Cars in Barns INSANE find.

TheAutoArchaeologist · May 10, 2011, 10:39:40 AM

I had a job interview in Vermont, and a friend of mine Art said that there was a local Mopar nut around that area. So I searched him out and OH BOY look at what he has.

DO NOT TELL WHERE AND WHO THIS GUY IS. HE DOES NOT WANT TO HAVE HIS LOCATION PUBLISHED. JUST THE PICTURES TO SHOW WHAT HE HAS. IF YOU KNOW, DON'T SAY.

The story will be posted over 3 days at the link below, but here are a few pictures. I took over 500 pictures, they are all also below.

CARS IN BARNS BLOG

Vermont Cars in Barns Pictures!

Lennard · May 10, 2011, 10:58:00 AM

To bad most of them are rotting away...

68X426 · May 10, 2011, 11:02:23 AM

Insane only if they are cheap.

66FBCharger · May 10, 2011, 11:09:51 AM

GPULLER · May 10, 2011, 11:48:40 AM

Quote from: 68X426 on May 10, 2011, 11:02:23 AM
Insane only if they are cheap.

Cars are never for sale at places like that. Shame

66FBCharger · May 10, 2011, 12:21:21 PM

It is hard to imagine that many of those cars will ever be restored and back on the road. More than likely they will get crushed when the owner dies and the surviving relatives need to clean up to sell the property.
There are some cool cars, but how many can you restore in your lifetime? It would be better to sell some off before they are totally gone, with the hope someone can save them and enjoy them.

1968_Charger · May 10, 2011, 12:39:51 PM

looks like he left all the good ones outside. $:-\$

Patronus · May 10, 2011, 12:58:27 PM

too bad they're all just rotting away

TruckDriver · May 10, 2011, 01:00:58 PM

Quote from: 1968_Charger on May 10, 2011, 12:39:51 PM
looks like he left all the good ones outside. $:-\$

Thanks for sharing though

Stormin · May 10, 2011, 01:01:22 PM

I've been to his place before. Nice enough guy. Tried to buy some stuff, he was a little high on pricing, but after all it is MOPAR stuff!

Patronus · May 10, 2011, 01:07:28 PM

Its good to see though, they're just making mine worth more

six-tee-nine · May 10, 2011, 01:13:59 PM

Actually...... I dont get this, I sold a 72 S series Mercedes last year, a model of wich I'm very fond of. It was a nice V8 car with AC and power windows so not common also, but I could not store it inside any longer so I decided to sell it on because I could not bare the fact that the car would slowly fade away when stored outdoors.
What I regret most is that I did'nt search harder for a place to store it.

So I can understand that you are crazy about cars but why would anyone want to stack them in a forest and dont do sh*t with them?

WB General Lee · May 10, 2011, 01:18:27 PM

Not to much high dollar stuff there and by the time you restore them you will have more in it than the car is worth. I have done that before

If they were Hemi cars it would be different. I like the Fury police car

twodko · May 10, 2011, 01:58:47 PM

WOW!!!!! I have dibs on the hemi motor.

SFRT · May 10, 2011, 02:02:31 PM

i wan that cop car

nvrbdn · May 10, 2011, 02:04:31 PM

im thinking that 65 coronet in the one barn looks like it might be pretty nice according to the one little corner that we get to see. then the 66/67 charger on the rack may be nice if the doors would just open a little bit more

stripedelete · May 10, 2011, 02:41:24 PM

The pic of the 1st gen hovering in the barn is actually a pretty cool shot.

Wonder if that can be converted to black and white?

JRGBoss · May 10, 2011, 03:12:45 PM

This is not an isolated case. There are more of these places than you can imagine. The collection may be different but the story is similar. There are folks that have a knack for collecting other people's junk. The good thing is that the nicer stuff he put inside. Most of it was probably already in bad shape when he got it. There is an old gentleman that has a collection of assorted cars up on his 50 acres up in the San Gorgonio mountains.

When I was in Georgia I was talking to a representative of Macon Iron and she told me that most of the scrap iron that they bought came from old farms that were being cleaned up because the owners had passed. So this may just be the fate of some of these once fine specimens of Detroit Iron.

Mikesmoparperformance · May 10, 2011, 03:23:52 PM

Forsale?

It is a shame that those cars a rotting a way to the elements!!

JRGBoss · May 10, 2011, 03:59:30 PM

Quote from: six-tee-nine on May 10, 2011, 01:13:59 PM

So I can understand that you are crazy about cars but why would anyone want to stack them in a forest and dont do sh*t with them?

I believe it has something to do with an aggressive mutant squirrel gene.

69bronzeT5 · May 10, 2011, 04:13:24 PM

Holy sh*t......

1970Moparmann · May 10, 2011, 04:36:48 PM

That's incredible.

The sad reality of it will probably be the guy with pass away and all the cars will go to a scrap yard.

bull · May 10, 2011, 05:33:01 PM

Brilliant! Put the Fury cop car inside and leave the Cudas, Chargers and GTXs outside.

NHCharger · May 10, 2011, 05:49:10 PM

Wonder how long some have been sitting there? What a waste.

jeryst · May 10, 2011, 06:47:16 PM

Quote from: JRGBoss on May 10, 2011, 03:12:45 PM
This is not an isolated case. There are more of these places than you can imagine. The collection may be different but the story is similar. There are folks that have a knack for collecting other people's junk.

Sad but true. I know of 3 places within 50 miles of me that are like this.
Gonna fix them all up someday. (sigh)

TheAutoArchaeologist · May 10, 2011, 08:11:18 PM

Sorry for the delay.

Yes, they are sad. Also sad, I don't know where I was. I don't even have the guys phone number!

But the guy has a few Hemi's lying around. None of the 426 variety though. There are 2 in his drive way as of Saturday.

Also here, by request.

Also... this Hemi below.....

Is in this truck!

lexxman · May 10, 2011, 09:26:41 PM

I was just looking at afew of those pictures.Man thats alot of cars.You could send days looking around there.

DC_1 · May 10, 2011, 09:55:48 PM

brings a tear to my eye

squeakfinder · May 10, 2011, 10:21:44 PM

A belt driven air compressor and 2 barrel intake on that dump truck? How barbaric.
Still, would be cool to restore that one.

TheAutoArchaeologist · May 10, 2011, 10:38:27 PM

Part two is up!

Cars in Barns in Vermont PART TWO

JRGBoss · May 11, 2011, 12:01:33 AM

Should be interesting viewing on Google Earth.

Out in Southern California there was a guy with a similar problem on about 10 acres. He had an assorted collection of vehicles, trucks, trailers, etc. It took years but the County went in there and cleaned up the place based on some nuisance law. He just happened to be in a road that over the years became more and more travelled and folks started complaining about the eyesore.

bull · May 11, 2011, 01:34:16 AM

Quote from: Devil on May 10, 2011, 08:11:18 PM
Also here, by request.

This is a great pic. Love it.

tan top · May 11, 2011, 02:39:34 AM

good pictures & write up Ryan

djcarguy · May 11, 2011, 03:05:59 AM

Quote from: Devil on May 10, 2011, 10:38:27 PM
Part two is up!

Cars in Barns in Vermont PART TWO

this is very sad site

DO YOU AT LEAST ASK OR SOUND OUT THESE OLD HORDERS OR CAR KILLERS,,BOUT SELLING OFF SOME OF THE SAVABLE SHELLS OUT ROTTING?

??I ASKED BEFORE BUT YOU DIDNT REPLY?

?THANKS FOR PICS AND TEARS THEY CAUSE,HAHAHA.. I WANT YELLOW CUDA SHELL. BYE

no318 · May 11, 2011, 07:58:49 AM

I may be crazy, but I was dreaming about the 69 fury patrol car. What a cool family cruiser.

TheAutoArchaeologist · May 11, 2011, 09:34:00 AM

Quote from: djcarguy on May 11, 2011, 03:05:59 AM

this is very sad site DO YOU AT LEAST ASK OR SOUND OUT THESE OLD HORDERS OR CAR KILLERS,,BOUT SELLING OFF SOME OF THE SAVABLE SHELLS OUT ROTTING???I ASKED BEFORE BUT YOU DIDNT REPLY??THANKS FOR PICS AND TEARS THEY CAUSE,HAHAHA.. I WANT YELLOW CUDA SHELL. BYE

Sorry if I didn't reply, I didn't mean anything by it. The guy does sell stuff. But he doesn't want to be known across the internet. Only local. I don't even have the guys phone number. Sorry.

It is some crazy stuff, just wait for part 3!

The70RT · May 11, 2011, 09:38:21 AM

JRGBoss · May 11, 2011, 10:42:20 AM

http://livingstingy.blogspot.com/2010/08/hoarding-disorder-car.html

This is a good article about the mindset of some car hoarders. Like I said earlier there are many out there....

bobs66440 · May 11, 2011, 11:34:43 AM

That is one amazing collection...

billssuperbird · May 11, 2011, 03:47:55 PM

TK73 · May 11, 2011, 03:54:59 PM

Absolute damn shame.

Old guys like that are gonna kick it and the kids will scrap everything not covered...

stripedelete · May 11, 2011, 04:05:45 PM

Thanks for the B&W

freddyd02 · May 11, 2011, 07:55:36 PM

I hate guys that do that, hoard cars and say they're going to restore them someday.. I worked with a guy that has a bunch of mopars sitting out in a field rotting away, sell them!! lets someone love the car and restore it! at least itll be back on the road.

DonC1 · May 11, 2011, 10:44:51 PM

Thing is if he didn't hoard those cars in the first place they probably would have been crushed long ago...at least the ones outside.

TheAutoArchaeologist · May 11, 2011, 11:07:08 PM

Part Three is up. Too tired to answer questions. I will finish up tomorrow.

www.carsinbarns.blogspot.com

RallyeMike · May 12, 2011, 12:39:43 AM

Thanks a lot for torturing us. Where do I get in line for a flogging?

By the collection, you'd think he appreciates these cars and wants to save as many as possible, but his intent doesnt seem to match what's happening in reality. Good to see some of them being preserved, but shame on that guy for letting a LOT of decent parts and pieces that others can use rot away.

AKcharger · May 12, 2011, 12:43:52 AM

Remember guys...it's people like that who make our cars increase in value...supply and demand!

Cooter · May 12, 2011, 05:58:51 AM

I love these type threads. Some old guy who thinks all his "Junk" is worth a fortune, but doesn't like thios "New fangled" internet and only deals in locals with cash in hand (Which most of the locals know dude is crazy as a Junebug)....Prolly wants a fortune for that 215 Cu.In. "Hemi" which isn't even worth the trouble to scrap....Another dreamer.

Meanwhile, everybody who sees the cars rotting sway refuses to pay his price for whatever it is they want. So, the cars end up rotting away ANYWAY...

Seriously? I doubt anybody here would or could buy anything from this dude. It's already determined that he is clkearly looking to killl someone on the price IF he sells anything so all the bitchin' in the world won't get any of these cars sold or restored...Let 'em rot, and I hope all his work in collecting them, building buildings to store 'em in over the years, all that thinking about how he owns a gold mine by the way some folks go there and ogle over his junk, all that time waiting on some dumbass with more oney than brains is for nothing. I dude sees his family crush every one of 'em for scrap price...At least it won't give dude any more people for him to "Dream" about how much money he's sitting on..

tan top · May 12, 2011, 09:06:08 AM

nother great instalment Ryan

, see that 68 charger had discs & that limelite GTX buy the looks of it

awesome pictures , thanks for sharing

Iron Chef · May 12, 2011, 09:21:34 AM

Quote from: Cooter on May 12, 2011, 05:58:51 AM
I love these type threads. Some old guy who thinks all his "Junk" is worth a fortune, but doesn't like thios "New fangled" internet and only deals in locals with cash in hand (Which most of the locals know dude is crazy as a Junebug)....Prolly wants a fortune for that 215 Cu.In. "Hemi" which isn't even worth the trouble to scrap....Another dreamer.

Meanwhile, everybody who sees the cars rotting sway refuses to pay his price for whatever it is they want. So, the cars end up rotting away ANYWAY...

Seriously? I doubt anybody here would or could buy anything from this dude. It's already determined that he is clkearly looking to killl someone on the price IF he sells anything so all the bitchin' in the world won't get any of these cars sold or restored...Let 'em rot, and I hope all his work in collecting them, building buildings to store 'em in over the years, all that thinking about how he owns a gold mine by the way some folks go there and ogle over his junk, all that time waiting on some dumbass with more oney than brains is for nothing. I dude sees his family crush every one of 'em for scrap price...At least it won't give dude any more people for him to "Dream" about how much money he's sitting on..

Best post right here.

I knew some half-crazy old coot like that in California. His property was full of Chevys and Fords. "Ohhh...don't tell anyone where I'm at!!!" Don't flatter yourself there Grizzly Adams...no one's gonna beat a path to your door to take this rusted out crap from you. You'll die with this junk and it'll be scrapped. Sure enough...3 years later he kicked the bucket and they came and hauled everything away. Except that the wreckers said they were going to keep some of the nicer cars.

Smooth move there captain.

BigBlackDodge · May 12, 2011, 01:02:06 PM

It's hard to tell if the cars are sinking into the earth or is the earth rising to meet them.

Great pics as always.

BBD

SFRT · May 12, 2011, 11:06:12 PM

shame...I know a hoarder here in town hes got 20 odd cars, all awesome models and makes, in various states of slow death squirrelled away in different garages and storage joints owned by friends and family.......gonna fix them ALL one day ( he's 50) and as a topper all of them are years out of reg or owed money on to the dmv. etc. guy cant even afford to register them properly..but some day he will FIX EM ALL. and of course, they are all worth BJ $$$$.........oh yeeah.

sheesh.

daveco · May 13, 2011, 12:59:18 AM

Fun looking at the photos (thanks) but it really is a shame to see them being slowly converted into MPo2 (MoparOxide).

JRGBoss · May 13, 2011, 09:46:22 AM

http://dawsoncreek.canadianlisted.com/cars/100s-of-cars-must-go-now_569476.html

This is what eventually happens to those that hoard. The more remote you are the longer you will go unnoticed. Anybody headed to Canada?

TheAutoArchaeologist · May 13, 2011, 10:33:00 AM

Well here is hoping I get the job at Hemmings and I will have more time to fully discover that yard and see everything there is to see. Perhaps he will allow me to save one of those A-bodies.

Ryan

MSRacing89 · May 13, 2011, 02:17:48 PM

I have one car and sometimes it's hard to find the time to keep up with!

This guy has some serious issues.

MTPOCKET · May 13, 2011, 08:48:43 PM

You better have a chain saw if you want any of those cars..

Couple more falls and the camouflage is complete you will not be able to see any of those cars..

arrow · May 13, 2011, 11:34:49 PM

Quote from: JRGBoss on May 13, 2011, 09:46:22 AM
http://dawsoncreek.canadianlisted.com/cars/100s-of-cars-must-go-now_569476.html

This is what eventually happens to those that hoard. The more remote you are the longer you will go unnoticed. Anybody headed to Canada?

some fair better

aussiemuscle · May 16, 2011, 12:52:54 AM

Quote from: DevilDO NOT TELL WHERE AND WHO THIS GUY IS.

Quote from: NHCharger on May 10, 2011, 05:49:10 PM
Wonder how long some have been sitting there? What a waste.

Don't let anyone know where he is, because there are forum members here that would lynch him for such a crime against mopar

TheAutoArchaeologist · May 19, 2011, 03:14:02 PM

He just likes to have his cars, he doesn't really wanna get rid of them.

One last blog about my adventure last week.

http://carsinbarns.blogspot.com/2011/05/theres-mopars-and-other-makes-in-that_19.html

Topher · May 20, 2011, 10:25:46 AM

He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

The70RT · May 20, 2011, 07:21:02 PM

He likes to have them

If he sold half of them he could have a couple more done.

TheAutoArchaeologist · May 24, 2011, 02:58:01 PM

Well sadly I won't have the ability to investigate this place more, I will not be moving out to Vermont. No a-bodies for me I guess.

bakerhillpins · May 25, 2011, 07:24:26 AM

Quote from: Devil on May 24, 2011, 02:58:01 PM
Well sadly I won't have the ability to investigate this place more, I will not be moving out to Vermont. No a-bodies for me I guess.

Very sorry to hear that it didn't work out for you.

Must be a tough bunch as you seem to have a great passion for the cars, hunt, and most importantly the urge to express that in words. I always enjoy reading your blog posts and think Hemmings missed the boat on this one.

Guess I am going to have to spend a weekend cruzing around down in that area to see what I "run into".

jobbless · May 26, 2011, 05:08:18 PM

A guy near me had to get rid of his collection. There were 66 67 GTOs, 70 challenger, 74 roadrunner, chevelles, a 55 chevys, Countless cool old cars. The township was on him, Scrapped them all. People had been trying to buy stuff off of him for years. wouldn't sell a thing. wouldn't even sell when he was scraping them. on the way to the crusher. even at the crusher. he didnt want anyone else to have them..

freddyd02 · May 26, 2011, 07:18:55 PM

Quote from: jobbless on May 26, 2011, 05:08:18 PM
A guy near me had to get rid of his collection. There were 66 67 GTOs, 70 challenger, 74 roadrunner, chevelles, a 55 chevys, Countless cool old cars. The township was on him, Scrapped them all. People had been trying to buy stuff off of him for years. wouldn't sell a thing. wouldn't even sell when he was scraping them. on the way to the crusher. even at the crusher. he didnt want anyone else to have them..

What a moron.. Just cuz he couldn't have them no one could.. what a waste and shame..

The70RT · May 31, 2011, 09:55:52 PM

Just think he could have sold all but one and had funds to restore just that one

twodko · May 31, 2011, 10:18:24 PM

Quote from: Topher on May 20, 2011, 10:25:46 AM
He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

There it is.

TheAutoArchaeologist · June 20, 2011, 12:51:18 PM

Thought you guys might like to see that the site has a few followers... they don't know how to read apparently, but still cool.

http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/is-this-yard-the-actions-of-a-mopar-enthusiast-or-a-car-hoarder/

http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/another-barn-find-68-charger-proves-rare-mopars-are-still-out-there/

HOTROD · June 20, 2011, 03:05:12 PM

I know a yard here in MO. I visit every year we have yet to get a thing except stores it sucks !!

lee2 · June 20, 2011, 08:29:25 PM

There is a yard be me in wisconsin. I love to go there. Tons of old mopars. I never asked if he would sell any whole cars, but he mentioned he wanted to sell the whole yard. and believe me when i say THIS PLACE IS HUGE. you could spend a week strait there and not see it all. But one thing is for sure. He will not crush any car. But if he did decide to sell a car it would probably be pricey. he likes his money.

tsmithae · June 20, 2011, 10:56:00 PM

Quote from: lee2 on June 20, 2011, 08:29:25 PM
There is a yard be me in wisconsin. I love to go there. Tons of old mopars. I never asked if he would sell any whole cars, but he mentioned he wanted to sell the whole yard. and believe me when i say THIS PLACE IS HUGE. you could spend a week strait there and not see it all. But one thing is for sure. He will not crush any car. But if he did decide to sell a car it would probably be pricey. he likes his money.

Where would this yard in WI be? I live in N. IL and if its not far, I need to get out and take a day off and do something for fun.

Steve P. · June 21, 2011, 01:32:56 AM

This story is nothing but sad..... He'll never do a thing with them. There was a guy here in Tampa that had very many old mopars. He died and his son had the burden of clearing out the land to sell it. The son was completely clueless as to what was worth anything. I offered some assistance and recommended he give the bodies that didn't sell to local schools for the up and coming kids to work on and appreciate. Don't know if he ever did that though... Sure wish we had some nice old iron to work on when I went to auto shop....

TheAutoArchaeologist · June 21, 2011, 10:06:29 AM

Quote from: lee2 on June 20, 2011, 08:29:25 PM
There is a yard be me in wisconsin. I love to go there. Tons of old mopars. I never asked if he would sell any whole cars, but he mentioned he wanted to sell the whole yard. and believe me when i say THIS PLACE IS HUGE. you could spend a week strait there and not see it all. But one thing is for sure. He will not crush any car. But if he did decide to sell a car it would probably be pricey. he likes his money.

There is three yards I know of in Wisconsin that you might be speaking of.... It doesn't happen to have a 71 Challenger R/T sitting out there. I believe it was purple?

And yea, it is sad. He does sell stuff, but just locally. Doesn't have a computer, doesn't want to deal with shipping. His wife is Mopar nut as well, so I think they are safe for the time being.

tsmithae · June 21, 2011, 11:51:20 AM

Quote from: Devil on June 21, 2011, 10:06:29 AM

There is three yards I know of in Wisconsin that you might be speaking of.... It doesn't happen to have a 71 Challenger R/T sitting out there. I believe it was purple?

And yea, it is sad. He does sell stuff, but just locally. Doesn't have a computer, doesn't want to deal with shipping. His wife is Mopar nut as well, so I think they are safe for the time being.

Would anyone be willing to clue me in on locations of any of these yards?

lee2 · June 21, 2011, 12:10:28 PM

Quote from: Devil on June 21, 2011, 10:06:29 AM
Quote from: lee2 on June 20, 2011, 08:29:25 PM
There is a yard be me in wisconsin. I love to go there. Tons of old mopars. I never asked if he would sell any whole cars, but he mentioned he wanted to sell the whole yard. and believe me when i say THIS PLACE IS HUGE. you could spend a week strait there and not see it all. But one thing is for sure. He will not crush any car. But if he did decide to sell a car it would probably be pricey. he likes his money.

There is three yards I know of in Wisconsin that you might be speaking of.... It doesn't happen to have a 71 Challenger R/T sitting out there. I believe it was purple?

And yea, it is sad. He does sell stuff, but just locally. Doesn't have a computer, doesn't want to deal with shipping. His wife is Mopar nut as well, so I think they are safe for the time being.

As I recall he did have one. I thought it was a 70. it was stripped out and the dash forward was gone.

RAC95054 · June 21, 2011, 05:10:43 PM

As Mr. T would say, I pity the fool! He could turn all of that in cash to otherwise enjoy/fix up some of the better toys he has there already, but instead they will all turn to dust, or head to the crusher (except the ones inside that him family will later sell off after his death, assuming he has some sort of will, that the state and/or Feds do lay claim to).

TheAutoArchaeologist · June 22, 2011, 12:31:06 PM

He's content where he is right now. Like I mentioned before, he does sell stuff, it is an active junkyard. He just doesn't advertise or use the internet or anything. So you have to be local to get stuff from him. Unless you want to drive all the way to New York to get what you need.

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