jasonsamara

I may not be the brightest mechanic in the world, but I can find cars. Here we have a 64 & 69. The 64 is NOM and was in a flood not once but twice! 6ft of water!!!!! It does not have the original motor and of course the cars are not for sale. The 64 last ran in 2002. Yes, that is goat droppings on the cars . I'm pretty proud of myself for getting these pics because this is one of those guys that has the signs up "guns dont kill people, I kill people" "If you can read this your in range" etc. A very intimidating owner, but I went anyway and it kind of paid off. I hope you guys enjoy the pics, sorry they are not better, but all I had was my work flip phone.

Bluestripe67

Are you in the CIA...Corvette Investigative Association? You should be able to get the cars. Dennis

00fxd

Nice work, shoulda left a note.
A threatening note just for fun ....

Dt86

What some people do with their cars............

biggd

What a shame.

RatDog

Jason, you are the Sherlock Holmes of barn finds.

It's hard for me to wrap my mind around how cars end up to be barn finds. But, I suppose it's possible for a guy to have some problem with his car that needs fixed, parks it with plans to fix it in the next couple of weeks. Maybe he doesn't even have the skills to fix the problem but doesn't want to sell a car that doesn't run. Then the weeks turn into months, and the months turn in to years. Meanwhile, the owner can still impress people by telling them he has a classic Corvette. Being able to tell people he owns a classic Corvette may be worth more to him than whatever money he can get for the car.

In other cases, I guess a guy might get ill or dies and there the car sits. But it is a shame.

In any event, Jason, you should change your screen name to "Barn Find Jason".

-- Steve

Railroadman

Since he has the info about the '64 being in 2 floods, I presume he talked the owner into letting him see the cars rather than sneaking in there.

biggd

Probably had some skid marks in his briefs after the guy pointed a shotgun at him.

5869vette

Barn find `63 SWC.
Been trying to buy for 30 + years.

Mike Geary

He probably gave up when he couldn't install that stereo receiver on the roof.

RatDog

No room for the stereo with the antlers already residing there

-- Steve

Dt86

Or where to mount the antlers lol

SDVette

As someone who inherited a 'family barn find', I can tell you first hand it's not the intent. In my case, the car was driven semi-regularly until about 1985 when it developed a brake line leak. The car was parked with the intent of 'fixing it soon', but a series of life events (change of jobs, kids, other passions (airplanes), and later, health problems) just never allowed my dad to get around to it. It sounds absurd, but that was the case for almost 30 years until he passed away.

Cut those barn find owners a little slack. Sometimes life gets in the way of automotive upkeep!

This photo was taken AFTER unpiling all the stereo equipment and electronics junk off the car!

62Jeff

My dad is in a similar boat, with a garaged 71 big block that is slowly becoming a future project car. But as long as it's in his garage and not mine, it's not my place to tell him (and his walker) that his car deserves better treatment. I think as long as it's in his possession he has the sense that one day he will be able to drive it again.

Dt86

I understand life circumstances. What I don't understand is piling junk on top of the cars. That's just neglect in my opinion.

SDVette

Again, it doesn't start that way.. Nothing was on the car for the first few years.. then 1 or 2 boxes get placed there when moving and/or searching for something.. multiply by 30 years...

jasonsamara

After doing a little more research, I have the scoop on these 2 cars. The 64 was built with a 302 and rumor has it was one fast little car. Then it was in a flood, but was redone to its former glory. The only problem was he never moved it to a new location and the 2nd time it was flooded 6ft deep and I think he just gave up. Towed it to the farm and that is where it sits today. The 69 his dad bought new. I can understand having a car sitting in a garage even if it has been there for decades as long as you are not abusing it. I would like some psychological research as to why people don't let go when it's clear that they are hurting the car by holding on to it. I think some people hold on to them because it reminds them of their youth and it seems that as long as they keep that car no matter the condition they can hold on to a glimmer of their youth. I think others just like to be able to say I have a 60whatever Vette at home. Even though 99% of them will never let go the dream to them is watching BJ or Mecum and seeing big money for a car like theirs and they think this will happen to them. The truth is the kids will move it when they die. To each their own, but I just love finding them and talking to the owners.

91DRM

Is two enough to call "Lords of the Car Hoards"?

Railroadman

Stuff like this keeps the faint hope alive I might someday find my '59 that I sold 46 years ago. It does not show in the C-1 registry nor on the NMVTIS, but just maybe it's in a barn somewhere with chickens living in it () which is better than being totaled out in 1973 or something.

pikespeakfuelie

They are indeed still out there! I found my 1960 fuelie in an old military storage bunker where it had been for 28 years. I know of a 1957 black fuelie that has been in a garage for 30 + years and is not for sale. At least it is garaged! Happy hunting!
Greg