Barn Finds Are Still Out There....

[FPV-HSV]

Originally Posted by X000BOSS

heres one from rooty hill. nothing interesting but intrigues me cause i'd sell as scrap metal and have a few cartons in the fridge instead of this eyesore

Dad asked about that he said he is rebuilding the engine...

[Barnaby]

There was a barn find for sale at Wangaratta swap meet recently. I dont think I've ever seen anything so shagged! The sills were made with wood! Pitty really.

[DRM ON]

sort of a barn find I guess.
I was on my way to the coast for a holiday when our car did a wheel bearing. We got towed to the local mechanics and this was sitting right down in the back corner. Been sitting there for many many years according to the mechanic and not for sale

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I also found this at the property I got my xk ute from. Was a real shame and in need of repair but unfortunately not for sale





apparently owner has stripped all the gt stuff and has it with the plates in his spare room / safe in his home till öne day"he can restore it, Dont know any more history on the car though as the owner wasnt to keen to talk about it

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and my old mans XT fairmont.

A mates uncle owned this since new. removed the engine to use in his boat and the car sat there ever since. He isnt a ford person so when we heard about it we went and saved the old girl


Hes had it 2 yrs now and has been collecting parts for it. Almost ready to get stuck into the bodywork.







and after a quick hose off and some different wheels to get it rolling








didnt have carpet in it when we got it which probably saved the floors

[tj351]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ford-XY-U...item2a1bca8383

[stang777]

http://thebushmansgt.blogspot.com.au/?m=1

found jurt before. Found it fairly interesting.

[FordFalconBF]

Originally Posted by stang777

http://thebushmansgt.blogspot.com.au/?m=1

found jurt before. Found it fairly interesting.

not restoring it.. wtf?

[XKCOOL]

Originally Posted by FordFairlaneAU

not restoring it.. wtf?

Why would you? The history and story behind that thing is freaking amazing.

You see all these shiny GTs with awesome interiors and immaculate paint rolling around which is good, but this Bushman's GT would generate 10x more interest.

[YoBoy]

Originally Posted by XKCOOL

You see all these shiny GTs with awesome interiors and immaculate paint rolling around which is good, but this Bushman's GT would generate 10x more interest.

Agree...! I love it!

[gcg2503]

Originally Posted by XKCOOL

Why would you? The history and story behind that thing is freaking amazing.

You see all these shiny GTs with awesome interiors and immaculate paint rolling around which is good, but this Bushman's GT would generate 10x more interest.

Glad to hear it is being kept original but prefer to look at restored GTs myself.

Saw that other run down XY GT at the the 2009 Adelaide Nationals and the 2011 Brisbane Nationals and trust me when you see it in the flesh it isnt as inspirational as you would think......

[YoBoy]

Chevy SS waiting for some love...

[madwag]

Hey, was bush bashing on foot looking for some juicy trout then out of the middle of the bush next to the river appears this...
it was in a corrugated shed. i have no idea what it is but saw the badge on the side which got me interested!

[79FordEsky]

Would have to take the cover off to get a better look at it, ps did the shed have a lock on it.

[jaydee]

That Rolls Royce motor is probably out of a tank at a guess.

[macman]

Might be stating the bleeding obvious but it appears to be a Rolls Royce diesel generator?

EDIT: or out of a tank as above.

[FERG_51]

Originally Posted by gcg2503

Glad to hear it is being kept original but prefer to look at restored GTs myself.

Saw that other run down XY GT at the the 2009 Adelaide Nationals and the 2011 Brisbane Nationals and trust me when you see it in the flesh it isnt as inspirational as you would think......

I love looking at all GT's, i think the unrestored dungers are great and have a story to tell, and no doubt the owners can still use them and enjoy them for what they are. +

[EL97]

Could be a generator, rolls royce did make them. However, it's more likely that it's one of their truck/earthmoving engines.

[OLDFORDNUT]

being you found it on river bank its most likely its driving a pump for farm

[vanman_75]

Seeing it has a belt drive off the back its a pump , and Rolls-Royce engine were common in the old days for this purpose .

[Shonky.]

It's a Silver Ghost, you just need to find the rest of it

[madwag]

Originally Posted by vanman_75

Seeing it has a belt drive off the back its a pump , and Rolls-Royce engine were common in the old days for this purpose .

yeah i thought it would be a pump of some sort, i just had no idea they made anything other than cars and plane engines. interesting nonetheless

[csv8]

May Unique Cars Magazine
GUESS WHAT’S IN THE SHED

Coming across the former Wells’ phone number while looking through some papers, Peter rang and spoke to the current resident of the former Wells’ property. When asked if there was a Commodore out the back somewhere, he replied “hang on a tick mate, I’ll have a look”. After a short pause, the voice said “yeah mate, she’s still here”. Peter hot-footed it to the property, confirmed that the car was in fact Barry’s Repco Commodore, and called his dad, who lost no time in getting to the address.

Barry’s reaction to seeing the car again, still in its Repco Trial Marlboro Dealer Team livery, is understandable: “For once in my life, I was speechless. Memories came flooding back, it was very emotional. The paintwork was faded, but the original Halda Speed Pilot and Twin Master were still in place, the spare tyres, brand new, were still mounted on the rear bulkhead; everything was just as it was when the car finished the Repco.”

[jaydee]

Originally Posted by macman

Might be stating the bleeding obvious but it appears to be a Rolls Royce diesel generator?

EDIT: or out of a tank as above.

Just googled some images and I think you're on the money there.

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by Barnaby

There was a barn find for sale at Wangaratta swap meet recently. I dont think I've ever seen anything so shagged! The sills were made with wood! Pitty really.

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Very sad...however, if it's a genuine E38/E49 (as it looks to be...everything has aged for a long time there and replica performance Chargers still aren't a big thing, much less many years back), it's well worth buying.

[Neale]

When was the last time you saw one of these.
Spotted it under a shed at the Canowindra trotting track.
I looks like its been there for a while.

[302 XC]

^^^
What have we here ???
A Chrysler wayfarer ute

Still not worth a motsa, and good to see it in some active duty , rather than rusting in a paddock

As for the Rolls frame mounted engine
I got offered a few years back 1 big behemouth of a genny,powered by a flat head motor, dunno what they were running from it , but it was huge and apparently weighted a tonne or 3 or so
It was mine for free, if i got it removed, it was gunna cost a fortune to move and i had no used for it, maybe run power for the street ???
But its no longer there now

[THE SLUG]

Originally Posted by Neale

When was the last time you saw one of these.
Spotted it under a shed at the Canowindra trotting track.
I looks like its been there for a while.

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That's awesome! Not something you see everyday...

[au adam]

sorry no pics but the other day i found a VL commonwhore with 43,000 klms sitting in a backyard and behind that covered in grass was a 1936 bedford ute.

[Chopped]

Originally Posted by Neale

When was the last time you saw one of these.
Spotted it under a shed at the Canowindra trotting track.
I looks like its been there for a while.

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Nice.
It'd be fun to drive down the middle of a three lane highway with the gates open....