Google Earth Barn Find of the Century

[Tangent]

I came across something like that years ago. This guy just up the street from me had a 197? BMW CS 3.0 sitting in front of his house untouched for months. I asked him if he was willing to sell it but got "not for sale". Several months later it disappeared after it collected a bunch of parking tickets. :(

[Tree18is]

it just makes you wanna say FML

[Scotaku]

Let me take cover behind something solid...


My mother in law has her 1967 Ford Mustang coupe... it has a whopping 79K on the ticker.

It was a dealer-ordered car in white with a blue vinyl top and blue Pony interior. 289 2bbl Windsor, 4-speed automatic on the floor, and factory air conditioning (gasp!). Her father bought it for her to drive to college from Bethlehem to Kutztown and back. She gave it to her dad when she married my father in law and it lost its registration for failing a brake inspection in the 80's. Mom got it back when her father passed in 2005. It's been in the garage all this time...

It's no collector item, such as the original Boss 302 or a Shelby, but it is in remarkable shape. The paint is original without a fleck of rust and the body is perfectly straight. All the glass is mint. The one flaw it has (other than the humdrum motor!) is the right rear taillight surround has a chunk missing from being tapped in a parking lot incident ages ago. Mom has the original build sheet, window sticker, owners documents, and every maintenance receipt since it was new.

Trouble is, even with so few miles it's only worth about $10-15 grand. It would make a great resto-mod if it weren't for the matching numbers.

[Super Sedan]

Not exactly an amazing barn find, but my uncle owns my dad's old Delphin '87 325is autotragic with Zender(?) skirts and rear apron, plus full cardinal interior. It has been sitting in my grandmother's garage for at least five years, the last time it was running it had overheated pretty badly. We don't know how the engine is. Uncle has since moved to California. I have really been thinking about taking a visit to "help grandma with some yardwork" to nab those skirts and rear apron.

[structured]

well, we don't have very many barns in brooklyn, so barn finds are rare. either way i did find something sweet this weekend. i was driving to nj on saturday morning when i saw, parked right on the street, a clean buick gnx. clean might be the wrong word because it has about an inch of dust on it. other than a wash and a new tire, it looks good. it was still there when i came back late sunday and it doesn't look like it's going anywhere. i can give the location if anyone is interested.

[Kovs]

4 pages and not one word about the true barn-yard find in the original poster's pic: 1980 Chevy Citation.

[mikeedler]

whats all this crap about people "hoarding" cars.

come and visit Germany-- you arent allowed to "hoard" cars and keep them on your property. there are so few older nice/cool cars to find in germany to "restore" or just clean up and keep around.

-- be happy that people do keep these old classics around like that vette. 15 years ago that wasnt even a parts car-- now its a sacred piece of artwork.

I think about it all the time with my 55 Chevy--- 20 sumthin years ago my father bought it-- an ex gasser/dragcar that had been stripped of everything-- was supposed to be a parts car-- after 10 years it was roadworthy-- now i have it here and am redoing it again because it just sat for so long-- but at one time in its life it wasnt even worth 50 dollars-- but it has been saved-- eventhough it sat in a garage for 15 or so years-- being "hoarded"

I think we should start a clan that goes around the world and smacks the crap out of every e30 owner that hasnt completely tricked out their e30 yet.-- or parted a running e30 for that matter.

be happy it is so lax in so many parts of the u.s.-- so cool cars can be found and not crushed --because they are " eyesores"

[brettholomew21]

Meh, it's no E30.

That it's not. It's far better.

[Moto-Mucci]

4 pages and not one word about the true barn-yard find in the original poster's pic: 1980 Chevy Citation.

Hahaha that's what we were joking about at work when my co-worker showed me the pic.

Epically bad design.

[dirty30]

Since we're on the topic of barn finds, does anyone know the story on this Ur-Quattro?




I've had that picture for several years, but never did find out what the hell the deal was.

I think I found your unicorn.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4308308

[netcsk]

I think I found your unicorn.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4308308

Interesting. Jasper is my hometown. Don't recognize any of the pictures though.

[structured]

I win.








Sorry about size/quality. Photobucket hates me.

[Hick]

whoa! that e21 could look nice

[TrentW]

Back in the mid 70's (yeah I can remember that far back),
my Dad and I came across this huge corner lot outside of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa where I grew up, that had all kinds of
VW bugs, a few micro buses, a Thing, and some 40's & 50's
cars--including a '59 turquoise & white EL Camino. I had a
'64 canvas sunroof Bug then and we stopped to see about
buying some parts. When we pulled in the driveway there
was a large metal building out back with an open front and
some very dusty cars and equipment inside. I immediately
noticed one in the middle that was black, had a large,
curved trunk and sported Mercedes Benz emblem. Turned
out to be a 1955 MB limousine. In the back corner was a
green 1953 MB Cabriolet! I remember the owner's name
was Gene Leon, and he invited us in to show us photos of
him racing old stripped-down Duesenbergs and Cords in
the 40's & 50's. After about an hour, he had agreed to sell
my Dad the limo for $2000. Within minutes of the deal
having been made, his wife came home from grocery
shopping and said "You're not selling that car!" My Dad
called me about five or six years ago and said Gene had
passed away and his wife sold everything at auction, made
a small fortune and moved to the West Coast.
Segway to about a year after finding the limo--My Dad and
I are pheasant hunting with another guy and his son near
Amana, Iowa and come upon an old farm. House is
demolished, but there's a steel-wheeled tractor, some old
farm equipment, a 1938 Buick sedan and an old brick
garage. The garage ended up being filled with Model T
parts--two engines, transmissions, complete tops, doors
with the original leather panels, fenders, you name it.
I think you could've built a complete car with parts leftover.
My Dad bought everything and we sold it at a swap meet.
One of the best parts I remember is that we borrowed Gene
Leon's '59 El Camino to haul some of the parts home and I
got to ride in the back to make sure nothing fell out. Never will forget that.

[Moto-Mucci]

Bumping this with a new amazing crate find:

1934 BMW R7
The bike was found in a crate in June, 2005, where it'd lain neglected since the second world war. Now restored to as-new condition, the R7 is traveling to bike shows across Europe. The full story is really interesting, you can read about it over on BM Bikes.
-Hell For Leather









More pictures at above link.