Another barn find

Today a good friend and I went on a lead for a pair of 28 sedans. One Chevy and one Ford. It turned out to be true, barn finds sitting there for over 35 years. I don't need anymore cars, but you can never have too many, so we bought them. The old boy who owned them, had them blocked up, and continued to start them even after he could no longer get them out of the barn due to mud build up from a slide and washing away the road. There they sat and over the years he has maintained them, tinkering and even started to reupholster one, hoping to one day drive them again. At 83 he realised that that wasn't going to happen, so he decided to sell them. I told him that once I got them out I would take him for a ride. We have to build a new road to the barn to retrieve them, pull the cars through about two and a half feet of mud, and they will be on there way to the street again. A great day all in all, I met a great guy and added somemore "Old Tin" to the collection.

 

Good save! Hope the old fellow has a good time when you take him for a ride.....

 

nice find

 

Awesome find! Looks identical to the one in the basment at my work. May I ask how much something that complete goes for? I never see anybody post prices on these kind of finds.

 

Holy Cow, I need to find me a Barn.....
Great Find...
They guy will love to go for a ride....

 

Too cool. I feel sad for the old fella but at least he knew it was time for them to go.

 

That is freaking an awesome find. Looks like he had kept them in excellent shape.

 

great score!

 

nice great score

 

Nice find, congratulations.

 

I'd be willing to take the old fellow for a ride once a week for the rest of his life, and hope he lives to be 100!

 

be sure and post more pic's of them being removed. really cool.

 

Very cool and they look to be in great condition. I agree, take him for a ride once a week.

 

Damn nice score! I wish i could have a cool barn find, i dont think there are any barns in so cal though hahah

 

Congrats. Awsome looking cars.

 

very nice find, the burgundy one has a scratch somewhere, send it to me!

 

cool.

 

MissBHaven, YOU have a good heart! That old man will probably be delighted beyond words to ride with what he knows to be an APPRECIATIVE new owner of his treasured cars. OBVIOUSLY, the RIGHT person made this barn discovery! CONGRATS, fer shur.

 

MissBHaven,

Wish I could give you an offer on the Chevrolet. That is gorgeous- looks like I could drive it home!

 

cool find...

 

Kudos, to the gentleman you bought them from, for maintaining them so nicely, and then making the ultimate sacrifice when he realized he would not be able to continue the projects. A rare happening for people to give up the dream!! Looks like an exceptional pair of rides. I feel you are being very respectful to the owner and that is so omportant in helping him with his sacrifice. Thanx for the cool post. ~Sololobo~

 

Love the 'look of the Chevy...


How come it's registered as an Historic Vehicle ??


More pictures in the daylight when you have them.............thanks



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That's really decent of you to affer him a ride once they're out.
Sounds like a reasonable guy, letting them go at 83.
Better now than having the barn cave in or having his Grandkids inherit them and slash them into Ratrods!

 

Sweet!

 

see.....there still out there.....

 

Thanks for sharing that with us.
I wish I had an older neighbor like him to spend time with.
Just think of the stories he could tell....

 

WOW Nice find. Your a lucky guy...John

 

Get someone to video the removal and post it on You tube.

 

BobcatBob said: Thanks for sharing that with us.
I wish I had an older neighbor like him to spend time with.
Just think of the stories he could tell....

Jimi adds: This is what I love about the HAMB. There are a LOT of tough, hard-working people BUT with soft hearts who really "get it."

Now and then, I see somebody asking how best to talk some old person out of a car. Well, how about first just trying to "identify" with the person -- sit down and rap with him or her about their car. Often, all some older person needs is to KNOW that the car they loved is going to somebody who will love it half as much as they did.

 

Cool find and story, But man I don't want to grow old, I'm olny 41 and it's killing me watching my grandma laying in bed slowly passing away, she is 87. Can't someone come up with a pill for this, they have one for everything else out there.