Texas Barn Find: Five Pre-war Automobiles Discovered
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- Five pre-war automobiles and a travel trailer were stored for more than 40 years in a Texas barn. Motostalgia Auctions founder Antonio Burnet tells us about the collection, which includes a 1932 Cadillac 370B V-12 Victoria Convertible, 1933 Cadillac Model 370C V-12 Town Coupe, 1938 Cadillac Series 90 V-16 Fleetwood Limousine, 1923 Milburn Electric Model 27L, 1908 REO Model G Boattail Roadster/Sedan Tonneau and a twice-used 1937 Kozy Coach Travel Trailer.
The cars and trailer will headline Motostalgia Auctions’ sale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on June 12, 2015 (www.motostalgia.com). Subscribe! | bit.ly/1sddOmD
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The style of cars I’ve always wanted. Even though I’ve never driven one, just admired the style.
Amazing that they’re still in original form.
1930 - 1950, these are my favorite years for cars.
Bruce Gibbins i love 1930-1962
2yrs on and the story these classics barn find is one on my favorite. Victoria is beautiful car, and I think the name suits her well also. Pretty amazing..
That Victoria is a marvelous machine, truly once in a lifetime find. That vehicle needs to be restored, not just the normal restoration, but a full frame off restoration with factory original parts, and then placed in a museum.
Like finding a treasure trove. They're beautiful works of art and priceless
Yes Sir, most definitely the stories behind all Cars & Trucks, Milburn is soooooo Heart stopping..... BAM
1970's - In Walker, Michigan there was a local small business owner there who operated his lawn equipment business out his barn. Next to that barn, he had a collection of really rare old cars parked in an open field that covered about three acres or so. Not loosely - but door to door tight. You could not just walk out into the pasture and take a look at them. He had the area secured with electrified barbed wire by the road, and the cars enclosed by a fortress fence. About every 12 feet there was a sizable sign that read; "NO TRESPASSING. Area under surveillance. Violators will be prosecuted to the full extend of the Law.
However, the road was at such an attitude parallel to the field, that you could see the car tops - so as any young curiosity adventurers would, we stood on top of an old school bus-motor-lodge with binoculars and took a look. He had some rather impressive vehicles out there - notably, one of them I wanted so badly I couldn't stand it- it was a 1939 LaSalle business coupe with dual side mount tires! There was what looked to be an old Cord sedan as well. Many of the cars were later 1920's - some mid 1930's, and a lot of 40's cars. We were warned not to go to his house and ask about the cars. Same at his business- if you mentioned them, he'd tell you it was none of your business.
Then one day, my dad went there to buy a rider lawn mower from him. Since my dad drove his 33 Ford/ chevy powered hot rod there - they got to swapping car stories. ( I was, unfortunately not with him ) Dad was taken into the basement/lower level of the barn and shown the owners "running" collection. It included a couple of Auburn's, one being a boat-tail, a hand full of Packard Sedans from the 1930's, some late 40's and early 50's Cadillac's - and model T and A Fords. He also has a huge collection of old motorcycles piled up in the lofts of the barn. He rides an old Indian Chief. He told my Dad he was being driven NUTS by the guys who kept pestering him to sell some of the cars in the field. That is why he tried to keep them from view. Then he was catching guys in there at night looking around with flashlights.
Finally, the owner had enough of it - and suddenly over night, every car in the field was gone including the fortress fence. Poof! Vanished into thin air. Just a huge deadened grass area was left. Rumor has it, he moved every car in the dead of night to another location where NO ONE WILL EVER SEE THEM AGAIN! That was 40 years ago. That man is still living, however - in his late 80's.
Men like him and my Dad, who is 89, will cling onto their old collectible cars and motorcycles until they drop dead. They do not care what anyone thinks about them or the fact they aren't very open to other car guys. Such as my Dad for instance. If he doesn't know you, then he won't talk to you! My Mother also keeps a tight reign on who has access to my Dad. His garage is chocked full of car and motorcycle stuff going back the mid 1950's when he first got in the hot rod car thing and also hydroplane racing boats.The heyday for my Dad was in the early 60's, as he was able to find and buy vintage car parts - cheap. He also bought and sold vintage cars and trucks for a while. He dabbled with vintage motorcycles but even then the competition for them was fierce. Today, it's insane!
In the next 10 to 15 years, there will many such "BARN FIND" stories like this one making the news - because there must be hundreds of such collections still out there, silently hidden away, not talked about, waiting in the dark - waiting for that one glorious day, again, see the light of day and a new wealthy as hell owners who'll spare no expense to restore them to their former glory and then be seen by thousands of admirers for the next 100 years and beyond! Many will also end up in Museums-forever- because they are just too rare and valuable.
+Rene Andre This is a great story. Thank you for sharing it!
+Rene Andre You want to know why they don't sell them? As every car is part of their past memories and has a place. So they never forget something/ All they have to do is walk around them and they are young again with memories of their youth. Might be why they are still around, as they just never give up!
People who store cars on dirt are idiots. They rot from the bottom up.
I'm struggling trying to understand how and why some people feel they have the right to tell others what they should or shouldn't do with their stuff. I worked a few years back for a small company and was let into many homes and properties to do work for people. I've seen a lot of things, some trash, some antiques, some hidden some out in the open for all to see. Because of the work I did I was bonded and insured and learned not to ask about anything other than what was concerned with what I was there for. Because of this and my non pushy demeanor, if they saw me looking at something the would offer an explanation. Sorry Mike and Frank but being non-pushy got me farther than badgering someone to let go of their stuff. Its sad that their stuff may wind up a rusted heap or rotted beyond repair but if you think it through you'll realise that had they not set it aside it would have been gone long ago. I have a good close friend who is sitting on a goldmine of 60-70 cars. They are his, he does not need money, he likes them, and will not sell any and does not have time to be bothered by eager pushy fast talking deal makers. He has a car I would love to have and gets very defensive if I mention it. He has told me it is part of a set and it's not for sale. When he got it , with a little work it could have been driven. It's outside under a tarp, rotting away. Its his, not mine, I am aware that soon it will be just a pile of rust, but it's still his not mine. I've tried to get him to understand that if he sold a couple of these cars he could have a barn put up to put the others in. He prefers to go find more cars to add to his collection. Its his choice, and his stuff not mine. It gets even more complicated when you study the hoarder phenomenon. I once saw a doorway in a guys house, in the basement on an outside wall and asked where it went. By not being pushy I was shown a large collection of antique motorcycles and parts. Tunnels went back into a hillside and were propped up by post and timbers. Might still be there but they were his not mine. I guess what it comes down to is this, everyone has a junk drawer full of odds and ends that is no ones business but theirs. Yeah cars, furniture and equipment is larger and worth more, but what gives others the right to tell someone else what they can do with what they have in their collection. I'm not in business Like the much publicised 'Pickers' Mike and Frank but other peoples stuff is theirs not ours.
Mike Burton
Wonderful barn find story! Keep 'em coming guys.
Holy Crap... They are all so beautiful.
Although this is a few years old it still amazes me that barn finds like this can still be found! Wonder where they are now.
Love those caddy’s.....once in a life time find.
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Where am I when all these old landmarks are found??? Beautiful beautiful beautiful!
The designs were so beautiful..
Muy buena coleccion de autos conservados y no restaurados; nunca visto por mis ojos. Felicito a la persona que los conserva tal cual vinieron al mundo !!
Be nice to see a follow up video showing them restored.
I would be reluctant to even "restore" these (maybe get them running). They are in such good condition, I would leave clean them up professionally and leave them as-is in a museum or something.
Wow!! What a find!
WOW! Incredible find!
Thank you for making these beautifully crafted videos. I'm surprised your channel doesn't have more subscribers but confident that will change soon. Please keep posting. :)
Wow! Amazing find.
a lot of old cars are being found in texas i just found a rust free original paint 52 chevy styleline runs and drives love it
wow 😮
love this channel keep up the good work guys.
Woo boy, that is one sweet garage full o' cars
Would love to have one of these Cadillac
Give Mr. Leno a call
ddf414 this is exactly why I clicked on the link to this video from the news website.
He'll probably add disc brakes, change the transmission, maybe "upgrade" them to 12V.
Rusty Huck what's yOur number
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@@HunterShows he'd need to take them to the streets...
Thanks. I enjoyed this.
Thank you for posting and sharing. We don't have a lot of that up here. I'm in ontario canada. Thanks again. Sigh! I live in the wrong country for my passion.
@ 1:36 The MILBURN Electric made me sit up & take notice ! Thanks ATB " T " God Bless
Beautiful vehicles.
Gave a Thumbs Up ! Happy Holidays !
01:50 this Melbourne Electric (?) is soooo cute!
Looks like straight out of a cartoon.
exelente material,gracias por compartirlo.
Give them a good clean and bring them back on the road as they are : What a tremendous find ! A bit of TLC and they will purr around like in the old days
c 'est trop génial de voir des voitures abandonnées qui datent des années 30 ou d'avant
keep these cars far... far.. FAR away from rat rodders
I can't see rat rodders wanting these bodies but I agree
DarthAmerind keep them even farther away from the kustom guys who would add metallic paint, power windows, alloy wheels and a fuel injected crate motor. I'd take a rat rod over one of those rolling monuments to bad taste any day.
Chop, chop! Cut 'em up. Plenty of useless junk/relics in museums that nobody will every drive. Hope somebody makes these into cool drivers!!!
I have a famous Rat rod,Rat rodders do not take great cars,and cut them up ,Custom Car guys do that,we build from the things we find,just sayin' and more.
As the owner and builder,of a famous Rat Rod, I take offence at your stupid comment.We find junk cars,and give them a new life,do not butcher collectible cars,like these hoarders do.Mostly left to rot in fields.And yes my Rat Rod get's more attention at shows,than your high dollar collectible cars,just sayin'
Nice video! Thank you! :)
Great collection
Great video!
Great cars thanks :)
We have 2000 cars in one video :)
Terrific video. Wish there was a Packard or Pierce Arrow. Thank you.
WOW I'm in awe
These are pieces of rolling art
Incredible .... If i had a choice , I would have rather lived back in the roaring 20s on than now. such beautiful cars
Bob - I hear ya but if you was black, you wouldn't wanna go back.
That Reo is going to be beautiful. the convertible caddy's original colour is heavenly. That's another big plus. Each car has it's own individual identity. I've been a machinery nut since I was a kid (including cars) and this find knocks all four pitches out of the park! I don't even want to figure out the probability of this happening. If you weren't religious before this, you probably are now. :-)
Good find.
Anyone else notice the original match safe on the hood of the REO? It contains matches with the white phosphorus tips that are period to the car. They stopped making them decades ago & replaced them with "Safety" matches (red-tipped) as the white tipped ones were known to spontaneously combust. I'm sure these matches were used to light the hood lanterns when needed.
Raggical Traggical good eye I was looking around the barn for other stuff
Raggical Traggical they are still made . They are called OHIO BLUE TIPS . I buy a box a year . Dont really use them that much but still love them
jerome tredinnick I collect all kinds of old stuff for years some stuff I had kept that was not old at the time now it's old because time had past and they no longer make the things I have save another company makes it but it's plastics and quality is not good at all
Raggical Traggical i couldnt agree with you more . I too have alot of old stuff . Todays junk will ALWAYS be junk . I still have my great great great grandfather gold railroad watch . N it still works fine .
Don't forget the nice shiny tool box on the left
É fantástico e gratificante ver estas verdadeiras relíquias, na verdade, obras de arte, exemplares únicos, que muitas vezes nos transporta para um passado de esplendor e encantamento, onde, em tudo que se via havia brilho, principalmente nos automóveis da década de ouro e glamour, que para mim, foi e é, uma das maiores criações até hoje conhecida. maneco - Rio Grande do Sul -Brasil.
Good video!
The REO cars and trucks were built by Ransom E olds. He is buried in the Mt Hope Cematary in Lansing Mi. The company merged with the Dimond T and was known for mant years as Dimond Reo.I worked on a repair job on the old plant shortly before it was dismantled. My father worked at oldsmobile when WW2 started and helped assemble the last civilian auto before it started building for the military
great thanks
This is way cool!
Wonderfull machine
My favorite conversation with car hoarders.
"Are you planning on restoring the car?"
"Yes."
"How long has it been in the barn?"
Forty years.."
I'd like to have the Milburn Electric, as a reminder of the time when electric cars were nearly as popular as internal-combustion powered cars.
I'am in heaven coolest cars ever!
Just a big WOW
Money is crucial when collecting these priceless items.
Jeckpot!! Good luck
When I was 19, (1972), I bought a 1936 Cadillac Limousine V16, and it ran. I paid 400.00 for it, I had a hell of a time finding a gasket set for it, found it on J.C. Whitney co, I kept it and over the next 15 years , I restored it. By no means am i rich, I still have it to this day. Love your video, Thanks.....
In February, 1923, General Motors purchased the Milburn Body Plant for $2 million with Milburn being retaining its right to make electric vehicles under their name. Milburn workers remained in the body plant for the two months following, finishing up cars and bodies previously under contract. Fisher Body Works was to move into the Milburn Body Works building to be able to handle the expected growth in sales of Buicks and other vehicles. Evidently, the extra capacity wasn't needed as GM offered the Milburn factory for sale just months after in August of 1923. Meanwhile, Milburn's remaining operations had moved to one of their smaller locations and evidently continued to produce trucks and on demand and subject to available parts and remaining bodies, their Model 27L Brougham.
Hey, You're A Real Trooper! lunch bless What's your opinion about it 1!
WOW !
Excelente presentación. Los automóviles no se ven Abandonados y en el OLVIDO.
Solo necesitan un poco de tiempo y de Cariño...
All new woodwork STAGED
I am salivating. excessively!
What he meant to say: When I originally opened the barn doors, I smelled mega dollars.
those cars look so beautiful to me that it hurts.
+MegaFloyd100 ...lol
I have a 1996 Honda Civic, can you do a video for me Hagerty?
is that a stick transmission?
American Car Super!!!👍🤘❤️✊
wOw! Wish I'd been there when they opened those doors.
Random Thoughts:
1. Super Neat and Rare cars.
2. "Barn Find" has become such an overused phrase in the old car world. In my mind at least, a true barn find would be if Jack, the owner of these cars kept them hidden away and upon his passing - some relative (who had no prior knowledge of the cars existence) wondered down to "dear old departed Uncle Jack's" barn - kicked open the door and WOW...!
3. With all that said in #2 above - I guess they are a "barn find" to the rest of the world in the sense that we just FOUND them on Hagerty Classic Cars! Good Job and Thanks.
I agree. I thought I was the only one thinking it.
If its your personal property, you can do what ever ya want with it! I used to have a sweet 33 dodge business coupe and when I put it up for sale I had a guy from the Dodge brothers club write me a letter telliing me NOT to sellit to any Hotrodders. I told him to pony up the dollars and buy it if he wanted to protect it so bad!! The guy who did buy it ended up doing a retro-rod! That old left wing JACKASS from the Dodge club must be rolling in his grave.
TheSLAPTrain1 Real life barn find! Thought you may find this interesting.
Hi could anyone tell me which music or group plays in the background? Thank you, Ed
Actually the founder of REO was Ransom E Olds, (Hence REO) Oldsmobile was the car, not the person.
Who played the music on this video please?
i have a 1930 Cadillac v16 in very immaculate condition... it is a very nice hood ornament lol
Damn ... all I ever find in old barns are rusty rakes and antique cowpies ...
1:47 Is that a V16 or V12 Morris Minor 1000 creeping into the scene? ;-)
OMG OLD CARS!!!
REO was NOT started by Oldsmobile. It was started by Mr. Olds, for whom the company was named.
Hello! what song is that? It's very good!
So the auction was 2015.. where do we find out what they sold for and who bought them :)
I'd hate to ride a storm out in that REO!
In 1948, Preston Tucker introduced fuel injection and seat belts in the Tucker automobile somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 years before Detroit had.
1:53 Imagine what vehicles would be like today if big greed corporations would stop prohibiting progress. Can't be too mad at the corporations because the little guys sell out to them.
Saw a Morris Minor in there
How can one look and find a barn full of classic cars like this?
nice...
As it happens, I watched this video earlier today then this evening I watched "A Piece of the Action", in which Kirk drives "poorly" a V12 Caddy convertable. I don't think it's the same car, but is their any chance?
They've now been sold. Not really barn finds, because it was an intentional collection in a warehouse behind their house that was intended for them, not just some old barn with old cars no one knew about in it.
multi cylinder cadillac? you mean the build cadillacs with more than one cylinder?
mind = blown
No it meant cars that had more than 6 or 8 Cylinder engines
Still not that crazy.
V16 sold?
The REO was not an 'Oldsmobile'. It was not created by some guy named 'Oldsmobile' any more than there was a guy named 'Fordmobile'. Robert E. Olds created that line of cars and did sell it all to General Motors. (Chevrolet Brothers did the same after building the world's first V-8 in 1917). But Olds also built trucks, some of which I remember seeing in Howard Dickey's wrecking yard in Oakland, California in the late fifties. One model was called the "Speedwagon". Kind of a forerunner to the urban stepvans we see in urban areas today. A great rock and roll band adopted the name "REO Speedwagon" in the late sixties or early seventies. Nice barn find!
First thing I thought of when I saw that logo, I was betting REO Speedwagon came from this company.
Mr. Olds' first name was Ransom, not Robert. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom_E._Olds
Ransom E. Olds was the man in question.
the originator of olds car line was Ransom Olds. not robert and they started in Lansing MI
Jimmy Lester It was Ransom Ely Olds. He started it after he left GM. The trucks were REOs then merged with diamond to become Diamond Reo
Can you keep the cars in the barn find ?
Could someone tell me the name of the music in this video?
I met a feller in Washington through a friend that had some old cars. My friend said he wont talk about his old cars and if you ask about them he wont have anything to do with you. I did not push it and one day mentioned to him I wold love to have an old Cadillac to tinker with. He said "I got one, come over saturday morning to my house and I will show it to you." Well saturday morning I went and another rich guy was there. He said oh you came to see the cadillac. We went out in his back yard and there sat a 1962 62 series convertible that looked great. That rich guy said I'll give you xxxxxxx dollars for the car. He told him he was not trying to sell it, just showing it to me. He said he had bought an old car and had to move this cadillac outside. The grass was not too high where it sat and come to find out it had only been outside a few weeks. After the other guy left he said he would sell me the car if I liked it. I told him I couldn't afford the car. He said you dont know what I want for it. He said I want someone to have it that will appreciate the car, give me $300.00 and take it. I almost had a heart attack. I bought it and ask if it would run. He says if it dont suit you you dont own it. It drove like a dream. I had that car for many many years.
My other friend said I cant believe he let you have the car. I said you know what is in that big shop? He said he didn't let you see did he.
That shop was full of old 64 and 65 mustangs and hanging from the rafters old pedal cars. They all looked new. Mustangs! He moved a Cadillac out in the yard to make room for a mustang!
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What are they doing there and not ina museum? Some company should buy their cars back like that V12
That'[s nothing, you should see my grand fathers barn. What you see in there is something you only read about in books. And he refuses to sell any of it. 95 years old and he still thinks he'll get around to them someday.
231flash Wow!! That's a bold statement! Can you give some examples of makes/models he has also his secret to his long life? :)
pfflyers1 He has a collection of old racecars unseen by people outside the family since he hid them from the metal scrappers for the war in the 40's . The old fart never smoked but drinks beer every day to this day. He has outlived all his kids but 1, and seen the death of many grandkids and a few great grandkids. I know there are many people and some family waiting for his death so they can get their hands on many of the tid bits in his barns, cars , few motorcycles, vintage gas & oil signage. Crates and crates of NOS parts, many still in boxes and paper from dealers that closed over the years. It will be a Hemmings moment when he passes.
"That's nothing," he says. Haha...you're one of those guys that always has to top the other guy's story, eh?
listenheredc Sorry I didn't mean it to sound like that but he does have a amazing stash of hidden gems covered in years of dust and dirt.
I hear ya:)
Hi! Could you please tell me the name of the song from the beginning of the video? Thank you!
Would've like to seen the engines!!!
I never knew the was an American V16