Man spends $25,000 on mystery container at cargo auction then shrieks as he sees what car is behind the cover

Published on Mar 02, 2026 at 8:10 AM (UTC+4)
by Henry Kelsall

Last updated on Feb 27, 2026 at 9:54 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Emma Matthews

The last thing this man expected after spending $25,000 at a cargo auction on a mystery container was an amazing car that literally made him and his team shriek.

YouTuber Slava Ismailov, AKA Slav’s Adventures, uploaded the video in August 2023, after he bought the container, which had an ‘unspecified car’ hidden away inside.

For $25,000, it could have been anything inside, so he really was not sure what to expect when he opened it up.

As the video showed, he and his team shrieked when they realized an American muscle car was hiding in the container.

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Slava was stunned by how good his luck was

In the video, Slava and one of his friends watched the container unload.

The car was hidden behind wooden pallets.

It was easy to see the excitement levels grow as they slowly took the covers off the car.

The covers revealed a lime green machine, one that had the YouTuber incredibly excited.

But as more of the cover came off, he found the Mustang logo on the left-hand side of the grille.

Yes, Slava had somehow paid just $25,000 for a Ford Mustang muscle car in a stunning lime green.

If that wasn’t enough, the black accents, color, and hood of the car indicated it was not a base model.

While he doesn’t reveal what model it is in the video, it looked like he had a real bargain.

That was confirmed after the car fired up at the first time of asking.

From the sound of it, this had a V8 under the hood.

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Buying the mystery container was a risk that paid off

Buying a car sight unseen, especially from a mystery container, is always a big risk.

The risk is amplified further if you don’t even know what car you’re buying.

Imagine if it had been an old banger that couldn’t drive, and Slava had paid $25,000 for it.

But this is one risk that really did pay off, and we imagine a lot of people are jealous of Slava.

Considering a Mustang muscle car second-hand can sell for around $40,000, this was a huge bargain.

Plus, it drove well, it was in great condition, and it wasn’t even the base model.

As far as ‘accidental’ purchases go, this looked like the very best possible.

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Henry joined the Supercar Blondie team in February 2025, and since then has covered a wide array of topics ranging from EVs, American barn finds, and the odd Cold War jet. He’s combined his passion for cars with his keen interest in motorsport and his side hustle as a volunteer steam locomotive fireman at a leading heritage steam railway in England.