174 barn finds for auction

[Swampy1982]

Couldn't believe this when I saw it!

Quite a mix of cars, does anyone know anything about it?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265287181413?hash=item3...

Would love to know how it came to be so many cars in one place and now for sale.

[Decky_Q]

Looking at some of the prices they arent cheap for having spent at least 10years in storage.

[Cold]

It's in Tottenham somewhere. If you're on Instagram do a search for londonbarnfinds.

[TriumphStag3.0V8]

Amazing collection, but some of those prices look "optimistic" to me.

[Spottedlaurel]

Not sure about the model name for the Mercedes at number 126.......

[agent006]

Can't help but think that requiring 174 buyers to collect their non-runner from what seems to be central London within a week of the auction is a recipe for chaos.

[Lester H]

Has anyone on this site - and there are many of us- ever actually found a car in a barn?

[abzmike]

agent006 said:

Can't help but think that requiring 174 buyers to collect their non-runner from what seems to be central London within a week of the auction is a recipe for chaos.

All seems a bit odd to me. Very sketchy detail on the cars or where they’ve come from. A few hours of viewing on a bank holiday, then sealed bids for the lots. What’s the sudden hurry?

[phil1967]

It’s in Argon Road, Tottenham. The whole area is being flattened in a couple of weeks for the the new Meridian development.

[Prohibiting]

Out of that huge collection there’s not really that many desirable cars, is there? What’s the appeal of collecting 150+ average type cars?

Surely it would have been better to have 20 decent ones? I don’t get it.

[loskie]

That site must be worth an absolute fortune. NOT the cars the location

[phil1967]

It’s all owned by Enfield Council and the site is enormous over all. They built its own new train station for the development.

[DBSV8]

Lester H said:

Has anyone on this site - and there are many of us- ever actually found a car in a barn?

yep , my old E type languished in a barn with no roof with a mk2 ... more holes than a swiss cheese

[TriumphStag3.0V8]

Prohibiting said:

Out of that huge collection there’s not really that many desirable cars, is there? What’s the appeal of collecting 150+ average type cars?

Surely it would have been better to have 20 decent ones? I don’t get it.

I would imagine most of those were bought for pennies, and now given their age they are worth quite a few grand each.

Several classic Minis, series Land Rover, Morris Minors, plenty of VW campers, MGS, and a few old mercs amongst other stuff.

Yes there is nothing truly exotic, but there is plenty there that is realistic and attainable for most people who want a classic car. I also agree that these site value is worth significantly more than the cost of the cars within, but I would imagine that it has been there for some time and probably wasn't that expensive at first.

I would also add that personally I would rather wander round a collection like that than look at shiny Lamborghinis etc

Edited by TriumphStag3.0V8 on Sunday 29th August 11:10

[Gio G]

Saw this on IG today. Anyone know more about the cars? The information seems a little on thin side around previous ownership!

G

[TriumphStag3.0V8]

Spottedlaurel said:

Not sure about the model name for the Mercedes at number 126.......

LoL. The Mercedes Hitler :-)

What do we think it could be?

There are quite a few interesting spellings, looks like it has been OCR'd from some scribbled notes by someone who knows nothing about cars.

[Mark-fe80h]

Looks like no.3 here

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6092266,-0.0427257...

[Max M4X WW]

Mark-fe80h said:

Looks like no.3 here

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6092266,-0.0427257...

I thought that, especially given all the other crap out the front.

[agent006]

Prohibiting said:

Out of that huge collection there’s not really that many desirable cars, is there? What’s the appeal of collecting 150+ average type cars?

Surely it would have been better to have 20 decent ones? I don’t get it.

It's just hoarding, can't pass up a bargain. VW camper with no glass? 4 of them you say?, yeah I'll have em. No desire to actually own them or do anything with them, just the desire to get something on the cheap, get one over on The Man.

[gforceg]

What is the blue convertible which is back to back with the red mx5? I can't see an Alfa spider or a Fiat 124 spider listed so I'm stumped.