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08-25-2009, 07:34 PM | #1 |
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Barn find...a story
Many years ago, there was a guy in south La. advertising for a 68 1/2 Cobra Jet air cleaner. Rare and expensive, the ad for the air cleaner ran for many months. I got in touch with the person running the ad and he gave me permission to come see the car. As he wouldn't be home, he left the barn (yes, really... barn) open so we coudl see the car...
We looked all around... The odo showed less than 70k miles... And the VIN... And...the rest of the story...
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08-25-2009, 07:36 PM | #2 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
putting that new scanner to good use eh Falcon?
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08-25-2009, 07:39 PM | #3 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
Did you buy it?
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08-25-2009, 07:39 PM | #4 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
When we walked out of the dark barn we saw across the street...
And then engine in the KR... Neither car was for sale at the time, but have both since been sold...
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08-25-2009, 07:40 PM | #5 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
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08-25-2009, 10:11 PM | #6 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
Sweet a Shelby! Too bad it wasn't for sale!
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08-26-2009, 07:19 AM | #7 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
Neither was for sale at the times, but both have been sold in the years since. I wish I had gotten a side shot of the KR as it had homemade stripes...obviously so.
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08-26-2009, 08:13 AM | #8 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
Here is a rare barn find story a guy at our local car show found
a 70 Plymouth Barracuda (grand coupe) 383 4speed car husband died and wife sold it, origanal owner car. Drives it to the shows.................. |
08-26-2009, 01:14 PM | #9 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
When I eventually get a chance to start and then finish the resto on one of my cars I will post up my barn find story!
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08-26-2009, 11:28 PM | #10 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
Where does one find these barns
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08-27-2009, 02:52 PM | #11 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
Really good site if you like "barn finds" good stories with them too.
http://www.carsinbarns.com/
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08-27-2009, 03:14 PM | #12 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
They seem to be everywhere and I'm not trying to be funny. The 427 in my car was a barn find. The engine came with a set of NOS nascar cap screw rods still in their original boxes along with the original 3 barrel holley carburetor that my engine was raced with.
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08-27-2009, 08:37 PM | #13 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
My '69 Grande' was stored in a barn when I got it. Granted, it was a really big barn, and more garage than animal shelter, but it was a barn in design and construction.
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08-27-2009, 09:32 PM | #14 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
I know of a 69 Yellow Boss 302 sitting up on jacks also with 75,000 original miles..it i strted every month & runs smooth...interior is perfect but the paint is faded a bit...guy will not sell it drive it or let me take a pic! In fact he won't let me see it anymore.
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08-28-2009, 07:18 AM | #15 | |
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Re: Barn find...a story
Quote:
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08-28-2009, 09:35 PM | #16 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
Is that an "R" in that VIN?
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08-28-2009, 10:18 PM | #17 |
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Re: Barn find...a story
Certainly is. That's what makes it a Cobra Jet!
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