Another 'made up' barn find?
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Yes, because not a single member of your family knew the cars were in the garage! 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-6079...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-6079...
Could have grown up far away from them, visited once a year?
Sometimes these things will be 'on the radar' but it will take a catalyst for people to stop and think about it. Knowing your Grandparents have 'old cars' in the garage could mean nothing to a lot of people; most of whom view old cars as worthless.
Sometimes these things will be 'on the radar' but it will take a catalyst for people to stop and think about it. Knowing your Grandparents have 'old cars' in the garage could mean nothing to a lot of people; most of whom view old cars as worthless.
The parents of a guy I know rent out barn space to people to store cars. Sometimes they disappear and don't come back. Sometime his father sells the cars off.
The guy I know isn't a piston head in any way shape or form, so doesn't know what's there and isn't all that interested in finding out for me! One car he did know of is a Plymouth Barracuda, which I posted about on here a few years ago in the hope I could get hold of it but he's just not interested. He also mentioned a classic Citroen - could be anything from a Light 15 to a DS.
Those cars will be a potential haul for someone one of these days.
The guy I know isn't a piston head in any way shape or form, so doesn't know what's there and isn't all that interested in finding out for me! One car he did know of is a Plymouth Barracuda, which I posted about on here a few years ago in the hope I could get hold of it but he's just not interested. He also mentioned a classic Citroen - could be anything from a Light 15 to a DS.
Those cars will be a potential haul for someone one of these days.
ks... This is what a car looks like after 20 years forgotten about in a leaky barn...
I 'm late thirties so am not sure how much these cars were relative to peoples wealth. But this happens quite often with old cars it seems, especially in America.
It makes me wonder if finds like this would ever happen in the future. Leasing, almost guaranteed residuals, ebay ect meaning everything has a value that's easily achieved. As time goes on i just find it harder to understand how people could find themselves in this position. That countach is not loved or cherished, yet they were never cheap cars. It would have always been high value. I just find it strange he didnt sell it. If for nothing other than the space in the garage. Space is valuable with a growing family for everyone surely?
Was there a time in history when Americans had throw away disposable incomes that made lamborghinis not worth selling. Its like the barn find videos on youtube. Ordinary guy who looks like he has a moderate retirement, yet they find like a mercedes gullwing in his garage full of junk.
It makes me wonder if finds like this would ever happen in the future. Leasing, almost guaranteed residuals, ebay ect meaning everything has a value that's easily achieved. As time goes on i just find it harder to understand how people could find themselves in this position. That countach is not loved or cherished, yet they were never cheap cars. It would have always been high value. I just find it strange he didnt sell it. If for nothing other than the space in the garage. Space is valuable with a growing family for everyone surely?
Was there a time in history when Americans had throw away disposable incomes that made lamborghinis not worth selling. Its like the barn find videos on youtube. Ordinary guy who looks like he has a moderate retirement, yet they find like a mercedes gullwing in his garage full of junk.
I know of a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow that has sat in a barn for 15 years. It failed its MOT on brakes (hideously expensive), owner brought it to a mechanic, owner lost interest, mechanic stored it in a mate’s barn, mechanic has packed it in, the car is still there.
I’m going to mount a rescue bid at some stage.
I’m going to mount a rescue bid at some stage.
rufusgti said:
... Was there a time in history when Americans had throw away disposable incomes that made lamborghinis not worth selling....
There have been a number of periods over the last 3 decades where cars like this have not been economical to repair.I can quite easily understand why owners don't want to ditch them at these times. And it doesn't take much of a "life circumstances" change to make them a lesser priority when values change..
Will this happen in future? I suspect it might. Prices in this sector have been defying gravity for a long time now. I've been expecting them to come off for nigh on a decade now and they don't seem to have. They're still way too high IMO, but who knows when they'll correct.
Fortunately the current market means that cars like this will probably see the road again one day.
The biggest travesty is that bumper on the rear of the Countach!
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