Tom breaks every barn find rule and still finds hidden treasure | Barn Find Hunter – Ep. 71
Tom breaks every barn find rule and still finds hidden treasure | Barn Find Hunter – Ep. 71
Back to basics! Tom hits the road with zero leads and zero intentions of coming home empty-handed. Due to six straight days of bad weather, Tom is forced to leave his 1939 Ford woodie wagon at home and break his number one rule of barn find hunting, driving a classic when hunting for a classic. Driving a modern vehicle is not the best way to hunt for old cars, there were many strikes but lo and behold persistence pays off, the first of many finds was an all original 1966 Volkswagen Beetle with period-correct Barrecrafter surfboard racks. After some more digging Tom finally strikes gold when he meets, Buddy Lackomy. Buddy, is the local car guy that everyone knows and refers to when you have any pressing questions or want to buy any old cars.
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Tom knows his s*it!
Kool Old Car Guys!
Nice truck. Platinum edition. I own a 15’ XLT but still love mine. Quick trucks.
I had a ’60 Chevy Biscayne 2-door, three on the tree 6-cyl when in high school and college. The exact same color as in this article. My dad sold it while I was in Vietnam in 1970 for $350 because it was just sitting at our house in Garden Grove CA (kept getting tickets to move it). I would love to get that car and restore it! So many great memories of drive-ins and beach trips in it. Please let me know if it’s still available and the contact information (I never thought I would ever see one like it again). Great show Tom, keep them coming. I also have a 1953 Dual-Streak Pontiac Cheiftain that I am restoring.
Ugh. That chevelle killed me. The crap when opening the hood ,,,an the roof. Just sad. Ugh
My father bought two Oldsmobile’s off of you a few years ago. Hes since passed away and we are still in possession of those cars.
That’s a ’60 chevy…not a59
Its amazing how mother nature always wins with these cars that are parked outside. The tires sink into the ground and leaves and pine needles always rot the poor car,not to mention acid rain.
It’s a 53…
That’s a 1960 Chevy not a 59
17:10 I think 60 biscayne
Little bit sketchy having a Boy Scout coat lol Jesus
my favorite car I ever had was a 54 Chevy sedan… miss it always. My dads favorite old car was a 1952 Oldsmobile with the special steering wheel with the Universe on it… so kool, loved it!
My Wife used to get embarrassed by me stopping to talk about Cars one day in Montana near where I had grown up but it was my wife’s first time to Montana I turned around and my wife says Samuel the sign says Private Property I said ya but it doesn’t say keep out I’m just gonna knock on the Door well the owner turned out to be an awesome guy he is sure we are Brothers Separated at Birth but I think the Good Lord just used the same clay to make the Molds for all us Ford Guys.
My Wife since then has made me turn around and go back to look at Cars she loves old Wagons and Her Growing love of cars has really made our Marriage even better 27 years and Counting
Unbelievable, how the US is littered with junk… One big junkyard! Some of it cool, some of it JUNK!
Southern Utah would be great for storing old cars…
Hi Tom. We watch all your videos here in South Africa. When are you coming to visit us here. There are lots off hidden barn finds around. It will be great to host you.
My kinda guy batman who carries a glock .thanks for your service brother. Hoorah 😉🇺🇲🇺🇲
He really shows how he loves it
Tom I’m a car enthusiast and I have a neighbor down by Galveston Texas, actually in San leon Texas, he’s an older man who quiet frankly has a hoarding addiction to many varieties of cars, from old MG models, Jaguars of all ages, Hudson’s, a packard, and studebakers! He’s a real welcoming guy especially if you have car knowledge and if you are ever in Texas he would be an awesome candidate to get some quality film history. I know it’s a long shot but I’ve been watching your barn find series for a very long time and I’d hate to pass on his collection even possibly having a chance to be unveiled by such an awesome and genuine car guru like yourself.
your channel is the best – thanks for doing this – it would never exist in australia no such thing as cars like these abandoned in yards forests – im not kidding that amc marlin coupe you found in a forest in one your videos is so rare there is no such car in australia and one matador only here for whole nation i never seen a bigger crime than that car sitting there and i can talk for weeks about your videos
you are doing a great job.. lov u guys
…..Tom, you are truly a "lucky duck", getting to travel the country in search of all that "rusty gold" sitting in someone’s barn, shed or chicken coop…..AND you get to meet some "real characters"…including Buddy….who’s knowledge and integrity are legendary….what a TOTAL BLAST your life must be….
3 dollar 12v to 6v inline reducer and you can blast that radio again my friend
Tom, I made a trip on Amtrac in 85 From Medford, Or. home to Minn. Amtrac didn’t follow main highway routes much, so lots of great cross country travel. I saw hundreds of old cars on farms, ranches, and in back yards of small towns across Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota. I always wanted to make it a round trip, and kinda map them all out some how, and drive back car hunting some day..It was on my bucket list, but I got to old to do it. Your channel makes me think you are the luckiest guy in the business .Happy Huntin’! and,Thanks, You Lucky !##@%!! You do a great job!!
I have a 1952 Chevy business coupe for 10, 000 o b o daily Driver in St. Pete, FL.
You should have returned to the guy who have refused to let you go through his yard this time with your woodie
Muito bom.. Parabéns, ótimo vídeo!
Is this guy Mr Regular’s dad? They sound really similar
Drive a Toyota fj 40 you won’t get turned away
Tom, I really wonder what you say to people when you go knock at their door to have them interested. As a rather introverted car guy, that first step is what makes my anxiety kick in!!
That’s ridiculous. I may have built that car at the KC Chevy plant and they were junk new and junk now. Suckers.
That s10 tho baby
Those boats don’t look very secure!
Why don’t sell this cars? Omg. 🙁 I’m crying.
@12:36 you’re standing in front of a 29′ Chris-Craft Catalina 291! Probably around a 1968 model year! I wish your photographer would have shown a bit more of the boats, but… you do "Barn-Find Cars" 🙂 (I shared this video to a Chris-Craft Boat Group, on Facebook) 😀
A modern Andy Griffith
I Absolutely LOVE these videos. They are enlightening and depressing at the same time. The majority of the people say they are going to "fix them up" or want to sell them. ( If someone will do all the paper work) I can see a very high percentage of all the vehicles in all the videos just turning back to iron ore where they sit.
I went on Sunday and Mother Day and found a 1965 El Camino so sometimes you can still find on Holidays
At 7:37 minutesin. An off duty officer feels the need to carry an open weapon……glad I don’t live in America. Sorry!
Vw truck
This is an amazing series! The videography, the stories, the characters – outstanding! Also very interesting insights into American culture from my European perspective!
Do you have the number to the guy that owns the 39and 53 wagon chevys
Anti mice contraption used by 4 generations of our family. 5 lbs coffee can or large juice can set on a larger dish pan. Like a steel pie pan . Don’t use a flimsy aluminum cheap pie pans . Set a piece of plywood on the passenger floorboard because that has the most room and less likely to accidentally knock the can over.. Place steel pie on top of it . place the coffee can or large juice can in the pie pan open side up . before putting it in the car fill the can about 3 in and the bottom with diesel fuel . I like to use off road diesel which is same as fuel oil be used to burn in the furnaces because of the additional reddish color they put in it and as that color darkens it’s a good indication that it’s time to change the diesel fuel and put in fresh usually about 1 to 3 years in intervals. be careful when you set it in the pie pan. Leave the windows rolled up and the field mice stay out. The plywood is intended to keep the still pie pan from leaving rust stains. And it catches any accidental spills hopefully. Also a tall can is used to help prevent the pills. It acts as a chimney as well to let the odor and fumes of the diesel fuel out and Float around the car . that’s it and air out for a couple of days no longer smell the diesel fuel when you’re ready to do something with the car. I have a Dodge Charger perfect example I bought from the original owner somebody got into it took the diesel hand out and then Mouse just tore up the whole interior like nothing I’ve ever seen, cuz like they were getting revenge! We have used this on hundreds of cars and it has work . no guarantees in life. You can try the snake thing if you like parrot by the way my son uses this idea my grandfather would be 130 years old if he was still with us literally hundreds of cars over the years love the show and would like to find a really good Builder Volkswagen bug for my son floor pan and other typical rust are the major concerns.
Awesome !!!
I love the fact that you look at most everything.
Most Hot Rodders walk right past beetles. They have there place. The vintage VW’s are getting rather pricey !!!
I’m a Chevy guy at heart !!!
But love most vintage cars, trucks & bikes !!!
Thank you for what you do.
Packin’ a side arm at home? Americana 2021
7:18 He looks so uncomfortable on camera with his service pistol. lol.
wilmington is right down the road from me a hour about, next time msg me and i’ll turn you on to some places 😉
all f.k looking for money from rust pieces.
got a closed parts store, Pineland, tx