Author: Wallace Wyss
Publisher: Enthusiast Books
ISBN: 9781583883051
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
While some of the stories actually are about cars found in barns or sheds, author Wyss has taken the liberty of expanding the definition of "barn find" to include any collector car found derelict, ignored, in pieces, or generally found in circumstances belying its stature. This could include cars parked in fields, found in cellars, left in parking garages, or even found under a pile of cars in a junkyard. What the cars do have in common is that they are valuable and exotic and have histories chock full of unimaginable twists and turns. Take, for instance the Two Rotor Corvette, a car that cost GM $2 million to build and then they flat gave it away to the first guy that asked. Same thing for a GT40 roadster, one of four built, and Ford goes and hands the keys to a movie car customizer who kept it for decades and never quite got it up on the big screen. That car today is worth $4 million. So, if you're into collector cars and love the thrill of the hunt, then you'll truly appreciate the 50 stories Wyss has selected for this first in the series.
Incredible Barn Finds
Author: Wallace Wyss
Publisher: Enthusiast Books
ISBN: 9781583883051
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
While some of the stories actually are about cars found in barns or sheds, author Wyss has taken the liberty of expanding the definition of "barn find" to include any collector car found derelict, ignored, in pieces, or generally found in circumstances belying its stature. This could include cars parked in fields, found in cellars, left in parking garages, or even found under a pile of cars in a junkyard. What the cars do have in common is that they are valuable and exotic and have histories chock full of unimaginable twists and turns. Take, for instance the Two Rotor Corvette, a car that cost GM $2 million to build and then they flat gave it away to the first guy that asked. Same thing for a GT40 roadster, one of four built, and Ford goes and hands the keys to a movie car customizer who kept it for decades and never quite got it up on the big screen. That car today is worth $4 million. So, if you're into collector cars and love the thrill of the hunt, then you'll truly appreciate the 50 stories Wyss has selected for this first in the series.
Publisher: Enthusiast Books
ISBN: 9781583883051
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
While some of the stories actually are about cars found in barns or sheds, author Wyss has taken the liberty of expanding the definition of "barn find" to include any collector car found derelict, ignored, in pieces, or generally found in circumstances belying its stature. This could include cars parked in fields, found in cellars, left in parking garages, or even found under a pile of cars in a junkyard. What the cars do have in common is that they are valuable and exotic and have histories chock full of unimaginable twists and turns. Take, for instance the Two Rotor Corvette, a car that cost GM $2 million to build and then they flat gave it away to the first guy that asked. Same thing for a GT40 roadster, one of four built, and Ford goes and hands the keys to a movie car customizer who kept it for decades and never quite got it up on the big screen. That car today is worth $4 million. So, if you're into collector cars and love the thrill of the hunt, then you'll truly appreciate the 50 stories Wyss has selected for this first in the series.
Barn Find Road Trip
Author: Tom Cotter
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760349401
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Follow 3 guys as they embark on a real-world collector car hunting road trip. You'll love the stories of their adventure & the gorgeous photos of their finds.
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760349401
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Follow 3 guys as they embark on a real-world collector car hunting road trip. You'll love the stories of their adventure & the gorgeous photos of their finds.
Amazing Barn Finds and Roadside Relics
Author: Ryan Brutt
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 1627886451
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Discover the allure of forgotten cars. Something that to the rest of the world is nothing but a forgotten automotive hulk slowly degenerating into a pile of iron oxide is to the car enthusiast something so much more. Like those who restore Victorian homes or antique furniture, car guys see not a decrepit piece of junk, but a desirable object that "just needs some attention." And should the vehicle abandoned in a field or lying in a creek bed be too far gone to resurrect, car enthusiasts can simply enjoy it for what it once was (while lamenting that it has come to such a sad end). Finding a lost, restorable car is every auto collector's dream! Amazing Barn Finds and Roadside Relics taps into the thrill of the hunt with hundreds of photos of lost cars - each accompanied by detailed information covering the nature of the find and details about the car. Ride along as author Ryan Brutt, the "automotive archaeologist," travels the United States documenting lost and abandoned automotive gems.
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 1627886451
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Discover the allure of forgotten cars. Something that to the rest of the world is nothing but a forgotten automotive hulk slowly degenerating into a pile of iron oxide is to the car enthusiast something so much more. Like those who restore Victorian homes or antique furniture, car guys see not a decrepit piece of junk, but a desirable object that "just needs some attention." And should the vehicle abandoned in a field or lying in a creek bed be too far gone to resurrect, car enthusiasts can simply enjoy it for what it once was (while lamenting that it has come to such a sad end). Finding a lost, restorable car is every auto collector's dream! Amazing Barn Finds and Roadside Relics taps into the thrill of the hunt with hundreds of photos of lost cars - each accompanied by detailed information covering the nature of the find and details about the car. Ride along as author Ryan Brutt, the "automotive archaeologist," travels the United States documenting lost and abandoned automotive gems.
Muscle Car Barn Finds
Author: Ryan Brutt
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 076035359X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Join "automotive archeologist" Ryan Brutt as he searches for American muscle cars lost to time in barns, abandoned buildings, decrepit garages, even overgrown backyards!
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 076035359X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Join "automotive archeologist" Ryan Brutt as he searches for American muscle cars lost to time in barns, abandoned buildings, decrepit garages, even overgrown backyards!
Motor City Barn Finds
Author: Tom Cotter
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760352445
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Detroit: Motor City... and the poster child for urban blight and dysfunction. This presented challenges and opportunities for Cotter, as he trolled the historic city looking for lost automobile gems. Here he tells the story of these "barn finds" and shares anecdotes of the cars and his journey.
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760352445
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Detroit: Motor City... and the poster child for urban blight and dysfunction. This presented challenges and opportunities for Cotter, as he trolled the historic city looking for lost automobile gems. Here he tells the story of these "barn finds" and shares anecdotes of the cars and his journey.
Amazing Barn Finds and Roadside Relics
Author: Ryan Brutt
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760348073
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Hop in the car with Ryan Brutt, the "automotive archaeologist" and roam the United States in search of forgotten automotive gems. You won't believe the finds!
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760348073
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Hop in the car with Ryan Brutt, the "automotive archaeologist" and roam the United States in search of forgotten automotive gems. You won't believe the finds!
The Cobra in the Barn
Author: Tom Cotter
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 9780760336618
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Here are the true stories of people who found their dream cars in the most unlikely places.
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 9780760336618
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Here are the true stories of people who found their dream cars in the most unlikely places.
The Hemi in the Barn
Author: Tom Cotter
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 9780760327210
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Cotter's wildly popular adventures in automotive archaeology continue, with forty new stories of amazing finds and resurrections of classic cars.
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 9780760327210
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Cotter's wildly popular adventures in automotive archaeology continue, with forty new stories of amazing finds and resurrections of classic cars.
Jaguar Century
Author: Giles Chapman
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 076036866X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Jaguar Century is a lavishly illustrated large-format retrospective examining 100 years of Jaguar, one of the most acclaimed marques in automotive history.
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 076036866X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Jaguar Century is a lavishly illustrated large-format retrospective examining 100 years of Jaguar, one of the most acclaimed marques in automotive history.
American Muscle Cars
Author: Darwin Holmstrom
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 0760350981
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
This is the muscle car history to own--a richly illustrated chronicle of America's greatest high-performance cars, told from their 1960s beginning through the present day! In the 1960s, three incendiary ingredients--developing V-8 engine technology, a culture consumed by the need for speed, and 75 million baby boomers entering the auto market--exploded in the form of the factory muscle car. The resulting vehicles, brutal machines unlike any the world had seen before or will ever see again, defined the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll generation. American Muscle Cars chronicles this tumultuous period of American history through the primary tool Americans use to define themselves: their automobiles. From the street-racing hot rod culture that emerged following World War II through the new breed of muscle cars still emerging from Detroit today, this book brings to life the history of the American muscle car. When Pontiac's chief engineer, John Z. DeLorean, and his team bolted a big-inch engine into the division's intermediate chassis, they immediately invented the classic muscle car. In those 20 minutes it took Bill Collins and Russ Gee to bolt a 389 ci V-8 engine into a Tempest chassis they created the prototype for Pontiac's GTO--and changed the course of automotive history. From that moment on, American performance cars would never be the same. American Muscle Cars tells the story of the most desirable cars ever to come out of Detroit. It's a story of flat-out insanity told at full throttle and illustrated with beautiful photography.
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 0760350981
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
This is the muscle car history to own--a richly illustrated chronicle of America's greatest high-performance cars, told from their 1960s beginning through the present day! In the 1960s, three incendiary ingredients--developing V-8 engine technology, a culture consumed by the need for speed, and 75 million baby boomers entering the auto market--exploded in the form of the factory muscle car. The resulting vehicles, brutal machines unlike any the world had seen before or will ever see again, defined the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll generation. American Muscle Cars chronicles this tumultuous period of American history through the primary tool Americans use to define themselves: their automobiles. From the street-racing hot rod culture that emerged following World War II through the new breed of muscle cars still emerging from Detroit today, this book brings to life the history of the American muscle car. When Pontiac's chief engineer, John Z. DeLorean, and his team bolted a big-inch engine into the division's intermediate chassis, they immediately invented the classic muscle car. In those 20 minutes it took Bill Collins and Russ Gee to bolt a 389 ci V-8 engine into a Tempest chassis they created the prototype for Pontiac's GTO--and changed the course of automotive history. From that moment on, American performance cars would never be the same. American Muscle Cars tells the story of the most desirable cars ever to come out of Detroit. It's a story of flat-out insanity told at full throttle and illustrated with beautiful photography.