Could we talk any more about a barn find? Sure. Don’t think we’ll ever get tired of that. But how ’bout a muddy yard find? Chances are, you’re probably gonna stumble across more of these types of glo...
Here at the Hemmings office, there’s one thing we absolutely never, ever get tired of hearing about: the barn find. We don’t care if the barn is actually a garage, a carport, a backyard, a shed, or a...
If there’s a siren song that we’ll all dash our ship upon the rocks over these days, it’s the lure of the “barn find.” We’re all looking for one. Reality TV has placed its bet on them. The auctions s...
So, three buddies, who each happen to have YouTube channels, like going to junkyards, finding old cars and getting them started, running and moving. “Thunderhead289,” “Junkyard Digs” and “Dylan McCoo...
Scheunenfund, quasi Man muss Pickel kriegen, wenn man den Begriff «barn find», Scheunenfund nur schon liest. Klar, man ist verärgert, weil einem solches nie geschieht (und gewissen «Sammlern» dafür e...
1911 Buick Model 21 Touring (top); 1915 Dodge Touring (bottom). Images by the author. Editor’s comment: Please note that the This or That column is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but r...
Nearly 55 years ago, the Department of Justice’s antitrust division filed a complaint against Studebaker for pricefixing oil additives through its subsidiary, STP. As Automotive News reported, the de...
A barn-fresh Jaguar XK120 drophead coupe at Bonhams Quail Lodge auction in 2014. Photo by author. A car, truck or motorcycle is only original once, explaining, perhaps, the premiums often paid for “b...
Shelby G.T. 350, serial number 6S163. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. Before Ford’s San Jose plant transitioned its Mustang assembly line from the 1965 to 1966 model year, it supplied Shelby Americ...
A few of the cars, lined up outside the barn. Photos courtesy Andy Hoge. America’s heartland seems like a strange place to run across a collection of unrestored air-cooled Volkswagens, but that’s exa...
1932 Brough Superior BS4 800cc with dual rear wheels. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. The motorcycle world has been buzzing since the discovery of a barn full of vintage Brough motorcycles in Bodmi...
The now-deserted warehouse. Photo by Paul Sableman. In what’s being called the barn find of the millennium, a batch of more than 4,000 brand-new 1962 De Sotos has been discovered in a warehouse on th...