The woodie saves the day: One conversation leads to many finds | Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 56
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- Tom always says, “You need to drive a classic to find a classic.” Why? It’s a perfect icebreaker for someone to approach you or for you to approach them. In this episode, after Tom comes up empty-handed all morning, the woodie prevails. A gentleman approaches Tom, curious about the woodie and gives him a lead, which leads to another, and another and another. It turned out to be a prosperous day of barn-find hunting.
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Since Roadkill is no longer on TH-cam, this is my new favourite car show!!
Same
Exactly!
yah yah yah :)))
I agree
Another Tom Cotter Epic.......can't wait for Part 2.......easily one of the best series on The Tube...keep them coming please.
Dan - Thank you for watching. Many more episodes to come!
Honest guy, no fuss and great camerawork. Great show. 1000x beter than on tv right now.
Awesome ending with the drone
Epic giggles ! 🤣🤣
well we know he got in the yard , otherwise we would have never seen the footage , they got the drone back somehow LOL
@@towrecker I'll take the Dodge Dart ( '72+?? ) RIGHT at the end , thanks . $2K ??
Or the Orange & white Caddy Ambulance ..... LOL
You Tom are what we call in Australia a top bloke. Best series on YT, I actually get cranky if I'm unable to watch new content straight after receiving a notification.
Hoping that you're able to continue producing more episodes, they always bring a smile to my face..
Rob - Thank you for the kind words. Many more to come. Stay tuned!
That garage on the hill with the view is awesome!
How could you get everything done with that view a chair and a couple of beers 🍻
The motor in the Skylark is the same 350 that was offered in the Buick GS. This engine was available in all Skylark models for 1970 only.
any info on the rear end?
What a great Skylark. I have a 70 Convertible with the 350 2bbl but buckets and console. All the Buick’s back then were extremely well put together. Great show!
@@jordibarlow1307 . nothing special i'm sure . 10 bolt .
Love it !
Srh AuoSports:
Aluminum Differential was an extra-cost Option back then....if has one of those along with a few other odd-ball "Extra Cost" axles back then.....then yes,they become highly valuable for their low-production count.
Man, road trip, old cars and nice peoples. What a good life and thanks for sharing. Have a good day.
Mont is one hell of a nice Fella
yea he sure was. He really needs help finishing up his fathers truck
You got a great production team Tom, great for us home viewers to travel and see these old cars!
Ah, A teaser ending!!! Nice Drone Flyby! Anxious to see if you're fortunate enough to get into the tomb! Cheers Tom! Zip~
I recently had one of Tom’s book, Motor City Barn Finds, come in the mail. It was absolutely worth it. Keep up the good work, Tom!
i dont mean to be offtopic but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account??
I stupidly forgot my password. I would love any assistance you can offer me.
@Dillon Emery instablaster :)
@Myles Ernesto Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm trying it out atm.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Myles Ernesto It did the trick and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy!
Thank you so much, you saved my account!
@Dillon Emery you are welcome =)
i had a 68 Squareback that i did with the patina thing,lots off cool add ons like surf board,old antique coke cooler and old kiods tricycle/rims/some interior panels,all new chrome ,red tinted the windows for awhile then change it up some with another set of wheels ,best thing was 1st year fuel injected ! i won many awards with that cool car,i loved it!
I live an hour north of St. George, but work delivering packages in St. George. I have delivered to Jeremy (the square back VW). There aren't many barn finds in St. George, but go north an hour to Cedar City and Parowan or an additional hour to Beaver and you will find more cars for the show.
That red VW square back was what mom and dad brought me home in, in 1967. We had that car for a long time. They had that one, a VW bus and a bug back in the 60s.
Really enjoying these new videos . Tom can we please have a video on your personal collection ?
Great call !
I would really like to see his collection and I am sure i'm not the only one lol
Definitely one of my mos favorite series on TH-cam.
Always thought a restored Squareback would be a cool daily driver...hope that dude gets his up and running sooner rather than later.
Damn I love that squareback!!!
My mum learnt to drive in a Morris Minor. I've always said to myself that I'll own one myself one day. They seem to appear every so often to remind me. Saw one yesterday in fact. Not so uncommon to see in England when there's a warm spell.
My only VW Van, was bought in Seattle, in 83. It was a 10 years old jewel. I converted it into a camper. Drove from Seattle to LA, CA.
I'd love to ride with you any day. I've always loved just to cruise through the countryside, but now you've got me looking for hidden gems.
Great series ! That 3 car garage is the ultimate “Man Cave”
Absolutely, fantastic cinderblock shop with a great view.
Tom, Very good as always. Warts and all is best. Keep it real. Regards Stephen.
The drummer from WASP / LA Guns ?
Wow, that is a beautiful view from that garage, it can't get any bet.....OH SH*T, he's got a ragtop '70 Skylark. The motor was the same as the GS350. Hi-comp pistons, 4 bbl and dual exhaust. 410 lbs torque @ 3800 rpm. Don't know about the rear - factory was the standard 10 bolt, unless it got swapped out for a 12 bolt later on.
FAVORITE SHOW on TH-cam!!! I tell everyone about it.... If you ever make it back to Arizona I know a place where there are some old desert barn finds.
I love Tom's style. Great job ! I am always excited when I see a new episode pop up. Absolutely Love this series.
Thanks allot,Tom.
Excellent,as usual !!!!
You're very welcome! Thanks for being a fan.
Wow, who the heck was shooting that one??? The camera angles, lighting, sound, best ever... Amazing work! Keep it up!
The 216 Chevy 6 had splash feed oil to the babbit connecting rods but had pressure to the mains. The 235 was all pressure.
Eric Holt I took a head off a 235 that was in a 56 Chevy
Heaviest head I ever lifted
Tom, Great Video As Usual. Next Time, Come About 20 Miles North To The Hurricane & Toquerville Area. We Have Some Cool Patina'd Eye Candy Too. If I See That Yellow Woody, Im Chasing You Down.
Wow been watching your videos , awesome , the guy with the view and the VW bus , your sharp eyes caught that , and the guy was dope ! 👍💨💨
“Hey mister, can we have our drone back?” [insert growl of junkyard dog] 😂
Nice one! Sweet drone footage too!
That last part with the drone and the music was Awesome! You got Skills. Keep on rocking.
Great video Tom. Love the editing with the drone. I hope he didn't lose the drone in the junk yard.
Square back love them. Had a 74 when I lived in Australia back in 90’s. Ultimate surf wagon👍
Hell yeah. I am a VW guy. 71 hard top westy. Love it. I love me some street rods.
I know of a field of vintage tin in central mo. Text me 573 253 8853.
50s wagons
I build and repair anything. Tom, you keep us hotrodders in-check! I live for VW and Audi and old fords
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Fascinating episode!
Thank you! More to come. Stay tuned!
Tom, you are A legend! Thank you for another great video!
Great video, and a funny ending. Hope "Grumpy" lets you in to retrieve it.
Hands down one of the best car shows in youtube!!!
Well I cant wait for the next episode
Love what you do, it's amazing all the finds just keep coming, if only we had the same situation here in the UK
Another great video! Thanks for sharing
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching.
Great video Tom!!! And at the end... "when all else fails, get out the drone!!! "Excellent!!!!
Thanks for watching!
Right on and great ending!
Tom if you stop in the Salt Lake area please reach out, we have a few cars you would appreciate seeing! 2 of which were barn finds and both are air cooled VW’s
Geez , I always drool watching these videos!....haha
Success! More to come.
Mr. You run a great show👍
One of the few British cars I saw in Cuba was a Morris Minor 👍🏻
Great job tom this series is great keep them episodes coming
It’s funny talking to someone you never are going to know where it leads to
Great video thank you
that green bus is nice!
I guess you never know what you're going to come across you got to love it. 👍👍🇨🇦
Looks like you're going in! Great ending.
Another great episode!
Best show on TH-cam! How about a special Tom Cotton episode to see and hear about his own cars???
Ha !! I have a Morris Minor ! Its a 56 two door, split window with a slightly less than 1 litre heartbeat. I put a black leather interior in it from a 93 Prelude (the back seats plop right in but the front seats and console needed some help) then stripped all the duco off by hand. Next I deliberately rusted its bare metal with warm water and vinegar then belted it with about 5 coats of clear. After filling the boot with speakers and installing gas lifts for both the trunk and bonnet I unfortunately stumbled upon a 67 Cougar that asked me to take it home...
Yeah this is great. Can’t wait to see next episode!!!
Thank you for watching!
How cool is that Old Guy
The old gent was a really fun guy, friendly
Thanks Tom , Great videos .
Nick - My pleasure! Thanks for watching.
that's a crazy story,, Tom Cotter, if your ever up in Ontario my dad and I have a yard you would love to see!!
Cool to see you in my home town! There is a place in the east side of Zions National in Glendale Utah and right off the highway is a huge collection of old cars. Check it out if you get over that way
Mont's accent is amazing!
Love The Moggie ( Morris Minor ) Brit nickname 😎
She was a car that you could fall in love with and be a loyal friend 😍
The Saint George area is mostly new growth with retirees & escapees from California, not a particularly hot spot for backyard finds but you still managed to turn out a good video.
Saint George resident here. Agree.
I love watching your show its nice to see so many old cars are still around. Here In Miami Florida were I have lived my whole life all the junk yards scrap all the old muscle cars out years ago .Making room for newer models is what sells. Most of us didn't know that some of the old cars were going to go crazy. I own a Classic VW Restorion Shop in the 40 years we have strip parted and scrap out few hundred Aircooled VWs .If I had any idea the value were going to go crazy. I wish I would have had a lot more storage maybe big lot I think I would have done thing a little different .Maybe one day we can meet in person I would like that since you are VW guy. If you ever come down to South Florida please let me know I would love to show you my shop and cars.
I think driving an old funky car helps for sure. Gives credibility
Rockin the Boothbay hat!! Maine ❤️. Love this series!!
Only TH-cam site I wish I could give a thousand thumbs up for each video.
Oh man, drone operator is gonna be looking for a new job now!
Grouchy Dude gots it! :-)
How did they get the footage then?
Nah just wait for the rest of the footage.
Of tui to a 7vda0f
I hope you make your way down to SLC and Ogden is where you’ll find old classics everywhere.
Great TH-cam Channel best regards From Edinburgh Scotland
Thanks for the nice video!
Beautiful country out there
The Volkswagen Variant / Squareback is from the second 1500 series between middle of '63 to middle of '65. The first cars in Germany came out middle of '61 and the front turning lights were round and stuck out in front and there was only the single carburettor version until 1963.
The owl I lost my drone trick it's in your back yard ha ha. Class show..
I am so jealous of your job. It has to be so much fun
The more I watch, the more I like Americans. You're a great ambassador finder as well.
that 48 is dam near like my 49 im redoin. but mines 3 window. but mine also has a 54 235 full pressure engine in it. just finished going through entire engine and trans and painting and etc etc. cant wait to be able to stick er back in and drive :)))
I like Mont. Cool guy.
What a view from Mont's garage...
Give Nathan a Hagerty subscription maybe it'll motivate him(& his dad)to restore that 'stang!...Mont's Vdub is way cool!. Hopefully that'll get done too!
good episode!
Nathan ended up getting it running, but the bottom was completely rusted out. He ended up selling it to someone that pretty much bought it for the motor
St. George looks like a nice place.
Awesome
The white mustang is in similar condition to the one I inherited from my aunt. I daily drove it until it hit 100,000 miles then I parked it outside, I have it out of the elements now. My family says sell but of course I can't.
The Woodie strikes again,top show Tom,come visit us in New Zealand,still lots of Morris Minors,dead and alive.
Awesome ending :D
"...And what's the name of that road? Hidden Valley Ranch?..."
Lol
My Grandfather had a yellow Morris Minor.
My grandfather also had one in Hola Blue in New Zealand. His pride and joy. Wish we still had the car :(
Thank you good old man
Great video !
I love this show.
This is so good as it’s so real 👍
you guys have a nice looking bus
The guy who owns the vw camper his garage and location is so nice! Isnt it funny how u just stop at a gas station n magic happens when u drive a classic!
Tom if your still in utah you should come check out carbon county gold mine for great finds. East carbon is bo huffs home town his son still builds cars out there and they have old store building with bo's cars and a lot of history. Theres a Bunch of old vw's in Wellington if your driving north to price its right off the highway on the end of town
St. George, Utah is a neat little city. I went there for a couple of WE-Rock competitions in the early 2000s.