AMERICAN Pickers' Mike Wolfe has rejoiced after successfully reviving a $72,000 antique Lincoln. On Thursday, the restoration shop posted a video of the History Channel star's car running on Instagram . The progress video showed a mechanic carefully reversing and driving Mike's Lincoln Zephyr forward inside a garage.
The TV personality's antique automobile is valued at around $71,500 per the auction website Concert Car Z . The post was captioned, "Finally got this baby rolling under its own power. Very exciting day.
#lincoln #zephyr #lincolnzephyr #v12 @mikewolfeamericanpicker ." Mike , 60, reposted the video on his Instagram Stories, and like some kind of car-obsessed Dr. Frankenstein, the reality TV star excitedly wrote, "@aftermanperformance firing up the Zephyr.
She LIVES!" READ MORE ON AMERICAN PICKERS "Need me a muffler system," he added, referencing the thunderous noise the car's exhaust made in the clip. Earlier this week, Mike was spotted cruising the road in his $42,000 vintage, 1959 Chevrolet El Camino when he shared a photo of himself on the road on Instagram. He captioned the post, "Sundown on @twolanes.
" According to nadaguides.com , the 1959 Chevrolet El Camino has an average retail price of $42,400. Most read in Reality The two-door car is famous for its unique half car - half pickup truck design.
The vehicle has the style of a passenger car with the floorplan of a wagon, per General Motors . Additionally, it can hold a 1,150 lb cargo capacity and has a 283 CI.