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In the vein of "Shoulda, coulda, woulda, cars you passed over!" and "Kicking yourself for selling," how about a thread about what car would you wish to find in a barn hidden away from everyone for decades?
I am sure that there are more valuable choices, but I would love to find a 1964 Olds 4-4-2 SEDAN in a barn somewhere. It is rumored that there were about 10 made that year, and it would be really fun to preserve one. Sadly, they are all probably long gone.
Actually, I rode in one of the 7 or 10 such vehicles when it was a year old. I know who owned it, the color and the area it was once in. I have been searching for it for years. It is most likely gone to the crusher/melting furnace, but until I find proof its "gone", I will keep looking.
But there a so many different Oldsmobiles I'd like to find...
One that I might actually be able to afford if I found one hidden away in a barn is a 1958 Olds 98 Holiday Sedan (I know I've posted this pic in other threads):
If money didn't matter then I would like to find a 1940 Olds 98 Phaeton Convertible:
Actually, I rode in one of the 7 or 10 such vehicles when it was a year old. I know who owned it, the color and the area it was once in. I have been searching for it for years. It is most likely gone to the crusher/melting furnace, but until I find proof its "gone", I will keep looking.
Okay, that is SUPER cool! I wish you the best of luck in your search. At least you had somewhere to start.
I read that the Lansing PD had three of them. No doubt that those were abused and crushed at some point.
But there a so many different Oldsmobiles I'd like to find...
One that I might actually be able to afford if I found one hidden away in a barn is a 1958 Olds 98 Holiday Sedan (I know I've posted this pic in other threads):
If money didn't matter then I would like to find a 1940 Olds 98 Phaeton Convertible:
Unless I was just going to turn $$$$ with the original barn dust still on it, there isn't a barn find I would want. I am past the age / ambition that I would enjoy dealing with it.
Plus, I am busy enough. I don't need a project car to consume my time. Hell, my cars have been driven so seldom this year...they may be considered barn finds before long.
Ok I'm in !! I have always been a fenders guy, problem is if it has fenders its probably out of my reach (price range)
BUT if I could stumble upon a barn find and the rules were finders keepers this would be it for me a 1937 Packard Twelve Coupe Roadster !!
Packards were a glorious part of American automotive history, quality, style and performance in their heyday they had it all, I think they were some of the sexiest cars to ever grace the pavement. Now of course the chances of me stumbling across one as a barn find and keeping it are about the same as me driving my Oldsmobile across the surface of the sun but you asked so here it is.
Ok I'm in !! I have always been a fenders guy, problem is if it has fenders its probably out of my reach (price range)
BUT if I could stumble upon a barn find and the rules were finders keepers this would be it for me a 1937 Packard Twelve Coupe Roadster !!
Packards were a glorious part of American automotive history, quality, style and performance in their heyday they had it all, I think they were some of the sexiest cars to ever grace the pavement. Now of course the chances of me stumbling across one as a barn find and keeping it are about the same as me driving my Oldsmobile across the surface of the sun but you asked so here it is.
Years ago a lady that worked with my wife asked us to visit her and her husband. Just so happened they live in one end of a barn in Hebron Texas, close to the Hebron Baptist church. We did go to visit and in the nonlivable part of the barn was a 39 Packard convertible coupe. I tried and tried to get Lee to tell me who it belonged to but all I got was it is not for sale. That was long years ago before the developers moved into that area and bought up all of the property.
WOW ! I've never seen a '37 Oldsmobile pickup before .
It looks like a '37 GMC except the for the grille . But it clearly says Oldsmobile on the hood .
Was this perhaps a Canadian model ?
Last edited by Charlie Jones; Aug 28, 2020 at 07:59 PM.
That is one cool truck! It would still be #3 In my dream collection behind a Studebaker NAPCO 4wd & a Power Wagon but I would ship one from down under without hesitation. Were those ever released in North America?
We had a dealer in CT that Near the end of importation was giving a free Yugo with the purchase of another vehicle, found that hilarious. While we’re at it, what was the murder mystery/comedy movie where the whole town drove Yugos as a test bed? I think Danny Devito was in it.
But there a so many different Oldsmobiles I'd like to find...
One that I might actually be able to afford if I found one hidden away in a barn is a 1958 Olds 98 Holiday Sedan (I know I've posted this pic in other threads):
This truck almost certainly had a 230 cu in flathead six Oldsmobile engine . That's what '37 GMC's had .
The clue is the " full pressure oiling " . 216 Chevys had splash lubrication .
The cab and fenders look like 'a 37 Chevy pickup .As did the GMC .
I would imagine that it probably has a Chevy trans and rear . As did the GMC .
OK, so that's pretty awesome !! obviously 1936 per license plate, right hand drive, but what's that hanging from the drivers door ?
is that a turn signal of some sort ? appears to have a hand at the end.
I once had a chance to buy a barn fresh 33 Olds 4 door sedan. It was all there and little or no rust. Look as much of a Al Capone ride as a car could. Price was more than I was willing to go at that time, kick my butt for not buying it.....Tedd
OK, so that's pretty awesome !! obviously 1936 per license plate, right hand drive, but what's that hanging from the drivers door ?
is that a turn signal of some sort ? appears to have a hand at the end.
Looks like an add-on comedic semaphore turn signal.
Correct. The Olds trucks of the 30s were primarily sold in AUS and NZ.
Also correct. The Olds trucks were rebadged GMCs. I've contemplated getting a US spec GMC and converting it.
One more for all to drool over.
That would be a real challenging automotive scavenger hunt .
A mid thirties Olds truck hood and grille from Australia and the same year GMC pickup from where ever. Good luck !
Here's a real barnfind fantasy .
Just in case I hit the lottery.
A 1957 GMC 550 tractor . Which was powered by an Oldsmobile 371 engine from the factory .
Get an old auto hauler and carry around your whole collection of GM cars to car shows .
Last edited by Charlie Jones; Aug 29, 2020 at 09:55 AM.
A barn with an Auburn Speedster with factory blower, a 67 convertible Corvette 427 4 speed red on black, and something European 80s like a Ferrari or Porsche would be nice.
So is this coincidence or what ? we were talking about Oldsmobile, GMC and Chevy pick-ups circa 36-40.
I take the old girl for a spin to the local cruise in tonight and what do I find ? you guessed it dont know what year she was but she was a gem !!
So is this coincidence or what ? we were talking about Oldsmobile, GMC and Chevy pick-ups circa 36-40.
I take the old girl for a spin to the local cruise in tonight and what do I find ? you guessed it dont know what year she was but she was a gem !!
Somewhere between 1941 and 1946 hard to tell because they didn't change them much , if at all .
Probably 1941 or early '42 because it has full front fenders . Unlike the bobbed "wartime " fenders of 1943 thru 46 .
Last edited by Charlie Jones; Aug 29, 2020 at 11:44 PM.
OK, so that's pretty awesome !! obviously 1936 per license plate, right hand drive, but what's that hanging from the drivers door ?
is that a turn signal of some sort ? appears to have a hand at the end.
Your'e correct thats a lever operated turn signal on that 1936 Truck. Most trucks over here in Australia used them up into the mid 1950's but they were an optional extra and there were many people that just used hand signals instead. Here's another 1938 Truck that came without the signal arm.
WOW ! I've never seen a '37 Oldsmobile pickup before .
It looks like a '37 GMC except the for the grille . But it clearly says Oldsmobile on the hood .
Was this perhaps a Canadian model ?
Here's a true Barn Find 1938 Truck here in Australia. There's quite a few here from the first that was built in '36 through to the last in 1940. They were were built in 1/2 tonne tray through to large 3 & 4 Ton COE configuration.
In the vein of "Shoulda, coulda, woulda, cars you passed over!" and "Kicking yourself for selling," how about a thread about what car would you wish to find in a barn hidden away from everyone for decades?
I am sure that there are more valuable choices, but I would love to find a 1964 Olds 4-4-2 SEDAN in a barn somewhere. It is rumored that there were about 10 made that year, and it would be really fun to preserve one. Sadly, they are all probably long gone.
Not that it'll ever happen, but if I could find a '53 Buick Skylark, my life would almost be complete.
