The Hemi in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology - Hardcover

Cotter, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760327211 ISBN 13: 9780760327210

Publisher: Motorbooks, 2007

Synopsis

Reviews:
“Tom Cotter's sequel to last year's best-selling The Cobra in the Barn relays one great tale after another, with players unearthing rare cars to die for. The treasures include an armored Mercedes-Benz Aktion P command car discovered in pieces in Russia, a desirable Dodge Daytona Hemi virtually abandoned behind bushes in a guy's yard, a bushel of Bugattis in a barn, the ‘Divorcee Cobra,’ and a GTO owned by a mobster. These are great stories about great cars.” - Edmunds.com

“The book is highly entertaining, often exciting and should hold universal appeal for all car enthusiasts.” - Hemmings Muscle Machines

About the book:
It's every car lovers fantasy: the perfectly preserved classic automobile discovered under a blanket in some great-grannys garage. And as Tom Cotter showed us in The Cobra in the Barn, it's a fantasy that can come true. Cotters' adventures in automotive archaeology continue in The Hemi in the Barn, with more than forty new stories of amazing finds and automotive resurrections. Avid collectors big and small recall the thrills of the hunt, the tips and hunches followed, clues pursued, the heart-stopping payoff. There's the forgotten Duesenberg--the only unrestored one around--that Jay Leno found in a Burbank garage. There's another 1931 model Dusenberg Leno found in a parking garage in New York City that was parked in 1933 and was never moved. There's a Plymouth Superbird found buried in a hedge out of sight in Alabama. There's the rescue of the first 1955 Corvette ever built. There's the find of legendary race builder Smokey Yunick's Boss 302 Trans-Am car. And there's the story of the original Cobra Daytona Coupe built by Peter Brock and sold to Phil Spectre--a story that somehow involves a chauffeur's daughter setting herself and her rabbits on fire. As entertaining as these tales are--and some are truly corkers--they're also full of tantalizing hints and suggestions for readers setting off on their own adventures in automotive archaeology. 

Chapter 1: Exotic Destinations
Chapter 2: The Find Next Door
Chapter 3: Rare Finds
Chapter 4: Stranger Than Fiction
Chapter 5: The Luck of the Car Hunters
Chapter 6: Family Jewels
Chapter 7: Playboys, Princesses, and Spies
Appendix: Top 20 Barn-Finding Tips See Tom Cotter, author of Motorbooks “In the Barn” series, interviewed by Jay Leno on JayLenosGarage.com: http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/jays-book-club-the-hemi-in-the-barn/1237422/

About this title

Book Description:

"Tom Cotter tells fascinating tales of dream cars discovered everywhere ... the stuff of every enthusiast's fantasy."--Road & Track.

 

Cotter’s adventures in automotive archaeology continue, with more than forty new stories of amazing finds and automotive resurrections. Avid collectors big and small recall the thrills of the hunt, the tips and hunches followed, clues pursued, the heart-stopping payoff--from the forgotten Duesenberg that Jay Leno found in a Burbank garage to the twisted tale of the original Cobra Daytona Coupe built by Peter Brock. Along the way, these entertaining stories impart plenty of hints and information for readers intent on finding their own dream cars.

From the Inside Flap:

“Tom Cotter tells fascinating tales of dream cars discovered everywhere . . . the stuff of every enthusiast’s fantasy.” — Road & Track

 

 

Yes, the dream really does come true. Finding a great classic car hidden under a tarp in some great-granny’s garage is not a myth, as author Tom Cotter proves again with his follow-up to The Cobra in the Barn. With nearly forty more stories of cars long lost and eventually found, The Hemi in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology continues the search for amazing barn finds, detailing every tip and hunch followed along the way.

 

Some of the treasures found include a rare, unrestored Duesenberg that Jay Leno discovered in a Burbank garage, another Duesie long abandoned in a New York City parking garage, as well as a Plymouth Superbird hidden in an Alabama hedge. And there’s the story of the original Cobra Daytona Coupe built by Peter Brock and sold to Phil Spector—a story that somehow involves a divorcée setting herself and her rabbits on fire. As entertaining as these tales are, they’re also full of tantalizing hints and suggestions for your next barn-finding adventure. Time to stop dreaming and start hunting.

About this edition

• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0760327211
• ISBN 13: 9780760327210
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256