kt340sport
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Where i come from it is hard to find a barn anymore . lol
More cars then barns! Stop the Barn Find HYPE!
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bighammer
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Barns all over the place around here. Maybe I might just have to do a little scouting around..
Just one more way to try and sell stuff. Like "mint", "cherry" and all the rest.
HemiMark
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Mine was a "barnyard" find after the seller pulled it out of the barn to take some pics. Trickle some gas down the carb and jump it with a tractor battery and I knew it would run. Ya it was a survivor too as well as a un-restored original. LOL
dang ....your car looked sweet then. :thumblef:
Like the 13" snow tires on the back? lol
dragondan64
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Frankie
Member #9641
Okay, so let's take a look at this...
"Barn Find", "Numbers Matching", "Survivor", and "Original", or those sold at auction, or through "Collector Car Dealers", or via "car collectors", all equal Over Priced.
The same cars, found in fields, in garages, on the 'net, in news papers, or sold via private owners who have either lost interest, ran out of money, don't have the room, lost their job, having a baby, bought a new dog, garage burned down, tools were stolen, or are buying a new house, equals Bargain.
Is that about right?
How about a private owner who sells a none number's matching car to some one who REALLY want that car, for more than the car is worth, but less than the buyer was willing to pay, is that also a "bargain", or is it just a "rip-off" of some dumb-asses money?
"Barn Find", "Numbers Matching", "Survivor", and "Original", or those sold at auction, or through "Collector Car Dealers", or via "car collectors", all equal Over Priced.
The same cars, found in fields, in garages, on the 'net, in news papers, or sold via private owners who have either lost interest, ran out of money, don't have the room, lost their job, having a baby, bought a new dog, garage burned down, tools were stolen, or are buying a new house, equals Bargain.
Is that about right?
How about a private owner who sells a none number's matching car to some one who REALLY want that car, for more than the car is worth, but less than the buyer was willing to pay, is that also a "bargain", or is it just a "rip-off" of some dumb-asses money?
ramenth
Gratis persona
I've always equated the term "barn find" as a car that no one knew about, no matter where it was sitting - actually in a barn, in an old garage, in a field, or what have you.
But then again, we all have a habit of changing the lexicon. Take the term "restored" for example. I've seen the word "restored" used on cars with nothing more than a paint job, up to radical pro-streets and pro-tourings. "Restored" means taking the car back to an original state...
Or the ever famous "frame off" when talking about unibody cars. "Frame off," to a lot of people means you've taken it off the frame (no brainer), but to others it means the car was stripped of everything and brought back to life from there.
But then again, we all have a habit of changing the lexicon. Take the term "restored" for example. I've seen the word "restored" used on cars with nothing more than a paint job, up to radical pro-streets and pro-tourings. "Restored" means taking the car back to an original state...
Or the ever famous "frame off" when talking about unibody cars. "Frame off," to a lot of people means you've taken it off the frame (no brainer), but to others it means the car was stripped of everything and brought back to life from there.
Frankie
Member #9641
I did a "frame off" to my 72 Swinger... Of course it is a unibody, but, I stripped the car down of everything that was not welded together, including paint, primer, and solder. Re built it from there Reused as much original stuff as I can, replaced anything that was damaged ( including quarters) and reassembled a better than stock stock 1972 Swinger. At some point I had to make the decision to sell that car, or my not so pristine 71 Swinger, that I've owned since 1973 (see my sig). I kept the 71 Swinger.
moparlover
Well-Known Member
barn find:
Drache
1971 Dodge Dart Swinger
I still know where a '69 Dart GTS is still sitting in a barn. Just haven't been able to get to it yet 
tarp find???? I got it from nice guy fairly local. he has nice collection of high end chevy and ford projects. the car is a 64 dart GT slant roller. he saved it years ago from the crusher. threw a " sailboat" tarp over it, there it sits for howmany years?? he really had NO interest in this dart. good part is that it only has 3 rust spots size of silver dollar . if sitting in his shop (barn) with his "high end" cars might have cost more!!?? LOL
nuder story: back in early ninties, I have a friend I bought several cars off of. and we got to be friends... one day he took me into his house's basement. there sat a 71 runner, hemi. I noticed the dash vin said hemi, the door sticker said 440-6. it was typo from factory! I never told anyone bout it, years later he sold it to a flipper for big price, who sold it to money guy for a bigger price! LOL gues that was a "basement" find????????????
nuder story: back in early ninties, I have a friend I bought several cars off of. and we got to be friends... one day he took me into his house's basement. there sat a 71 runner, hemi. I noticed the dash vin said hemi, the door sticker said 440-6. it was typo from factory! I never told anyone bout it, years later he sold it to a flipper for big price, who sold it to money guy for a bigger price! LOL gues that was a "basement" find????????????
dodgedifferent2
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I am tired of all the A-hats who trespass onto my property to look in an old barn to see whats inside of them.
I even had someone come up to me and tell me about what was in the one barn near my house. He was excited to tell me all about it because he knew i was restoring a 67 dart.
After the story i said that is my barn and my stuff in that barn. Why are you in it? Should i have you charged with trespassing? Can i walk into your garage and poke around to see whats in your garage when your not home?
This crappy barn find theory has created a lot of trespassing idiots that need to learn that an abandoned barn on a property still has an owner who may want to fire his rpg in your direction!
I even had someone come up to me and tell me about what was in the one barn near my house. He was excited to tell me all about it because he knew i was restoring a 67 dart.
After the story i said that is my barn and my stuff in that barn. Why are you in it? Should i have you charged with trespassing? Can i walk into your garage and poke around to see whats in your garage when your not home?
This crappy barn find theory has created a lot of trespassing idiots that need to learn that an abandoned barn on a property still has an owner who may want to fire his rpg in your direction!
They say a fool and his/her money are soon parted.
Sometimes people are willing to pay more than the car is worth just to get it.
I did that with my 70 swinger....I knew I was paying a bit more than it was worth at the time but I had to have it. Now a few years later, the seller has done spent the money and I still have the car......so I think to myself "who is the idiot now"
All of these instances I consider taking advantage of someone and I will never buy in those situations. I know a couple of local "friends" who do nothing but look for people on hard times to swoop in like buzzards. That's just something I will never do.
mguner
How many is too many?
Barnyard find!
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This seems to be the trend these days. I live near a few very small farm towns or as I call them "cow towns" and it seems like more people are leaving to the big city (Denver) by the day. One town just had the bowling alley and a gas station close for good and a used car dealer folded up and left town last year.
They say the economy is getting better but I ask.....WHERE?? maybe in China because its not here. People are scrapping a lot of old projects they cant finish because they have to move on and go look for greener pastures. Its really sad what is happening and even more sad that there are those who do still have money who are taking advantage of the little guy.
4spdcuda66
Well-Known Member
Craigslist is full of "barn find" cars in my area. I really like it when I see a clapped out rust bucket destined for the crusher labeled "rat rod."
1968dartman
life is getting better!!
perhaps my Dart would fall under this category? Here is a picture of where my car sat for seven years before I got it. It was in a barn and no one knew that the owner had it before someone from my area found out that the PO had it and talked him into bringing it to Canada to sell while he was here at a car show.
I have to wonder if there will become a time when people will be in desperate need for a "simple" car like our old classics????!! a car that can be worked on by the non-mechanic, when people can't afford new cars and their associated costs ( repairs, insurance, taxes?)....
You must be younger than I am! The first time I heard that crap, it was a 53 Corvette and the guy got killed in Korea! I fooled with Corvettes for 30 years, you can't imagine how many times I've heard how many different variations of this story! LMAO!! I got to where I usually just said " Is that so?" and went on to something else.
Don't these people know that barns are full of rats and mice? They just love old cars! I have to keep dryer sheets and mice motels in my Corvette in the basement. Snakes also like old cars, but they eat the rodents. Sheesh!
1968dartman
life is getting better!!
Mud daubers like barns as well. Ask me how I know that!!
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