NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Bugatti Barn Find
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/6/2008
Experience the thrill of discovery with master car restorer Wayne Carini, as he pulls open the doors of a secluded garage in Westchester, N.Y., to reveal the automotive barn find of the century: an extremely rare 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante Coupe. Untouched for nearly 50 years, the car is a restorer's dream. When the Bugatti goes up for sale at the elite Christie's auction at the Concours D'Elegance in Greenwich, Conn., Wayne and his wealthy client must do battle with an anonymous phone bidder or risk letting the Bugatti slip through their fingers. When the hammer falls, the sale price leaves the car world stunned and Wayne left wondering if the Bugatti is the one that got away.
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#2 - Monterey Madness
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/10/2008
California's Monterey auction week is the must-see event of the collector car world and master car restorer Wayne Carini hasn't missed one in nearly 30 years. However, with just three days left before the truck comes to take his cars to auction, Wayne is running out of time. His 1931 Cadillac V-16 Roadster needs an emergency clutch job and two of the cars he planned to bring to California just got sold. With two auction spots unexpectedly open Wayne rolls the dice and takes a gamble on a pair of 1950s Volkswagen Beetles. Will these pristine cuties bring home the big bucks? Or will Wayne come home empty-handed?
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#3 - Auction at Amelia Island, Part 1
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2008
Unfavorable economic conditions in the U.S have taken their toll everywhere, including the high stakes world of car collectors. With the exclusive RM Vintage Motorcars Auction in Amelia Island, Fla., right around the corner, master car restorer Wayne Carini is pressed to put together a roster of cars that is guaranteed to turn a profit. When an extremely rare 1906 Panhard-Levassor brass car comes up for sale, Wayne flies to Scottsdale, Ariz., where he inspects the car and buys it on the spot. With the Panhard, a 1958 Lancia Aurelia B-20 GT, a 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 and a 1954 Buick Skylark Convertible in his lineup, Wayne is confident he'll come home in the black. But when mysterious problems plague one of the cars, Wayne is forced to do some emergency repairs. With just hours before the truck comes to take the cars to Florida, will Wayne finish the work on time or sabotage his chance at auction?
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#4 - Auction at Amelia Island, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/24/2008
With sale prices plummeting and European collectors snapping up rare cars for a song, all eyes are on spring's exclusive RM Vintage Motorcars Auction in Amelia Island, Fla. Despite doomsday predictions, the auction forecast looks strong. However, when tornados suddenly touch down nearby, extreme weather threatens to ruin the event. See which cars bring in the big bucks and which one sells for a huge loss, when master car restorer Wayne Carini rolls the dice and puts his 1906 Panhard-Levassor, 1958 Lancia Aurelia B-20 GT, 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 and 1954 Buick Skylark Convertible up for auction with no reserve prices.
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#5 - Herb's Ferrari
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2008
Ferrari expert and master car restorer Wayne Carini gets a lead on a 1972 Ferrari Daytona Spyder for sale in Denver. Abandoned in a shed in the early '80s, the car has been painted an awful lime green and hasn't been driven for 27 years. It seems like a disaster, but Wayne has a hunch that he knows who the original owner is. With just 48 hours to put together a deal, Wayne and a friend hop aboard a private Gulfstream 450 in the middle of a blizzard and fly to Denver with the hopes of buying this rare Ferrari.
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#6 - Internet Flips and Finds
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2008
From back yards, to barns, to the Internet, vintage cars can surface anywhere, but it takes a lot more than blind luck to find them. Getting access to these vehicles is all about who you know. Invited by a friend in the wholesale business, master car restorer Wayne Carini travels to a remote avocado field in Southern California where he gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to inspect a secret collection of vintage cars worth millions. Meanwhile, a collector friend of Wayne's shows off one of the most legendary eBay finds of all time. Listed online as a Devin racer, it turns out the car was actually something much more special. Underneath the shell of the Devin was an extremely rare Ferrari race car. Despite the very public online auction, only the collector saw the clues that helped him guess the vehicle's true origin and purchase the car for only $35,000. Restored, the Ferrari will be worth upwards of $4 million.
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#7 - Hunt for the Davis
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2008
Following a hot lead, master car restorer Wayne Carini heads out to California on the hunt for an ultra-rare car. When he shows up at an address in Costa Mesa, he finds a Davis -- a three-wheeled, purple and silver four-seater reminiscent of an overgrown bumper car. Built in the Van Nuys during the late '40s and billed as a revolutionary new kind of car, the Davis was engineered with two wheels in the back, but only one in the front. Made from lightweight aluminum and powered by a V-8 engine, this offbeat car was originally priced to sell at $1,000. But before they could start the assembly line rolling, the creator, Gary Davis, was indicted for 28 counts of fraud and grand theft and sent to prison. The Davis factory was shut down after only 13 cars were completed. With the clock ticking, Wayne must decide if he'll buy this rare, but odd, car on the spot -- or be forced to walk away.
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#8 - Intrigue in Greenwich
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2008
Held in the elite enclave of Greenwich, Conn., the British auction house Bonhams hosts a prestigious motorcars auction in June. The Bonhams auction is theplace for the collector car set to see and be seen in the early summer. With a 1957 Fiat 1200TV Roadster, 1964 Porsche 356 Sunroof and 1931 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup for sale, master car restorer Wayne Carini has come to the right place. But when a freak heat wave and an unexpected visit from the Department of Motor Vehicles threaten to shut down the event, the mercury rises and tensions soar. Can Wayne keep his cool and get his cars across the auction block?
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#9 - Porsches, Porsches, Porsches!
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2008
On a trip to Southern California, master car restorer Wayne Carini tracks down and buys one of the first Porsche 911s to ever be imported into the United States. Before completing the restoration and ultimately selling this coveted car, Wayne visits a secret car collection housing more than 30 ultra-rare Porsches. Will what he sees inspire him to keep the 911 for himself? Or will he let it go in hopes of turning a profit?
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#10 - Wayne Goes Racing
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2008
In the film War of the Roses, Michael Douglas owned a 1960 Morgan +4 Roadster which his wife spitefully ran over and crushed. After filming wrapped, a Connecticut man bought the wrecked car from the film production company and hired master car restorer Wayne to restore it to top condition. His dream was to go vintage racing with the Morgan, but tragically, two weeks before he was to race it he had a heart attack and died. Shortly thereafter, his wife rolled the car into their barn and closed the doors. Now, more than fifteen year later, Wayne offers to buy the Morgan in all its dusty glory. Wayne and his team restore the car to racing condition and honor the man's memory by doing what he could not... Fulfill his dream of racing the Morgan.
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#11 - Shelby vs. Ferrari
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/2008
It's a classic smackdown between Italian fortissimo and all-American muscle, when master car restorer Wayne Carini brings a 1969 Ferrari 365 GTC and a 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350 Fastback to auction in Monterey, Calif. But with two days of nonstop auctions ahead of him, Wayne takes a break from business to party down at one of the most exclusive luxury lifestyle events in the country -- Gordon McCall's Motorworks Revival Party at the Monterey Jet Center.
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#12 - Muntz Jet at Pebble
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/2008
Master car restorer Wayne Carini fulfills a lifelong dream when his rare 1952 Muntz Jet is awarded a coveted spot on the lawn on at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance. Originally designed by famous Indy car builder Frank Kurtis and manufactured by TV maverick Earl "Madman" Muntz, fewer than 300 Muntz Jets were ever built. Previously owned and customized for the renowned big band leader Freddy Martin, this Muntz Jet was restyled by Joe Bailon, who is one of the world's most famous car customizers and best known as the creator of the paint color "Candy Apple Red."
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#13 - Jag E Type
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/2009
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#14 - Cobras!
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2009
Wayne is contacted by a collector looking to liquidate his collection of vintage racing Cobras worth upwards of $5.5 million.
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#15 - Amelia Island: FLY Yellow
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2009
The Amelia Island Concours d' Elegance and RM Auction are called the Pebble Beach of the East. Held on Northern Florida's scenic Amelia Island, the weekend has become on of Wayne's first events of the auction season.
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#16 - Duesenberg Barn Find
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2009
An old friend of Wayne's calls him with a project. Hidden away in the garage of his now empty family home is a vintage Duesenberg worth more than a million dollars. He wants Wayne to pull it out of the garage and get it ready for the Newport Concours d'Elegance just a couple of short months away. The deadline is tight, but the Concours benefits Autism Speaks, a cause close to Wayne's heart. His incentive to help the organization find a cure is his youngest daughter, who was diagnosed with autism at an early age.
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#17 - Jaguars at Greenwich
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2009
Wayne has two Jaguars that he plans to sell at the exclusive Bonhams auction in Greenwich, Conn.
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#18 - Chevy
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2009
Wayne gets a call from a widow looking to sell her husband's 1960 Chevy Impala. Purchased from the second owner in 1981, the car was delivered, put into a barn built especially to house it, and never driven again.
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#19 - Bimbo Racer
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2009
Advertised as a real car "for pre-teen men and women of distinction," the Bimbo is a toy car powered by a 12-volt battery. While not exactly a daily driver, the green power and eclectic nature of this collectible capture Wayne's attention.
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#20 - Meadow Brook
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2009
Before Wayne can show either of the cars, he must pull the Panhard out of a barn near his shop where it has been stored for 20 years.
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#21 - Everybody Loves a Woodie
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2009
While the Falcon is in fact a station wagon, it's got that cool Woodie styling Wayne loves, and he's sure this car will make a great quick flip. After a brief inspection, he buys the car on the spot.
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#22 - Muntz Jet
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/2009
After owning the car for several years, Wayne is hoping that the Pebble Beach lineage will add value to the Muntz when he rolls the dice and puts it up for sale at the prestigious Bonhams auction in Carmel Valley, Calif.
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#23 - Bora and Bentley
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/2009
Michael Kittredge, the founder of the Yankee Candle Company, may have made his fortune selling wax and wicks — but his true love is cars. With a collection of more than 50 collector cars and exotics, he's a man who knows what he wants in the garage.
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#24 - Bentleys
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/2009
The car is in England, and Wayne is in the United States. There's no way that Wayne will sell the car sight unseen, so he has the Bentley flown in from the UK and delivered to his shop.
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#25 - Ferrari 375 MM Barn Find
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/2009
Wayne is thrilled when he learns that a Ferrari 375 MM potentially worth 5 to 8 million dollars and a collection of 40 rare motorcycles have quietly come up for private sale.
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The Worst Episodes of Chasing Classic Cars
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Chasing Classic Cars follows master car restorer Wayne Carini as he embarks on a mission to uncover the world's most rare and exotic cars. Get...
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Bugatti Barn Find" is the worst rated episode of "Chasing Classic Cars". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/6/2008. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Monterey Madness".