My T25 was in a wooden shed/barn on a farm for 6 years, has now been on the road the same amount of time. If they're keep dry it's OK but be prepared to re-build seized brakes etc, sometimes if it's been stored in the damp the underneath can be in terrible condition.
have you ever descovered a gem in a barn
Just wondering if any one has properly found a lost beetle in a barn and brought it back to life, are there any reall barn finds still left?
photos would be cool
Mark
photos would be cool
Mark
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Not a barn find but someones garage
Built in the early 70's, spent at least ten years in spain and the same amount again in my mates dads garage.
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I restored it,re-sprayed it, etc, but if I had it now I would have put it back to full 70's livery. It had moonscape on the front, comets down each side,stars along the side of the bodyan eagle on the back, 6ft long ariel, the works.
Built in the early 70's, spent at least ten years in spain and the same amount again in my mates dads garage.
I restored it,re-sprayed it, etc, but if I had it now I would have put it back to full 70's livery. It had moonscape on the front, comets down each side,stars along the side of the bodyan eagle on the back, 6ft long ariel, the works.
I bumped into three ford anglias in a barn in Northumberland about 18 year ago. The guy said make an offer and take them away (we were shooting with the land owner)....but I was splitting up with someone at the time and cash was short so I just left them. I later found out from my dad that he scrapped them that summer when he wanted to let the barn out.
They weren't actually that rotten.
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.They weren't actually that rotten.
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My Zwitter had been stored in a barn for 30 years in Sweden until It came into my ownership.
These pics are from when I bought it.
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It now looks like this..
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Still wears the same paint - took 5 days of polishing to get that shine!
These pics are from when I bought it.
It now looks like this..
Still wears the same paint - took 5 days of polishing to get that shine!
i do love your bug dudeIt now looks like this..
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Still wears the same paint - took 5 days of polishing to get that shine!
i like thatMy Zwitter had been stored in a barn for 30 years in Sweden until It came into my ownership.
These pics are from when I bought it.
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It now looks like this..
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Still wears the same paint - took 5 days of polishing to get that shine!
Love this car, awesome to see the pics when you found it. Engine looks sweet asMy Zwitter had been stored in a barn for 30 years in Sweden until It came into my ownership.
These pics are from when I bought it.
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It now looks like this..
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Still wears the same paint - took 5 days of polishing to get that shine!
got told about a 64 bug sitting in a barn , going to see it this weekend , been off the road for 25 years! it's sitting next to a p1800 volvo too!
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I came across this a few years back tucked away in a barn that could just be seen from the road, the farm was up for sale, and i contacted the estate agent asking who the seller was, as the place was empty.
It turned out the car belonged to the late owners' nephew, and he was contacted on my behalf and we met up to discuss a price......negotiations broke down, and he towed it to his house, where it sat outside for another 2 years, until i knocked again, and rekindled my love for the old girl...........Bob was happy it was coming to a good home, and he just let me take it, saying the future costs would be enough of a burden!
so this is the day i was reintroduced......and that's Bob
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and until i get my garage floor in, and get some time, here she is now............another barn find for someone else in a few years:lol:
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they are still out there.........in fact the other one in the pic was rescued from a 13 year slumber.....and still has the dust to prove it.
It turned out the car belonged to the late owners' nephew, and he was contacted on my behalf and we met up to discuss a price......negotiations broke down, and he towed it to his house, where it sat outside for another 2 years, until i knocked again, and rekindled my love for the old girl...........Bob was happy it was coming to a good home, and he just let me take it, saying the future costs would be enough of a burden!
so this is the day i was reintroduced......and that's Bob
and until i get my garage floor in, and get some time, here she is now............another barn find for someone else in a few years:lol:
they are still out there.........in fact the other one in the pic was rescued from a 13 year slumber.....and still has the dust to prove it.
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my notch had been stored in a garage for 14years. until my bro brought it.
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i also know of 2 splitties in a field near me... too far gone but im going to get some bits from them soon. once i find the owner again
and my bro showed me a crewcab he found in sweden its very nice body, but under...its shot
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i also know of 2 splitties in a field near me... too far gone but im going to get some bits from them soon. once i find the owner again
and my bro showed me a crewcab he found in sweden its very nice body, but under...its shot
thats one stunning motor!!!!My Zwitter had been stored in a barn for 30 years in Sweden until It came into my ownership.
These pics are from when I bought it.
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It now looks like this..
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Still wears the same paint - took 5 days of polishing to get that shine!
ive always got my eyes peeled for little jems hidden in barns.
my mate stumbled across a bay in an old abandoned council garage a few years back.
mentioned it to a few of the locals...............and they think that the chap that owned it had passed away,
so he dragged it home and applied for the logbook.
jammy sod!
As found - looks the same now but with less dust and more rust!
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