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This Jaguar XK 120 Coupe has been hiding for 25 years

May 22, 2018

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What is it with Jaguar XK120’s that makes people forget about them? Here’s a barnfind Jaguar that spent the last 25 years in a garage, covered in junk.

This sad, neglected remainder of a car was once a proud, blue Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupe.

It was delivered new in 1952 to some unknown person

barnfind, Bonhams, Jaguar

An Australia barnfind: Jaguar XK120 roadster

May 20, 2018

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The romantic concept of a barnfind is that it’s an old car, completely original, that was put away in a shed many decades ago and forgotten. But that is not always the case, as this Australia barnfind shows.

But that is really the case with here. This 1951 Jaguar XK120 has been in a barn

Australia, barnfind, Jaguar, Shannons

Very British barnfind in the Netherlands

March 25, 2018

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A few dozen Jaguars, Rolls-Royces, and Bentleys turned up in a barnfind in the Netherlands. They are now being sold online by auction house BVA Auctions.

In a village in the province of Brabant, a collector of cars recently passed away.

The estate consists of more than 30 cars, mainly Jaguar and Rolls-Royce/Bentley. There are

Alfa Romeo, barnfind, Bentley, BVA Auctions, Ferrari, Jaguar, Netherlands, Renault, Rolls-Royce

Fiat Dino was in hiding for 35 years

December 19, 2017

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The essential thing about a barnfind is that it’s an object that has been forgotten for a long period of time.

Take this Fiat Dino for instance. It has been stored in a warehouse for 35 years.

To demonstrate this, the seller has very wisely decided not to clean the car. The thick layer of

barnfind, Fiat, Germany

Barnfind of the year: Lamborghini Miura

October 1, 2017

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When this 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400 S was found in a barn, there was a Rolling Stones cassette still in the cassette player. The very same day that it was found, the engine was already running.

According to an ad on DuPontRegistry.com, this car has been unearthed this year. It was literally a barnfind, as

barnfind, Lamborghini, Miura, scheunenfund, sortie de grange

From a 2CV to a Bentley R: several barnfinds in France

September 25, 2017

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We’ve been having a look on the internet to see what has come out of the barns in France lately. Here are a few of the nicest finds.

What is a barnfind? A true barnfind is when you find a car that everybody had forgotten about. Like the old car of your grandfather, that

barnfind, Bentley, Citroën, France, Peugeot, Renault, sortie de grange

A bunch of old Packards in Iowa

September 7, 2017

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This may look like a barnfind, but strictly speaking, it is not. Because most of these cars have been standing outside the barn.

What we see here is a few of a total of 91 classic cars, being the Estate of John Francis Klapp, who passed away on May 17th 2017, 71 years old.

barnfind, Estate, Packard, USA

Amilcar Pegase spent decades in dry storage

September 6, 2017

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The French Amilcar-factory was best known for its racing cars during the 1920’s, in the first years of its existence. In the 1930’s the firm started struggling. The Pégase was an attempt in 1934 to produce a medium sized car. The 2.2-liter four cylinder engine was from Delahaye, later a stronger 2.5-liter engine was on

Amilcar Pégase, barnfind

Wooden barnfind

August 6, 2017

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No, this is not your grandmother’s sideboard you’re looking at. It’s a funeral car. As you know, funeral cars have very different styles in different parts of the world. In Argentina, the coachbuilders Hermida & Nazzi had a unique way of building funeral cars mainly of wood. Apparently, there was a barnfind recently of three

barnfind, Cadillac, funeral car, restauration

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This Volkswagen is faster than a normal Golf GTI

Posted: April 7, 2018

The Volkswagen Golf I GTI in this picture is faster than other Golf I GTI I’s. It was tuned by Oettinger, sold by Volkswagen and available only in France. Why in France? Because there, the Renault 5 Turbo was ruling the market for hot hatchbacks in the early 1980’s. To challenge that car, Volkswagen needed […]

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April 2018: prices at auction went up

Posted: May 4, 2018

In April 2018, a few more classic cars were sold at auctions worldwide than in April last year. But they made a lot more money. As always, April is the busiest month of the year when it comes to classic car auctions. During some weekends there were 5 or 6 auctions going on. The 35 […]

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Preview of Coyote Johnson’s muscle car hoard (VIDEO)

Posted: April 10, 2019

Coyote Johnson was in construction work and collected a brought together a large hoard of muscle cars. Now the largest part of his collection is to be sold. Auctionneers VanderBrinck are giving us a preview on video.

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OldtimerDAILY

This Jaguar XK 120 Coupe has been hiding for 25 years

An Australia barnfind: Jaguar XK120 roadster

Very British barnfind in the Netherlands

Fiat Dino was in hiding for 35 years

Barnfind of the year: Lamborghini Miura

From a 2CV to a Bentley R: several barnfinds in France

A bunch of old Packards in Iowa

Amilcar Pegase spent decades in dry storage

Wooden barnfind

Here’s your chance to own a postwar Salmson

This Volkswagen is faster than a normal Golf GTI

April 2018: prices at auction went up

Preview of Coyote Johnson’s muscle car hoard (VIDEO)

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