Barn Finds, cars left for dead.

KEN BUGAJ · 09-29-2012, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlie A

Never heard of a RS/Z28 convertible. Or for that matter, any 1969 Z/28 convertible.

Because they never made it ,,,

Charlie A · 09-29-2012, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by KEN BUGAJ

Because they never made it ,,,

Yuuuuuuuuuuup. Being kind.

That will be "One of One" at BJ next year! lol

More current barn finds, please.

Katrina killed most of ours. Turned them into rebar.

They are still out there in the rest of the world..

HEMIDARTDAVE · 09-29-2012, 01:47 PM

The one and only early Z28 Camaro convertible was a '68 built for Pete Estes, Chevrolet General Manager. It was sold at an auction a few years ago.

Charlie A · 09-29-2012, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by HEMIDARTDAVE

The one and only early Z28 Camaro convertible was a '68 built for Pete Estes, Chevrolet General Manager. It was sold at an auction a few years ago.

Hemi Moose · 09-29-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie A

Yuuuuuuuuuuup. Being kind.

That will be "One of One" at BJ next year! lol

More current barn finds, please.

Katrina killed most of ours. Turned them into rebar.

They are still out there in the rest of the world..

Charlie, I've always meant to ask you about that, so what type of cars did you hear about that were destroyed by the hurricane & floods down there.

Hemi Moose · 09-29-2012, 06:10 PM

Jeez what a shame about this Shelby convertible...

Hemi Moose · 09-29-2012, 06:15 PM

A couple more Shelby's left to die...

Charlie A · 09-29-2012, 06:17 PM

Only one I know of as a fact was a 427 66 Fairlane. Went under 12 ft. of saltwater.
There were reports of approx. 500,000 vehicles lost. We had acres and acres of storage lots for flooded cars.
You could see classics and muscle cars, custom and antiques in the copart lots.
Fresh water flood cars can sometimes be recovered.
Saltwater flood.....slow rusty death.
Sad.

Hemi Moose · 09-29-2012, 06:21 PM

This one was originally a 1970 Hemi Superbird that was parked in a woman's back yard for awhile then one day it was gone...

Charlie A · 09-29-2012, 06:37 PM

Here's an older story I found about a local "cow pasture" lot that processed over 30,000 Katrina cars.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/au...anted=all&_r=0

I saw 18 wheelers loaded with cars and trucks headed up U.S.49 for months.
A lot of the cars then looked like they just took them from your driveway and loaded them up.
Should have crushed them all. Can't help but wonder how many "used" parts were sold off the Katrina vehicles.

Some submerged. Some float.

Anyway...back to the topic.

New discoveries anyone?

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Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Barn Finds, cars left for dead. Jeez what a shame about this Shelby convertible... Last edited by Hemi Moose; 10-01-2012 at 02:00 PM.

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Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Barn Finds, cars left for dead. Only one I know of as a fact was a 427 66 Fairlane. Went under 12 ft. of saltwater. There were reports of approx. 500,000 vehicles lost. We had acres and acres of storage lots for flooded cars. You could see classics and muscle cars, custom and antiques in the copart lots. Fresh water flood cars can sometimes be recovered. Saltwater flood.....slow rusty death. Sad. Last edited by Charlie A; 09-29-2012 at 06:21 PM.

09-29-2012, 06:21 PM	#9
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Barn Finds, cars left for dead. This one was originally a 1970 Hemi Superbird that was parked in a woman's back yard for awhile then one day it was gone... Last edited by Hemi Moose; 09-29-2012 at 06:28 PM.

09-29-2012, 06:37 PM	#10
Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Barn Finds, cars left for dead. Here's an older story I found about a local "cow pasture" lot that processed over 30,000 Katrina cars. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/au...anted=all&_r=0 I saw 18 wheelers loaded with cars and trucks headed up U.S.49 for months. A lot of the cars then looked like they just took them from your driveway and loaded them up. Should have crushed them all. Can't help but wonder how many "used" parts were sold off the Katrina vehicles. Some submerged. Some float. Anyway...back to the topic. New discoveries anyone? Last edited by Charlie A; 09-29-2012 at 06:46 PM.