Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
Thread Starter
|
Forum Regular
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 815
Likes: 0
From: Ohio
Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
Has this ever happened to you?
Back in the 1960's, I know it was before a lot of you were born, I owned a 1955 Chevy V8 stick, a 1956 Chevy V8 stick, my dad owned a 1957 Chevy convertible that I learned to drive in and took on dates. I also owned a 1961 Corvette with 2 tops and fuel injection which was rare back then. When first married I owned a Chevy Malibu 2 door with a 327 V-8 stick. My last Corvette from that era was a 1968 convertible 390 HP 427. All of them are valuable classics now. I just saw on the web, a 1961 Corvette with fuel injection and two tops fully restored to better than new condition go for $160,000.
When I owned these cars, I would have liked to keep them but I always needed the money to purchase my next vehicle.
Here's where the dream comes in. Many times I have dreamed that I had not sold one on these cars and stored it in a friends garage and completely forgotten about it. When I go to the garage in the dream, I open the door and sure enough there sits the car, all covered in dust with all the tires flat.
Well guess what? (no I haven't found my car) But I was messing around on the web and found a picture that took me back to the dream. It is a 1930's Type 57 Bugatti that someone found in a barn in Europe. It's worth $300,000 to $400,000 even in that condition.[B][I]
Am I weird ( please be kind) or has this happened to any of you.
Back in the 1960's, I know it was before a lot of you were born, I owned a 1955 Chevy V8 stick, a 1956 Chevy V8 stick, my dad owned a 1957 Chevy convertible that I learned to drive in and took on dates. I also owned a 1961 Corvette with 2 tops and fuel injection which was rare back then. When first married I owned a Chevy Malibu 2 door with a 327 V-8 stick. My last Corvette from that era was a 1968 convertible 390 HP 427. All of them are valuable classics now. I just saw on the web, a 1961 Corvette with fuel injection and two tops fully restored to better than new condition go for $160,000.
When I owned these cars, I would have liked to keep them but I always needed the money to purchase my next vehicle.
Here's where the dream comes in. Many times I have dreamed that I had not sold one on these cars and stored it in a friends garage and completely forgotten about it. When I go to the garage in the dream, I open the door and sure enough there sits the car, all covered in dust with all the tires flat.
Well guess what? (no I haven't found my car) But I was messing around on the web and found a picture that took me back to the dream. It is a 1930's Type 57 Bugatti that someone found in a barn in Europe. It's worth $300,000 to $400,000 even in that condition.[B][I]
Am I weird ( please be kind) or has this happened to any of you.
Last edited by chuck65; 06-04-2008 at 08:29 AM.
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,710
Likes: 4
Re: Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
Not weird at all. I often find myself wondering about the cars I found in my younger days but didn't have the money to buy or the timing was just wrong.
Chief among those was back in 1977 just as I was getting ready to graduate high school I stumbled upon a Dodge Charger Daytona in great shape, 4 speed with a 440 6-pack plus a 426 HEMI the guy had as an extra engine but just hadn't gotten around to swapping in - the whole package for $4250. I didn't have the money and couldn't convince my dad to buy it. A year later there was the freshly restored Series I E-Type Jaguar, white with black convertible top and interior - $6000; as a freshman in college money was tight and room to park the thing was tighter. And being in Michigan there was no way such a car would be my daily driver, certainly not during winter.
Chief among those was back in 1977 just as I was getting ready to graduate high school I stumbled upon a Dodge Charger Daytona in great shape, 4 speed with a 440 6-pack plus a 426 HEMI the guy had as an extra engine but just hadn't gotten around to swapping in - the whole package for $4250. I didn't have the money and couldn't convince my dad to buy it. A year later there was the freshly restored Series I E-Type Jaguar, white with black convertible top and interior - $6000; as a freshman in college money was tight and room to park the thing was tighter. And being in Michigan there was no way such a car would be my daily driver, certainly not during winter.
Forum Regular
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 567
Likes: 1
From: Merrick, NY
Re: Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
All the cars that I had back in the early 70s when I first started driving were beaters. They were worth nothing then and they'd be worth even less now. Even though I could have bought something decent I always went cheap because I didn't want to spend big bucks. I don't think I regret it because as the saying goes..."who knew?"
Thread Starter
|
Forum Regular
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 815
Likes: 0
From: Ohio
Re: Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
Originally Posted by chuck65
Has this ever happened to you?
Back in the 1960's, I know it was before a lot of you were born, I owned a 1955 Chevy V8 stick, a 1956 Chevy V8 stick, my dad owned a 1957 Chevy convertible that I learned to drive in and took on dates. I also owned a 1961 Corvette with 2 tops and fuel injection which was rare back then. When first married I owned a Chevy Malibu 2 door with a 327 V-8 stick. My last Corvette from that era was a 1968 convertible 390 HP 427. All of them are valuable classics now. I just saw on the web, a 1961 Corvette with fuel injection and two tops fully restored to better than new condition go for $160,000.
When I owned these cars, I would have liked to keep them but I always needed the money to purchase my next vehicle.
Here's where the dream comes in. Many times I have dreamed that I had not sold one on these cars and stored it in a friends garage and completely forgotten about it. When I go to the garage in the dream, I open the door and sure enough there sits the car, all covered in dust with all the tires flat.
Well guess what? (no I haven't found my car) But I was messing around on the web and found a picture that took me back to the dream. It is a 1938 Type 57 Bugatti that someone found in a barn in Connecticut. It's worth $300,000 to $400,000 even in that condition.
Am I weird ( please be kind) or has this happened to any of you.
As a follow up to the above 1938 Bugatti type 57 barn find I just saw a show (6/3/2008) on Discovery HD Theater on this car. The Bugatti belonged to a Mr. Strauss that lived in Connecticut and in the 1950's he used to drive the car to the train station to take the train to work and left the Bugatti in the parking lot. The car quit running in 1962 and he put it in the barn and closed the door.
Christies Auction House dragged the Bugttai out of the barn onto a flatbed wrecker and took it to the Grenwich Connecticut Concours to auction it June 3rd. 2007. It went for $775,000 plus commission for a total of $852,500.
The guy that came in second in the auction went to the Pebble Beach Concours 2 months later and saw the Bugatti there and met the new owner. The new owner said that he would not restore the car but he had cleaned it up and got it running and had the paint polished up. It looks great for 1938 paint. The estimated value 2 months after auction is $1,500,000.
Do you envision that someone 70 years from now will find a Crossfire covered in dust in a barn somewhere?
See below for pics of car in barn, at auction, and at Pebble Beach. Notice it still has the 1962 license plate.
Back in the 1960's, I know it was before a lot of you were born, I owned a 1955 Chevy V8 stick, a 1956 Chevy V8 stick, my dad owned a 1957 Chevy convertible that I learned to drive in and took on dates. I also owned a 1961 Corvette with 2 tops and fuel injection which was rare back then. When first married I owned a Chevy Malibu 2 door with a 327 V-8 stick. My last Corvette from that era was a 1968 convertible 390 HP 427. All of them are valuable classics now. I just saw on the web, a 1961 Corvette with fuel injection and two tops fully restored to better than new condition go for $160,000.
When I owned these cars, I would have liked to keep them but I always needed the money to purchase my next vehicle.
Here's where the dream comes in. Many times I have dreamed that I had not sold one on these cars and stored it in a friends garage and completely forgotten about it. When I go to the garage in the dream, I open the door and sure enough there sits the car, all covered in dust with all the tires flat.
Well guess what? (no I haven't found my car) But I was messing around on the web and found a picture that took me back to the dream. It is a 1938 Type 57 Bugatti that someone found in a barn in Connecticut. It's worth $300,000 to $400,000 even in that condition.
Am I weird ( please be kind) or has this happened to any of you.
As a follow up to the above 1938 Bugatti type 57 barn find I just saw a show (6/3/2008) on Discovery HD Theater on this car. The Bugatti belonged to a Mr. Strauss that lived in Connecticut and in the 1950's he used to drive the car to the train station to take the train to work and left the Bugatti in the parking lot. The car quit running in 1962 and he put it in the barn and closed the door.
Christies Auction House dragged the Bugttai out of the barn onto a flatbed wrecker and took it to the Grenwich Connecticut Concours to auction it June 3rd. 2007. It went for $775,000 plus commission for a total of $852,500.
The guy that came in second in the auction went to the Pebble Beach Concours 2 months later and saw the Bugatti there and met the new owner. The new owner said that he would not restore the car but he had cleaned it up and got it running and had the paint polished up. It looks great for 1938 paint. The estimated value 2 months after auction is $1,500,000.
Do you envision that someone 70 years from now will find a Crossfire covered in dust in a barn somewhere?
See below for pics of car in barn, at auction, and at Pebble Beach. Notice it still has the 1962 license plate.
Last edited by chuck65; 06-04-2008 at 09:21 AM.
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
From: Minnetonka, MN
Re: Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
Hey guys,
Have you read Tom Cotter's books 'Cobra in the Barn' or his newest 'Hemi in the Barn'? You'll **** when you read some of those stories. The books are compilations of stories car hunter/enthusiasts have given to the author on 'barn' finds and 'little old grandma' drives bought for cheap. Go to Amazon.com to look them up. Talk about modern day treasure hunting!
Have you read Tom Cotter's books 'Cobra in the Barn' or his newest 'Hemi in the Barn'? You'll **** when you read some of those stories. The books are compilations of stories car hunter/enthusiasts have given to the author on 'barn' finds and 'little old grandma' drives bought for cheap. Go to Amazon.com to look them up. Talk about modern day treasure hunting!
Thread Starter
|
Forum Regular
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 815
Likes: 0
From: Ohio
Re: Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
Originally Posted by 16Vjab
Hey guys,
Have you read Tom Cotter's books 'Cobra in the Barn' or his newest 'Hemi in the Barn'? You'll **** when you read some of those stories. The books are compilations of stories car hunter/enthusiasts have given to the author on 'barn' finds and 'little old grandma' drives bought for cheap. Go to Amazon.com to look them up. Talk about modern day treasure hunting!
Have you read Tom Cotter's books 'Cobra in the Barn' or his newest 'Hemi in the Barn'? You'll **** when you read some of those stories. The books are compilations of stories car hunter/enthusiasts have given to the author on 'barn' finds and 'little old grandma' drives bought for cheap. Go to Amazon.com to look them up. Talk about modern day treasure hunting!
Forum Regular
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 791
Likes: 1
From: North Attleboro, MA
Re: Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
I missed out on a '58 Vette with two tops for $750 back in 1964. I was a senior in high school and didn't own a car yet. "Dad" felt I didn't need to spend that kind of money for a car, and should be saving money for school. I ended up buying a 55 Chevy 2-door sedan for a $100 instead.
A buddy traded in his 1965 Vette Coupe, 365 hp, 4-speed, with the real knock-off wheels. He put 98K on it and traded it for a 69 Vette Roadster. I was friendly with the sale manager at the dealer ship so I went over the next day and asked what he wanted for my friend's Vette. "Too late," he said, "I wholesaled the car this morning for $1800." The dealership didn't want to keep such a high mileage car on the lot. Nowadays, those real knock-off wheels are worth much more than that.
One of my co-workers was in the right place at the right time. He purchased a 58 Vette for $6000 about 20 years ago. The guy who owned it was getting married and needed money fast. Money talks and poop walks! My buddy has had offers in the mid forties but has refused to sell. The car just sits in his garage appreciating in value each year. Every once in awhile he'll jump it and drive it around the block, but that's about it. Not a bad investment!
Bob
A buddy traded in his 1965 Vette Coupe, 365 hp, 4-speed, with the real knock-off wheels. He put 98K on it and traded it for a 69 Vette Roadster. I was friendly with the sale manager at the dealer ship so I went over the next day and asked what he wanted for my friend's Vette. "Too late," he said, "I wholesaled the car this morning for $1800." The dealership didn't want to keep such a high mileage car on the lot. Nowadays, those real knock-off wheels are worth much more than that.
One of my co-workers was in the right place at the right time. He purchased a 58 Vette for $6000 about 20 years ago. The guy who owned it was getting married and needed money fast. Money talks and poop walks! My buddy has had offers in the mid forties but has refused to sell. The car just sits in his garage appreciating in value each year. Every once in awhile he'll jump it and drive it around the block, but that's about it. Not a bad investment!
Bob
Forum Regular
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 696
Likes: 1
From: Spartanburg,S.C.
Re: Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
i'd just be happy to have any one of the cars my dad drove back, before he wrecked them. i think the count was around 35 before he was 30.
3 GTO's 2 of the convertibles, gt fairlane, 64 1/2 mustang,55 chevy truck, 302 maverick, ill just stop there because i've tried to block the rest out otherwise i might have to kick his a$$ for being so stupid and wrecking all those cars
3 GTO's 2 of the convertibles, gt fairlane, 64 1/2 mustang,55 chevy truck, 302 maverick, ill just stop there because i've tried to block the rest out otherwise i might have to kick his a$$ for being so stupid and wrecking all those cars
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,398
Likes: 2
From: Massachusetts
Re: Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
I could of picked up a 72 pantera for 1200 back in 1980. It needed a little work but was in decent shape. I was working two jobs and didn't have the money. I had another person try to give me(crying now) a cuda
that needed transmission work. I turned it down because I didn't want the aggravation.(I was working in my fathers garage at the time and could have done it quick and cheap)
that needed transmission work. I turned it down because I didn't want the aggravation.(I was working in my fathers garage at the time and could have done it quick and cheap)
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 217
Likes: 0
From: Painesville, Ohio
Re: Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
http://www.carsinbarns.com/index.html
Read it and weep.
Buried in barns are a 1931 Packard V12 Town Car, a 39 or 40 Graham-Paige and an exquisite 28 or 29 Cord Sedan. This site focuses on 70s supercars but occasionally shows other interesting barn prisoners.
Read it and weep.
Buried in barns are a 1931 Packard V12 Town Car, a 39 or 40 Graham-Paige and an exquisite 28 or 29 Cord Sedan. This site focuses on 70s supercars but occasionally shows other interesting barn prisoners.
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,794
Likes: 1
From: Texas Hill Country
Re: Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
Originally Posted by crossfirefun
I could of picked up a 72 pantera for 1200 back in 1980. It needed a little work but was in decent shape. I was working two jobs and didn't have the money.
I had another person try to give me(crying now) a cuda
that needed transmission work. I turned it down because I didn't want the aggravation.(I was working in my fathers garage at the time and could have done it quick and cheap)
I had another person try to give me(crying now) a cuda
that needed transmission work. I turned it down because I didn't want the aggravation.(I was working in my fathers garage at the time and could have done it quick and cheap)
Ok , it was a 318 with a torqueflite....right ? Anything other than that and you should be cryin ! 
Just my Dos Centavos !
Thread Starter
|
Forum Regular
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 815
Likes: 0
From: Ohio
Re: Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
Originally Posted by John Webster
http://www.carsinbarns.com/index.html
Read it and weep.
Buried in barns are a 1931 Packard V12 Town Car, a 39 or 40 Graham-Paige and an exquisite 28 or 29 Cord Sedan. This site focuses on 70s supercars but occasionally shows other interesting barn prisoners.
Read it and weep.
Buried in barns are a 1931 Packard V12 Town Car, a 39 or 40 Graham-Paige and an exquisite 28 or 29 Cord Sedan. This site focuses on 70s supercars but occasionally shows other interesting barn prisoners.
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 42
Likes: 0
From: Hilton Head Island SC
Re: Car Enthusiasts Dream ?
Originally Posted by chuck65
Has this ever happened to you?
Back in the 1960's, I know it was before a lot of you were born, I owned a 1955 Chevy V8 stick, a 1956 Chevy V8 stick, my dad owned a 1957 Chevy convertible that I learned to drive in and took on dates. I also owned a 1961 Corvette with 2 tops and fuel injection which was rare back then. When first married I owned a Chevy Malibu 2 door with a 327 V-8 stick. My last Corvette from that era was a 1968 convertible 390 HP 427. All of them are valuable classics now. I just saw on the web, a 1961 Corvette with fuel injection and two tops fully restored to better than new condition go for $160,000.
When I owned these cars, I would have liked to keep them but I always needed the money to purchase my next vehicle.
Here's where the dream comes in. Many times I have dreamed that I had not sold one on these cars and stored it in a friends garage and completely forgotten about it. When I go to the garage in the dream, I open the door and sure enough there sits the car, all covered in dust with all the tires flat.
Well guess what? (no I haven't found my car) But I was messing around on the web and found a picture that took me back to the dream. It is a 1930's Type 57 Bugatti that someone found in a barn in Europe. It's worth $300,000 to $400,000 even in that condition.[b][i]
Am I weird ( please be kind) or has this happened to any of you.
Back in the 1960's, I know it was before a lot of you were born, I owned a 1955 Chevy V8 stick, a 1956 Chevy V8 stick, my dad owned a 1957 Chevy convertible that I learned to drive in and took on dates. I also owned a 1961 Corvette with 2 tops and fuel injection which was rare back then. When first married I owned a Chevy Malibu 2 door with a 327 V-8 stick. My last Corvette from that era was a 1968 convertible 390 HP 427. All of them are valuable classics now. I just saw on the web, a 1961 Corvette with fuel injection and two tops fully restored to better than new condition go for $160,000.
When I owned these cars, I would have liked to keep them but I always needed the money to purchase my next vehicle.
Here's where the dream comes in. Many times I have dreamed that I had not sold one on these cars and stored it in a friends garage and completely forgotten about it. When I go to the garage in the dream, I open the door and sure enough there sits the car, all covered in dust with all the tires flat.
Well guess what? (no I haven't found my car) But I was messing around on the web and found a picture that took me back to the dream. It is a 1930's Type 57 Bugatti that someone found in a barn in Europe. It's worth $300,000 to $400,000 even in that condition.[b][i]
Am I weird ( please be kind) or has this happened to any of you.
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,398
Likes: 2
From: Massachusetts
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
mhajek18
Parts/Accessories for sale - Archive
14
12-30-2015 04:40 PM
RED DOG
-C-I-C-C-I Discussion
25
07-26-2015 08:25 AM
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)