Barn Finds Are Still Out There....

[ford71V8]

Fully optioned - even has the kitchen sink!

[buggerlugs]

One of my customers/ friend has a mechanical workshop on the coast here. Being in the trade he has a happy knack of picking up bargains. I call it "Kissed on the D##k" He has a lovely XY GT Lookalike ute, XP Coupe, FB ute among a lot of other cars. He picked up a 69 mustang convertible, fully reg and driveable for $16,000 a couple of months back but his latest pick up makes me want to cry. One of his customers has offered his mum's old car which she had owned from new. 1971 KCode Fairmont, Gold in color 351 T-Bar Auto, bucket seats GS Dash and features all factory ordered. No rust, been stored in a shed for 26 years. Been started regularly, but not driven, so driveline and bearings, brakes etc will need attention. He is picking it up over Easter. The price you may well ask ??? $800.00 That's right, not $8000.00 .........................$800.00 I so hate him !!! I'll get pictures of it shortly...........

[Morexbs]

I hate him too!

[MercurySilver]

wtf at 800 bucks?
surely thats bulldoodoo

unreal.

[buickman]

I pulled a 1975 Electra mentioned on GM forums as the longest GM 4 door production car out of a shed that had sat for over 6 years. The car has a Chappell RHD conversion and virtually rust free a few of these large GM and Ford cars were converted in the 70’s and 80’s but not sure how many survived. I ‘m going to take my time and eventually get it back on the road everything is oversized but still a basic car to work on.
When the car carrier dropped it at my house it was as long as 2 new RAV 4’s behind it.
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[GASWAGON]

Originally Posted by Morexbs

I hate him too!

Me too thats just not fair lol!

[GASWAGON]

Originally Posted by jaydee

Awesome find here, brand new chevs that are about 50 years old.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRFi...e_gdata_player

This is amazing and all these cars have 20k miles or less.....Unbelievable!

[ebv8]

not quite barn finds but paddock finds










we went there to look at the XY Wagon but it was too far gone so we are taking the XP as it only has a small amount of rust in 1 of the rear sills but none anywhere else apart from the surface rust, the 600hp 363w my brother is half way through building will go in the XP providing we don't find too many issues.
i still want to grab a car but i know i have too much on my plate and not enough money. shame the split window combies are too far gone they are worth a fortune these days
the capellas arn't worth anything, the W111 looked ok but still not worth anything and the boat transom was rotten but i like old school boats and a nice old 135hp evinrude would look amazing on that boat
there was also a 40's paddock basher chassis complete with ford flathead v8.
we already have taken an EJ wagon and Suzuki GS1000ST, i still have the bike in my collection the EJ was sold for parts

[LoudPipes]

Originally Posted by ebv8

not quite barn finds but paddock finds

You’re probably right in saying some of those cars are too far gone.
They do look as though they may have some hard to get original parts that could be refurbished.
It would be an interesting place to wander through.

[rdmr]

Ebv8,
What was the vehicle with the flathead? Was it ex army?

[ebv8]

Originally Posted by rdmr

Ebv8,
What was the vehicle with the flathead? Was it ex army?

it looked like a truck chassis, had some drilling rig welded to the back of it and a big radiator sheild and a sterring wheel, thats it. didn't look like a car chassis, going back out in 2 weeks to pick up the XP so will get some pics.
he had an old F650 ford truck that was pretty cool but rusted out

[MercurySilver]

not exactly barn finds either
but there would be plenty of parts floating about on these
and theres plenty more old falcons out there
mainly all 60s x series

[CyberWasp]

It is so sad to see these photos

[XBROO]

Originally Posted by buggerlugs

One of my customers/ friend has a mechanical workshop on the coast here. Being in the trade he has a happy knack of picking up bargains. I call it "Kissed on the D##k" He has a lovely XY GT Lookalike ute, XP Coupe, FB ute among a lot of other cars. He picked up a 69 mustang convertible, fully reg and driveable for $16,000 a couple of months back but his latest pick up makes me want to cry. One of his customers has offered his mum's old car which she had owned from new. 1971 KCode Fairmont, Gold in color 351 T-Bar Auto, bucket seats GS Dash and features all factory ordered. No rust, been stored in a shed for 26 years. Been started regularly, but not driven, so driveline and bearings, brakes etc will need attention. He is picking it up over Easter. The price you may well ask ??? $800.00 That's right, not $8000.00 .........................$800.00 I so hate him !!! I'll get pictures of it shortly...........

Yep it still happens, just have to be in the right place at the right time. Not everybody see cars the way we do, so he probably was glad to just get rid of it.

[MercurySilver]

Originally Posted by CyberWasp

It is so sad to see these photos

ive been thinking of spending a day out there
grabbing all the metal trim off the wagons etc as that stuff is going to be hard to find one day
he has an xb four door (that i have no photos of ) that has the interior stacked with bits
i really need to go and rumage thru it
he aint cheap on prices tho
i know someone that is a relative of the old bloke who owns the property and even they have offered to catalogue and advertize a lot of it for him and to start getting rid of stuff before it is complete useless to anyone
just point to shells and say 100 bucks etc

he aint interested
one decent chrome/metal strip he wants 30 bucks for
so complete rear end metal/chrome around some of the wagons would be a couple hundred bucks
and there is heaps of fords with the metal bits left on them

[ebv8]

i found some more cars over the weekend, went back to that farm and went to a local wrecker looking for bits
found a 1939 chev coupe, 1950 chev sedan both seen better days (pics to follow soon)
and while at the wrecker looking for XP parts found an early capri worth restoring and a VF val that was half way through a resto but a 1968 bug cought my eye so trying to work out a price as we speak, (VolksRod here i come)

[ebv8]

here are some pics from last weekend
the falcons, bug, capri, xf and chev truck are at a local wrecker, they want top dollar for all of them and not worth buying
the 2 chevs stuck under the tree are at the farm, one is a 39 sloper (australian made by holden) and the other is a 49-53 chev sedan

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Got a lead the other day from a guy that knows a guy that has a mate that has a heap of XB's sitting in a paddock, so I made a few phone calls and eventually got onto a bloke who lives about 100km from me.

It appears he has 3 x XB ute's two being V8's, a XB GS sedan, XB Station wagon and a heap of parts also a complete XA ute as well as other selected vehicles.

Happy to part with all of them, and wants reasonable prices as well, meeting up saturday morning so I can check them out…..I might buy the lot

[CyberWasp]

That sounds like a plan. See if he will let you take some photos to post.

[MercurySilver]

See if he will sell me a GS hood for 200 with no rust.

Lol

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by MercurySilver

See if he will sell me a GS hood for 200 with no rust.

Lol

If he has one of them for that I will be using it on my XB GS..lol, will be interesting to see what he has, I was on the phone to him for about 40 minutes, bit concerned as I believe they are sitting outside, but it's pretty dry out here.

Originally Posted by CyberWasp

That sounds like a plan. See if he will let you take some photos to post.

Was planning to ask, if he is happy to I will be taking photos.

[GSPSI]

Enjoy

[Crazy Dazz]

It's kinda sad when you watch shows like "Amercian Pickers," how many times they will come across some old guy with acres of old cars & bikes, all overgrown and just rusting away. The picker makes his way into the middle, where no human has been in a decade, and emerges with a rusty dirt-encrusted set of forks. Only to have the old say "no, that's part of a project I'm working on."

It's some form of mental illness. They keep buying stuff honestly believing they will restore it, notwithstanding the thousands of items already rotting away on their property.

[ebv8]

what a waste....i'm sure there is a HQ there with my name on it

[ford71V8]

What is the red car in Pic 10?
Shape looks familiar but can't put my finger on it - plymouth belvedere maybe?

[FERG_51]

Originally Posted by ford71V8

What is the red car in Pic 10?
Shape looks familiar but can't put my finger on it - plymouth belvedere maybe?

Early 60,s Belair I think.

[Trevor 57]

[LoudPipes]

Originally Posted by ford71V8

What is the red car in Pic 10?
Shape looks familiar but can't put my finger on it - plymouth belvedere maybe?

A 1959 Chev Impala.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by Crazy Dazz

It's kinda sad when you watch shows like "Amercian Pickers," how many times they will come across some old guy with acres of old cars & bikes, all overgrown and just rusting away. The picker makes his way into the middle, where no human has been in a decade, and emerges with a rusty dirt-encrusted set of forks. Only to have the old say "no, that's part of a project I'm working on."

It's some form of mental illness. They keep buying stuff honestly believing they will restore it, notwithstanding the thousands of items already rotting away on their property.

I have to agree with this, I think these people genuinely believe they will do something with it, but they never will and things just rust away more and more till they are too hard to repair and become unviable. I am glad every time I see one in a barn or shed, rather than just sitting out in a paddock.

There is a rare XB Falcon 500, sitting in a back yard less than 300 meters from my house, its a weird car ordered by a farmer I assume, 351, column shift auto, bench seat, vinyl floor, GT Suspension including factory Detroit locker and tramp rods, vented GS /GT bonnet, standard dash….he will do it up one day, been sitting there for years deteriorating….

[CyberWasp]

Maybe it is a bad idea to post anymore photos. It is torture looking at them for me.
Can't they even put a $5 tarp over them or something.
These cars just want someone to love them, but it is not possible with the prices being asked for some of them.