restoration
To quote Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson, the best things in life are free – but it’s not every day that a Cessna 401A airplane lands on someone’s door with no fee attached. That was the case for this man though. Experienced mechanic X was offered a free jet on one condition. He had to […]
He calls it a $16,000 mistake
An American man from Chicago who bought a Pontiac Le Mans 35 years ago has decided to trade it for a golf cart. The Le Mans has appeared on Craigslist, with the owner keen to offload, asking for $6,500. However, if you don’t want to pay up, the seller has also said he will consider […]
In a bid to save a small fortune on a rare BMW restoration, this man traveled over 5,000 miles from Germany to Florida to get his hands on a niche Z4M Roadster at a bargain price. As a German thoroughbred, BMW cars in the US can be quite a rarity. At least that is for […]
In a bid to revive classic vehicles, this expert restorer traveled from Texas to California to uncover six Jeep CJs tucked away at the back of an LA dealership. YouTube personality Dennis Collins has spent the better part of three decades under the hood of Jeeps. His latest project saw him travel 1,200 miles across […]
This Jaguar went through a 2,500 supercharging upgrade, but just as the mechanics went to celebrate, disaster struck. It’s every gearhead’s dream to get a powerful beast for cheap. That’s why a lot of people build their own. This Jaguar – for example – was bought for peanuts, but in a bid to push 600hp […]
It was ‘big, old, and broken’
In a bid to replicate Moloko and bring it back, sing it back, bring it back, one 2015 Camaro owner has brought the vintage age back by transforming it into a ’69 Chevelle. Life was better when we were all young. Prices were better. Weather was better. Cars were better. So why not take your […]
An American spent his whole life savings on the abandoned ghost town of Cerro Gordo in California that was worth up to $500,000,000 back in the day. Brent Underwood, along with his friend Jon Bier, clubbed together to buy the old town, which means ‘Fat Hill’ in Spanish. Underwood is showcasing the revival of the […]
The Toyota Supra is quite a wonderful sports car, but often its price makes it rather unattainable – well, one American man traveled to Alabama and found out the hot way that building your own can be just as costly. Jack Builds It, a popular YouTube creator, has been rebuilding a Supra that was in […]
A YouTuber has said everyone thought he was mad after he bought the rotting historic yacht Tally Ho for just $1 and decided to restore it to its former glory. British boatbuilder Leo Sampson Goolden from Sampson Boat Co bought the 1910 yacht for $1 in 2017 before moving it to a friend’s house to […]
After spending six months rebuilding an abandoned and wrecked Ferrari F340, this mechanic finally finished his rebuild before surprising his dad with it. Many people dream of growing up and giving something back to their parents. For a lot of people, this would be giving them a car or helping with house payments to say […]
After rescuing a flooded Aston Martin DBS, this man claimed the dealership quoted him $40,000 to fix it, but he found a $50 workaround. As with most luxury car brands, any time a car gets an issue, the owner’s heart stops and the sobs of their nearby wallet can be heard getting louder. This Aston […]
This UK man, a proud Ferrari owner, set his sights on restoring a Toyota Celica GT-Four, and with the project complete, the repairs bill is in. Usually, Toyota doesn’t get mentioned in the same conversation as the Ferrari steed. But the Celica models are as close as the Japanese brand ever got to the famed […]