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I still remember hearing a story on CNN or something like that several years back about a family that bought a farm on an estate sale after the previous owners died or something, and on the property there was this barn that was locked and hadn't been opened in the last 30 years or something like that. After the family took possession of the property they busted the locks on the garage and found something like 50 rare exotics covered and coated in dust. I would be happy just to find one rare car like that in restorable condition. I'd feel like Jay Leno or Jerry Seinfeld, someone like that.

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I know.. how awesome would that be! I'd be happy to find any car of an older era... very neat.

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same here.. thats an awesome story

haha I was just reading that the other day! Dad left it up for me to see. That's such an awesome find. I'm glad they're restoring it and gosh I wish I could afford one! =)

thats awesome! those lucky people... i swear that has to be the single most exciting thing to happen to find a SUPER RARE BUGATTI race car in a barn you just bought haha

... damn i wish this would happen to me...

That feeling would be phenomenal. Just to find something SOMETHING from a GTO to an old ferrari anything would be phenomenal.

I remember that. That's the one where the guy from NY bought a farm in Portugal and suddenly has a rare car collection. That's not exactly what actually happened.

snopes.com: Portuguese Barn Find

It's a nice thought, though. I am constantly on the look out for cars at my job. I work for the county tax assessment office and go door to door collecting information. I have compiled a list of about 40 vehicles I'm currently interested in as well as their location and possible owners. This list only contains the vehicles I'm interested in though. The list would be 150+ if I were making it every classic or antique.

Okay, here's one for you. A few weeks ago I was going back a dirt lane to a cabin for my job when I spotted a late fifties chevy fleetside p/u sitting in the woods. The chrome trim and badges were in descent shape and the rest didn't look to bad for despite the fact that it had obviously been sitting there for the last 15 years at least. I am not currently in the market for a chevy p/u, but my best friend is. So, I said something to him about it. He asked me to get some pics the next time I was out that way. Today was that day. I stopped at the closest house to ask who the owner might be and was told to see the man in the shed. I went and introduced myself and inquired as to the truck. He replied "You can have it if you want it". I wasn't sure that's what he said so I continued to talk to the guy for a little bit to get a bit of info on the truck and told him my friend might be interested. I then asked how much he might want for it. He said "Nothing. If you guys come pull it out of the woods, you can have it. I ain't gonna do anything with it" So I asked him if he minded me going back to take some pics to show to my buddy. He said "Sure". I went back and took some pics and looked the truck over a little and discovered that it's a little rougher than I originally thought. But the bed, which is the hard part to find for that year is in descent shape, save the wood floor. I walked back out and the guy was standing by one of his sheds and I mentioned that I would like to exchange info with him but needed to a pen and paper from the car. He waved me over and said "Hang on a sec, I want you to see something, You're gonna like this". With that I followed him to the door of the shed he was standing by. He opened the door and I was face to face with a massive chrome grille, 2 bucket head lamps, rolling fenders and a Dodge Bros. Motor Company emblem from the early 30's. The only thing that came to mind, and consequently, out my mouth, was HOLY SH!T! I then said "Excuse my language, sir. It's not every day I get to have an antique dodge unveiled in front of me. He chuckled and said " Yep, that's a '31 Dodge with the straight 8 and it runs. Everything works just fine". I did not ask if it was original, but it looked to me that it was, or maybe lightly restored long ago. I did ask if he would ever consider selling it, to which he shrugged and replied "Maybe, I just kinda like having it around to look at for now".

Thats far more than you'll get out of most owners. I'm used to hearing the same old "Nope, I'm not interested", "It's not for sale" or "No, I'm going to fix it someday". This guy offered me a free pickup and a maybe on a '31 Dodge 4-door sedan with a straight 8 that looks to be original. And I'm not tellin' where the location of these vehicles are. Sorry, boys.

it's not european but..

Google StreetView uncovers split-window Corvette "barn find" - Autoblog

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That's just plain sad. It's seriously begging to be rescued.

I know.. one of the most beautiful cars just trashed.. I hope it's salvageable

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Speaking of fantastic garage finds, I've got a 1975 Mercedes-Benz 300d that I can get for $500. It runs, but it needs a new injector pump. The car's in really good shape, with just a little rust and a tear in the driver's seat. All the chrome trim is there, all the emblems present, all original, the stickers still intact. The car is an amazing find I think. A classic Mercedes for $500...you bet I'm swinging a deal to get this car in my driveway.