Sactownog Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/11/19/collapsed-barn-find-in-pennsylvania 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 The Norhteast is brutal on cars inside and out as well as the structures that hold them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 That's a lot of parts cars. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 "Colossal find amid collapsed Pennsylvania barn is a pre-war Ford goldmine" Goldmine? 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 57 minutes ago, zepher said: That's a lot of parts cars. Too bad all the parts every one needs are already gone or ruined from the collapse/ damp storage. A leaky roof is just one step above outdoor unprotected storage and sometimes worse as it never dries out in some buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 That article is nearly a year old. I wonder what has happened to the cars since then? Maybe I didn't read far enough and there was an update below the comments? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 GOLD MINE? Someone (everyone?) at Hagerty was sleeping at the wheel when they published THAT......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 (edited) Edited September 17, 2019 by mike6024 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, cahartley said: GOLD MINE? Someone (everyone?) at Hagerty was sleeping at the wheel when they published THAT......... Good thing it all wasn't INSURED by them when the roof collapsed, right? Craig Edited September 17, 2019 by 8E45E (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 2 hours ago, 8E45E said: Good thing it all wasn't INSURED by them the roof collapsed, right? Craig Copy that Craig. Proof again that there is a surplus of "old cars" in the USA. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 So the right tool for picking these out of the pile is an excavator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Carefully removed with straps it could be. Using the thumb and just grabbing hold, maybe not so much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Usually “barn find” lies are so exaggerated that it really should be .......”mother-in-law’s garage”. In this case, there was no barn, just a scrap woodpile on top of the cars. Sad fate to a bunch of cars that have gone down hill so far that they may not even qualify as parts cars. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Still fewer cars than they wrecked in the Blues Brothers movie! A movie car supplier should buy the whole lot and use them in action-adventure movies and cop shows, where they go through cars like some people go through potato chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithb7 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) Seems sad to me to see all these cool old cars rotted to the point of being almost useless. There are many, many people in this world that are interested in fixing up old cars. Something different than the normal mass produced modern car. I suppose at one time these old cars were just mass produced old crap that nobody wanted. Today they are neat and different. Imagine had the owner put them up for attractive, low prices before he passed on? We all know there is not one car there that doesn't need years of dedication to make it nice again. There is no Gold Mine seen here. Rather you'd likely need to own a gold mine to have the financial backing to restore a few of them. None of us are perfect, but hoarding all these cars in a barn for decades seems a little senseless to me. Edited September 18, 2019 by keithb7 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Stories like this remind me that some people see themselves as owners of old cars, while others see themselves as stewards. Even though I don't have much money to spend on fixing up old cars, my hope is that my old cars leave me in better condition than when they came. Or at least in as-good condition. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucketofBolts Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Some people appear to want to be remembered as being the man buried in the graveyard who had the largest collection of old cars. I am sure that the owner had pleasant dreams about his old cars and what he intended to do to restore those vehicles right up to the date that he passed away. sad that his storage plans went awry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 People ask me why I don't sell some of my cars. I answer "well they don't eat, so I can afford to keep them" If I sell them, there goes all my memories and all I have left is some money that will be foolishly be spent on food, clothes, rent and other unimportant things and will soon be gone. "Having 15 cars is much better than having only 14 cars." One last word for those that say you should sell your cars so that others can enjoy them. Why would you want to take away the last bit of joy that an old man has? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 13 hours ago, JamesR said: my hope is that my old cars leave me in better condition than when they came. Or at least in as-good condition. There is a growing group of people whom didn't know how hard it is to do that. Or costly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 "He who dies with the most toys wins" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 1:18 AM, mike6024 said: What is that little air cooled looking car in the second row, second from the right? Right behind the early 50's Pontiac in the first row? At first glace I though it was a Corvair, but at second glance it's obviously not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) 1963 NSU Prinz 4 Weird to have that one in this list. 1933 (?) Dodge Brothers sedan 1934 Ford Coupe 1934 Plymouth 4 Door 1936 Ford 5-Window Coupe 1937 Ford V-8 1938 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special 1938 Ford Deluxe Coupe 1939 Ford Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 1940 Ford Deluxe 1940 Ford Sedan 1941 Ford Super Deluxe Coupe 1941 Mercury Convertible 1946 Lincoln Convertible 1947 Ford Coupe 1950 Pontiac Silver Streak Super 8 1960 Chevy Impala Convertible 1963 Mercury Comet1963 NSU Prinz 4 1966 Ford Bronco Edited September 19, 2019 by mike6024 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Yep, the Prinz copied the Corvair styling.... So did VW with the type 34 Karmann Ghia...😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nat Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) I once had a 1969? NSU 1200C. It was small enough to fit between barriers that were intended to exclude automobiles from pedestrian paths. Small enough to reach out the passenger's side window to unstick the passengers side wiper arm while driving. I liked to drive from the passenger's seat while my dog sat in the driver's seat with his head out the window. Edited July 13, 2023 by nat . (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trulyvintage Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 The Thread … From The Dead … Has Risen … Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 That 34 Plymouth is actually a 33-34 Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Jack M said "He who dies with the most toys wins", an often used but horribly anti-social, narcissistic phrase (and on far too many car show T shirts). I watched "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" last night on TCM, and in the end, millionaire Burl Ives as Big Daddy realizes when dying after talking with his alcoholic son (Paul Newman) that all Daddy's wealth, property, and toys, mean nothing if you don't have the love of your family, and had shown love for your family over your lifetime. Let's ditch this phrase forever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Ouch ! Most all of my toys will be enjoyed by my loved ones. Others will get sold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CChinn Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Here’s my latest toy. Am I winning?😀 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 The 60 Impala convertible and the 66 Bronco maybe savable. The rest are parts and crusher bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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