Charlie Lyons found 69 Daytona Barn Find found in Alabama

[djcarguy]

   definitly not a HOG hit on tona..HOGS are so solid they are bout the worst animal to hit like hitting a bloulder they go under car an destory the front end on the way.   

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pictures from HOTROD

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[UFO]

Wonder how many creature's they took home with them?

[Mytur Binsdirti]

After looking at the wing & engine compartment. I have to ask if by chance, this guy is the owner.....

[Dave Kanofsky]

Apparently it's going to auction in January...

https://www.mecum.com/lot-detail/FL0116-229950/0/1969-Dodge-Daytona/Automatic/

[Aero426]

Staged in a new "barn find" setting for a professional photo shoot and marketing purposes.    

This is the new M.O.   Find the car.  Buy the car.  Get Hot Rod, MCG or (insert publication here) to write it up with the usual tear jerker, "I've always wanted a Daytona" story.     Then consign it and hire the pro photographer to take the glamour shots complete with lighting.   Overall, I find it distasteful.  

[JB400]

The cow was a nice touch. They should have put a couple chickens on the wing.

[odcics2]

Staged in a new "barn find" setting for a professional photo shoot and marketing purposes.    

This is the new M.O.   Find the car.  Buy the car.  Get Hot Rod, MCG or (insert publication here) to write it up with the usual tear jerker, "I've always wanted a Daytona" story.     Then consign it and hire the pro photographer to take the glamour shots complete with lighting.   Overall, I find it distasteful.  

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Hope the profits go to the guy that stored it for years...  HA!    Like that will happen.   

[Dave Kanofsky]

  Overall, I find it distasteful. 

[Ghoste]

I like the fresh greenery casually tossed onto the engine as if it were there all along.  I've quite had my fill of "barn" finds, the term has become as appealing to me as frame off restorations of unibody cars or survivors with rusted 1/4's and repainted fenders.

[Davtona]

I've quite had my fill of "barn" finds, the term has become as appealing to me as frame off restorations of unibody cars or survivors with rusted 1/4's and repainted fenders.

I've always wanted a Daytona huh. Ya right you will never own one as obviously money is more important. Just another flipper. This was a cool story at first with potential that went downhill fast today for me anyway. I agree the barn find thing is definitely worn out although this appeared closer to a real one than most. Most times they are about some I want to be famous guy that stumbles across something the owner and the relatively local crowd knows exactly what it is. But the whole rest of the world does not know about it so he feels it is his duty to blab about it to the entire world. Too bad this did not go to someone who genuinely wanted a wing car. Now it is probably out of the range of the average person. Be curious what it does sell for. Wrong guy / right place I guess you could say.  

[69_500]

Story would have a completely different ending if I was the one who had drug it out of the barn.

[billssuperbird]

  I just saw it is going to mecum auction in January they said it should go as high as 180 Thousand as is

[thehemikid]

Different ending X3

"As is",...They'll definitely need to wash their hands before they contaminate (push in) the next ride. Flee collar might come in handy.

[djcarguy]

   So with the scum=bag DISCLAIMERS  they can sell it with lots of made-up half turths an stupid info an guesstamation,an all is covered ??  Saying the seller or aution company did or said that not me???   


   drivers seat says 200,020 k to 5 hundred thousand miles to me??

   that tona sheet metal could bee paper thin with rust,setting that low an long in dirt ??

  what is the statement they STABILIZED THE INTERIOR      TRYED TO COVER MOUSE PISS?

   GOOD LUCK TO NEW BUYER, do lots of inspecting ??        shame on lier a-holes      DJ   

[RallyeMike]

Quote from: Aero426 on December 07, 2015, 03:45:59 PM

 Overall, I find it distasteful.  

yesnod yesnod mad mad

Very disappointing to see a premier auction house hosting this fakery, but I guess that's sales 101.

Does anyone really think a plain jane 440/auto will bring the estimated $150-180K? Even with the hype and lubricated sales job I don't think it will even be close.

[RallyeMike]

On second thought maybe I should take a lesson from this. I'm going to park the 500 under the pine trees for a year, piss on the carpet, and let the air out of the tires.

Mecum and early retirement here I come!

   

[cdr]

look what Big Willie's sold for, I dont see this one going for 180k

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

I've quite had my fill of "barn" finds, the term has become as appealing to me as frame off restorations of unibody cars or survivors with rusted 1/4's and repainted fenders.

I've always wanted a Daytona huh. Ya right you will never own one as obviously money is more important. Just another flipper. This was a cool story at first with potential that went downhill fast today for me anyway. I agree the barn find thing is definitely worn out although this appeared closer to a real one than most. Most times they are about some I want to be famous guy that stumbles across something the owner and the relatively local crowd knows exactly what it is. But the whole rest of the world does not know about it so he feels it is his duty to blab about it to the entire world. Too bad this did not go to someone who genuinely wanted a wing car. Now it is probably out of the range of the average person. Be curious what it does sell for. Wrong guy / right place I guess you could say.  

Yup, I'm ruining the hobby one neglected vehicle at a time.  I guess I'll just have to live with that burden.

I am as well disgusted by this.  Geoff Stunkard and I were talking about all the BS going on with this car.  And there is stuff on the Aero Warriors Facebook page with more information on the guy who bought and is now flipping the car.  One of the reasons I never reveal the location or information behind the cars I find.

It will not get anywhere near what they are asking, and them making up barn find pictures just to sell the car, when there are pictures of the car "as found" is just terrible.

[hemi-hampton]

So it's not a real Barn find? LEON.

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

So it's not a real Barn find? LEON.

It was a "barn find" persay.  I forget what they call those car buildings with a roof and no sides, not a lean-to.  It was bought by a Chevy guy and known flipper.  I don't know the details, but he paid enough for the owner to sell it to him.  And now he's flipping it at Mecum. 

It is sad and disappointing that it he didn't sell to someone who would put the love into it and keep it.  I can only imagine what the owner must feel like now.  It is a terrible, terrible thing this guy did.

[hemi-hampton]

SO, Is the picture you just posted above how or where it was originally found? If so not exactly a barn. I think some call those Carports. Reminds me of a unrestored original 68 Dart I seen in a Carport in Alabama. I ask my sister to pull over & I want to knock on door & see if for sale. Old people like to use carports so I tell my sister I bet a old lady owns it. She sez no, I doubt it. SO, I knock on door and a old lady like 70 answers door & I think yeah, I was right, old lady owns it. I ask if she owns Dart & she sez no, Her Mother owns it, which is like 90 something. I say is it for sale & she gets Her Mother & she sez Yes, She'll sell it. I meet her at back door & she starts it, pops hood ect. Ends up a Dart 270 with 273 V8 if I remember right, low miles like 50 or 60 k. Original Plastic still on seats & interior mint. All under hood original except maybe Battery & belts. She sez she wants $1,500. No funds on me at the time but when I come back with funds many months later car is gone. Bummer. LEON.