tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43738678020832275762026-04-01T10:57:54.296-05:00Raised in a junkyard, I found out that your dream car can be cheap. I hunt barn finds, classic cars, muscle cars and get the story beneath the rust. Your news source for original barn finds, classic cars, hot rods and muscle cars with rugged junkyard patina along with low-mile survivors. Every cool car has a gritty story and a determined owner. Meet these people, in the junkyard and behind the wheel. They are the ones who are driving our old car hobby. Enjoy the ride.Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.comBlogger393125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-42445721074657513782025-12-31T16:48:00.006-06:002025-12-31T16:48:53.931-06:00

Bonnie and Clyde keep this town alive. A couple killed in an ambush? Call it saving grace for the small town of Gibsland, Louisiana. Road trips across this great country, the United States of America, can be full of adventure and history. Perry Carver, owner of the Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum, discusses his life as the caretaker of macabre American history. Bonnie and Clyde, lovers

Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.com0Gibsland, LA 71028, USA32.5440413 -93.052939799999994.233807463821158 -128.2091898 60.854275136178849 -57.89668979999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-52911782017123407462025-11-05T18:02:00.004-06:002025-11-05T21:54:50.348-06:00

This one is for sale! Opelika, Alabama owner, Gage Woodall, shows off his 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V with his son, Jameson, by his side. The long, blue beauty is a three owner. The original owner kept it parked beside her house for decades. Gage drove it to Lineville, Alabama recently for the annual Clay County Car Show on November 2, 2025. A “FOR SALE” sign was propped up on the Lincoln’s

Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.com0Lineville, AL, USA33.3106696 -85.75440515.0004357638211516 -120.9106551 61.620903436178843 -50.5981551tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-72846994030759042952025-10-30T22:21:00.000-05:002025-10-30T22:21:15.457-05:00

Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.com0Birmingham, AL, USA33.5185892 -86.81035675.2083553638211555 -121.9666067 61.828823036178846 -51.6541067tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-9248613559671232232025-07-01T22:13:00.001-05:002025-07-01T22:13:59.150-05:00

Rocco & Cheater’s Speed Shop is closing forever! Watch Junkyard Life walk thru Rocco & Cheater’s stash of vintage parts in Birmingham, Alabama. After almost 80 years strong, the Sanfilippo family is selling the building and liquidating the vintage speed parts inventory. We spoke to Jean Sanfilippo, widow of Mimi Sanfilippo, about the end of an era. Her husband, Mimi, was one of the

Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.com0300 1st Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35204, USA33.5035415 -86.82971495.1933076638211517 -121.9859649 61.813775336178843 -51.6734649tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-10988121639140831312025-04-25T22:42:00.001-05:002025-04-25T22:42:19.349-05:00

Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.com03520 27th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35207, USA33.5498961 -86.793794499999995.2396622638211525 -121.95004449999999 61.860129936178843 -51.63754449999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-71418913961190773812025-04-19T23:37:00.000-05:002025-04-19T23:37:05.408-05:00

Sting me! Chris Echols of Montgomery, Alabama was stung by a 1987 Nissan Be-1. Not a real bumblebee but a Be-1 model from Nissan’s “Pike Factory” designers. Echols and his wife are huge fans of Japanese Bubble Cars. So much so, that they own three different models. A Figaro, Pao, and the Be-1. In the late-1980s Japanese automakers were riding a wave booming business (the bubble, so to speak) and

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SAVE? A 1955 Chevy survivor grab our attention as we stumbled down a dead end street in Pleasant Grove, Alabama. A vacant house and unkempt yard gave us clues that the ’55 Chevy 210 2-door sedan had been parked for decades. We looked under the hood at the trim tag and learned that it was originally two-tone with Sea Mist Green / Neptune Green paint code. The original Chevy small block, a

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Oh no! Three sisters were getting off the school bus in Royalton, Wisconsin when a truck smashed into them. Driver never slowed down. The sisters dad, Shane Kreuscher, says Vera, 5, was thrown out of bus and rolled onto the pavement. Her older twin sisters, 13, Danee and Amya, were slammed around in the stairwell. “God was looking out”“I don’t know how this dude is alive, he moved that bus

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Chasing UnicornsI remember a time when vintage steel could be seen everywhere. Back in the 1970’s they were just old cars gathering rust in back yards. Parked for one reason or another and left to the elements. As the years passed by these cars met with different fates. Some were sold as derelicts to some young car enthusiast while others wasted away. Eventually there came a time when seeing a

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We know about snagging a deal on the hot GM Squarebody trucks, aka 1973 to 1987 model pickup trucks. We discovered the secret when a 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza short-wheelbase in black called our name among a lot full of wrecked cars.Why do you want it?A huge number of classic truck fans have gravitated towards 1973-1987 Chevrolet and GMC 1/2-ton pickups. The reason? They were cheap and could be

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“I SPY” a Junkyard Skeleton and a Hubcap Bus! Explore a long-closed junkyard and join in a game of “I Spy” with us. See that 1970 Chevelle? Or is is a Malibu? A million hub caps on a bus? Have you seen a 1959 Plymouth Suburban? We (Jody Potter and Ron Kidd) stumble through a maze of seldom-seen classics from the 1940s thru the 1970s and try to avoid snakes and skeletons. Watch and comment! We’ve

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Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.com0Laceys Spring, AL 35754, USA34.5337436 -86.5900156.2235097638211556 -121.746265 62.843977436178847 -51.433764999999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-24758415357250082342024-12-18T13:50:00.002-06:002024-12-18T13:50:35.597-06:00

Last of His Kind. It’s been a dozen years since I sat down in Ray White’s garage. The Korean War veteran drank a beer and looked out the bay door at his fleet of 200-or-so vehicles along Highway 157 in West Point, Alabama. Passersby often stop to gawk, chew the fat and waste Ray's time. I did all of the above but I had an agenda. I was soon-to-be unemployed from my job at The Birmingham News

Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.com4West Point, AL, USA34.2387103 -86.9591727000000115.9284764638211556 -122.11542270000001 62.548944136178847 -51.802922700000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-36287350455850550992024-12-09T06:15:00.003-06:002024-12-09T06:15:39.946-06:00

Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.com0West Point, AL, USA34.2387103 -86.9591727000000115.9284764638211556 -122.11542270000001 62.548944136178847 -51.802922700000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-56919279984918210372024-09-27T17:29:00.007-05:002024-09-27T19:25:17.804-05:00

A long way to go and a short time to get there! Imagine getting behind the wheel of your favorite car. One that begs for attention. It features a giant Bird screaming across the hood – an instant conversation starter at frequent gas fill-ups. You grab the steering wheel and hold on until you pull into an historic small town in Ohio. What is this place?Your favorite car, the Trans

Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.com0Tipp City, OH, USA39.9583892 -84.17216379999999311.648155363821154 -119.32841379999999 68.268623036178838 -49.015913799999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-15517986200705572872024-08-16T09:05:00.003-05:002024-08-19T21:21:46.269-05:00

Buy it? 10 Reasons Why You’re not gonna buy my 1978 Pontiac Trans Am. We rescued a W-72 Trans Am out of a field in north Alabama, where it had been parked for over 25 years. It sat under a tree with some other beloved Pontiacs.1978 Pontiac Trans Am parked in field around 1996. Numbers matching W72 400 engine, 3.23 posi, auto.BackgroundThe previous owner collected several Firebirds and Trans

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Crash, Fire! We had a parking lot collision, Speedycop's Glitchy VW bus suffered a wreck and massive damage and a 1923 Model T caught fire on the engine dyno! Leaving Louisville, Kentucky was harder than we thought on Day 4 of the Hot Rod Power Tour.Waffle House seemed like a great place to get a late start leaving Louisville, Kentucky on the way to Hebron, Ohio but we were wrong. A

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Late for Work! Steve, an Indiana native, sat in the back of the 1966 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron at the Day 4 Hebron, Ohio stop of the 2024 Hot Rod Power Tour. Steve shared his memorable Late for Work story in the back of the long, black, beauty while seeking refuge from the heat. Outside the car stood his grandson and son, Terry, who now owns the car that his dad purchased in 1985. Someday Steve's

Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.com1Hebron, OH 43025, USA39.9617305 -82.491267611.651496663821156 -117.6475176 68.271964336178854 -47.3350176tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-63042086328088061522024-05-20T10:07:00.006-05:002024-05-28T19:29:14.211-05:00

Million Dollar Junkyard full of classic cars for sale in Alabama! This small town family junkyard closed in 1979 in north Alabama. Hundreds of classic cars from the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s were collected by the Brooks family as a hobby/family junkyard. Initially, the junkyard was a joint venture by two brothers. The family has decided to sell off the cars. It was not an easy decision. For

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Show time! Andy Vann and his wife Mary Ann arrived at the 60th Anniversary Mustang show in their still unwashed 1966 Shelby GT350-H. Their car was washed in 1980 and hasn't seen a raindrop or a wash bucket since. The last time the Vann's of Trussville, Alabama showed their car was 15 years ago at the Mustang Club of America's 45th Anniversary show. Their Hertz Rent-A-Racer, original down to

Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.com06040 Barber Motorsports Pkwy, Leeds, AL 35094, USA33.5327316 -86.62014025.2224977638211527 -121.7763902 61.842965436178844 -51.463890199999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-35210352886956915822024-04-06T00:28:00.007-05:002024-04-13T09:11:19.917-05:00

Time flies! This dirty 1966 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350H was a hit the last time the Mustang Club of America celebrated at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama. Now, 15 years later, Andy Vann and his wife Mary Ann load their still unwashed GT350-H into a trailer for the 60th Anniversary Mustang show.Mary Vann helps load the 1966 Shelby Mustang into the trailer before heading to 60th Mustang

Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.com0Trussville, AL, USA33.6198251 -86.608875599999995.3095912638211544 -121.76512559999999 61.930058936178845 -51.45262559999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-20396036063151659332024-03-03T10:47:00.002-06:002024-03-03T10:47:21.943-06:00

Not for sale - SOLD! A 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge parked in my small town for over two decades was "Not For Sale" until I saw it on Ebay. To my surprise this unobtanium magical red creation built by Pontiac at the pinnacle of the Muscle Car era was up for grabs. I knew the owner because we had developed a friendship over our shared appreciation of Pontiacs. Driving by the Judge made any day better

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Chris Sanderson surprises his wife, Stephanie, on her birthday. Surprise! Stephanie Sanderson is a wife, a mom, a nurse and a Chevelle fan. After marrying into a family well known for being Ford enthusiasts, it didn’t take her long to acquire a very fast and loud Coyote-powered Pony all for herself. It sounds as if she jumped ship and is now waving a blue oval flag. Stephanie 

Junkyard Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073300825431078117noreply@blogger.com1Mississippi, USA32.3546679 -89.39852834.0444340638211571 -124.5547783 60.664901736178848 -54.242278299999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373867802083227576.post-38519368664219973482024-01-18T22:30:00.004-06:002024-01-18T22:41:32.529-06:00

Two rusty gold rescues! We dive into the edge of some Alabama woods to rescue two one-family owned vehicles. The 1966 Pontiac Tempest Custom was parked in 1977 and the 1967 Chevrolet C-10 was parked for good in 1980. I had my heart set on buying the Pontiac for 10 years. I continued to bug my former co-worker, Bryan Crowson, about his family selling. I reached out again because our Price Sisters

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Rescue time! After decades locked away in a 10-foot-by-20-foot wooden garage, the Price sisters' 1966 Pontiac Tempest sees daylight when new owner tows the car home. Now you're gonna find out what ties me to the Price sisters' story. That new owner is my dad, Joe Potter, who found out that the Price sisters' property was being sold and jumped at the opportunity in 2014. Moving timeBeating the

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