '50s is they've got personality to them."
"This really did turn a few heads back in 1960, but I think it probably still turns heads to this day."
"Some lovely pre-war cars here today, some shows you go to and there aren't too many pre-war cars in evidence."
"Looting tombs and driving around in an open-top Model T Ford, that's fun and interesting."
"Those fortunate enough to own and drive them still enjoy the luxury of a bygone age."
"This is my 1985 Pontiac Fiero that I am restoring."
"This one here is out of a 1975 Porsche 911 with the magnesium engine, so a pretty special car."
"Older cars have thinner metal, so they're lighter."
"Old cars, you know, they're neat to look at, but they're way more fun to drive."
"This car being 20 years old is so amazing because all the options that it has, everything pretty much works up until this date."
"With age, this has matured amazingly. I would have said 12 years ago that this was a boring car, but now, I think it's a beautiful car."
"Wireless phone connectivity and a 20-year-old car, freakin' awesome."
"People seem to like these old cars."
"What a handsome pre-war car that is."
"Lovely car, great to see these photos, color or black and white."
"It's coming back very nicely, we painted it in the original color, redoing the wood, redoing the leather."
"These cars were the absolute embodiment of '30s style, the art deco mudder and futurist streamline look."
"Do you leave it as it is and run it slightly ratty, or do you restore it back to original condition?"
"They have a great reputation, one of the premier vintage Lamborghini shops in the country if not the world."
"The restorers from Vupata returned the air-cooled 911s to their original condition in painstaking manual work as if they had just come off the assembly line over 50 years ago."
"There's something about 1950s cars, maybe it's just the curvy shape or the lashings of chrome, but I just think they're beautiful."
"Let's walk around and talk about some of the strange, unique features, quirks, idiosyncrasies, etc., of this 1966 Oldsmobile Tornado."
"He's never been into new cars as he's more fascinated with vintage automobiles."
"This is my grandpa's rig, and I spent a lot of time with my grandpa growing up."
"Owning an old car requires a ton of work and they constantly break."
"Old cars are really cool but there is a very good reason why they don't make them like they used to."
"These cars look so gangster in real life, like some Dick Tracy action just as it sits."
"It's insanity, I guess. Not a bad way to make a living restoring vintage European cars."
"It's always great to see Mark 1s out and about."
"Beautiful old car that is so popular in vintage events."
"One cool thing about these GM vehicles from the 1960s and probably late 50s as well, it does not matter how rusted and beat to death they are, you can open the door, and they still close like basically new."
"This car is an amazing time capsule; it really can't be duplicated."
"I'm usually not a huge fan of the older cars, but this Alfa Romeo just looks really, really cool."
"My dad was an absolute car fanatic, especially from the 40s, 50s, 60s."
"I think there's a real charm to these older rollers, they just scream old money."
"I like that different characteristic when you drive older stuff, you know."
"This awesome dark green 1951 Dodge Coronet is powered by the original inline 6L head motor."
"Well hello everybody, continuing on with the '51 flathead build."
"These things do not last on the market very long, they're very hot, they're extremely hot because they are a true 4-door vintage truck that looks absolutely amazing."
"A car from the 1940s or 1950s, as long as it's kept up, runs great and it's a lot of fun and it works great. But there are still things that technology has improved on."
"The value you get and what's so cool is you can buy way older ones and just have a blast."
"1915 Model T was coming my way, and it just got a new paint job; it's all tuned up, it runs, and it looks good."
"It's been on the show once and then it's just been put to the side, it's this, it's a vintage Kyosho Optima Mid Custom in dire need of a restoration."
"Don't ask me to restore your Studebaker, I don't want to do that, but I am finally at a point where I can say this thing is awesome."
"It's an experience to collect Tomica Limited Vintage."
"They capture the feeling, the mood, and the look of an old-time funny car."
"It's the first time that the car sees snow since 50 years or so in Germany."
"I think the price is actually being driven by collectors who want lovely early cars and they want the match numbers, they want them early."
"The coolest guys are the ones you find out an hour into a conversation they collect vintage Porsche."
"This is a nice little race car, 1973 number 20 Matchbox, really good condition, don't really think this needs anything."
"These cars since they're nearing a hundred years old and are also dealing with aftermarket parts, a lot of times you have to modify this stuff."
"I love cars, and I love old cars."
"I love '69 Corvairs; I've owned several."
"All the restoring vintage cars is great, you know, it brings people getting them out the loft and then putting them back together again."
"The cars of the Indian Maharajas were scattered all over, there are remarkable narratives involving the rediscovery of many of these cars."
"Hope you enjoy this spotlight on the 1968 Country Squire."
"Beyond his acting career, Richard Anderson had a passion for vintage cars and was deeply committed to philanthropic causes."
"Sometimes driving down back alleys can be dangerous, not because of the traffic, but because sometimes I find old cars."
"It runs like a top, and even though she's a little old, tired, and worn out, you could take her out on this road, get up to 50 miles an hour with this bad boy, and it's smooth as silk."
"When you're restoring classic vintage cars, you want to keep all the original metal as possible."
"These old cars, they just really look good, they got absolutely great presence especially on the road nowadays."
"For those of you guys that don't know, this is a one year motor that they only did in 1959, this is a 326 cubic inch motor, this is a numbers matching car."
"The Datsun 510 wagon... represents the realism that the collectors want and represents the car culture machine that collectors want."