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‘It’s Back’: Stone Cold Steve Austin Rebuilds Iconic 50s Car That Sells for Over $100,000

Published 09/01/2022, 11:00 AM EDT

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Stone Cold Steve Austin is an absolute legend in WWE and in the history of professional wrestling. However, while he was pursuing his first love, i.e. wrestling, he kept on fulfilling his other hobbies. One of those hobbies is collecting classic cars.

Recently, Steve Austin shared a post on Instagram showing his modified classic car. Moreover, the car has a high demand among other car collectors.

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The picture of the car Stone Cold Steve Austin shared was a 1955 Buick Special. In the caption, The Texas Rattlesnake wrote, “1955 Buick Special is back.” Further, he explained the new Rebuilt 3-speed manual transmission, new brakes, rebuilt carb, air-conditioning and other few changes that were done. Lastly, Austin thanked Timmy and his team from Douglas Radiator and Repair Shop to modify the car.

However, this article is not just about the newly rebuilt car of Stone Cold. Surprisingly, this car has got the highest sale value of $104,500. 

As per Hagerty.com, a 1955 Buick Special Model in good condition sells at $20,300. However, the highest sale amount was over $100,000 for the classic car. Moreover, the lowest value they recorded was $3,710 and ‘It’s Back’: Stone Cold Steve Austin Rebuilds Iconic 50s Car That Sells for Over $100,000the most recent sale they have on their website is for $35,000.

It is true that classic cars have much bigger value once they start becoming rare in the market. As a hobby, the former 6-time WWE champion acquired one and recently rebuilt it to upgrade some minor features. Clearly, Stone Cold must have seen the bigger picture while purchasing this classic car.

Stone Cold Steve Austin has one more interesting hobby

Apart from wrestling, collecting cars and hosting his show, The Rattlesnake has another interesting hobby. He loves collecting neon light things and boards, especially neon clocks.

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Recently, Austin shared a new collection to his neon set. He posted the picture on his Instagram. He was happy sharing his new collection and also shared an unpleasing fact about neon artifacts.

When Did Steve Austin Become “Stone Cold?”

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As per the caption, Austin knows the history behind his recent acquisition. This shows how Austin has invested his time into a hobby outside his profession. Who thought the man who stunned other wrestlers and drank beer after that in WWE had a different hobby? 

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Austin once met Rick Maverick, and he saw an atomic bomb neon sign at his house. Instantly, Austin wanted to know from where he got the sign. After meeting Rick Austin got a hang of the hobby and then started collecting his own neon signs and boards.

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Tushar Deogharkar is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Tushar has done his Master's in Tourism Management and is an ardent fan of pro wrestling. He follows WWE and AEW very closely and wants to learn how the promotions are run.
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