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This Jaguar XK 120 Coupe has been hiding for 25 years

May 22, 2018

Auction

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

Auction

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

Auction

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

For sale

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

For sale

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

For sale

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

Auction

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

For sale

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

For sale

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

On auction

A heroic failure: the Australian Leyland P76 V8

Posted: January 22, 2020

British Leyland was already in big trouble when they decided to design a full-size saloon car for the Australian market. And guess what? It was even a pretty good car. But still, production stopped within two years. In the 1960s and ‘70’s the Australian car market was dominated by the large cars, like the Ford […]

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Special Mercedes-Benz auction in Paris

Posted: August 10, 2017

A very special auction will take place on 15 October in Paris with the sale by auction house Artcurial Motorcars of around 60 classic Mercedes-Benz cars. The special thing is that 20 of these cars come from the private collection of Mercedes-Benz France. The company states that the auction will give collectors around the world […]

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 […]

Daughter Tiffany takes over Dan Kruse’s auction house

Posted: September 4, 2019

A family take-over in Texas, USA: Tiffany Kruse starts her own auction house Republic Auctions. She more or less takes over from her dad, who has managed Dan Kruse Classics since 1972. San Antonio based Dan Kruse Classics has been one of the premier classic car auction houses, the business started as early as 1972. […]

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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

A heroic failure: the Australian Leyland P76 V8

Special Mercedes-Benz auction in Paris

April 2018: prices at auction went up

Daughter Tiffany takes over Dan Kruse’s auction house

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