by Wallace Wyss - In writing my Incredible Barn Finds series of books (Enthusiast Books, Hudson WI), I come across a lot of happy stories—a guy who finds a potential million dollar car for peanuts. But sometimes it’s a very sad story, … [Read more...]
New Barn Find Book From Wyss Makes Four
September 30, 2016 By Leave a Comment
by Mike - The fourth and latest book in the softbound series that started with the one entitled Incredible Barn Finds is being released by December, reports Wallace Wyss, a West Coast based historian and frequent My Car Quest … [Read more...]
A Porsche In The Driveway – Or How To Find A Barn Find
August 4, 2016 By 4 Comments
A barn finder reveals his trailside tracking tips by Wallace Wyss - A colleague of mine, but only an enthusiast who doesn't full time write about them like me, was telling me how recently he was accosted by a man when he was driving his … [Read more...]
How To Treat A Barn Find – A Jaguar XK140 FHC-SE
March 13, 2016 By 8 Comments
by Mike - Geoffrey Horton has had a lot of experience around some serious cars. As the nephew of George Tilp he had access to Ferrari race cars and the people who worked on them and drove them. It is no surprise that he would be a life time … [Read more...]
This Apollo GT Is A Backyard Find
January 28, 2016 By 9 Comments
by Mike - Not all 'barn finds' are in a barn. But when an Apollo GT that has been sitting in a backyard for about 35 years is found and acquired by a collector it is something to celebrate. And, naturally, it is something to envy. Text and … [Read more...]
Barn Find Road Trip – Book Review
September 25, 2015 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - The original idea was a natural—you take three guys who have been collecting cars for years, and you put in a budget for travel, and start from North Carolina and drive around to neighboring States to more or less see what you … [Read more...]
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