From Jarrod L. – My dad knew the car from years ago. It was a street racer. In 1975 they stroked and bored a 454 for it. It didn’t hardly have any miles on it before it was parked. It has sat in this building on dirt for 28 years. We turned engine and threw a carb on it with a fuel jug and fired the car up. The brake lines weren’t even rusted. Inside of the drums were shiny like it just left the road. All the tires pumped back up. It has a Muncie 4 spd and 12 bolt rear.

We pulled the engine and are freshening it up but internals looked brand new! I plan to paint it nice, not a full restore because we want to leave the character in the car since it was somewhat a legend around the county and a lot of people will remember it!

We really do love seeing the finds you guys pull out of barns, sheds, garages or anywhere else a classic might be stashed away! It is great to see Jarrod’s Malibu and we wish him the best with it. Hopefully he will keep us updated as they progress through bringing this former street racer back to life!

Watching your find being loaded on a tow truck is always an exhilarating and slightly nerve racking experience. Typically, it is the first time you get to see your find in the sunlight and it usually is the point when you start noticing all the dents, dings and flaws.

Jarrod has already dived into getting this Malibu back on the road. It’s great to see some up close shots of the engine and its internals! It looks like he could have gotten away just a good cleaning and a tune up, but with a high power engine like this, sometimes it pays off in the long run to do a rebuild.

If you have a cool find that you’ve dug out, please send us some photos!