Barn Finds Are Still Out There.... - Page 8

Streets · 05-02-2011, 01:59 PM

That car gives me enough wood to build a boat.

Morexbs · 05-02-2011, 07:17 PM

About 5 years ago I worked in a car yard and one day I took a phone call from a man who asked if we bought cars to restore.I was about to say no but decided to ask him what it was anyway.
He told me it was a 2 door Falcon and that he bought it new.He said that his wife ran off with the car a few years prior and that it had just turned up and he didn't want it back.The wife left the car in an old brick factory that had been converted into a car park right in the middle of the Melbourne CBD and it sat there for about 3 years.He told me where it was and I went and had a look,not really sure what I would find.
What I found was an XB Falcon 500 GS coupe in Yellow Blaze with black trim and a factory sunroof.It was a 302 auto and it was sitting in a dingy corner of this car park covered in dust.It was locked but looked complete,but was a bit banged up.
I rang the owner and asked him how much he wanted for it and he told me $1000.Needless to say I couldn't get to an ATM quickly enough.
I have pics "as found" but they are actual photographs and I have no idea how I would put them up.

stang777 · 05-02-2011, 08:34 PM

Just recently i was driving past a place that i know had a fairlane im not very got with models of fairlanes but its the xy shape any way it look to be his daily driver when i first say it about 5 years ago but when i went past it was sitting in the back corner of his paddock. Think ill be asking him about it coz it looks to be in great condition

galaxy xr8 · 05-02-2011, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Morexbs

About 5 years ago I worked in a car yard and one day I took a phone call from a man who asked if we bought cars to restore.I was about to say no but decided to ask him what it was anyway.
He told me it was a 2 door Falcon and that he bought it new.He said that his wife ran off with the car a few years prior and that it had just turned up and he didn't want it back.The wife left the car in an old brick factory that had been converted into a car park right in the middle of the Melbourne CBD and it sat there for about 3 years.He told me where it was and I went and had a look,not really sure what I would find.
What I found was an XB Falcon 500 GS coupe in Yellow Blaze with black trim and a factory sunroof.It was a 302 auto and it was sitting in a dingy corner of this car park covered in dust.It was locked but looked complete,but was a bit banged up.
I rang the owner and asked him how much he wanted for it and he told me $1000.Needless to say I couldn't get to an ATM quickly enough.
I have pics "as found" but they are actual photographs and I have no idea how I would put them up.

Open up a www.photobucket.com.au account and upload them, would love to see the pic's.

nstg8a · 05-02-2011, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

Open up a www.photobucket.com.au account and upload them, would love to see the pic's.

he will need a scanner first...

TC200six · 05-02-2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by stang777

Just recently i was driving past a place that i know had a fairlane im not very got with models of fairlanes but its the xy shape any way it look to be his daily driver when i first say it about 5 years ago but when i went past it was sitting in the back corner of his paddock. Think ill be asking him about it coz it looks to be in great condition

If it's an XY shape it could be from a ZA to ZD. Do you remember if it had vertical or horizontal headlights?

mrghia · 05-02-2011, 11:57 PM

here's my find

Factory 351 4 spd and lsd diff 2 owner car and got if for next to nothing.

dogfish · 06-02-2011, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Scotty85

Must be a recent one. I wouldve spotted something like that by now

I actually Have seen the said car as well but it was moved over a year ago now as I always have a look when heading that way On left from Brissie to Toowoomba you used to see the nose poking out of the shed in winter as the weeds would die off that covered the shed.

dogfish · 06-02-2011, 08:14 AM

I'm onto a factory K code XY Falcon 500 apparently it's just a roller we have to negotiate a price this may take time but it's not going anywhere soon.

stang777 · 06-02-2011, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Laser '81

If it's an XY shape it could be from a ZA to ZD. Do you remember if it had vertical or horizontal headlights?

They look similar to the xw/y shape

**SSD-85** · 06-02-2011, 09:54 AM

Man, how do you guys find this stuff? I must just have the worst luck.

BPXR6T · 06-02-2011, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BPXR6T

Hmmm, does this count.

Just looked back over this thread and found the above post from 2007. Seems I'm growing my own barn find. It's still sitting in the same spot on my parents property although the shed floor is now concrete. Its a manual rust free 05/74 car that was originally tropic gold complete with original books that hasn't seen the road in 15 years. Honestly in my hands it'll probably be another 10 years before it sees the road again.

Pinkbits · 06-02-2011, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BPXR6T

Just looked back over this thread and found the above post from 2007. Seems I'm growing my own barn find. It's still sitting in the same spot on my parents property although the shed floor is now concrete. Its a manual rust free 05/74 car that was originally tropic gold complete with original books that hasn't seen the road in 15 years. Honestly in my hands it'll probably be another 10 years before it sees the road again.

Whatever & however long it takes, but at least you have one.

ZDI-970 · 06-02-2011, 03:00 PM

and at least its in a shed on concrete floor

schultzie · 06-02-2011, 03:38 PM

this is my barn find, well i have known of it my whole life, 68 ZA fairlane v8 auto 100% original down to the hub caps and is 99.9% straight and rust free,

I was my grandmothers car, she called me and said ive finally sold the house so come and get the car... needless to say i was on the road the following weekend to go get it.

Ive now got it hidden in a factory down here in Melbourne till we build our house.

TC200six · 06-02-2011, 03:40 PM

Hows this for a barn find? This 1911 Oldsmobile sold for US$1.65 million.

http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/article...rshey_Auction/

The car has been half restored with a new set of tyres and this is what it looks like now...

http://blogs.canoe.ca/time_machines/...e-originality/

TC200six · 06-02-2011, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by schultzie

this is my barn find, well i have known of it my whole life, 68 ZA fairlane v8 auto 100% original down to the hub caps and is 99.9% straight and rust free,

I was my grandmothers car, she called me and said ive finally sold the house so come and get the car... needless to say i was on the road the following weekend to go get it.

Ive now got it hidden in a factory down here in Melbourne till we build our house.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3598/img08173507907.jpg

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/1500/img08203569651.jpg

That's a great Fairlane. I'd love to end up claiming an old Falcon or Fairlane that's in relatively good condition like that.

schultzie · 06-02-2011, 03:53 PM

It hadn't been driven for 15years at a minimum and with some air in the tires and a bit of fresh fuel it started reasonably easily, I can't actually stress just how good of condition it is in, mind you the stitching in the interior has shown its age now,

A good wash and polish would make it look a million bucks again

xccoupe351sa · 06-02-2011, 03:59 PM

hello everyone.fatxagt thread on page 2 thread no45 of the red xc gs 302 coupe,happy to say saved and under resto as we speak go to project cars thread check for car resto at projects mark2 by coupes and more.fatxagt sold car to a friend of a friend of a friend,who was going to restore it.restoration never got started,i bought it in 2007 resto almost finished will put finished photos up soon.my plan is to use the coupe with another xc coupe i own for weddings and cruisers. cheers george

te250 · 06-02-2011, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dogfish

I actually Have seen the said car as well but it was moved over a year ago now as I always have a look when heading that way On left from Brissie to Toowoomba you used to see the nose poking out of the shed in winter as the weeds would die off that covered the shed.

yeah that would be it

TC200six · 07-02-2011, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Tickford Rebel

Oh and Laser '81, fantastic find! hope you end up with it. But I must warn you, that spider ain't dead... He's only out grown his exoskeleton and shed it near the bonnet lever... He's still in that sweet TC Cortina, but now he's BIGGER!

LOL, that may have scared me a little.. but that only made me more determined to have a look inside. I had another look at it today and discovered that the front passenger door was unlocked.

That goes to show how long it's been there.

This is another reason why I've been thinking the owner probably won't want it. There's a note that says "AAC Wreckers"

I'm sure that giant spider is still in there somewhere,

or at least some kind of nasty surprise just waiting to be unearthed...

FERG_51 · 08-02-2011, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by schultzie

this is my barn find, well i have known of it my whole life, 68 ZA fairlane v8 auto 100% original down to the hub caps and is 99.9% straight and rust free,

I was my grandmothers car, she called me and said ive finally sold the house so come and get the car... needless to say i was on the road the following weekend to go get it.

Ive now got it hidden in a factory down here in Melbourne till we build our house.

Nice car mate, but i think its a ZB. It has ZB badges.

big_landau · 08-02-2011, 12:52 PM

i think some people get confused with a barn find and a gararge find.here is a few barn finds i have bought,not fords but real barn finds none the less.
$300 for this

$500 for this

trim cleaned up good

RedHotGT · 08-02-2011, 01:08 PM

big_landau ... Bravo...

Barn find = Perfect Examples...

gcg2503 · 08-02-2011, 01:13 PM

I knew that Val was a very low km example just from teh condition of the 245 sticker on teh air cleaner snorkel

Great finds the both of them. Yes, even the Series 3 RX7

Any chance of pics of them both cleaned up?

stevz · 08-02-2011, 01:21 PM

Wow that Valiant looks brand new inside!

nstg8a · 08-02-2011, 01:22 PM

id love one of those 7's, awesome wee cars.

TC200six · 08-02-2011, 02:21 PM

Does anyone know about this collection shown on Channel 31? Fords, Holdens, Chryslers, everything!

Yes it was staged, but all those cars do belong to someone somewhere in Queensland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Y1Xq19h7I

gcg2503 · 08-02-2011, 02:25 PM

Jeff Bloom

Aussie Muscle Car Museum

he is behind a lot of the repro panels and parts being manufactured

TC200six · 08-02-2011, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by gcg2503

Jeff Bloom

Aussie Muscle Car Museum

he is behind a lot of the repro panels and parts being manufactured

So that's who it was. I wasn't sure on what the story was or who owns it.