It is a shame when some of these great cars just get dumped somewhere and not properly stored and left to rot. Most end up nearly worthless as there is no point restoring them
After watching your series for over a year and found your book Hemi in the Barn at a thrift store, I can say you and I think very much alike. My first barn find was in Washington state apple orchard of a 1940 Ford 2 door with it differential all apart. This was Summer 1963. The car was very original with gas ration decal on windshield and coupons in the glove box. I got hooked and it took until Fall 1988 to find my treasure, a 1939 Buick Century 66s coupe in very rough shape. But it was the car I liked when I would ride my bike by on the way down the lake to hang out as a child. I still have it after 29 years and it is still in pieces........
Dr Hagerty, I'm a bit old, so kind of new to youtube. Ive watched a few of your videos, and theyre just brilliant. But my blood pressure sir! After that Ferrari 'Ellena' i was on the ropes, but the Cobra and 275 pretty much finished me. 😃 all clowning aside, thanks for the vicarious fun!
You notice the door on the corvette how it was a bit open, and the body was tight against it? The car is bent, frame is most likely rusted out and the car is collapsing into itself. I wouldn't quite call it good condition, still repairable tho
We just obtained a ‘27 Buick Model 27 “Standard” that was a garage find. Exterior was repainted in original colors, wooden wheels restored, interior is original 91 years old condition for its age is very good. The prev owners wanted to keep the original interior and I gave to agree on their decision. We are in process of building a brand new fuel tank, hoping to be able to start it before snow falls in the Delmarva area! We love the hunt of barn/garage finds!
'57 two door hardtop Belair for $5K? Hands down best deal of the lot. These in "project" condition are getting extremely rare. Wouldn't be surprised if this is the one Tom bought.
Yep and Barn Hunter is looking through rose tinted glasses too. Any car left out to rot in a damp field is doomed and will not be a quick fix in a week. Nice thought but wishful thinking, but like that guys outrageous prices.
@@gasolinescream3588… Sure could fix that in a week. Just let someone like Chip Foose put a team of guys on it with an unlimited budget and a camera crew hanging over their shoulders!
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IF I were younger I would be ALL IN on many of these 50's & early mid 60's cars! Love the Big Block El Camino's! A friend of mine bought a New '66 375 HP 396 cu in, that thing would Fry the tires at highway speed from 350 to 460 feet! Had a few Tri 5 Chevy's, would DIVE on the 57 Bel Air and put a Big Block in that! I had a 58 Impala 348 Tri Power, 3 speed on the floor, Posi traction, it even had a simulated Wood Tag on the Dash that said "Posi Traction"! Loved that car.... These videos only make me dream about buying a bunch of these things and go thru them and ENJOY........
Tom, just wanted to tell you I enjoy your show a lot and look forward to each episode. Breaks my heart to see all these cars sitting there. Wish I had bundles of money to rescue some!!! Keep finding 'em, I'll keep watching & dreaming!
He’s a hoarder he’s not going to do anything to protect all those cars. It was interesting to know if the property had to be cleared out. I wonder what that’s all about.
I have been buying cars for over 40 years. I now see why the prices on craigslist and other places are so off from my values. I read some of the other comments and I agree a sitting car is not in fair shape. It takes a great amount of work to get them up and running and the RuSt repaired right (if you can). I'm glad I kept some of my old cars and enjoy and drive them when I can. On the other hand its fun to see all the metal out there just sitting. Hopefully there are deals you just got to keep looking. I agree he got a little excited, I noticed he did not buy any of them.
This has become one of my favorite shows but yeah it’s also sad to see so many cars just riding away. I really respect the guys that have tried their best to protect the cars in the garage or covering them up or something but honestly if you’ve got that many cars just sell them before they get to the state of disrepair. I really hate it when I drive by a car junkyard and the car is it just rusted and rotted. But the guy in South Carolina and this particular episode they have done their best to try to preserve these cars I hope somebody buys them. I would love to buy that GS Buick that would be amazing restoration.
Wow, that 54 corvette! My fathers friend got one imported to the Netherlands late 80's, he went to America to buy the car and went back later for a hood and an engine. I've seen the car being built and got impressed by its size and speed. Unfortunately my fathers friend died and the car got lost out of my sight, also my father died and now it is a total mystery where the car is right now, as far as i know there are only two of those cars in europe and one is the car of my fathers friend.
One time in my life I found a true barn find. My brother had leased a farm for duck hunting and there was cars all under the trees around the house. IN the steel shed it was full and I mean full of autos and most were under tarps. The next week I was leaving for auction school and I told my brother to tell the owners to not sell them through the local farm auctioneer. I had been to several fine car auctions and ran a consignment auction for several years. Just as I predicted the local auctioneer pulled the cars across the block without even cleaning them up. an auction that at that time I estimated to be worth no less than $500,000 ended up bringing under $250K Had they been cleaned and worked on and taken to a fine auction I believe there was 900K minimum.
had a fiat abarth (600 body,750cc engine) back in "67 ,living in seattle...what a blast to drive ,making time through downtown traffic...well, i WAS young..had to sell it...around 1970 saw a doublebubble zagato ON A CAR LOT in PDX and wanted it SO MUCH ,but couldn't afford the ( i think) 2K they asked for it...wonder what i'd have to pay for it now....i LOVED these little giant killers...yeah ,350 hp great in a straight line ,but on a back road....
That '57 looked good for $5K but I thought that more complete '68 Chevelle for $7500 was the better deal if the frame and floors are not rotted like some of the body way. I wish i had $50K to blow on a car; that '70 GS convertible was sweet!
That Chevelle isn't worth $7500 unless it is an L78 car. I currently own 5 Chevelles (69 SS 396 4-speed, 70 SS 396 4-speed, 72 SS 402, 72 SS 454 and a 70 Malibu) and have studied their prices since I was 18. 1968 is one of the least desirable years for Chevelles, and therefore one of the least valuable. If that car is TOTALLY rust free (by rust I mean holes, not surface rust that requires no metal repair) AND an L34 car then MAYBE he can get that much for it. An L78 car would obviously be worth that much. Unfortunately, 68 SS Chevelles just aren't really well-liked by most of the Chevelle community for some reason. The 375 HP 396 was available from 1965-1970, and out of all those years, the 1968 L78 Chevelles are by far the least valuable. And that 57 definitely looked like it was worth $5k even without a drive train, but most of the other prices were just delusional. $4,500 for that hack-job low-rider 4 door 63 Chevy? But that's nowhere NEAR as bad as asking $8,500 for that 65 El Camino with a big block. I mean that is BEYOND delusional. That is probably TWICE what that car is worth. And I wish this guy was a little more precise regarding that 70 GS vert. Even though I am a lifelong Chevelle guy who also has a soft spot for GTOs (I have a 69 GTO vert right now), my all-time favorite 1964-1972 GM muscle car is a 1970 Buick GS 455/Stage 1. I love that they were considered more "luxury" cars at the time, and yet the 70 Buick GS has such an aggressive, muscular looking body style while still being understated (no stripes or crazy colors, and the functional hood scoops are small and understated as well). This guy calls that car a Stage 1 but according to the badges on the fender that is NOT a Stage 1 car, it is just a GS 455. Not that that means it's not a cool car because it DEFINITELY is, but the difference in value between a Stage 1 convertible and a GS 455 convertible is HUGE. If that is NOT a Stage 1, then $50,000 is DELUSIONAL, just like the majority of his asking prices. Here is the same car, numbers matching/automatic just like his and in much nicer driver/local car show condition for $2,500 less than this guy wants for his car and that car listed in Hemmings likely won't sell for that high a price: www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/buick/gran-sport/1585146.html
I agree Alex S. The reason I like the '68 is it's less expensive then the '69-72 models. I have always had the less expensive classic cars and they are not investments to me. I usually start with junk and sink $5-10K into them and use them for 10-15 years and sell them for $3-5K after 50-80K miles. It's a cool hobby or at least it used to be. I feel as if I am getting robbed when buying NOS parts for my '74 Plymouth. Like Jay Leno says it's really easy to get upside down in an old car. I can also agree with your statement about the GS 455 convertible. You could tell the guy was trying to hide something about it in his mannerisms. He probably knows it's not a Stage 1 car although Tom Cotter said it may have been.
Alex S Cant agree with you more on the prices of these cars. I've owned several Chevelle's in the past with my all time favorite being the 68 elcamino. Total redesign from the 67. In my opinion has the best looking front end out of all the Chevelle's. Why that year is the least favorite among collectors is beyond me.
Yeah sweet and super rare !! Alotta bread for that car it will cost you ,10000 for a paint job let alone more detail work to interior band engine and suspension
The ASA is not just a minaturised Ferrari. The inline 4 cylinders in it is actually a half of a V8 Ferrari Engine. This Abarth collection is just astonishing. (and love the Berckeley too)
Sadly, there in North Georgia, the majority of those cars will just rot away because of those ridiculous prices. 1975 El Camino with a 454 for $5500 ?!?! He should be willing to pay $500 to have it hauled away !!!! That car is,was and always will be a POS.NOBODY wanted that car when it was new.Other than the Buick GS, the 60 Chevy convertible and the 54 Vette, his prices are extreme wishful thinking, to those of us in the real world.Real pricing would be $2500 for BOTH Datsun Z-cars, $2000 for the Fiero GT (if it's an 88)Pretty much everything else on his farm $3500 or LESS.The guy with all those little Italian cars is the one with the mega money stash.That blue kiddie car could be worth up to $20,000 by itself.
Remember when I was 15, saw a 58 Vette sitting outside next to a garage in someone's back yard, this was 1977. I finally mustered up the courage one day and knocked on their front door and asked if the car was for sale. I wanted to get it back on the road. It was in pretty rough shape. The lady that I spoke with said the car was not for sale and that her husband was "working on it". I gave her my name and ph#, if anything changes, thanked her and left. Fast forward, I drove by the house with the 58 in 1982, it was still sitting there rotting away, far from moving. What a shame.
It was more a Zagato styling element... you're confusing the story with the GT40's "Gurney bump" at Lemans.... where they made one so 6'4" Dan Gurney could fit without bumping his head and then, it was just over the driver's side, not both like Zagato...
I noticed you are driving the one off 67 Squire. I have been chasing 1967 CountrySedans since my Pop sold ours in England to a guy returning stateside in 1970 to bring home my Moms 88 L/R. I came close several times but years were off or wrong package to much to far gone wrong time lol. One day the first love will show but with over over 200 other cars have come a gone. I enjoy the show because I love the chase. I still back road back street and look everwhere I go......Safe Travels
I found one of the 61 Sunliners on a farm outside of Greeley Colorado in 87 that had been parked since 72. I put tires on it, fresh gas, pulled the plugs and dripped some oil into the cylinders and a new battery. Fired up and drove it home to Estes Park.
6 years ago I had a chance to buy a Rambler Merlin that had every option available. If i remember right it even had the rare retactable seatbelts option. The engine was a 327 with a 4bbl. The guys grandmother had bought it new in 1965. Could have picked it up for $1500.00. But it was going to need a frame off restoration. We put a pencil to it and decided it wouldn't ever be worth the cost to restore it.
I find cars all over in the Detroit area. That 70 Buick GS is awesome! I know where a 70 Buick Stage 1 GS hardtop with a 455 is, but the owner won't sell it. It is sunk into the ground now. Been sitting for a good four or five years now. He "thinks" its worth millions, but he is just ruining it, by letting it sit in his back yard, covered in plastic. Another four or five years it will only be good for parts. I love that one of a kind, 67 Ford Country Squire!
Greetings from Statesville NC, I found this channel because my Dad has a 66 fastback mustang in the garage and I was looking for videos behind it, great show!
I came across a guy at a gas station a couple years ago, with a black 1958 impala 2 door, on a trailer. It had a 348 tri power! He had just picked it up for $8 grand.
The double bubble also helps with airflow to the rear of the car, meaning the rear wheels are pushed down without the need for an unsightly spoiler. In the case of something like an Alfa TZ3 where Zagato incorporated the bubble in the roof for greater stability, they’ve also cut the rear of the car off abruptly - also known as a kammtail - to reduce the vehicle’s drag to improve aerodynamics and overall speed and fuel economy. Clever people, these engineers designers...!
Matthew Price That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. You must have manure for brains.The double bubble doesn't push the car down...its for drivers with helmets.
Double-bubble tops were (and still are) a unique Zagato design element... if you see them on anything, odds are you're looking at a Zagato-designed car...
The thing is - I dkn how about in America - that from times to times there's a someone that pays indeed! It's like that saying that everyday a fool comes out and you just have to find him... In Europe those cars would go for even more money in worst conditions to be honest... 🤔
One of your best videos. Love the C1 Vette. Also would like to have the Harley Hummer that caught my eye. I owned 2 as a teen. Really liking the Ford wagon you're driving.
He may well be BUT he's not in the know as you, TheVoidNoob, me and thousands of others are. WE know how nice and pleasant to drive the Gt was/is. Still have my pristine Red 1988 GT and people, especially the younger guys go "Wow, sir, what is that car? It's fabulous? Italian? Nope, Pontiac. What?!? Some people are wakening to this car and the values are going up. Finally. Damn the Corvette guys at GM who are the ones that killed the Fiero. Damn.
@@marcryvon Heard they were improved. Mostly I saw them on ramp trucks as Fiero Flambe`. :) But Italian? These kids got some stuying to do. Would like to drive one someday.
I lived long enough to see $100 cars in the 70's worth something today, those old Chevy's that is. LOL I remember a man in my neighborhood buying a Marlin. It was rare even when new. As kids we would make the long walk up to the top of hill just to see it. Back in that day many guys were just getting back from Vietnam and buying new cars in 68 to 70 as soon as they returned home.
I'm trying to find a 1959 Sunbeam Rapier. I hope you run across one on this show. They're a great little British import. My parents had one and we did a road trip up the Pacific coast, across Canada and down through the Dakotas in 1963-63. Never forget that trip.
If you haven't been to Elicott Colorado and checked out Web's junk yard you need to put it on your bucket list. He has the most amazing collection of Chevy Suburban's you'll ever see. Hopefully he's still alive or his son Dale still has the yard.
One of the 1st. cars shown is a full-size '64 Dodge 2dr. hdtp. using mostly Chrysler body parts. Very unique bit of ChryCo. history. The early 'Vette w/no air cleaners was just sad. The Abarth Zagats are too much! THAT guy is COOL!
Die beste Classic Car Serie auf youtube. Tom Cotter kennt sie alle. Fantastisch. Warte schon auf den nächsten Barn Find Hunter. Danke Tom!!!!
It is a shame when some of these great cars just get dumped somewhere and not properly stored and left to rot. Most end up nearly worthless as there is no point restoring them
I wish I had money to buy some of those cars to restore them
Abarth double bubble for helmet space,Abarth cars set 52 world speed records .He is my uncle :) Great to see those cars!
Thank you Tom Cotter and Hagerty! I really love watching this series and seeing all the cars that you find!
After watching your series for over a year and found your book Hemi in the Barn at a thrift store, I can say you and I think very much alike. My first barn find was in Washington state apple orchard of a 1940 Ford 2 door with it differential all apart. This was Summer 1963. The car was very original with gas ration decal on windshield and coupons in the glove box. I got hooked and it took until Fall 1988 to find my treasure, a 1939 Buick Century 66s coupe in very rough shape. But it was the car I liked when I would ride my bike by on the way down the lake to hang out as a child. I still have it after 29 years and it is still in pieces........
I love Tom's assessment of the condition of some of these cars as being "fair". Yeah right.
Dr Hagerty, I'm a bit old, so kind of new to youtube. Ive watched a few of your videos, and theyre just brilliant. But my blood pressure sir! After that Ferrari 'Ellena' i was on the ropes, but the Cobra and 275 pretty much finished me. 😃 all clowning aside, thanks for the vicarious fun!
You notice the door on the corvette how it was a bit open, and the body was tight against it? The car is bent, frame is most likely rusted out and the car is collapsing into itself. I wouldn't quite call it good condition, still repairable tho
And very sexy
Yeah it "Runs and drives good" it's just been sitting in this field for years rotting but I know it will just magically run and drive good.
Whats left of my Life I could happily spend looking through sites like these. Grateful thanks to Hagerty from the UK.
We just obtained a ‘27 Buick Model 27 “Standard” that was a garage find. Exterior was repainted in original colors, wooden wheels restored, interior is original 91 years old condition for its age is very good. The prev owners wanted to keep the original interior and I gave to agree on their decision. We are in process of building a brand new fuel tank, hoping to be able to start it before snow falls in the Delmarva area! We love the hunt of barn/garage finds!
Just my opinion. A car left outdoors is not stored.
That ASA and the Record Monza are beautiful. TWO Allemano Spiders...
'57 two door hardtop Belair for $5K? Hands down best deal of the lot. These in "project" condition are getting extremely rare. Wouldn't be surprised if this is the one Tom bought.
John A
I want that bel air so bad
John A no kidding
Ozark Greaser ... it's the 68' chevelle for me . whooo !
Me want too
Yes but no original motor or tranny not nearly worth as much restored as if it was totally original 70.000 done right to prestine condition
On this episode of Hoarders..."and it runs?" "Runs and drives." Nothing in that rust soaked junkyard runs or drives.
Yep just needs a battery & tune-up..LOL..those damn things couldnt roll down a hill without a tow truck
Yep and Barn Hunter is looking through rose tinted glasses too. Any car left out to rot in a damp field is doomed and will not be a quick fix in a week. Nice thought but wishful thinking, but like that guys outrageous prices.
@@gasolinescream3588… Sure could fix that in a week. Just let someone like Chip Foose put a team of guys on it with an unlimited budget and a camera crew hanging over their shoulders!
PROBABLY Not eveRy one of tHese ReaL Automobile's Runs & dRives but even tHe one's tHat don't ARe betteR tHan todays UGLyAss PlastiC BumPeR deatH tRaP's if Someone Could SPaRe A FeW thousand dollaRs to Put into it , It Would Last ALot LonGeR tHan A WaCKAss ModeRn CaR SeRious Note FoRGet NeWSCHooL & tHe Lie tHat tHeiR SaFe Reality is to Many Have UGLy designed FouRdooR bodies Faulty AiR BaGs and ALL of tHem Have "touGH PLastiC BumPeR's" tHeiR betteR tHan WaLKin but so WHat NeWSCHooL SuCKs
You ever seen roadkill
IF I were younger I would be ALL IN on many of these 50's & early mid 60's cars! Love the Big Block El Camino's! A friend of mine bought a New '66 375 HP 396 cu in, that thing would Fry the tires at highway speed from 350 to 460 feet! Had a few Tri 5 Chevy's, would DIVE on the 57 Bel Air and put a Big Block in that! I had a 58 Impala 348 Tri Power, 3 speed on the floor, Posi traction, it even had a simulated Wood Tag on the Dash that said "Posi Traction"! Loved that car.... These videos only make me dream about buying a bunch of these things and go thru them and ENJOY........
i don't think he going to clear the land too quickly at those prices
Tom, just wanted to tell you I enjoy your show a lot and look forward to each episode. Breaks my heart to see all these cars sitting there. Wish I had bundles of money to rescue some!!!
Keep finding 'em, I'll keep watching & dreaming!
One of the rarest cars sitting in the corner- Alpine Renault A110 and not one word about it!
High valued cars stored in the most low valued way. Dude, sell one, put up a huge building and protect them!! Save them!!
No kidding
One car would pay for a good sized pole barn
You have no idea how a hoarder’s mind works…
He’s a hoarder he’s not going to do anything to protect all those cars. It was interesting to know if the property had to be cleared out. I wonder what that’s all about.
I have been buying cars for over 40 years. I now see why the prices on craigslist and other places are so off from my values. I read some of the other comments and I agree a sitting car is not in fair shape. It takes a great amount of work to get them up and running and the RuSt repaired right (if you can). I'm glad I kept some of my old cars and enjoy and drive them when I can. On the other hand its fun to see all the metal out there just sitting. Hopefully there are deals you just got to keep looking. I agree he got a little excited, I noticed he did not buy any of them.
5grand for a 280 turbo hes crazy
Since it is Japanese I would give .50 CENTS for it!!
it's always when you hear their pricing you know why they're sitting and rotting
Ridiculously low prices for a Swedish car enthusiast point of view.
Thanks for a absolutely great channel!
The ASA, but otherwise the Abarths, AR Giulietta and the Renault Alpine are all wonderful and seriously valuable. Hope these get restored.
This has become one of my favorite shows but yeah it’s also sad to see so many cars just riding away. I really respect the guys that have tried their best to protect the cars in the garage or covering them up or something but honestly if you’ve got that many cars just sell them before they get to the state of disrepair. I really hate it when I drive by a car junkyard and the car is it just rusted and rotted. But the guy in South Carolina and this particular episode they have done their best to try to preserve these cars I hope somebody buys them. I would love to buy that GS Buick that would be amazing restoration.
According to him all that crap runs fine.
Wow, that 54 corvette! My fathers friend got one imported to the Netherlands late 80's, he went to America to buy the car and went back later for a hood and an engine. I've seen the car being built and got impressed by its size and speed. Unfortunately my fathers friend died and the car got lost out of my sight, also my father died and now it is a total mystery where the car is right now, as far as i know there are only two of those cars in europe and one is the car of my fathers friend.
One time in my life I found a true barn find. My brother had leased a farm for duck hunting and there was cars all under the trees around the house. IN the steel shed it was full and I mean full of autos and most were under tarps. The next week I was leaving for auction school and I told my brother to tell the owners to not sell them through the local farm auctioneer. I had been to several fine car auctions and ran a consignment auction for several years. Just as I predicted the local auctioneer pulled the cars across the block without even cleaning them up. an auction that at that time I estimated to be worth no less than $500,000 ended up bringing under $250K Had they been cleaned and worked on and taken to a fine auction I believe there was 900K minimum.
I really love these episodes. Hoping some of these cars have a second chance as a result of the show.
Oh man, do I want that 57 Chevy.
Same
Nice Alpine A110 in the back!
I was thinking the same thing... They didn't even mention it.
I spotted that too ! Keep quiet.... We'll organise a group buy !! ;)
I just commented in a rage on that, my dog is even named Renault! I was like, ALPINE ALPINE!!
I was waiting for them to mention it... Atleast we got a few more shots of it
Clueless about European gems. (not spotting it)
13:40 Berkeley cars, I'd never heard of this make before today, learn something new every day :)
About 50 ASA 1000 GT coupes were made. So yeah, that's a great barn find.
had a fiat abarth (600 body,750cc engine) back in "67 ,living in seattle...what a blast to drive ,making time through downtown traffic...well, i WAS young..had to sell it...around 1970 saw a doublebubble zagato ON A CAR LOT in PDX and wanted it SO MUCH ,but couldn't afford the ( i think) 2K they asked for it...wonder what i'd have to pay for it now....i LOVED these little giant killers...yeah ,350 hp great in a straight line ,but on a back road....
What a lot of fantastic cars that will probably never be restored makes me cry
That '57 looked good for $5K but I thought that more complete '68 Chevelle for $7500 was the better deal if the frame and floors are not rotted like some of the body way. I wish i had $50K to blow on a car; that '70 GS convertible was sweet!
garth locklin that chevelle was a great deal
That Chevelle isn't worth $7500 unless it is an L78 car. I currently own 5 Chevelles (69 SS 396 4-speed, 70 SS 396 4-speed, 72 SS 402, 72 SS 454 and a 70 Malibu) and have studied their prices since I was 18. 1968 is one of the least desirable years for Chevelles, and therefore one of the least valuable. If that car is TOTALLY rust free (by rust I mean holes, not surface rust that requires no metal repair) AND an L34 car then MAYBE he can get that much for it. An L78 car would obviously be worth that much. Unfortunately, 68 SS Chevelles just aren't really well-liked by most of the Chevelle community for some reason. The 375 HP 396 was available from 1965-1970, and out of all those years, the 1968 L78 Chevelles are by far the least valuable.
And that 57 definitely looked like it was worth $5k even without a drive train, but most of the other prices were just delusional. $4,500 for that hack-job low-rider 4 door 63 Chevy? But that's nowhere NEAR as bad as asking $8,500 for that 65 El Camino with a big block. I mean that is BEYOND delusional. That is probably TWICE what that car is worth. And I wish this guy was a little more precise regarding that 70 GS vert. Even though I am a lifelong Chevelle guy who also has a soft spot for GTOs (I have a 69 GTO vert right now), my all-time favorite 1964-1972 GM muscle car is a 1970 Buick GS 455/Stage 1. I love that they were considered more "luxury" cars at the time, and yet the 70 Buick GS has such an aggressive, muscular looking body style while still being understated (no stripes or crazy colors, and the functional hood scoops are small and understated as well). This guy calls that car a Stage 1 but according to the badges on the fender that is NOT a Stage 1 car, it is just a GS 455. Not that that means it's not a cool car because it DEFINITELY is, but the difference in value between a Stage 1 convertible and a GS 455 convertible is HUGE. If that is NOT a Stage 1, then $50,000 is DELUSIONAL, just like the majority of his asking prices. Here is the same car, numbers matching/automatic just like his and in much nicer driver/local car show condition for $2,500 less than this guy wants for his car and that car listed in Hemmings likely won't sell for that high a price: www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/buick/gran-sport/1585146.html
I agree Alex S. The reason I like the '68 is it's less expensive then the '69-72 models. I have always had the less expensive classic cars and they are not investments to me. I usually start with junk and sink $5-10K into them and use them for 10-15 years and sell them for $3-5K after 50-80K miles. It's a cool hobby or at least it used to be. I feel as if I am getting robbed when buying NOS parts for my '74 Plymouth. Like Jay Leno says it's really easy to get upside down in an old car. I can also agree with your statement about the GS 455 convertible. You could tell the guy was trying to hide something about it in his mannerisms. He probably knows it's not a Stage 1 car although Tom Cotter said it may have been.
Alex S Cant agree with you more on the prices of these cars. I've owned several Chevelle's in the past with my all time favorite being the 68 elcamino. Total redesign from the 67. In my opinion has the best looking front end out of all the Chevelle's. Why that year is the least favorite among collectors is beyond me.
Yeah sweet and super rare !! Alotta bread for that car it will cost you ,10000 for a paint job let alone more detail work to interior band engine and suspension
The ASA is not just a minaturised Ferrari. The inline 4 cylinders in it is actually a half of a V8 Ferrari Engine.
This Abarth collection is just astonishing. (and love the Berckeley too)
I really appreciate you found someone selling cars, just wish I had the cash to buy the 60 Impala
Sadly, there in North Georgia, the majority of those cars will just rot away because of those ridiculous prices. 1975 El Camino with a 454 for $5500 ?!?! He should be willing to pay $500 to have it hauled away !!!! That car is,was and always will be a POS.NOBODY wanted that car when it was new.Other than the Buick GS, the 60 Chevy convertible and the 54 Vette, his prices are extreme wishful thinking, to those of us in the real world.Real pricing would be $2500 for BOTH Datsun Z-cars, $2000 for the Fiero GT (if it's an 88)Pretty much everything else on his farm $3500 or LESS.The guy with all those little Italian cars is the one with the mega money stash.That blue kiddie car could be worth up to $20,000 by itself.
Vampirebear13 pretty sure that’s the guy Tom Cotter bought his super rare Cunningham from too.
Remember when I was 15, saw a 58 Vette sitting outside next to a garage in someone's back yard, this was 1977.
I finally mustered up the courage one day and knocked on their front door and asked if the car was for sale.
I wanted to get it back on the road.
It was in pretty rough shape.
The lady that I spoke with said the car was not for sale and that her husband was "working on it".
I gave her my name and ph#, if anything changes, thanked her and left.
Fast forward, I drove by the house with the 58 in 1982, it was still sitting there rotting away, far from moving.
What a shame.
The "double bubble" is actually like that so you can fit with a racing helmet back in the day when they first introduced them.
Dodge Viper brought out the same concept on tge 90s
It was more a Zagato styling element... you're confusing the story with the GT40's "Gurney bump" at Lemans.... where they made one so 6'4" Dan Gurney could fit without bumping his head and then, it was just over the driver's side, not both like Zagato...
I noticed you are driving the one off 67 Squire. I have been chasing 1967 CountrySedans since my Pop sold ours in England to a guy returning stateside in 1970 to bring home my Moms 88 L/R. I came close several times but years were off or wrong package to much to far gone wrong time lol. One day the first love will show but with over over 200 other cars have come a gone. I enjoy the show because I love the chase. I still back road back street and look everwhere I go......Safe Travels
I found one of the 61 Sunliners on a farm outside of Greeley Colorado in 87 that had been parked since 72. I put tires on it, fresh gas, pulled the plugs and dripped some oil into the cylinders and a new battery. Fired up and drove it home to Estes Park.
I REALLY LIKE YOU KNOWLEDGE ON ALL THOSE VEHICLES, AND HOW YOU EXPLAINED THEM.
That 1968 chevelle ss396 is a nice car. 1970 chevelle is on my dream list for cars to own before i die.
Would love to see that Abarth collection. In the 60’s I saw a double bubble on the Santa Ana freeway. Rip snorting bad ass little car!
BEST SHOW ON TH-cam. Clicked the notification so fast.
That stationwagon he was driving was the same car my family had in the 70s. Brought back some memories.
I get that the Abarths are insanely awesome, but one doesn't simply see a Alpine A110 tucked away in South Carolina and not say anything about it!
Wow wow wow. Love vintage Abarth, and what a collection of rare Jews this man has.
Kudos to the Abarth collection that’s amazing
Wow! The Berkley. The one I remember had a two stroke engine, with a chain driven front wheel drive. Great memories.
Its like Christmas every time i see a new episode of your show Tom. Great job!!
Nice to see some European and Japanese cars get a feature instead of just American!
6 years ago I had a chance to buy a Rambler Merlin that had every option available. If i remember right it even had the rare retactable seatbelts option. The engine was a 327 with a 4bbl. The guys grandmother had bought it new in 1965. Could have picked it up for $1500.00. But it was going to need a frame off restoration. We put a pencil to it and decided it wouldn't ever be worth the cost to restore it.
Feel like going to America everytime i watch this episodes! Love this show.
I find cars all over in the Detroit area. That 70 Buick GS is awesome! I know where a 70 Buick Stage 1 GS hardtop with a 455 is, but the owner won't sell it. It is sunk into the ground now. Been sitting for a good four or five years now. He "thinks" its worth millions, but he is just ruining it, by letting it sit in his back yard, covered in plastic. Another four or five years it will only be good for parts. I love that one of a kind, 67 Ford Country Squire!
Greetings from Statesville NC, I found this channel because my Dad has a 66 fastback mustang in the garage and I was looking for videos behind it, great show!
I came across a guy at a gas station a couple years ago, with a black 1958 impala 2 door, on a trailer. It had a 348 tri power! He had just picked it up for $8 grand.
All I see is a lot of cars going to waste from his hoarder.
yowza yowza If not for this hoarder those cars would have seen the crusher years ago
yowza yowza right, only selling them cause he has to, otherwise they're mostly rotting to junk, he's destroyed a lot of value already
Disgusting
Breaks my heart to see these cars rusting in the rain
The double bubble also helps with airflow to the rear of the car, meaning the rear wheels are pushed down without the need for an unsightly spoiler. In the case of something like an Alfa TZ3 where Zagato incorporated the bubble in the roof for greater stability, they’ve also cut the rear of the car off abruptly - also known as a kammtail - to reduce the vehicle’s drag to improve aerodynamics and overall speed and fuel economy. Clever people, these engineers designers...!
Matthew Price
That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. You must have manure for brains.The double bubble doesn't push the car down...its for drivers with helmets.
Love their idea of “fair” condition...lol
Dave seems like a chill dude.
what a great episode! i wish convertibles were still popular.
Double-bubble tops were (and still are) a unique Zagato design element... if you see them on anything, odds are you're looking at a Zagato-designed car...
Me having a 1960 el camino I was blown away with the 60 impala.
Boy i could feel the excitement thru my screen. Great as always!
That 1960 Catalina 4 door sedan is a beauty! (w/ the red wheels at 1:06)
The prices this guy is throwing out are absurd. He's throwing out in some cases fully restored prices.
I call that the Donald Trump syndrome. Absurd prices.. And absurd turn around times to get them running and driving.
The thing is - I dkn how about in America - that from times to times there's a someone that pays indeed! It's like that saying that everyday a fool comes out and you just have to find him... In Europe those cars would go for even more money in worst conditions to be honest... 🤔
And now you know why these cars have been sitting forever
Cool, more cars that could be cool again rusting in a field. Great job everyone!
I'd take the Trans Am for 6k. Hell yeah. Be a nice project to turn it into my personal version of the Bandit
One of your best videos. Love the C1 Vette. Also would like to have the Harley Hummer that caught my eye. I owned 2 as a teen. Really liking the Ford wagon you're driving.
You skipped right by that Fiero GT 2 times! 3:36 and 4:23
TheVoidNoob I saw that!!! I was like, "what, no mention of the Fiero GT right there?!" But I think Tom is more into the '50s and '60s stuff.
He may well be BUT he's not in the know as you, TheVoidNoob, me and thousands of others are. WE know how nice and pleasant to drive the Gt was/is.
Still have my pristine Red 1988 GT and people, especially the younger guys go "Wow, sir, what is that car? It's fabulous? Italian? Nope, Pontiac. What?!?
Some people are wakening to this car and the values are going up. Finally.
Damn the Corvette guys at GM who are the ones that killed the Fiero. Damn.
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The addition of a Cadillac v8 made the car even more unique....
@@marcryvon Heard they were improved. Mostly I saw them on ramp trucks as Fiero Flambe`. :)
But Italian? These kids got some stuying to do. Would like to drive one someday.
Love how Tom calls them pillars not posts. Good Job Tom.
Love that country squire, such a great find!!
Babied that stiff Chevelle hood up to keep from bending it. GJ Tom!
If I had the money a lot of them cars would be coming home with me!
That 70 GS IS FABULOUS
Hes kinda crazy on the price of some cars like bruh
I lived long enough to see $100 cars in the 70's worth something today, those old Chevy's that is. LOL I remember a man in my neighborhood buying a Marlin. It was rare even when new. As kids we would make the long walk up to the top of hill just to see it. Back in that day many guys were just getting back from Vietnam and buying new cars in 68 to 70 as soon as they returned home.
Favourite car in this episode? The Renault Alpine seen in the last few minutes of footage.
"I want 40 grand.."
Yeah, dya think you could take all the piled up boxes off it before hand then?
Your knowledge of cars is second to none..
Those cars are going to rot into the ground . He is asking top dollar prices for junk. I actually thought he was joking at first.
gjm666 he's actively selling them
Keil Kruse Actively possibly, but far from reasonably.
gjm666 do you buy cars by shape and color or by the qualities that can make a like a ford pinto a one of one
I almost died laughing when he said $3000 for the 4 door Chevelle. You can get those in better condition for under $1200 all day long
1500 dollar cars! he's asking 5000 dollars for his junk couse he seen a car like it go for 100,000 dollars on barret-jackson.
It must be quite depressing seeing all those marvellous cars sitting out in the open rotting away, and they will never see the road again.
I'm trying to find a 1959 Sunbeam Rapier. I hope you run across one on this show. They're a great little British import. My parents had one and we did a road trip up the Pacific coast, across Canada and down through the Dakotas in 1963-63. Never forget that trip.
That 60 Chevy 348 convert is not easy to find. For sentimental reasons, I'd love to have that one.
Awesome episode. This is really what I wait for on TH-cam....thx for my entertainment!
Looks like a fun place to look around but his prices are way too high!!
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Damn I was excited when I saw tall the old Chevy's. I didn't think by C1 it would be the early ones... Those are very rare....
other then crazing on the body work it looks mint
If you haven't been to Elicott Colorado and checked out Web's junk yard you need to put it on your bucket list. He has the most amazing collection of Chevy Suburban's you'll ever see. Hopefully he's still alive or his son Dale still has the yard.
“Runs and drives” lol, ok fella
roadkill needs to come and check out any of these cars. would make a nice episode
props on buying the country squire. that thing is a sweet ride.
This show, The History Guy, and some of Jay Leno, are the reasons I watch TH-cam when I should be cleaning up the house.
One of the 1st. cars shown is a full-size '64 Dodge 2dr. hdtp. using mostly Chrysler body parts. Very unique bit of ChryCo. history. The early 'Vette w/no air cleaners was just sad. The Abarth Zagats are too much! THAT guy is COOL!
some of these cars look really clean for having supposedly sat in the woods for years.
Incredible episode, Tom. Unbelievable. Bravo.