A slice of Heaven: Chevys, Mopars, and Fords in Tennessee | Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 122
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Tom heads for the hills just outside Nashville, TN and stumbles across a little slice of heaven that has cars of every make and model, most in good condition! Barn Find Hunter has been around for 7 years and Tom has seen his fair share of eclectic collections, but this one is one of the best. This place has Dusters, Darts, El Caminos, 57' Chevys, Ford 289 Comet, Mustangs, Torinos, pickups, wagons, vans, and more. Stick around to find out what else the owner has.
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"yeah we wanna restore'em.....buuuut we won't" ... freakin love this guy - most honest car hoarder on this show yet.
Yeah, at least he's honest about it!! Most people just lie & say yep I'm gonna restore them all, instead the junk man drags them away when the owner dies.
@@rogergoodman8665 I chased a car for about 20 years, is it in a garage with no doors on it, you could see it from the road and it was covered with dust you couldn't even see in the glass the dust was so thick. I stopped in a few times he wouldn't sell he said he was leaving it to his grandson. A few months ago I was on UA-cam and a video comes up, it was that car,! I made a few phone calls and found out that he had passed away and the grandson sold the car. Pretty much dirt cheap from what I understand. And considering they only made 161 of these vehicles I was so sick to my stomach. But I knew it would happen!
@@davedave2882 yeah there was an old guy out here in Gloucester Virginia that had a red '71 Duster 340 just rotting away in his front yard since the mid 80s. And it was loaded with all the factory goodies the dual hood scoops..... Rear spoiler.... everything! It was a really complete car, and relatively solid. And the dude would never ever sell it. 🤦♀️ Well he died a couple years ago and all of the cars he had in his yard got towed away and I have no idea what happened to the Duster. I can only hope that whatever towing company got a hold of it knew what it was and didn't send it to the crusher. It's just fucking sad 🤦♀️
@@chrissytaylor5690 I'm sure they knew what they had, somebody got a deal!
I tried to buy a 1965 Skylark GranSport from a widower. She refused, I came by many times offering her a bit more each time. It had been sitting outside for 10 years. I found out a few months later she sold it to a salvage yard. I think some people who will never restore their car don't want someone else to restore it either. It's the "If I can't have it, nobody can" attitude.
Still one of the best shows on the internet, thanks Tom
Wow! what a collection we were lucky enough to see, Tom. I never knew that Ford sold their little 300E vans in the US. In the UK, their commercial vehicles were branded as 'Thames', not Ford. The factory at Dagenham was on the north bank of the River Thames, hence the name. The bezels on the front are a bit posh for the van - probably came from an Anglia or Prefect car. I guess it had a bit more power than the original 1172cc side valve engine!
Thanks for this and all the other videos.
That's bullsh1t, it's still called 'FORD' in the uk, d1psh1t
He seems like a great guy. Doesn’t ask stupid prices, very fair, the first guy.
That young man is a piece of America. Thanks for showing his cars.
That is a super likable guy. Just buy em and drive em. Saved a lot of cars from going to scrap. Looks like a family actually living each day!
Always waiting to see what comes next , Hagerty puts a smile on my face
I know these guys will never sell their cars but just imagine what they could have if they were willing to sell some cars to pay for restoration of other cars. Dude's got 80 cars, if he sold 50 of them could easily pay for full restorations of at least 10.
dude right. "ill get around to it" yeah when half of them rot into the ground?
a good portion of those cars aren't worth very much due to their state
Some folks just like to see them saved. Can't blame them for thinking that way. But I agree. I would rather have a vehicle that runs and drives and I can enjoy, than have 80 cars that I can look at like they are museum pieces.
@@leechburglights most of them aren't even nice to look at
Bingo
How do you find these guys?! What stars! Hollywood couldn't possibly improve on these characters. Great stuff!
Sometimes the most inconspicuous places have the rare gems hidden away! Love to see them come to light!
Love the show as usual Tom!
Hard to believe that's the first *Certicard* you've ever run across...
Around here in TN, folks is just folks.
We're kinda wary of strangers, but if you're on the up and up, we'll welcome you right on in eventually.
- Ed on the Ridge
I was surprised that Tom never seen a certicard before too
Love this show, want to see them more often!
Back in the late 70s my dad had a used car lot. He had a 65 Dart that he was going to repaint. Had it all sanded down. A old fellow wanted to buy it, but dad said he had to paint it first. The ol guy said he would paint it himself, so dad sold it to him. He never did paint it. The car turned brown with surface rust.
The oldies would love this
Classic car heaven
THIS IS AWESOME! LOVE THIS SHOW. WISH THE EPISODES WERE LONGER. WISH THEY TOLD US WHAT THESE PEOPLE DO TO BUY ALL THESE CARS.
Man I’d love to have that Torino
Really exciting to see this collection! Thanks for sharing. Grew up with three brothers and a dad who were/are into cars. So grateful it rubbed off on me! Brings me lots of joy to see these classics.
You really rock 🎸 Tom
I have a 1966 Dodge Charger 383-4 and when my wife bought it for my 50th birthday it came with the original Cert card in its pocket.
The tubbed Anglia with the 350... Yesssss please!!! 🖤🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️
so glad to see you back on the road again I’ve enjoyed every single episode keep them Rollin 👍
Oh man that yard full of the best mix of vehicles.
sad to see those old cars rust away.
One of the reasons why cars from the early1980's to early 1990's haven't very popular is because of the electronic engine controls and sensor problems can be a pain to diagnose and fix. And being mostly electronic problems the only thing you can do is replace the item and junkyard parts are as problematic as what your trying to replace because you don't know if that one's good as well. I had a 1985 Corvette that I fought the battle with and some of the electronic parts were a one year only item and hard to find. Sometimes its just a bad connection inside the wiring loom and if you've ever taken a C4 Corvette dash apart to trace down a connection you know what a pain it is to do.
My Aunt had an early model square body Bravada which was meant to be a "luxury SUV" at the time so it was choc full of electronics and trust me there's a reason you don't see those things on the road anymore lol. I own a 94 f150 and it has EFI but it mostly does fine so IDK, it does have the 300 in it so maybe that's it. Something about adding lumbar supports and heated seats in that era just doomed the vehicle I guess.
I wonder what frame would fit a 1865 Ford Mustang Convertible. I'm 62 yrs old and I remember buying old cars like these all the time for 100-200 dollars.
Wow. That last guy is a very lucky dude ....sittin on lots of OG badass cars. Very cool 💪💪
GREAT FIND!! I want a few of them, me and his Dad are around the same age. We grew up in a great time on history for so many reasons. These were daily drivers for us, drags on Sunday and cruising main street most every night of the week.
Just thinking earlier 'Wonder when Barn Find Hunter will air again' and here it is. As per love the vids guys. Tom your a legend and inspiration to myself and many others
Every other Tuesday from here on out! Glad you're enjoying!
@@Hagerty Ah yes brilliant great to hear. Dedicated fan from Scotland 🙂
Love the Tri-Five Chevys! Beautiful cars
Ive seen most of these barn find videos. It still kind of baffles me about how proud these guys are that they let cars rot and refuse to sell them. I bet someone would kill to have that black 57 for a resto project.
64' Comet took me 5 siblings and parents from Daly City to Pittsburgh Pa,.. in 64' great story on where it is now!
Hey San Francisco here, San Francisco Daly city loaded with old cars
Leaning tower of power!
Mopars came with that card under the hood for the dealer to run an imprint of it on the invoice to be a part of the maintenance records of the car. We had a '66 Newport that had one and it stayed with the car fo life.
Wow what a place
Super video, love AJ's accent. Neil Young wrote a song called Sedan Delivery, very cool. 😎
Wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard, "we are gonna fix it or buld it some day". Then they just sit and rot.
Yeah. I never I stood that. I thinking that it’s the hoarding gene.
@@jamesdellaneve9005 For Sure
Well since they're the owners and bought the cars with their money it’s up to them. I just try and enjoy the show.
@@rory693 I agree
He said it would never happen, so keep ur worthless dollar. hahahaha
I was in high school, 1971, and a good friend had a Torino. Kept it looking new. I saw him once after he joined the Marines. He planned on keeping the Torino tor good. Hope he did.
Kool collections, lol... Thanx for the tour!
6:30: Anything we can git our hans on we'll git it.
Man thus young gentleman lifes in Cheatham County!!! That's one incredible place to grow up in... Ryan Upchurch's home town!!! I feel I kniw this place through his song's!!! Truly wondering if he's meet him!
I'm from Canada, but dream of visiting Cheatham sometime soon ❤️
Awesome video Tom
Man! I used to drive all over that county and surrounding areas in the army in 16-17. Hadn’t seen that place! Sure wish I had. Upchurch’s stomping grounds. Good people. Good area. Miss old fort campbell and the drives.
Man I sure would like to have that Fairlane
The Torino?
Chrysler Slant 6 is called “leaning tower of power”! Australia has a hemi 6.
Nice stuff in the rough!
Thank you for sharing with me
Every time I watch one of these episodes I have to be sure there is a napkin near to my chin to catch the drool. A 1955 Chevy delivery, yes please. Even rusted to the ground, that's a thing of beauty.
That's a pretty good find Tom! Thanks for the video
Nice Collection Tom.
I've Liked Henry J's Since I Was A Kid, and The Torino Was Cool Too!!!
I chucked when Tom said he never seen a Mopar identacard when earlier he mentioned viewers noticed he doesn't feature mopars. Those cards are on all mopars for many years. Thanks for the road trip Tom. Cheers 🇨🇦
He has the greatest way of speaking
Very good. Enjoyed that.👍
Thank you, I really dig your show!
What a great guy A J is.
seems like a legit person who loves cars. would love to have a few items like these as well.
Great show but I was really hoping you were going to ask him about the black and white Duster, it had a great color combo.
Gold mines are all over if you just tale time to ride and look. Awesome
. Cool stuff ! Thanks for sharing your journeys. 🤙
One sweet collecton
That card you found under the hood of that Dodge usually has the original owners name and address stamped into it. It's basically Chrysler's version of GM's "Protect-O-Plate".
Great episode Tom
Great episode!!!
That wasn't bad at all 👍thank u.
wish you guys would come down to San Antonio Texas(Seguin) and walk through John's Salvage Co. There are a few videos here on youtube. Place is huge. My parents live 5 minutes down the road. Its nice to just walk through and explore now and then. Roughly 2000 cars, alot complete alot more not. He has another stash of maybe 20 cars at his house. I bought a 66 coupe deville from that stash.
Great show I’ll take either of the Dusters
My Dad built a convertible version of this car, minus the aluminum front end, with all factory parts back in '63. I was brought home in that car from the hospital as a newborn. Funny thing was, my 5 ft tall Mom "took" the car and gave her Volvo to my Dad to drive to work everyday. There's a family story that goes, my Dad and my uncle are at a light in my uncles Corvette and they see my Mom square off with a guy on the other side of the light in the opposite direction. My Mom gated the guy and powershifted 2nd. My Dad said he had never been so proud. 🤣🤣
Tarps on the cars trapping moisture. lol
That Woody is great ice breaker...
Thanks, some great vehicles… Hopefully, many can be be worked on/moved/saved before finally rotting ……
I need that VW Bus on top of the English Ford....love the show!
I grew up in Buffalo. The MOPARs rusted to pieces. You could life the panels off whole with the rust that would go around the welds and bends.
In my neck of the woods!
I love those Henry J you don't see them any more
Never can understand people leaving their cars to rot out in the woods...
It's a reflection of their personal lives. Junky yard, junky woods, junky sheds, junky houses. And talking like they have gold parked everywhere. No. You have rotting junk parked everywhere which nature is consuming way faster than they are restoring.
Me either. Makes me sick to see cars that were once pretty and new left to sink back in the ground. One man’s treasure is another man’s junk, or is it the other way around?
@@ellieprice363 Cars have almost always without exception been a depreciating asset. They take money money money money to maintain, just to make them last much longer. To preserve them for 50-60-70 years it takes even MORE money. At some point, memories are better than iron. Let them sink. Create lasting and valuable memories tied to an era in some other way. Ultimately, the horseless-carriage was meant to be ridden/driven. It's done its job, it can get recycled.
Hagerty insures "pleasure vehicles", BTW. This barn find bullshit is merely a side-hustle.
@@exothermal.sprocket I agree. Unless they can be protected from weather and kept in running condition let them be scrapped. The owner of these rusting hulks reminds me of a man I once knew who bought 5 gallons of printers ink for $.50. He just couldn’t resist a bargain like that.
Would love to have that 80-82 white corvette that was sitting in the driveway
Bill was just tickled!
The thing about restoring old cars is one day you’re 24 years old and with the bat of your eye you’re 64. There’s never enough time. I’m 64 and its happened to me. Great video. Thanks.
"If they see a snow flake in Kansas there salting".......About lost my coffee on that one.....sounds like Virginia.
his delivery of that line was brilliant haha :)
at least the guy is storing them good !!!!! eyes roll.........
Dylan McCool has his eye on that RS
Had that problem with a similar year BMW a solenoid fixed it, just a heads up!
This is Ron. I sure would like to have that yellow Henry back. I got a nice front motor dragster we could work on some kind of trade.
My neighbor has a red 70 something duster and it's mint
Hi! There was a Ford pickup truck you walked pased…. Absolutely love those shapes. What is it called, what year, does it run? Also a price ? Thanks a lot
This show should be called Haggerty Hoarders😂
The BMW needs to go to scrap, you should encourage this lol
No aluminium heads for slant 6, but they did have aluminium blocks.
That was a cool episode. The amount of cars the 2nd place had was crazy. Would love to buy a few of them. lol
Only r3tards use 'lol'
11:59 - probably still the coolest people in Cheetham (spelling?) County
Blows my mind these cars are out there. That Comet & Torino & Duster are very sought after. List all these cars on Hemmings at the right price and your phone would blow up. $$$$$. Anyway still very entertaining to watch thank you. Love Hagerty.
Sometimes it's so sad to see how collectibles are stored, but somehow the stories behind them make up for that.
Debatable.
Sometimes the story makes all the more Unforgivable.
Like the Bmw.
That “drives. “
But sat up to the hubs in dirt.
..
@@fastinradfordable Perhaps. I guess I just like the people stories as much as the cars.
Than 2nd Henry J was last tagged in the late 1980's, or 1990's; Missouri switched license plate colors in 1998, to a Blue/White color combination.
Let em rot! People own these cars and don’t have the money to restore them but hang on to the thinking they will one day. See it all the time. By the the time they get in someone’s hands they need a lot more work or are a lost cause. That’s how it goes.
Open the hood on that R.Rover!
Just some of my work see I worked years for knowledge about vehicles land sales music stuff it's my family taught me to work hard
Wellwell, at 5.30, the '55 gasser, Chevrolet Bell air..... looks strait from the roadmovie "Two lane Blacktop" I know there are made copies of it.... could be this one, could be THE ONE...
We need Ammo NYC over there!
I would be very interested in the duster
One of my favorite sars of all time
Iroc camars were junk .... But the 5.0 mustang was a strong well built platform
I want that red Toyota pickup