CarreraG50 Posted 27July, 2014 Report Share Posted 27July, 2014 http://www.carbuildindex.com/29307/barn-find-porsche-917-024-le-mans-movie-car-set-for-auction/#more-29307 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatSix Posted 27July, 2014 Report Share Posted 27July, 2014 That's one Hell of a barn find. I don't know how much the resto cost but I doubt it was 20 million, what it's expected to go for at auction. I'm sure they will get that, it has racing pedigree and it's a movie star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 27July, 2014 Report Share Posted 27July, 2014 In the video the guy mentions the tubular steel frame. I thought these were aluminium (908s were steel), and in the vid during the XRay analysis they talk about zinc-aluminium alloy. Were there any steel 917s??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveT Posted 28July, 2014 Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 I wish I had a barn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdc911 Posted 28July, 2014 Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 The 917K has been pulled from the auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted 28July, 2014 Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 Is it a barn find if it was known where it was all along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 28July, 2014 Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 The 917K has been pulled from the auction Curious. That barn wasn't in Kyneton was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 28July, 2014 Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 Not unusual for a car (or artwork etc) to be pulled from an auction if, for example, its provenance is questioned. Given it is a "barn find" I wouldn't be surprised if someone has claimed ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 28July, 2014 Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 Barn find..................... seriously. I don't understand how so many rare things randomly turn up in barns? And why is it always specifically a 'barn' - never a garage, shed, warehouse etc? Guess it does't have the same name appeal, people obviously don't go in their barns as they are just for keeping and forgetting about their most prized belongings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 One day there will be big money in finding , restoring and selling old barns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 I can see how the 'barn find' comes about. I've stashed stuff in my barn that the wife has no idea about. If I kicked the bucket technically that would create a barn find. Couple of farmers in my extended family and the way they seem to operate is once a barn / shed is full, they just build another one. Stuff gets buried down the back of sheds never to be seen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 What is being discussed around the traps is how some barn finds are actually planted evidence. A little dust here and there , some rodent droppings, a few old beams. It adds to the cachet of the find. Whereas something found in a tin shed in an industrial complex has less "barnacles". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 A little dust here and there , some rodent droppings, a few old beams. Or maybe the old thing found is not actually that old. Like the sign outside the woodworkers store- "Antiques Made To Order" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 Or maybe the old thing found is not actually that old. Like the sign outside the woodworkers store- "Antiques Made To Order" http://www.fender.com/en-AU/custom-shop/series/time-machine/60th-anniversary-1954-heavy-relic-stratocaster-maple-fingerboard-2-color-sunburst/ a heavy relic treatment that evokes decades of use, abuse and hard-fought wear and tear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 One day there will be big money in finding , restoring and selling old barns. http://www.barnsetc.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 http://www.barnsetc.co.uk/ Can I complain about silly shipping costs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 Heck of a barn find! I think they are out there, I remember hearing about a couple of Speedsters they found in a shed in Boonah about 10-15 years ago. I've heard of a Tempo Matador in a barn somewhere in SEQ (I'm not giving away any more info 'cause Dad or I will probably end up buying it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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