Jaguar? No...JEGUAR!

One of the Barnfinders! best secrets is to search incorrect spellings of popular classic cars. Such a search produced this latest find...a 1964 Jeguar Mk II.Barnfindersの一つです！最高の秘密は、人気のクラシックカーの間違ったスペルを検索することです。このような検索では、この最新のを見つける生産...1964 Jeguar Mk IIのを

1964 Jaguar MkII $2600

This car has been robbed of it's 3.8 DOHC motor and transmission and is sold as a roller. It would be tempting to replace it with something different...a modern powerplant or American V8 for a patinated rat-rod.
この車はそれの3.8 DOHCモーターとトランスミッションを奪われているとローラーとして販売されています。それは何かラットロッド緑青のための現代的なプラントやアメリカンV8とそれを置き換えるために魅力的なことだろう。

 

 The interior and wood trim looks decent, and the RHD might be worth repatriating to Britain, Japan or Australia. The rear window seems to be the only major piece missing; used pieces are widely available.The driveshaft is in place and the car has a clean title. Ready to roll!

 インテリアと木製のトリムはまともに見える、とRHDはイギリス、日本、オーストラリアに送還する価値があるかもしれません。ドライブシャフトは、所定の位置にあり、車はきれいなタイトルを持っています。ロールバックする準備ができて

 

 

 This car won't last long at this price...contact the Barnfinder! for more information.

 

 

The Last Peerless

Sometimes even the Barnfinder wonders how long we can keep finding amazing barn finds. With the age of the Internet, and everyone and their uncle on the hunt, the practice seems unsustainable. So on this latest barnfind, we took a moment during the extraction to stop and smell the mouse dung. To enjoy those first rays of light---the first in almost twenty years!--to pierce the dust of another amazing catch. This particular example is exclusive to Barnfinder!...delivered farm fresh to your computer monitor!

कभी कभी भी Barnfinder चमत्कार कब तक हम अद्भुत खलिहान लग पाता रख सकते हैं. इंटरनेट के युग, और हर कोई और शिकार पर अपने चाचा के साथ, अभ्यास unsustainable लगता है. तो इस नवीनतम barnfind पर, हम निकासी के दौरान एक पल को रोकने के लिए और माउस गोबर गंध लिया. बेध एक और कमाल की पकड़ की धूल - प्रकाश की उन पहली किरण --- लगभग बीस वर्षों में पहली बार आनंद लें. यह विशेष रूप से उदाहरण Barnfinder के लिए विशेष है ...! वितरित अपने कंप्यूटर पर नजर रखने के लिए नए सिरे से खेत!

1960 Peerless GT


Xi kultant anke l-Barnfinder jistaqsi kemm żmien aħna nkunu nistgħu nżommu konstatazzjoni barn aqwa ssib. Bl-età ta 'l-Internet, u kulħadd u ziju tagħhom dwar il-kaċċa, il-prattika jidher insostenibbli. Allura fuq dan barnfind aħħar, aħna ħa mument matul l-estrazzjoni biex tieqaf u riħa l-demel ġurdien. Biex igawdu dawk ewwel raġġi ta 'dawl --- l-1 fi kważi għoxrin sena -! Biex ittaqqab-trab ta' ieħor qabda aqwa. Dan l-eżempju partikolari hija esklussiva sa Barnfinder! ... Razzett ikkunsinnat friski lill monitor tal-kompjuter tiegħek!
 

If you watch other car-finding blogs such as BringATrailer you have no doubt noticed the seemingly endless supply of British built Peerless GT's being unearthed from barns all over America. Of the scant 250 or so units made, they seem to have enjoyed a remarkable survival rate. Perhaps the non-ferrous coachworks have saved them from profit-minded scrappers, or the stout resin-fibre bodies   give hope that one day they may indeed be restored.

The cars are a great amalgamation of everything sporty from the 1950's. Lightweight fiberglass body over square tube frame, a sporty 2.0 liter twin-carb Triumph drivetrain, lightweight wrap around bucket seats, wood steering wheel, knock-off wire wheels, dual Lemans style fuel tanks, and a DeDion rear end with Salisbury axle. Styling takes cues from the Aston DB Series and early Pininfarina 250 Ferrari coupes.

 

This one came with complete ownership history and records, the original motor (albeit disassembled), and 40k miles on the clock. The Avon Super Turbo tires and tubes still held air after almost two decades of storage, and the car rolled easily. It's all those darn semi-metallic racing brake pads that rust up to the rotors and drums of other cars...not the case here.

 

Here's your money shot....brought to you by the folks that put the "Barn" in "Barnfinder"!

 

 

 

 

This one's even better. Something so sexy about a dusty car on top of a flatbed hauler. Should we take it to the car wash, or just send it directly to the next Gooding and Co. auction?

 

Actually, this one is already spoken for. We just wanted to share the adventure with everybody. We just hope all the fun can continue!

Jag-You-Are: 1967 Jaguar E-Type 2+2

Jaguars are a recently acquired taste for the Barnfinder, and better late than never...E-Type values are skyrocketing and so many of these lovely Brits have had serious rust issues and/or repairs. That's why this find is so compelling...a lifelong Arizona car with zero rust... and it's a runner! The downsides are testimony to it's dry southwestern home- a completely baked-away interior in need of a full soft trim makeover.

    1967 Jaguar E-Type 2+2    $15,000

Now true Anglophiles will be quick to point out that this is the 2+2 variant E-Type. However to the untrained eye, the addition of a rear seat and slightly revised roofline may seem unnoticeable. Some have even come to prefer it as a way to justify a classic sports car with a young family. Make no mistake, from the drivers seat forward the car is pure Jaguar.

The engine is the famous 4.2 liter straight six with desirable triple carbs. The transmission is automatic. We love the color combination..one of our favorites on a Jaguar..Primrose yellow with a black interior. Or what's left of it after a lifetime in the Arizona sun.

The Series 1 cars are the most desirable, making this solid starting point a very do-able investment. This car comes from the original owner, who had the car stored indoors for decades. The car is available for $15,000 USD.

Contact the Barnfinder! if you are interested in this car..it's still in its Arizona home.

Let's Go Racing: 1964 Austin Healey Spridget

"Spridget" is a compression of two badge engineered cars by BMC: The Austin Healey "Sprite" (which by 1964 had unfortunately lost its iconic bug-eyed appearance) and the ubiquitous MG Midget.

This car has apparently logged some serious lap times in regional Sports Car Club Of America club racing. MG's and Austins were once the backbone of the SCCA's roster, but now the venues have switched to Vintage sanctioning bodies like SVRA, SOVREN and VSDCA.

1964 Austin Healey Race Car

 This looks to be a cheap, solid and legal start to building up a competitive and safe race car. Many of the non-glamorous items have been attended to: Roll cage, chassis stiffening, fuel cell mounting, etc- and the fiberglass panels are a big plus. Due to increased safety restrictions within the SCCA, many of the older cars which may have featured "solo" roll cages are now required to provide roll protection over both seating areas. This cage would appear to comply with the new rules.

No logbook is offered, but it does have a verbal history with a local well-known SCCA stalwart. Overall, it seems like a good deal at the asking price of $2500. You certainly couldn't duplicate it at that price.

The Original Hatchback: 1951 Frazer Vagabond

Basically a start-up automaker following WWII, Kaiser-Frazer was one of the few American automakers to offer consumers a forward looking, modern portfolio of automobiles to usher in the new world. Bold, futuristic designs were their trademark. The fiberglass body and forward sliding doors of the Kaiser Darrin. The love-it-or-hate-it styling of the compact Henry J. The decadent supercharged Manhattan, the last four door convertible before the 1961 Lincoln Continental. The Vagabond- a surprisingly prescient family car that featured luxury and utility with its unique clam shell rear opening hatch.

1951 Frazer Vagabond $5000

This particular model has some floor rust , but unlike most of the cars we write about in this blog, these can probably be fixed pretty well. These cars have big tough frames with lots of places to weld to, so get out your wire welder. This one has the big straight 6 motor and the manual transmission with an original interior. Said to run well (and presumably drives too) this is a unique piece for the money.

We have seen these cars in person. It has just enough "Woody" flavor for our tastes with a great heavy precision of the clamshell operation.

Way-East Anglia: 1947 Anglia Tourer

The Anglia is a Ford product built for the British market in the U.K. Production started in the dark days of WWII. Designed as basic transportation for the masses, the car was sold in multiple configurations: the Saloon, the Roadster and the Tourer. The latter two were built in Australia.

1947 Anglia Tourer $7500

This solid looking tourer project showed up in the American heartland. The original motor is missing but the seller says he knows of a proper spare available.

The original motor in this car was a 933cc Inline 4 unit. Cheap, ungainly and unloved in period, they went on to be a popular base for hot rods and drag racers. Most of the cars in the United States have undoubtedly been modified, making this original unrestored Tourer an interesting find.

Best Bertone: 1964 Alfa 2600 Sprint

1964 Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint Coupe

These iconic Giugiaro-designed cars have been neglected too long, and it's nice to see a concours level car for sale. Good ones are rare...for a lot of reasons. Wear-item parts can be pricey. 400 mm tires are only available from speciality tire houses and a couple hundred dollars each. Solex carbs can mystify.

Still, the design of this car has absolute purity and harmony. Unlike the Alfa GTV, which was derived from this basic design years later, this model exhibits better balance and proportion than its 4-cylinder cousin. The build quality is what one would expect from a boutique Italian automaker, not a major manufacturer. Carrozerria Bertone was eager to please Alfa with the quality of this car...one of the first major joint efforts between these two Italian powerhouses...and the results led to a decades-long relationship which produced some of the world's greatest cars.

This particular example, offered by Fantasy Junction near San Francisco, CA, is a well-known concours winner among Alfa Romeo enthusiasts. Fantasy Junction seems to deal in the best examples of Alfa Romeo in the world, and this one will surely sell quickly.

At a sale price of $55k, this car's restoration could not be repeated. It is a cheap way to acquire a wonderful and rare Italian Gran Turismo, and easy acceptance into any important gathering of unique cars.

Wow! O que é um grande Alfa Romeo para venda