No photos, but in the late 1990s, my uncle purchased a 1976 Trans AM, with 71K actual miles. The owner was an older woman in her late 70s that had bought it new in late 1975. She was in her 50s when she bought it of course. The car was setting in a shed, where it had been since the late 1980s, with only the trunk area exposed. Her husband was the one selling it (he was in charge of the deal). I think he bought it for $1200. It was 100% rust free, still had a like new interior (original). All it needed was a good cleaning, because it was extremely dusty (as expected). The reason she was selling it was because she thought it was too big for her and it was a manual shift car and she was not able to drive it any longer.
I may have already mentioned this here before, but I do not recall, so here goes again.....
No photos again (of it in the barn), but my old 72' Buick Electra was literally a "barn find". I had a want ad posted on the internet for an Electra and got a call from a guy that had one, that was only 12 miles away. When I arrived, he said the car is in the barn. When I went in, the huge barn, I discovered that the car was covered in dust and chicken droppings. The car had been bought new by his father (who was a doctor), that had passed away years before and he decided it was time to sell. It had 103K miles, but it was still like new, after I washed off the dust. He said it had not been started in almost a year. He got in, pumped the accelerator a few times and the 455 roared to life, smoothly. He cranked up the A/C and it was ICE COLD. I was very amazed by this car, that I bought it for the $1500. asking price. I drove it for a year or so and then sold it, because the paint was starting to deteriorate and I had no storage for it. I did not want to see it ruin, so I sold it for $1800. to someone in South Carolina. I now regret selling that car.
Here is a photo of my old Buick, that was taken in 2001. This may be right after I bought it, because our driveway was not even concreted at the time.
rear seat... the front seat/carpeting was as nice.
Front interior was like new, but dirty in this photo. Disgraceful.
While I never saw it in a barn/garage, my Grand Ville (which reminds me much of my old Electra) was supposedly a "garage" find. The owners had perished and the car was in a garage for years.
You can see why the Grand Ville reminds me of the Electra. Basically the same body style and color....
January of 2005:
Grandpas old 55' Cadillac was a old barn find too. It belonged to a old woman. It is ALL original, except for the paint and it needed new carpeting.....
