Roadkill's Junkyard Gold

You asked for it and now you’ve got it, Junkyard Gold is back! Now called Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, it’s the same show you love, but Steve Magnante has been tasked with a new mission by David Freiburger himself. Follow along as Magnante hunts for the next Roadkill junkyard rescue project car. Kicking it off back at Hidden Valley Auto Parts in Maricopa Arizona, Magnante examines a triple play from 1965 that includes Rambler's first factory four-speed, an Oldsmobile with exotic weed-burner dual exhaust outlets, a fullsize Plymouth Fury I with NASCAR potential, and a rubber-nosed Chevy from a decade later. See all that plus cool info-nuggets on GM engine identification and find out if Magnante can impress Freiburger with his first Roadkill-worthy find!

teve Magnante is back at Turner’s Auto Wrecking in Fresno, California, the spot where David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan performed their first-ever junkyard recovery mission when they revived and drove their 1950 GMC 100 truck, “Pig Pen,” out of the gates. It had sat dormant for 30 years. Now Mags unearths a “funny” Chevrolet compact, a what-if Mopar Hemi car, and a surprising pair of “independents” from Detroit. If you thought the Chevy 454 was America’s biggest V-8, or that Chrysler pioneered unitized construction, think again! As always, we’re on the hunt for the next Roadkill rescue, and this time Magnante discovers something with dirt track genes. Tech junkies rejoice as he schools us on engine cooling and the discovery of the largest driveline ring gear used during the supercar ’60s…is it a Mopar? Find out in this episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold!

On this episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante has struck gold! Well, more like rusty steel in the shape of a ’64 Ford Galaxie, but that’s precious metal in the Roadkill handbook. After searching through Desert Valley Auto Parts in Phoenix, Arizona, Magnante finally found something David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan agree deserves to be rescued: a four-speed, 390ci big-block Galaxie 500 XL. Along the way Magnante finds some other early factory four-speeds, big-block Chevy muscle, Oldsmobile muscle, and even some disco-era Buick turbocharged muscle. Strap your boots on and cruise through the yard with Magnante in this sneak peek into what’s in store for Freiburger and Finnegan on the next episode of Roadkill.

Steve Magnante is at Vic’s Classic Auto Parts & Cars in South Carolina, fighting the dense overgrowth to uncover a Pontiac that needs its head examined (cylinder head, that is), a law-enforcing Plymouth that the Blues Brothers would have loved, a Ford whose doppelganger was Gone in 60 Seconds, and a Dodge Dart with a ’60s surfer theme. Bonus goodies include an M&H Racemaster–wearing Chevy that's frozen in time and an Imperial with a rum-running past. It's all here right now on Roadkill's Junkyard Gold!

Vegas, Pintos and Colts, oh my! This time Steve Magnante is in a private yard near Parma, Idaho, with subcompact import fighters on his mind. David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan found this yard on Episode 96 of Roadkill when searching for a replacement for the stolen Mazdarati pickup. Now they’ve tasked Magnante with finding something small that can handle a big engine. Follow along as Magnante scours through Detroit’s answers to the fuel crisis of the 1970s. Will he find a suitable subcompact worthy of a Roadkill rescue? Find out on this episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold.

Do you have speed on your radar? On this episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante is at L&L Classic Auto in Idaho, exploring the strong arm of the law! This yard is packed with things that go fast; classic muscle, race cars, and some of the special ultrarare cop cars that were built to keep up with them. Follow along as Magnante uncovers an old-time gasser, a pair of GM’s greatest muscle cars, two impressive Interceptors, and even finds Roadkill’s next junkyard rescue project–a Roadkill-perfect Pontiac!

On Episode 2 of this season, we only scratched the surface of what Turner’s Auto Wrecking in Fresno, California, has to offer. Now Steve Magnante is headed back to uncover more treasures from this legendary time capsule, including a generational lineup of Rancheros, a ’68 Torino GT with an unusual two-barrel equipped 390 big-block, the ’76 Cosworth Vega the Roadkill guys couldn’t save, along with Pontiac’s first mass-produced turbo V8, and much more. Will Magnante find something David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan can’t pass up? Find out on this episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold.

On this episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante is in Shelby, North Carolina. Are we looking for GT350s and Cobras? No way! That’s because this Shelby is home to Sundell Auto Specialties, strict purveyors of General Motors muscle. Follow along with Magnante as he uncovers an explosive Malibu M80 built for NASCAR country buyers, an Oldsmobile Rallye 350 that stuck it to the insurance man, an original, aluminum-engine–boosted Chevrolet, and what could possibly be an original “Great One.” Can Steve add up the clues to determine if a true ’64 GTO has been left for dead? Discover all of this and more on Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold!

Cars exist for many purposes. Some are built for work, others for play. On this episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante explores a pair of workhorses in the forms of a 1952 Chrysler Crown Imperial limousine and a 1957 Chevy 150 Series handyman’s station wagon. But you know what they say about all work and no play. That’s why Magnante visits a 1965 Chevy Mailbu SS and a 1971 Plymouth Road Runner. With the Chevelle’s four-speed transmission and the Road Runner’s “beep-beep” horn, these cars offered pure, unadulterated fun when they were new. Come explore all of this and more on this episode of Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold!

On this episode of Roadkill's Junkyard Gold, Steve Magnante is at Desert Valley Auto Parts’s hidden Casa Grande, Arizona lot discovering rust free, but dusty sheet metal. Follow along as Steve uncovers Chevy's first all-coil-spring suspension passenger car, a 1958 Del Ray. But, unlike its upscale Bel Air and Impala siblings, this entry level Del Ray has Steve thinking it'd look great reborn as a high riding Gasser. Steve also explores a Canadian-built 1966 Studebaker Wagonaire and a 1967 Coronet R/T that blended road and track and lots of supercar sizzle. But can this once proud 440 Magnum, 4-speed, Dana 60 muscle car be revived? Steve makes the call. There’s all that and even more finds in this episode of Roadkill's Junkyard Gold!