"Barn-Find" Stockers? - Page 2

Chuck Garey · 11-29-2018, 08:19 AM

We found Dad's 68 ram rod in northern Ohio. It has been restored to as raced and has been to Olds reunion where it got 1st place in show. Thanks to Tweed vorhees he had it restored.

Bruce Fulper · 11-29-2018, 01:02 PM

The Stocker 1974 Matador wagon "Like A Rock" is now in "a barn" and you can "find it" and buy it turnkey for only $5000

jmantle · 12-01-2018, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce Fulper

The Stocker 1974 Matador wagon "Like A Rock" is now in "a barn" and you can "find it" and buy it turnkey for only $5000

304 2 barrel?

Jim Mantle

Alex Polewik · 12-03-2018, 03:18 PM

If anyone wants to "legitimize" their race car as a true "barn find", your free to bring you car to my barn for a photo shoot. We can put it in the barn with some hay/chickens or pose it just outside the barn for effect. We can also put a tractor beside it for some reality. Adding cattle/pigs would be a cost item unfortunately. I can also loan you some overalls and a pitchfork if you need it.

Great thread by the way.

Jim Caughlin · 12-03-2018, 03:44 PM

I watched a 'barn find' being staged for filming a couple of years ago, been pretty skeptical of all of them ever since. Every time that I have seen a car that has truly been sitting untouched for 10+ years, the brakes are seized and the tires are cracked to the extent that they won't hold air for even the amount of time that it takes to move it out of the 'barn'. How come they always roll right out the door on television? Not to say that the occasional hidden treasures doesn't exist, just thinking that most of the stories are pretty embellished.

Spyphish · 12-03-2018, 08:45 PM

How about a 66 street hemi Coronet meat hauler, and it was found in a NH barn. Pictured with original owner who comes here and drives it annually. Scratches from antlers still on it. Grade point getter....

Lee Jordan (3223) A/S · 12-04-2018, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by David Lee

would finding a nova abandoned at an apartment complex count?

I think it does. Cars are left everywhere. Its lucky to find them in barns because they are usually in better shape...

btrc · 12-04-2018, 11:44 AM

Not a barn find or a stocker but about in 1973 I bought a '66 Comet 2 dr sedan that was impounded for overtime parking for $10. Originally a 6 cyl, 3 spd with no options, not even a radio. Made it into a bracket car with a 390,C6 and 9in rear. Should have done a super stocker with it.

Adger Smith · 12-05-2018, 03:08 AM

Alex,
Is some farm girl in her Daisy Dukes an Extra Cost feature?
Asking for a friend...

Alex Polewik · 12-05-2018, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Adger Smith

Alex,
Is some farm girl in her Daisy Dukes an Extra Cost feature?
Asking for a friend...

Too funny...not sure if we can do that , urban sprawl is taking away all our farm girls. Probably can find a hot momma behind us in the Cul De Sac that would like to pretend like she was back on the farm. Maybe instead of their mid morning/early afternoon jog they can help your friend with the photo.

Having fun,
Alex

11-29-2018, 08:19 AM	#11
Chuck Garey Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 173 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 7 Posts	Re: "Barn-Find" Stockers? We found Dad's 68 ram rod in northern Ohio. It has been restored to as raced and has been to Olds reunion where it got 1st place in show. Thanks to Tweed vorhees he had it restored.

11-29-2018, 01:02 PM	#12
Bruce Fulper Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 651 Likes: 4 Liked 54 Times in 33 Posts	Re: "Barn-Find" Stockers? The Stocker 1974 Matador wagon "Like A Rock" is now in "a barn" and you can "find it" and buy it turnkey for only $5000

12-03-2018, 03:18 PM	#14
Alex Polewik Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Huxley, IA Posts: 139 Likes: 22 Liked 97 Times in 19 Posts	Re: "Barn-Find" Stockers? If anyone wants to "legitimize" their race car as a true "barn find", your free to bring you car to my barn for a photo shoot. We can put it in the barn with some hay/chickens or pose it just outside the barn for effect. We can also put a tractor beside it for some reality. Adding cattle/pigs would be a cost item unfortunately. I can also loan you some overalls and a pitchfork if you need it. Great thread by the way.

12-03-2018, 03:44 PM	#15
Jim Caughlin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Woodburn, Or Posts: 685 Likes: 82 Liked 804 Times in 245 Posts	Re: "Barn-Find" Stockers? I watched a 'barn find' being staged for filming a couple of years ago, been pretty skeptical of all of them ever since. Every time that I have seen a car that has truly been sitting untouched for 10+ years, the brakes are seized and the tires are cracked to the extent that they won't hold air for even the amount of time that it takes to move it out of the 'barn'. How come they always roll right out the door on television? Not to say that the occasional hidden treasures doesn't exist, just thinking that most of the stories are pretty embellished.

12-03-2018, 08:45 PM	#16
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Re: "Barn-Find" Stockers? How about a 66 street hemi Coronet meat hauler, and it was found in a NH barn. Pictured with original owner who comes here and drives it annually. Scratches from antlers still on it. Grade point getter.... Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Spyphish; 12-03-2018 at 08:47 PM.

12-04-2018, 11:44 AM	#18
btrc Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 253 Likes: 286 Liked 84 Times in 42 Posts	Re: "Barn-Find" Stockers? Not a barn find or a stocker but about in 1973 I bought a '66 Comet 2 dr sedan that was impounded for overtime parking for $10. Originally a 6 cyl, 3 spd with no options, not even a radio. Made it into a bracket car with a 390,C6 and 9in rear. Should have done a super stocker with it. __________________ Bob Tilton 568 FS/H

12-05-2018, 03:08 AM	#19
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: "Barn-Find" Stockers? Alex, Is some farm girl in her Daisy Dukes an Extra Cost feature? Asking for a friend... __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)