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The widow won't let it go to a new home ( and new goofball ) while it reminds her of her goofball when they were young. I kinda dig that. Still, I'd like to be the 1st on the list when she passes and the executor of the estate wants it to go to a good home, a '32 5 window

Sitting in a dusty barn in Kern County Illinois for over 40 years, her husband built it while in High School and college.https://www.facebook.com/groups/hotrodsofthe60s/permalink/13760567624643...

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in the above photo, the house to the left? Yup, that one with all the additions in behind it. Well the small dark shrub covered dune to the left of the telephone and light pole, that is the other side...

the front wheels were mounted on 1942 Harley-Davidson military motorcycle wheels, and they are still on that dragster... that is way cool.the chassis was outside, and a tree had grown through it, the...

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That window above, is the same window over the roof of the FerrariThe apartment building owner bought the 250 GT in the 70s, enjoyed it for about 7 years, then decided to restore it, and needed a place...

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The Jag was purchased in 1970 as a gift for his wife, who enjoyed driving the two-seater sports car, until she got pregnant, and it was left in the garage after that, as a couple more kids were added...

Stuffed away in that barn since 1977 with 63k milesAnd the 12 cylinders and rust free body could use a good home bill@symbolicinternational.com&nb...

82,000 miles on it, and when pulled out of the barn, the smog pump was locked up. Once that was dealt with, the car fired upThe nicely preserved Camaro came with a 350 LT-1, four-speed trans, power brakes,...

It was left in the band in Eau Claire Wisconsin for decades, though it once made a try for life with a 318, but after 2000 miles that engine had problems too, and it was back into barn storage againhe...

Only about a thousand DB4 coupés left Aston Martin's factory in wearing the Superleggera by Carrozzeria Touring, and this Series 2 was bought by a famous voice actor in Los Angeles in 1962.http://ca...

Tim Wellborn acquired a hemi Lime Light Road Runner, and it was the example used most in the articleHe didn't have it washed, just had the mechanicals fixed, so it can be safely driven or displayed.Well,...

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69 Charger pulled out of the weeds for the 1st time this century (skip the 1st two minutes)

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The widow won't let it go to a new home ( and new goofball ) while it reminds her of her goofball when they were young. I kinda dig that. Still, I'd like to be the 1st on the list when she passes and the executor of the estate wants it to go to a good home, a '32 5 window

Hard to believe anyone jsut set these aside and stopped riding them! Dang I'd love a Vespa

An old Jeep Wagoneer buried in a partially collapsed garage at Cape Cod for 40 years to be removed

all the pieces were here and there all over the farm, ever since the slingshot was retired in 1964. It was gathered up and put back together for this photo shoot when it sold recently

someone found a Kissel and donated it to the Wisconsin Auto Museum, and it's still as found. Well, it's also likely there are zero chances any parts exist to repair it, only 150 are thought to exist, and 25 of them are IN the museum

Behind this ordinary wall, inside a one bedroom apartment, a 1959 Ferrari 250GT PF Coupe was stored for 30 years in Hollywood. Look carefully, see the cracks in the wall? It's a hidden door with hinges

'67 Z 28 barnfind in a museum is going to stay barn fresh

E type getting some sunlight for the 1st time in 4 decades. Only 52k on the odometer

barn find 1965 275 GTS Ferrari

1970 Z 28 was driven until 1977, then stored in the barn until the guy retired so he could enjoy it then, except... he died. The widow sold it.

At age 26, Jim Bush ordered the muscle car of his dreams, 8 months later, the 1 of 8 Plum Crazy dual quad hemi auto Barracuda was onto it's 2nd owner, them he spent 45 years trying to get it back, 18months of restoration, then sold it again. It only has 12k miles due to a spun bearing

Aston Martin DB4 pulled out of the woods. In the early 70s, it was driven from Colorado to Massachusetts, where it was parked outdoors at its new owner's home.

There is a good article in the March 2017 Muscle Car Review magazine about stock vs restoring when it comes to barn finds...

parked in a little ol Nebraska garage since the 50s

69 Charger pulled out of the weeds for the 1st time this century (skip the 1st two minutes)

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