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

Cotter, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0760342989 ISBN 13: 9780760342985

Publisher: Motorbooks, 2012

Synopsis

It’s every car lover’s fantasy: the perfectly preserved classic automobile discovered under a blanket in some great-granny’s garage. And as author Tom Cotter has discovered time and again, it’s a fantasy that can come true. The Hemi in the Barn offers more than forty 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—probably one of the last unrestored ones around—that Jay Leno found in a Burbank garage. Unbelievably, Leno found another Duesenberg in a parking garage in New York City—a car that was parked in 1933 and never moved. There’s a Plymouth Superbird found buried in a hedge in Alabama. There’s the rescue of the first 1955 Corvette ever built. As entertaining as these tales are, they’re also full of tantalizing hints and suggestions for readers setting off on their own adventures in automotive archaeology.

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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: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0760342989
• ISBN 13: 9780760342985
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256