What better way to ease into a national holiday then to enjoy an new episode of Barn Find Hunter with Tom and some classic Detroit steel? Can't think of any ;)

DAMN! Tom this needs a part 2, great find, and there are loads of gems out there yet, thanks!

From an Oldsmobile guy,,,THANK YOU!!!! Thanks for showing some Olds!!!

@w41duvernay

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Olds had station wagons pre 60/70s.

The hood ornament on the wagon is the coolest!

@ionesand3393

6 жыл бұрын

It was not Made in China !!

@jonpanzarella1221

6 жыл бұрын

ionel sandra Yes I agree!

Give us longer raw episodes. I am happy to watch for an hour. Watching all these classics and learning. As an Aussie we got next to none of these old cars that the fellas over seas had.

Again I say, what a labor of love! It's nice to see folks that do what they enjoy and enjoy what they do. I just thank you for taking the video crew along so you could share the love and enthusiasm of the hobby, sport, whatever you call it with the rest of us!

I love that Oldsmobile wagon, it doesn't take much imagination to see that being a real stand out car at any show. The Rocket 88 Club coupe would be a really pretty car with just the original paint reinstated and some mechanical fettling too, plus a re-trim...

I have only recently discovered Tom Cotters Barn Finds and am now binge watching previous episodes chronologically. As a woman who has always appreciatd a variety of cars and has a love of history, for me, your progra has created a great marriage I just wish I was along for the ride. Lol. Thank you for the program!!!

@Hagerty

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Cynthia! We're happy you found us. Our full catalog of videos can be found here, as well: www.hagerty.com/media/videos/

Love the patina on the 88 Coupe! Thanks for sharing Tom!

Love this series. We just found a barn full of Hudsons and Rolls Royce's. Its amazing what you can find just asking people.

@CarswithNash

6 жыл бұрын

DEBOSS GARAGE Wow! Hope to see that on your channel.

@charlieb308

6 жыл бұрын

DEBOSS GARAGE how’s the GTO coming?

@DEBOSSGARAGE

6 жыл бұрын

+semi auto great. in the paint booth tomorrow. summit racing is going to set us up with disc brake conversion so pretty pumped to be able to work with summit

@DEBOSSGARAGE

6 жыл бұрын

+Matt's Garage yeah, video is coming soon. we got one of the Hudson's going and took it on the road

@alexandermckay8594

6 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to seeing that Rich!

A shout out to Tom & Ray Magliozzi, aka Click and Clack. Boy, I miss their show. Loved Tommy's cackle laugh. High point of Saturday mornings for years.

@clevelandmaker386

6 жыл бұрын

John A They were the first public radio talk show I ever listened to. I miss them

My Grandpa would love this place. He worked at Oldsmobile from 1963 to 2002, almost 40yrs put in there. It rubbed off on me a bit too, Lol.

I bought a 1950 Olds,4 door that wasn't running,sitting in a guy's yard. Back when i was in Jr. High,as a project. I rebuilt the motor,as well as the steering & some suspension. It had an automatic transmission,which i didn't like,but was a cool transportation at the time. But,when i saw a 2 door coupe,with a V-8 & a 3 speed transmission,i knew i had to have one,but the guy that had what i wanted wouldn't trade or sell me his car,so,i had to find something else. This is the first time i have seen a complete one in many moons. Good luck to the new owner!

Olds heaven that we just got a sniff of, more more more

All of these cars should be worth so much more in concourse condition, would really help the industry keep all of this old history alive!!

My grandfather had several Dodges in the 50 to 57 years. He loved them and drove them until the wheels were falling off. Six cylinders with 3 sp and the last was an auto I believe.

Oh I’d be happy with some of those clean desert 4 doors! 4 door cars are gaining value Tom, a lot of people just want a cool old car to drive their family around in & with the entry cost of old 2drs & their rarity people are turning to 4dr variants.

Looks like it's from Fallout, love that post-war style

@armitage1950

6 жыл бұрын

Crash_MX06 Fallout was very late 50's, early 60's Atomic era. Look up a 57 Lincoln, or 60 Chrysler. I'd love to take one of those with a decent patina, throw on a Vaultec logo on the door!

Only reason why I'm subbed to Hagerty. barn finds!!

This series is AWESOME!! Excellent job Tom! I look forward to your next "barn find". U rock sir!

Love me some Oldsmobiles

Oh, Hagerty! Why are you so nice to us?! We've done nothing to deserve this.

Tom thank You so much for a Time Travel walk back in Time Auto Show !!!!!!

Nothing wrong with the four doors. Do like Jon Ward does and restomod the things. You get a really cool vehicle without wrecking valuble history.

As soon as you showed us the Dodge Dart, Tom Magliozzi immediately came to mind. RIP.

I just started watching this show and I really like it. I have restored 2 barn finds, 1977 trans am and a 1957 chevy 2 door HT. I wish Tom could see what the cars looked like before I started because now they are show cars

I love this!!! Don't stop making these!!!!!

man, i'd LOVE that business coupe. such a cool looker and so complete looking!

Barney Olds loved racing! It's probably the reason the Olds had a V8 and the Pontiac had straight 8

It's amazing how these cars look still strong today and "almost" ready to go compare to the crappy products from today

@nostalgiarte

6 жыл бұрын

You true !! they will melt like butter in the sun :)

@elobiretv

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe in a nice dry place like Texas, but bring one of those to a wet climate at it would have turned to rust long before any modern car would. Theres nothing at all wrong with the build quality of modern cars as long as you dont buy something American, or some of the budget models.

@tonyfriend7413

4 жыл бұрын

At Elobiretv...AMERICAN ONLY...ANY YEAR...NO RICE BRANDS or Foreign brands at all..Except Canada .. 11/16/19 6.59 pm cst USA TRUMP 2020..

I KNEW IT !!!😂😂😂😂 Tom would've never left there without checking out these beauties 😁😁😁

There will come a time when four door cars and kids will make the connection... Look at the rice rockets they are buying! I see it happening where a kid builds a four door with his dad and I mean every piece and part was super cool polished stainless and upholstery, door panels visors, headliner. He drove it in his senior year. He grew up working on his 55 ford fairlane and it was damn nice.Everything stock except some nice dual exhaust that barked real nice. 272 y block. He even built the motor as far as assembly but they did have the block boiled and heads surfaced but he lapped the valves... a real inspiration.

I love 4 doors and I still have love for your show!

i will never get board watching these! its amaznig what is out there still!

Wow great finds! Thanks for the upload

A true barn find!!! Hello Hagerty Barn Find folks, I have a 1968 Pontiac LeMans which I factory ordered. It was in Kansas and Wyoming until 2012 and is now in Rhode Island. It is Nordic Blue, has the 350 hp engine, bucket seats, vinyl top, chrome trim, Pontiac wheels and trim rings, Hurst 3 speed on the floor. It has 97,000 original miles and the engine was rebuilt at 90,000 by Allen Automotive in Chanute, Kansas, who work on race cars in the 4 state area. It has a newer vinyl roof, new carpet. Repainted 2006 with original matte paint. Lots of character. I love my car. Do you think you'd like to feature it in your show???

I bought a house with a 3 story barn, you could drive into the middle level. When I bought it I became the owner of a 1959 Chevy Nomad 348 car. It had a 350 in it but it was still darn cool. Interior was mint with cool bronze vinyl with white paint, only issue rust-wise was the rockers and repros were in the back. I ended up selling it to the guy that took the 348 out of it for his drag car. Growing up (late 70s, early 80s) I had a friend that was on my hockey team and he lived with his grandparents. His grandfather had a car collection in his barn, easily 20 cars. We used to play hide and seek in that barn hiding in some cool cars. I remember a BMW Isetta, multiple 356 Porsches, a Citroen (the one with the turning headlights and the hydro suspension...DS or something) and a bunch of other Euro cars. It was pretty cool. Love your show!

Man, that was a long drive! 😆 🤣 😂

The rust in the top of the fenders of the road runner is due to the fact that they either eliminated the inner fender, or the inner fender was so cheap in material that it rusted first, then allowed the rain waters and road sand to blast the underneath of the fenders, right above the front tires. My '70 duster did the same thing. It was just Mopar being cheap on the assembly line.

Thank you Tom just fantastic video and just drooling how cheap how many are left sitting around.. especially Oldsmobile and Pontiac and Dodge ... Thankyou from Brisbane Australia.

Very interesting and enjoyed very much. Thank you

Ha!! I liked the long trip to the new find. How cool it would be to even just be able to look at all those forgotten cars.

I grew up in a '52 R88. lasted until 1964 when The Beatles arrived.

Nothing wrong with a 4door and actually rarer than the 2 doors now as people pass them bye, because of the so called scene pressure. Love that Pontiac. Has he got any ‘57 pontiac parts?

Geez, Tom! Why kick the four-doors? Some of the most fun I've had have been w/four door cars...I've outrun a '85 5.0 Mustang w/a '75 Bel-Air, and raced a Lincoln Mk.VII w/a ''76 Caprice Estate Wagon - even w/a detuned 454, "The Icebox" was able to blow the Lincoln's doors off. That being said, that blue 88 business coupe would make a nice period hot rod/ratrod..cleanup the interior, clearcoat the patina, shove a blown 350/350 drivetrain in her, & smoke some rubber.

I just love watching your videos

Tom said, "You don't see many Business Coupes". The coupe is an "88" Club Coupe which were all made with a back seat. A Business Coupe generally does not have a back seat and in 1949-1950 Olds did not make a coupe without a rear seat. Yes, Tom, you changed it to "Club Coupe" as you departed the overhang.

Those 2 Oldsmobile's are Gem's !

Four doors do not have the stigma they once had. They are actually more popular with the younger folks. Station wagons also. There value will continue to go up. If it is a well optioned car, the extra doors are no longer a problem.

Hey Tom. Great episode this one. Awesome find of some classic American cars. They all have character, their curves and chrome, wow. Love the Fords to in the previous episode. Nothing wrong with the 4 door car Tom, perhaps just a slip of the tongue?? Yeah that's what it was. Love your work mate. Hi from Australia

I'm digging the mopars. I had a dart like that. Mine was a 66. 273 hyper Pac. It was quick for what it was back in its time.

@davidrubin1895

6 жыл бұрын

Jimbo Matic I still enjoy seeing them. Love these videos

Tom at 3:24 that's "FUTURAMIC" not "FUTUREMATIC!" "Futuramic" refers to the styling of the new 1949-style bodies, compared to the old pre-49 Oldsmobiles. The automatic transmission in these cars was called "Hydra-Matic"...

The wagon is worth saving!. I Love wagons

I love this series! Keep them coming!👍👍

TOM you could have made that into a 1 hr long video and I would have watched it. Actually disappointed it wasn't longer.

Sorry Tom but you were wrong about the Oldsmobile 215 aluminum V8 being purchased by Range Rover. It was the Buick 215V8 that Range Rover purchased.

@tombob671

6 жыл бұрын

Correct, the oldsmobile had different heads

@BuzzLOLOL

6 жыл бұрын

Correct, the Olds version was only used in Olds and had its own Olds designed heads with valve covers sticking out at 45 degree angle. Buick valve covers went straight up to mimic the earlier Buick 'nailhead' iron V8's in appearance, but they weren't nailheads. The vertical valve covers made sparkplug access easier in small, narrow engine bay British cars. Pontiac used the Buick version, as did Rover/MG/Triumph/TVR/Morgan, etc. Buick designed the 215"/3.5L aluminum V8 and it first appeared in a 1951 Buick Harley Earle concept car. Australian Revco-Brabham created a Formula 1 winning version of that engine because it was the lightest V8 available. TVR had a 5.0L version. Hotrodders stretch it to 5.2L/318" version. Articles on how to make the larger versions are available online.

@frankiodeelux3159

4 жыл бұрын

Correct !! Buick designed the best 215 V8

Nice Dodge Royal Lancer from 1954/ 55.

Gotta love the bomb hood ornament.

3:19... I'd kill for that blue Olds to be in my garage

From a seller point of view, I have to agree with him on value of 4-doors. BUT, there's more to it than money. There's plenty here that have my attention... if I had the money, of course. Loved the Oldsmobiles, my favorite American brand!

The forklift and sandwich cooler are also barn finds.

That Dart was my favorite tbh

All of those cars need to be stored inside. Wow. Just think. When they are all gone.

Always a great show

215 V8 was developed by Buick. Oldsmobile & Pontiac were given access to it for their smaller cars.

@BuzzLOLOL

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Olds version of the Buick 215"/3.5L aluminum V8 was only used in Olds and had its own Olds designed heads with valve covers sticking out at 45 degree angle. Buick valve covers went straight up to mimic the earlier Buick 'nailhead' iron V8's in appearance, but they weren't nailheads. The vertical valve covers made sparkplug access easier in small, narrow engine bay British cars. Pontiac used the Buick version, as did Rover/MG/Triumph/TVR/Morgan, etc. Buick designed the 215"/3.5L aluminum V8 and it first appeared in a 1951 Buick Harley Earle concept car. Australia's Revco-Brabham created a Formula 1 winning OHC version of that engine because it was the lightest V8 available. TVR had a 5.0L version. Hotrodders stretch it to 5.2L/318" version. Articles on how to make the larger versions are available online.

@scarbourgeoisie

6 жыл бұрын

Great clarification. Thanks.

The bast program in you tube thank you ❤

Amazing content Love this kind of videos I only wish I could buy and restore one of the cars shown in this episodes!

@nissansentraSrde

6 жыл бұрын

Miguel Nuñez do it brother!!!!

I just discovered your channel and three episodes in you win me over w the Click and Clack reference. Great show, keep them coming. I love old cars.

Best series on the interweb !!

4 doors do not get enough love, I tell yah.

That tail light feature is pretty cool.

That's metal art.

Ya missed one Tom :) On the anecdote for the Buick 215 that was designed for Indycar and roadcars, and became the Rover V8 of legend, and was also used in the Aussie 'Leyland P76',... That engine was also the basis of the Repco Brabham Formula One engine that won F1 Championships.

Love that bise cope the look good when u mod the hood and hot rod with ibeam front and get rid of the hood trim hate the trim runing down the hood center.

Great show

Love that tin woodie! That must have been Ne plus ultra when it was new car.

great episode like always greetings from Dublin Ireland

Y'all have my favorite video of all time the hemi time lapse rebuild

Jay Leno showed a roadrunner going to auction with Factory Bondo on the front fenders

i love junkys and bars finds

Again Great series ! From an Olds Nut thanks !

The Olds 303 OHV V8 developed 135 HP in 1949 1950 and 51..Cadillac's 331 OHV V8 was 160 horsepower during the same time......Still impressive....and it made the 88 a very fast car ....but 180 HP didn't arrive until Chrysler's 331 Hemi in 1951...which started the horsepower race. A 51 Saratoga with the hemi was a real factory hot rod.BTW...its an 1949 Old Deluxe 88 club coupe

How do you do it, love the show, awesome treasure find, classic cars what more do you want, bring these cars back to life, these cars deserve every bit of dignity.

Don't forget i love tom he is also the show!!!

I love this show!!!!

that's a 55' 270 hemi, next year in 56 they went to 315 hemis, the horsepower went from 193 to 260!

That Dart steering wheel could be a Tough Wheel, but you got a better look at it than I did. My '72 Rallye Charger came stock with one.

@davidpancerev9658

9 ай бұрын

"Tuff" wheel.

A lot of younger people today prefer four doors to two doors, so don't dismiss them if they're easily restorable. '55 to '57 Olds four-door hardtops are really cool cars.

The V8 in the Land-Rover Discovery 2 would be badged as a 4.0, but I believe it was the same cubic capacity as the 3.9 that was used in the Range Rover Classic (the original Range Rover,) they just badged it as a 4.0 to make it sound like the Range Rover P38 had something new in the smaller petrol engine as well as the 4.6 which was new but was a lot less reliable due to its larger bore size causing cooling and block issues. The first-generation Discovery remained badged as a 3.9 until the end of production. You're about right for the time period, that Disco 2 looks to be about 2000-2002 from the front end styling (it's a pre-facelift vehicle as it doesn't have the secondary round reflectors in the headlights) and wheel design on it, plus there are other body features that weren't seen on early Disco 2s ('98-2000.) A lot of people in the UK always refer to the Rover V8 as having been a Buick engine, forgetting that even back then GM shared engines across manufacturer ranges so it was probably seen in as many Oldsmobiles as it was Buicks which really makes it as much an Oldsmobile engine as it was a Buick, even if it was developed by the Buick engineers. It's a shame GM didn't persist with it as it developed into a damn good engine which is as famous in the UK and Europe as the small block Chevy 350 (5.7 litre) is in the US and it probably saw service in more vehicles than the Chevy, everything from very fast sports cars to vans and, of course, some of the toughest 4x4s ever made, plus a lot of the police cars that used to give naughty motorists nightmares...

@roeng1368

6 жыл бұрын

It was a great engine, used in some lovely cars. A guy i know had a old rover p5b with this engine, lovely car. Don't think it was used in triumphs though, probably should have been, certainly in the stag.

@gosportjamie

6 жыл бұрын

+ro eng Ah, the Rover P5B, the British prime minister's favourite transport for over a decade and a half. Lovely cars. You're sort-of right, they should have used the Rover V8 in the Stag, the Triumph 3.0 V8 was technically a better engine but sadly BL technology wasn't up to building them right at the time, hence why it became known as the Triumph Snag. Triumph did use the Rover V8 in the TR8, and the works TR7 V8 rally cars, though it's understandable a lot of people forget them as by far the greatest volume of factory TR8s were sold in the US with only a handful (less than 100 I believe) sold in the UK and probably even fewer, if any, sold in Europe as new cars...

@frequencyfluxfandango8504

6 жыл бұрын

Interesting...!

@BuzzLOLOL

6 жыл бұрын

Furthermore, the Olds version was only used in Olds and had its own Olds designed heads with valve covers sticking out at 45 degree angle. Buick valve covers went straight up to mimic the earlier Buick 'nailhead' iron V8's in appearance, but they weren't nailheads. The vertical valve covers made sparkplug access easier in small, narrow engine bay British cars. Pontiac used the Buick version, as did Rover/MG/Triumph/TVR/Morgan, etc. Buick designed the 215"/3.5L aluminum V8 and it first appeared in a 1951 Buick Harley Earle concept car. Australian Revco-Brabham created a Formula 1 winning version of that engine because it was the lightest V8 available. TVR had a 5.0L version. Hotrodders stretch it to 5.2L/318" version. Articles on how to make the larger versions are available online.

@moyadapne968

6 жыл бұрын

Wiki. 'The Triumph TR8 did not use Triumph's own single overhead cam V8 as found in the Stag due to its weight and service record but instead shared its Rover V8 engine with the Rover SD1.'

My 1st car was an Olds station-wagon with fake wood paneling

Great engine the 215, we just didn't have the need so much with 394's, and the like.

I think those early fifties car should all be worth to be preserved with the two tone paint and all these accessories of that time. There is sports coupes enough on the market. But these woody family cars are far more special. In Britain the Woodys based on Rolls Royce or Daimler are far more valuable than the normal cars.

Don't knock 4 doors if its all there fix it up. I'd rather have a 4 door get the whole family in to ride around. They are more unique to see because everyone has a 2 door😔.

@CarswithNash

6 жыл бұрын

charles Helman Exactly! I have a 4dr ‘53 Buick, love the look, I woudn’t trade it for a 2dr.

@bigcharliesmodelgarage296

6 жыл бұрын

Matt's Garage I'm tired of people knocking 4 doors. Most people grew up riding around in s 4 door family car. Have a great day.

@CarswithNash

6 жыл бұрын

charles Helman Thanks! And a great day to you as well.(-:

@fuzzwack1

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Plus a 4 door is cheaper to buy!

@pre1980cars

6 жыл бұрын

I too say fix them 4 doors up

I still don't get why everybody is just after the resale value. There's nothing wrong with a nice four door sedan, heck I prefer them over coupes.

@krusher74

6 жыл бұрын

When life changes an you need to sell it not great to have put more into car than its now worth.

If I had the means, I'd buy those 2 cars under the roof - what a great combination!

My Grandfather had 2 1961 Olds 88's

I was 15 in 1960 and looking at used cars. I LOVED the 50 olds rocket 88. NO ONE liked the pontiac straight 8 what a heavy dog. I weighed the engine and hydro on a junk yard scale at 1100 lbs of dead weight iron.

I love watching these videos. But it makes me so sad to see all these cars. I hope most of them get restored because they are beautiful pieces of art.

One day people will will regret overlooking 4 door cars, and could be more valuable after they are on the verge of extinction.

383s and 440s in Roadrunner, 426 Hemi in GTX I believe.