J.H.Boland Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/chatham-kent/barn-find-classic-cars/1431151302?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true This hoard belongs to an 84 year old gent who has collected for years.He's near the Detroit border with Ontario. Literally tons of stuff. I was just down to see him on Monday. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Jim, Is this in Morpeth by chance? Are there any late twenties Whippet parts you know of? Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, dei said: Jim, Is this in Morpeth by chance? Are there any late twenties Whippet parts you know of? Doug Yes,it's Jim O'Connor's stuff. He has a complete '29 Whippet coupe,but it needs the works.He parked it years ago when the tranny went out in it.A spare trans is sitting behind it. I don't know if there are any other parts, but imagine he would like to sell all the Whippet parts as a package. I didn't ask him individual prices but I think he would be very fair to deal with. The fifth photo of the ad shows the 1916 Chevy 490 roadster on the right and the Whippet coupe on the left. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Hmmm... I think a 29 is the bigger car / motor than my 28. Might be worth a road trip though to see if he has any 4 cylinder motor parts as I've heard about his collection but never seen it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Take a flashlight and wear old clothes ! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 34 minutes ago, J.H.Boland said: Take a flashlight and wear old clothes ! THAT'S MY KINDA CAR SEARCH! 😀 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Lots of old cars but I did not see any "Classic Cars". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 8 hours ago, Tinindian said: Lots of old cars but I did not see any "Classic Cars". I was merely quoting the ad. He does have a 1936 Rolls Royce listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 A Silver Shadow is pictured - seemingly innocent cars that are ravenous for pocket change and actually all your money for that matter. A 36 may or may not be any better - just depends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 hour ago, John_Mereness said: A Silver Shadow is pictured - seemingly innocent cars that are ravenous for pocket change and actually all your money for that matter. A 36 may or may not be any better - just depends. There isn't a photo of the '36 Rolls and I didn't bother to climb in for a look.All I could see was that it has a slant back and that it's yellow ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) My last two barn finds...........yes....from real barns....... 2 different cars a 29 Coupe, and a 30 Sedan. PA of course.......I have found much better finds.........but these are the two that I will admit to right now..... Edited May 25, 2019 by edinmass (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinky Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 "Copper Cooled Chevrolet" must be extremely rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 14 hours ago, edinmass said: My last two barn finds...........yes....from real barns....... 2 different cars a 29 Coupe, and a 30 Sedan. PA of course.......I have found much better finds.........but these are the two that I will admit to right now..... Sweet Coupe ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, J.H.Boland said: There isn't a photo of the '36 Rolls and I didn't bother to climb in for a look.All I could see was that it has a slant back and that it's yellow ! When someone says slant back it can actually be a very attractive cutting edge for the time car OR IT CAN BE A "D" BACK SEDAN that is better than boxcar school of design, but just about as common and attractive as Boxcars. Edited May 25, 2019 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 3 hours ago, John_Mereness said: When someone says slant back it can actually be a very attractive cutting edge for the time car OR IT CAN BE A "D" BACK SEDAN that is better than boxcar school of design, but just about as common and attractive as Boxcars. I'm no fan of Rolls Royce cars and this example is one of the reasons why. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 On 5/23/2019 at 8:00 PM, J.H.Boland said: Take a flashlight and wear old clothes ! The only way to afford old car parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 13 hours ago, steveinky said: "Copper Cooled Chevrolet" must be extremely rare. Apparently there were seven built in 1920.This one was purchased at a Ford museum clearout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaflash8 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Is the Pierce Arrow a before and after pair of photos of the same car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cxgvd Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 I've purchased parts for pre war cars from Jim many times and even the occasional car. He is a character, he is smart but doesn't act as if he is. I tried to buy his curved dash Olds many times but was never successful, last I heard he was restoring it, which to me, meant it will be ruined. Tons of parts and cars, poorly stored, expensive, but if you know what you are looking at then you will think you died and went to heaven. Regards, Gary 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 2 hours ago, cxgvd said: He is a character, he is smart but doesn't act as if he is. I've always said the smartest guy in the room is the one that doesn't show how smart he is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Dynaflash8 said: Is the Pierce Arrow a before and after pair of photos of the same car? No, two different cars........just photos that were easy to locate on my hard drive......both found in barns......real barns. You can see the barn is falling apart and has been condemned in the sedan photos, that’s why we got the call on the car. The Coupe was parked in 1954 in a barn northwest of Richmond. The Coupe was saved........we serviced it and put on some thirty year old used tires..........got it running great, and sold it at Hershey all within three months. Really didn’t make that much on it, but the adventure was priceless. The hunt and the kill.........AKA finding it and buying it...........nothing better. I have a bunch more of these that I would like to share, but often, very often, privacy and gentleman’s agreement means I can’t share them. Sometime in the future, I will post a few stories from years gone by on MAJOR LEAGUE cars pulled out of barns, pole barns, garages, and a chicken coupe. The stories just are not quite right for telling yet........... Edited May 26, 2019 by edinmass (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaflash8 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 What about the rough one. Did you just make that one a parts car, or sell it to somebody as a parts car or maybe even a project. That wasn't Richmond, VA was it? Finally, I visited a later Pierce Arrow sedan in horrible condition in a garage in south Baltimore about 20 years ago. As I recall the owner had died and the house and garage were in a lawyer's hands to settle the estate. I'm guessing it was a 1936. There was also a lesser car in that garage....can't even remember what it was. I was told the Pierce was sold to somebody in Baltimore. Some years before there was a Pierce Arrow in a junkyard on the west side of Baltimore. I think it was Gittings, but it might have the one who just got old and sold off his parts. There were several good junkyards nearby back in the sixties with old cars in them. All went away with either the building of the Baltimore circumferential highway (I-695) or for other reasons. One the man got old and just had a big sale of all his old car parts. These yards had lots and lots of both take-off stuff in bins, or NOS parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 5 hours ago, cxgvd said: I tried to buy his curved dash Olds many times but was never successful, last I heard he was restoring it, which to me, meant it will be ruined. Regards, Gary His curved dash is being fitted with a Briggs and Stratton engine, early Model T wheels,and a 490 Chevy rear end modified for chain drive. He and some neighbours are building several more replicas to tool around in. Downtown Morpeth may soon be full of them ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/26/2019 at 12:55 PM, J.H.Boland said: His curved dash is being fitted with a Briggs and Stratton engine, early Model T wheels,and a 490 Chevy rear end modified for chain drive. He and some neighbours are building several more replicas to tool around in. Downtown Morpeth may soon be full of them ! As long as they stay away from Lakefront roads right now. Lake Erie hasn't been this high for over 50 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 They should be OK ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Looks to be a wet weekend again in S-W Ontario. It's this weekend Steve Plunkett hosts Canada's biggest show. All I can say is thank you Mr. Plunkett for putting this on all these years!! Philanthropist Steve Plunkett set to pull plug on Fleetwood Country Cruize-In NORMAN DE BONO Updated: May 28, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I managed to be close to Morpeth yesterday and took a chance to stop in at Jim's. Had heard many stories about him and his collection and can see where some were true and some were embellished just by driving into his driveway. Went to check out what he might have left of the 4 cylinder Whippet parts and definitely will be coming back with numbers and a list of what I will need for my '28. He says he sold the '29 Whippet coupe locally and '29 Whippet touring so has some room now to maneuver inside the dimly lit buildings. You know he is a unique individual when there is a Cessna airplane sitting off to the side in his front yard that he apparently flew two years ago.... Says he's 84 years old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) I have one, but it is a warehouse find - it has not seen the fresh air and sunshine in about 10 years ago and before that a few more and a few more before that ... - back to when restoration was started several owners ago in we believe 1969. What is funny is when someone "discovers" it in the warehouse - no it is not lost, there are just other projects being worked on. Edited March 19, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packard1928 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 What ever happened with the rough car..... I did not see an answer to a previous question ??? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Was just north of Morpeth last week in Ridgetown to pick up a 1962 Chevy BelAir that spent it's whole time with one family in the area. Very nice people! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 The (late)original owner lived in Morpeth. His 91 yr. old daughter is just north in Ridgetown. She no longer drives and her 60+ yr. old son handled the sale. They really took good care of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Ed, Are we talking about the same elderly gentleman that has passed? He had a bad back when I was there last year but seemed to be handling it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 23 hours ago, packard1928 said: What ever happened with the rough car..... I did not see an answer to a previous question ??? Paul It want to the junk yard in the sky, so others may live.............we cut it up for parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, dei said: Ed, Are we talking about the same elderly gentleman that has passed? He had a bad back when I was there last year but seemed to be handling it... I dealt with the son. Never met his Dad. His Mom still has her white 88 Grand Marquis. Nice folks. My brother and I also bought some of his die cast models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Love the Stovebolts! Power Glides, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cxgvd Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 I knew the owner and the car well, he was a happy member of the Kent Historic Auto Club. Enjoy your new wheels, it should be a well sorted car. Regards, Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 The owner of "Barn finds", Jim O'Connor, is not the same fellow that owned Ed's '62 Chevy. Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 On 3/20/2020 at 7:32 AM, J.H.Boland said: The owner of "Barn finds", Jim O'Connor, is not the same fellow that owned Ed's '62 Chevy. Jim No it wasn't. Out of respect for the original family I don't want to post that info. On 3/20/2020 at 7:32 AM, J.H.Boland said: The owner of "Barn finds", Jim O'Connor, is not the same fellow that owned Ed's '62 Chevy. Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 This is original invoice made out to the owner from RR#1 Morpeth. He traded in his 1959 Chevrolet. Must not have liked the fins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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