Recycling the Best Junkyard Cars! | Roadkill | MotorTrend

In honor of Earth Day, we're celebrating some of Roadkill's best junkyard finds. On Roadkill no car is ever truly junk, no matter how rusted or broken down it is!
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[@MuniTechnology]

The cancellation of Junkyard Gold was a low point in humanity. I have all the episodes DVrd and rewatch them often. For real. I just like cars.

[@CmdrSlyRaccoon]

He has his own you tube channel now it's called Steve magnante

[@captainsergeant]

Check out his KZbin channel. You'll be right at home.

[@MuniTechnology]

@@captainsergeant Thanks! I've been watching his KZbin channel. The clips are shorter, but there are more of them. I wasn't making the connection that it replaced the cable series.

[@AirAssault7]

Dang, didn't even know they cancelled it. :(

[@MrPopples72843]

It’s a low budget show, if Steve, isn’t on some kind of retainer with motor trend, he should KZbin it… we love it

[@Daniel-fd3wp]

Steve Maganate has his own KZbin Channel Junkyard Crawl he is a walking Encyclopedia.😎👍

[@Daniel-fd3wp]

@Shack life Customs calm down dude From San Diego California.

[@kelseyweber8280]

Thanks for the tip love car history

[@deathmetal137]

This was the reason I watch road kill taking old junkyard cars and building them back up to something sweet like the charger they have.

[@repapeti98]

The very best junkyard rescue was the Disgustang. Love that thing.

[@32degreesretarded62]

Agreed... awesome save. Pretty sure these guys set the "abandoned, will it run and drive" trend in motion.

[@Wazoo117]

the worst part is that it drove right past my house and i didnt even know it

[@babyhuez597]

@@Wazoo117 literally? Just right past your house? Or drove through your state?

[@nonameavailable7914]

Agree! It's awesome. My personal favorite is the muscle truck. Was a great episode when they off roaded it

[@StockTurboN20]

And David just sold it for 75 grand

[@Villa125]

This is the roadkill I remember, love and miss.

[@rodneybrewer2327]

I'm a chevy guy BUT I love that 64 Ford

[@ddd228]

Steve and David in the same show! Pure gold! Dulsich, too! My mind is blown.

[@lordraiden5398]

I just want you guys to know I bought a 1967 Pontiac Catalina in 2014 because of Roadkill. Been having fun ever since. Thanks guys.

[@wakeupamerica4610]

I just so happened to have owned a 64 galaxies 500 xl fastback and now I own a 63.5 galaxies 500 fastback both 390 motors.great motors great power and easy to get even more power...huge power out of them.

[@paulolson734]

I hope to see more of this Galaxie in the future. Would make an awesome NASCAR clone.

[@theJenkisushi]

@@paulolson734 think they said it was sold a while back , same as the samurai

[@TheAdventuresofMrandMrsSmith]

Forgot you screwdriver. I really loved this series. Back in the day of running rummaging through junk yards looking for part and trim and anything you might need. Reminds me of good times with my dad. 😇

[@shoominati23]

Those galaxies look cool done up as a lightweight 427 replica .. I love them in black with a red interior

[@bikergobrrr]

I would love to be able to watch these shows in Australia even paying the subscription fees. That would be great!

[@mrjesuschrist2u]

VPN

[@vintagetintrader1062]

That Nash episode was the first episode I not able to watch after the removed world wide streaming. Will be waiting 10 years for Foxtel in Australia to finally dedicate time to show the more recent episodes, currently they are not showing RK again, they were showing a few from 2016 but a search again today showed nothing available. Time to pull my subscription.

[@CycolacFan]

If you have Amazon Prime they’re all on there on the Motor Trend channel.

[@kingmangaming9626]

i love roadkill, this makes me so happy!

[@birdflipper]

The improvised exhaust tips look amazing. Definitely need to keep them.

[@chriswilson9248]

The 1964 is super sweet

[@pinkypie399]

I'm not from the US and don't own a car and almost everthing that I know (and love) about cars I got from Roadkill. I'm impressed how Freiburger listens to this guy with attention and respect, couldn't imagine that David doesn't know someting, cuz he knows soo much, billions of tiny little details about cars history and physics etc

[@danareynolds1786]

FYI: T-Bird SuperCoupe had a SUPERcharged V6. TurboCoupe had the TURBOcharged 4.

[@scottshanklin5533]

Hey David, Mike , Steve keep doing what you do . You guys are awesome and keep me going during my bad days

[@junkyardsearcher6407]

I wish I could cast motortrend to my tv like I used to… I miss watching this stuff and my phone is just too small to watch it on

[@damhall9300]

Best day at work ever ) Slowing down is not an Option )

[@Snake.br549]

Man I've been doing this stuff since the seventies and you guys are wearing me out just fixed the speedometer on my S10 V8 swap today I'll feel proud of myself that's all I'm going to do

[@MaverickGrabber71]

Nice seeing these again.. I think I've watched them all, but I'm going to rewatch some of these.

[@SuperOperator4]

You guys are NUTS!!!!!!! now go do more, Thanks!!!!!!

[@3vChava]

:46 lovely shade of neglect 🤣

[@dragmasteramtruck318]

That’s crazy it was sitting there perfectly operable…

[@charlielaudico3523]

I love these kind if shows

[@scoobyroorogers]

Subscribed!!!! Already subscribed to MT on the Tele so anything with Finnegan, Freiberger, Dulcich or Magnante I'm in.

[@Z4yn-Mallik]

Love you road kill ❤️ lots of love from India 🇮🇳

[@AClayton172]

Legend has it mike is still holding his jacket closed from the freezing rain on the freeway

[@672egalaxie6]

That '65 Starfire photobombing at@0;48 steals the show!

[@Unit957]

...so many memories of growing up/working at my father's service station..

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I LOVE MY HOT ROD FAMILY!!!! RECYCLING IS SO MUCH FUN!!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!

[@buildanddrive]

"This smokes real bad" - that's why it was parked 40 years old 😂

[@ViewThis.]

The reason no cops pulled them over for all that smoke is because they died from smoke inhalation when they got behind them. 5:42

[@mattryan4067]

I wish I could sit around a fire with beers and talk to Steve for hours about cars!! I'll buy the beers !!! 😊

[@boosted_l6787]

So we can watch a watered down road kill for free but still cant pay for a full episode if you live outside of the us???? Seems crazy to me

[@williamsanders468]

The first car was badass! The nash was cool but not big block 4 speed cool.

[@trakyboy5128]

ya gotta LOVE 💕 those old iron chariots!!! way to go amigos!!!

[@bryanwilmot]

that's so awesome I didn't know you visited my local speedy way in Roseburg Oregon

[@greggabel7238]

Hey, update the viewers about Episode 53 on the 1956 Buick that was bought in Lebanon, Tennessee was it ever finished up! I have a 1/25 scale model of a 1956 Chrysler 500 I am going to built it with Dualie wheels in back. Whitewall Tires and exposed wheel rims

[@TomBudin]

dulcich really is a king

[@anthonyhayden320]

I’d be in my happy place if Roadkill and Roadkill Garage came back to Australia 😕

[@Rmx2011]

Or generally just outside of the US.

[@RicoCantrell]

I've been here plenty times!!

[@charlielaudico3523]

I loved the one near Phoenix

[@daynadiggle8169]

Well , you shoulda added a quart of Marvel Mystery Oil to the gas tank and engine oil . Marvel , works every time !

[@kevinporter5146]

Best line in ten years!! It's coming from the trunk...Look!

[@reventon4547]

Can't believe that Galaxie started. Incredible.

[@Mojavestalker]

Roadkill the ultimate car show

[@ztirffritz252]

Sweet. Roadkill is back!

[@nascarjim0223]

Roadkill is awesome

[@Berm_Blaster]

It's a lovely shade of neglect 😂😂😂 gonna have to start using that thanks patches O Finnegan.

[@garylangley4502]

No way!! My son and I made a quick road trip from San Diego to Hidden Valley in Maricopa Arizona to buy a few parts for my brother's 1954 Dodge. Good people, lots of parts. It's just off of what is known as Dead Cow Road around there.

[@robertlyman9789]

They had a TV show for awhile Desert Valley

[@joanntommykeener79]

Love the grand sport stripes on the red galaxy!

[@isacjoseph2875]

The dream team is back !!!

[@richardshort7013]

I would love for y’all to do a roadkill special off roading with my 1994 Jeep grand Cherokee. It has the stock 5.2L 318 v8 x all wheel drive. Standard everything else. I put 31x10.5x 15 patagonias . On it

[@bryantcurtis2665]

Luv u guys.Thank you.

[@babymarioshow8628]

This looks like turners scrap yard where Mike and Dave rescued pig pen if any one remembers that episode. This is a whole new level of a ford thunderturd

[@dannycoots9503]

That is a cool Galaxy👍

[@jason_l5p]

The threaded rod shifter 😂😂

[@tristengill2585]

Shame I can’t watch full episodes anymore coz I live in aus

[@dsb1829]

SWEET!

[@DejonColeman94]

Stop box finish 😦🤯

[@Vikter_zepeduh]

He needs to come out to pahrump nv. There's tons of yards

[@ozahmed4523]

Wow amazing dudes!

[@stevezurek5826]

I about died when I saw the taped on stripes and eyebrows

[@christopherwhite8332]

Grand Prix sj in background!

[@GreaseMonkGarage]

That galaxy is very worthy of at least a little love. The body is gorgeous just needs better fitment and some odds and ends . Idk about the frame rails bit if they are straight I’d tube the engine bay for a newer ltd or crown vic front subframe and drivetrain

[@mexicanspec]

The Starfire in the back ground would have been my choice.

[@patrickgarmon5861]

This is my absolute dream to rescue a car from the junkyard

[@KD-nb3mp]

Same! Must be such a great feeling. Especially when you drive it for the first time.

[@solidsnake3861]

wow after 40 years it starts

[@monkeyRL]

LOL did frieburger just mention aesthetics?!?! That's rich =)

[@greggabel7238]

Recycle is a Red Flag word, I believe in saving the old cars from the past decades NOT flattened them like pop cans.

[@boonecountyautomotive3986]

I wish there was more junk yard gold

[@TheAndre8900]

GOtta love a nice 390 with a side of lectospirosis.

[@cameronjuzda7246]

Awsome back on you tube

[@1sostatic]

Please find a 1958 impala -- like the one in American Graffiti ... that would be cooler than most others.

[@gragegonsin2662]

Bring back full ep's of roadkill

[@transmissionjimmy69]

You can’t do that in Illinois because once a car is put to salvage the title cannot be returned to a normal state

[@JonBlondell]

What a great car!!

[@oliverrobey6973]

Thermoquai the only carburetor on the planet that punishes you for wanting to go faster

[@robertsweet4112]

Cool Galaxie

[@localcrew]

That Nash Metro was a poor design - but it was poorly executed... so there’s that. 🤘

[@shawnathon60]

Nash Metro,..best ever Rat Rod!

[@mcduck5]

The best roadkill cars are the Rotson, the mazdarati and the general mayhem

[@agatenby41]

that thing was a canary (defect notice) waiting to happen lol

[@galebush1004]

Have a 1994 lincoln mk 7 or 8 Has front end damage. Is it possible to find parts?

[@Rmx2011]

Now if only I could easily access motortrend and all the shows. Oh wait...

[@johnhickerson3290]

What ever happened to this car after they gave up on it?

[@alexmikhael5061]

8:36 .... I was gunna say, well I will say, I REMEMBER THAT SAMARI... was I seein into the future again... ht happens sometimes, but hadn't been THE WINNING LOTTO NUMMERS, yet, but it happens lol then... EARTH DAY some of our best finds from the past... yup :) FvuDazzaDAY

[@peep39]

I bought a couple of late 70s b body quarter panels from HVAP. Unfortunately one came in dented by Fedex 😔

[@JonBlondell]

I'd buy any one of these cars from you!

[@LawrenceRoss1906]

It made no sense to cancel Steve's show in the first place. I watch his own channel religiously.

[@imranabbasi7871]

Good luck 👍

[@dustyearly3220]

Awesome

[@ckidphotography1318]

The Nash reminded me of an American attempt of the AH sprite 🤣

[@ziptiejedi5658]

That Galaxie would have been a lot better with a small block. Those FE engines suck unless you have the 427. I put a ton of money into that 390 to get it rebuilt and make some decent power. I was highly disappointed after I got it installed and running. I doubt it would of cracked in to the 13s on its best day.

[@robertlyman9789]

Add a belt to the motor for the cooling fan

[@michaelsergeant226]

If we can't watch it on motortrend bring it back to KZbin

[@B0ldtaar]

Will we ever see a Roadkill Junkyard wars series?

[@davidcorder95]

I would like to find one of those lol