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Title: Barn-find of the century?
Post by: jick on December 09, 2014, 14:20:52 pm
http://www.classicandsportscar.com/news/classic-car-discoveries/barnfind-of-the-century-revealed-in-france?utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_campaign=&utm_content=main_story_top_1&utm_source=20141209


Nice little find!


Title: Re: Barn-find of the century?
Post by: Dave Rosique on December 09, 2014, 19:25:29 pm
Unbelieveable!! Thanks for posting Jick!
I often wonder what else is out there yet to be discovered...
A friend of mine had a '64 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider like the black one.
I was fortunate to have had a few rides in it, even some "safe speed" laps at the old Riverside Raceway. I remember the exhaust note alone was like a symphony  ;D


Title: Re: Barn-find of the century?
Post by: jick on December 09, 2014, 20:32:17 pm
There's a very cool 5 minute piece of film.... I've tried putting it up but I'm doing something dumb I expect & it won't work...

Look on YouTube...

"60 automobiles de la collection Baillon"






Title: Re: Barn-find of the century?
Post by: jick on December 09, 2014, 20:37:46 pm
Unbelieveable!! Thanks for posting Jick!
I often wonder what else is out there yet to be discovered...
A friend of mine had a '64 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider like the black one.
I was fortunate to have had a few rides in it, even some "safe speed" laps at the old Riverside Raceway. I remember the exhaust note alone was like a symphony  ;D


Damn that must have been awesome!



Title: Re: Barn-find of the century?
Post by: Zach Gomulka on December 09, 2014, 21:05:59 pm
My old boss sent me that link a few days ago, totally stunning! We may have more quantity of old cars in the states, but it seems like when you find something in Europe, it's on a whole different level.


Title: Re: Barn-find of the century?
Post by: Dave Rosique on December 10, 2014, 02:42:39 am
Unbelieveable!! Thanks for posting Jick!
I often wonder what else is out there yet to be discovered...
A friend of mine had a '64 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider like the black one.
I was fortunate to have had a few rides in it, even some "safe speed" laps at the old Riverside Raceway. I remember the exhaust note alone was like a symphony  ;D


Damn that must have been awesome!



It was!!! He sold the car a few years ago, you can see it here: http://www.pirro.com/english/all.Ferraris/Detail/4121GT.250GT.SWB.California.Spyder.htm

Zach, I think you're right! I'm still blown away by the sheer quantity of rare & valuable cars found there!!
 
I had another friend who fancied Talbot-Lago. He had several stashed away when he passed... :o