Barn finds.

[JohnRandle]

Post your stories of you or anyone you know of that found a great one..

Mine was when I was 15. About 1984
A buddy of my dad had a '71 Torino Cobra, 429 Super Cobra Jet, 4 speed w/Ram Air. Engine was a basket case, pretty much sitting in the trunk in pieces. All the pieces were there though.
Body was in great shape, and had all trim on it as well.

As a 15 year old kid I could only dream, but another friend of my Dad nabbed it for $1500.00..

 

[HammerDown]

'71 Torino Cobra with 429SJC? I have a diecast model of one.

 

[fordman84]

My dad said he gets at least one random knock on the door a month about my F1. Said the offers range from $100 to $500 for it.

 

[JohnRandle]

What year?

 

[fordman84]

What year?

1949. The pickup, not the Ferrari.

 

[JohnRandle]

I figured you meant the pickup..lol

 

[JohnRandle]

 

[fordman84]

Hmm, mine is more rust than black...but that is the right one


I had a buddy that I told I had a Ford F1 and he asked how fast it was. I started saying "the truck" after that to most people now.

 

[JohnRandle]

That's a tee shirt you can buy after it's finished..

 

[757Hokie83]

my grandparents, on their farm used to have a bunch of junk cars out in their field. some were just some shitty old things, but he had a few that would make great projects.

one was a '54 Chevy Bel Air and a '61 Ford Galaxie

I was young when he had them out there, and i decided when i was old enough, i was going to ask if i could buy the Galaxie off him...sadly, before i was old enough, he got rid of all the junk cars in the field...

 

[JohnRandle]

My favorite year for Galaxy is the '64..
But '61 would be a fun ride for sure..

 

[SoonerDO]

Not mine but I found it to be a great read.

How I nearly made the most important barn find in motorsports history

 

[MISKO]

ran across this today 1941 willys coupe .. I would love to have it as a project car .. but the guy thinks he has a gold mine under that tarp ..20k .. I dont think so ..

 

[MISKO]

would love to turn that 41 into something like this .. but a gasser would be cool too

 

[JohnRandle]

LOL...20 grand!
I could see someone giving 10 if all pieces are there and glass is good.

 

[MISKO]

its all there .. half the motor is in the passenger compartment .. but I wouldnt want that anyway .. I would slap a 440 at the very least in it

 

[JohnRandle]

I figured I'd check some '41 Willys project cars.
Seen one with the body a chassis done, just needs motor and drive-train for $28,000.

 

[JohnRandle]

For sure Misko, 440 minimum.

 

[MISKO]

now a fiberglass 41 kit car is under 10k .. and it fits a 101'' wheel base frame

 

[MISKO]

I figured I'd check some '41 Willys project cars.
Seen one with the body a chassis done, just needs motor and drive-train for $28,000.

yea they are getting hard to find