Another 'made up' barn find?

[South tdf]

When one of my grandparents passed we cleared the house and found a Sterling Emerald in the garage that had been forgotten about so it does happen.

[Oakey]

My girlfriend came out with some nonsense a few years back that her uncle had just spent a quarter of a million on an Aston Martin DB5 barn find. It'll remain nonsense until I see it for myself!

[austinsmirk]

rufusgti said:

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.

I agree- in fact I'm pretty sure when you read tales (often in the classic car section here even)- there are endless tales of all these Lambo's and Ferraris being totally unwanted and unable to be sold in periods in the 80's/90's. they were very rare/unusual cars- you didn't see them on the road's in the 70's/80's as you do now (they're almost common!) but I'm 99% sure a 70's lambo had no buyers market in the 80's.

[Tuna]

The vagueness in the article makes me suspicious - sounds like they're lining up an optimistic buyer to pay over the odds for a car needing expensive repairs in the belief it's a barn find that was merely parked up and forgotten.

We had a relative that died, and when they went through the will the lawyers found a house that had been forgotten. It had been rented out in the 60s after they had moved to a new area. The original tenant was still in it, paying the original rent (and with the original kitchen!).

[loose cannon]

wayne carini will be on the blower and going for a look at them

[AJL308]

Tuna said:

The vagueness in the article makes me suspicious - sounds like they're lining up an optimistic buyer to pay over the odds for a car needing expensive repairs in the belief it's a barn find that was merely parked up and forgotten.

We had a relative that died, and when they went through the will the lawyers found a house that had been forgotten. It had been rented out in the 60s after they had moved to a new area. The original tenant was still in it, paying the original rent (and with the original kitchen!).

That Ferrari looks like an absolute money pit, even from the very few photos on that article.

[Richard-390a0]

Who else has artex & net curtains in their garage then lol !?!.

[geeks]

Saleen836 said:

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...

Actually if you read the reddit thread she does explain she knew they were there! https://www.reddit.com/r/carporn/comments/95t8zh/d...