Thread: Confirmed Barn Finds

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Hey guys, first off, no I won't tell where the barn is as they are not for sale and he doesn't need to be harassed

Now....friend of mine grew up in a small town close to here and as a child used to visit a neighbor a few houses down (houses on 10-15 acre lots, I guess they're farm/ranches really) that had his own little zoo. guy had a giraffe, zebra, monkeys etc. Now 40+ years later he has bought that same house, sans animals and in need of lots of repair. However it came with lots and lots of goodies just left there.

Among these is the "car barn" as my friend calls it, not really a barn so much as a large garage, probably in the neighborhood of 4k square feet.

Inside there are two Lincoln Mark III's that were basically purchased and parked, stupidly low mileage, covered and sitting. (don't ask mileage, I didn't look this time, I have seen them before, they don't float my boat so I didn't take a good look yesterday).

Also there is a 69' Grand Prix. Has 30k original miles he said (it was too dark to see the odometer). Interior is perfect, needs paint but body is great, engine looks like somebody spent some time on it, I don't know all that was done but it didn't leave the factory that way. (can these things be made to look good? I was thinking about, down the road after the truck is done, trying to sweet talk him into selling it).

Now, the gem, the whole reason I even posted. in the far back corner, with boxes and other crap stacked on the bed, is a Model T in original with factory dump bed setup (he said very rare) still has original interior. I told him he need to get it running and go win some car shows.

what do you all think of that!!! I forgot my camera yesterday when I left the house, but will take it out with me next time and get some shots for you guys if you are interested.

Red

no pictures, no barn finds

Sure would like to get my hands on those Mk 3's!!!!!

I'd love to see some pics of those Mark III's and the Model T - what a find!

As I remember, the NBFA (National Barn Find Association) specifically states that you have to follow the following rules.

To qualify as an official barn find, the finder must:
1. Actually see the referenced find in person; no second party claims will be accepted
2. Be able to return to the find (no blindfolds can be used)
3. Take and share at least two pictures of the "find" vehicle in its natural state

Otherwise, if you dreamed it, found it while intoxicated, wished it, heard about it, read it on the internet, etc., it is not a real barn find.

I will get the pics, this is the second time I have been out there, and sadly this time I was sober (although I guess for the rules that is better).

Red

Just joking!! Pics are nice though.....it gives everyone a little excitement since it shows us that things like this are really possible to find!! Imagine how many cars are socked away in barns, garages, basements, and old industrial buildings...... there are still gold in the hills.

I was with my cousin that owns a body shop when he picked up a 67 chevy. He told me he only paid 500 for the car. I about messed my pants when I saw what he was dragging out of the shed out behind this little old ladies house. A 1967 427, 4spd VETTE! The fiberglass was spiderwebbed from the front of the fenders to the rear of the quarters. It had the Hardtop and the convertible top with it.

The car was in really rough shape, but definately worth getting to work on. After 3 years of sei-constant work on the car it was a shiny new car.

I was there, I helped him rebuild it and even got to drive it at the ripe old age of 12!!! Man that thing would scoot!

I have a million pictures of it in my head, but the camera there doesn't have any film! LOL