Barn finds

mrlmd1 · 11-07-2012, 05:39 PM

For those of you who love old bikes and cars, this is incredible-
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America's Ultimate Barn Find Lee Hartung Collection _-Dale Walksler of Wheels Through Time travels to Chicago to help RM Auctions go through the coveted Lee Hartung collection.

Watch all eight videos, one after the other (they proceed automatically)

http://www.coolestone.com/media/3728/Am ... Barn-Find/

Amazing also how you can accumulate all that "stuff", and they still run after being stored for 50+ years.

Water Warrior 2 · 11-07-2012, 06:36 PM

Wow, that is a lot of stuff. There will indeed be a lot of happy collectors at the auction. I can relate to the old 1930's cars mostly. My Dad drove a 31 Ford sedan for a few years before finally buying his first new car in 1954. He got the Ford from his stepfather in 50 or 51 to best of my remembery. My Dad had the choice of the Ford or a 1939 green Chevy with minimal miles on it. Minimal being 10 miles at most. My Dad's stepfather bought the Chevy new and drove it home to the farm. He disliked the car so much he parked it in a barn and forgot about it. It was still there in the mid 50's.

clonak · 11-08-2012, 01:02 AM

I love old derelict cars. When I was a kid my dad use to take me to the car wreckers for a day out. Except for pick-a-part, I had to be 12 years old before I could go in. So guess where I went for my 12th birthday ?
I still often go to the wreckers and just look around. I love watching the barn find videos on you tube. Makes me wish I was there.
One day I will have big farm with old derelict cars, bikes and boats. One day.... Oh wait, that sounds like my old flat... No wonder the landlord/neighbours/councel got pissy with me.

mrlmd1 · 11-08-2012, 09:54 AM

Did you watch all the videos? They play one after the other. Great to see those engines start up and listen to the sound they make.

Water Warrior 2 · 11-08-2012, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mrlmd1

Did you watch all the videos? They play one after the other. Great to see those engines start up and listen to the sound they make.

Watched them all. Amazing that almost all the old bikes would start. Belt drive was seemingly a common feature to apply power to the rear wheel on the lighter almost bicycle type bikes. No doubt the belts were made of leather too. A cheap and easy material in it's day.

JWR · 11-08-2012, 11:58 PM

This is the man that was getting those bikes to crank.

I met him a couple of years ago, neat person.

http://www.wheelsthroughtime.com/

Water Warrior 2 · 11-09-2012, 02:53 AM

Oh crap! I was that close > < 5 years ago in N.C. Would have been a really wondeful way to wear out a camera and glaze my eye balls.

11-07-2012, 05:39 PM	#1
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Barn finds For those of you who love old bikes and cars, this is incredible- . America's Ultimate Barn Find Lee Hartung Collection _-Dale Walksler of Wheels Through Time travels to Chicago to help RM Auctions go through the coveted Lee Hartung collection. Watch all eight videos, one after the other (they proceed automatically) http://www.coolestone.com/media/3728/Am ... Barn-Find/ Amazing also how you can accumulate all that "stuff", and they still run after being stored for 50+ years. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-07-2012, 06:36 PM	#2
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Barn finds Wow, that is a lot of stuff. There will indeed be a lot of happy collectors at the auction. I can relate to the old 1930's cars mostly. My Dad drove a 31 Ford sedan for a few years before finally buying his first new car in 1954. He got the Ford from his stepfather in 50 or 51 to best of my remembery. My Dad had the choice of the Ford or a 1939 green Chevy with minimal miles on it. Minimal being 10 miles at most. My Dad's stepfather bought the Chevy new and drove it home to the farm. He disliked the car so much he parked it in a barn and forgot about it. It was still there in the mid 50's.
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11-08-2012, 01:02 AM	#3
clonak Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Auckland New Zealand Posts: 58	Re: Barn finds I love old derelict cars. When I was a kid my dad use to take me to the car wreckers for a day out. Except for pick-a-part, I had to be 12 years old before I could go in. So guess where I went for my 12th birthday ? I still often go to the wreckers and just look around. I love watching the barn find videos on you tube. Makes me wish I was there. One day I will have big farm with old derelict cars, bikes and boats. One day.... Oh wait, that sounds like my old flat... No wonder the landlord/neighbours/councel got pissy with me. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-08-2012, 09:54 AM	#4
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: Barn finds Did you watch all the videos? They play one after the other. Great to see those engines start up and listen to the sound they make.
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11-08-2012, 11:58 PM	#6
JWR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville, TN Posts: 1,413	Re: Barn finds This is the man that was getting those bikes to crank. I met him a couple of years ago, neat person. http://www.wheelsthroughtime.com/ __________________ Jerry Truth is there are lots of great bikes available and not nearly as many good riders out there riding them... "A man's got to know his limitations..."
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11-09-2012, 02:53 AM	#7
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Barn finds Oh crap! I was that close > < 5 years ago in N.C. Would have been a really wondeful way to wear out a camera and glaze my eye balls.
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