A lottery winner's hidden gems have created a classic car graveyard in the middle of nowhere after 30 years

Published on Aug 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM (UTC+4)
by Ben Thompson

Last updated on Aug 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Emma Matthews

This classic car graveyard is filled with the hidden gems of a lottery winner, and they’ve been sitting there for 30 years.

YouTuber Ethan Minnie paid a visit to the site, which was home to classics like a Chevy Impala and a Pontiac.

As a car enthusiast, Ethan was particularly excited to show his viewers what he’d found.

Some of the cars on the land stirred up some memories for the YouTuber.

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This classic car graveyard was filled with a lottery winner’s hidden gems

The backstory of the lottery winner’s haul is not entirely clear, but it doesn’t take a genius to draw one conclusion – he spent a lot of his winnings on cars.

It was a sad sight to see so many classic cars left like this.

But Ethan was lucky enough to see them up close, even if they were being swallowed up by the land around them.

The first cars he came across were a couple of Ford Explorers from the 1980s, both of which had broken windshields.

Then there was a white Pontiac Parisienne, sold by Pontiac between 1983 and 1986 in the US.

This particular car has a license plate from Canada, where it would have been sold between 1958 and 1986.

Ethan estimated that this car was either from 1965 or 1966.

There was also a Hyundai Pony, sitting underneath a pile of dried-up leaves.

The insides were also a far cry from any sort of heyday the car once knew, as old newspapers and a beer can had taken up residency inside.

But there was one vehicle in particular that brought back some memories for Ethan.

That car being a 1963 Chevrolet Impala, which was sitting in a shed.

“My grandpa had a ’62 Impala,” he said.

“He bought it when I was 4 and sold it around 5 years ago.

“It was beautiful. We took it to car shows, won awards with it, and everything.”

Unfortunately, this one had seen better days, with a rotting floor on display.

But the rest of the interior had still held up well, especially the steering wheel.

Next to the Impala was a Camaro from 1983, which also looked worse for wear.

But regardless of their condition, these cars were a trip down memory lane for Ethan, as he told his viewers how nostalgic they made him feel.

Where beloved cars go to die

This won’t be the first or last time that we see a car graveyard.

There’s plenty of them going around for car enthusiasts to get a look at.

There was one that was full of Alfa Romeos and had a tragic backstory, and one filled with Teslas.

Not even this classic Cadillac could avoid winding up in a car graveyard.

It’s a shame that these cars end up here.

But on the plus side, at least it provides people with a chance to see cars that they otherwise might never see.

To see Ethan exploring the classic car graveyard, visit his YouTube channel.

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Ben Thompson is a Senior Content Writer at supercarblondie.com. Ben has more than four years experience as a qualified journalist, having graduated with a Multimedia Journalism degree from News Associates. Ben specializes in writing about Teslas, tech and celebrity car collections.