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In the case of this 1966 ferrari 275 gtb long nose alloy, it was discovered after 25 years of collecting dust in a barn beside a 1967 shelby 427 cobra. Barn finds information on collecting cars legendary. Unlike most people who hear of a old car in a barn or field rusting away, and pass it off as yea right, we hold every story to be true to some degree or another. Patrick glenn nichols muscle car barn finds you must see. A collection of 1980s performance vehicles tucked away into a barn. He has written biographies of the legendary holmanmoody race team, tommy ivo and dean jeffries, but is best known for his series of barn find books, such as. A british barn revealed that it held more than just dust and spider webs.
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