Private tour of Tom's barn find collection | Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 102
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- Tom gives us a tour at his own collection of barn finds and automotive oddities at a storage facility in North Carolina. We also head to Tom's favorite repair shop to get an update on some barn finds from past episodes.
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Finally! I'm sure there are lots of us who have been hoping Tom would pull the curtain back on his own collection. Many of us have eclectic tastes, and that's one of the things I enjoy most about Barn Find Hunter. It's so interesting to see what trips Tom's trigger. I happen to be restoring a 57 rag top Beetle myself right now, with the same theme as your 60 convertible, except I will be running an Okrasa motor. Always great content Tom. And thanks to Hagerty for making these videos possible. You guys rock!
Yes, nice to see Toms obsession.
Finally got a chance to see Tom's car collection. Cool.
Be nice if we could hear
him as well.
16:15 Standard-Triumph was the parent company but this is actually a Standard Vanguard.
Phase 3.
I've asked for this show in the comments of BFH many times, so glad to see it. I didn't think I could be more impressed with Tom Cotter, but now seeing that he's also a car Hoarder, it's over the top. Nice to see he's "one of us". So no VW diesels Tom??
I shot the image of the Morris on two wheels at VIR. Once in a lifetime catch. Will remember that moment. Glad you were driving and not me. You made it back down on four wheels.
Just amazing...I have such admiration for people that have a real passion for things and spend their entire life doing things that make them happy...
We had a "64" Comet Caliente Convertible when I was in my early teens. I'm as young as you Tom. It was a burgundy with a black gut. Buckets with a console and 4 speed. It was a 6 cylinder car. Wish my father never sold it. Love the videos Tom. My father bought and sold many antique cars and trucks back in the day. Even some muscle cars. Your show brings back many fond memories. I'm very lucky to have learned so much about mid 60s cars down to 1917 cars. He even had a Franklin touring car with the aluminum nose and air cooled 6 like on your show. I recognized it immediately when I saw it. Thanks
a lot of these dilapidated cars are the type of cars that belong on bringatrailer. no reserve. not rotting away in some field/warehouse.
Except BAT doesn't sell rusty cars no more, just low milege time capsules .. it used to be way more interesting.
This is like watching a high functioning hoarder describe their “collections” in great detail. It’s cool how passionate he is, but I counted maybe two cars that actually might maybe still run.
Duh, that's most any car guy that isn't a millionaire......
@@KF247365 There's a difference in collecting and hoarding. Collecting involves knowing when you have bitten off more than you can chew. Hoarding is half the guys we see in Tom's series who buy/take whatever cars they think are cool and let them sit in a field because one day they'll "start restoring it".
You don't need to be a millionaire to collect/restore vehicles. Just know when it's time to sell the car because it's more than you can handle.
A great tour of your collection. I’m glad you’re taking some of your own advice and offering up for sale some of the cars that you know you can’t get back to. I hope they move on quickly so you can focus on the remaining gems. Maybe a few more barter deals can help your projects move along even faster, like the 510 paint.
Tom. You're so much more interesting than I ever imagined. Perhaps a little too humble as well...
Thank you for sharing some bits of your history.
Your GTI mirrors my uncles right to the wheels. I have great memories in that car. He took us to anything from the beach to fishing to the local circle track on a weekly basis. He wrecked it probably 3 time and I know for sure he fixed the body the last two time himself. He let it sit after the injection borked itself and I scrapped it in 03. Love your collection
Tom, so good to see you doing more of these videos . Excellent collection . Still the best car channel for me. Barn Find Hunter is amazing
I've been waiting for this episode! Very nice 510 and the projects you have out behind on your property!
I have four unfinished projects. I don’t feel so bad now.
I also have four unfinished projects. Gary
Cool Thanks for sharing your collection Tom! It would be cool to see you film some of your project builds as they are completed.
Wonderful collection Tom! I'm restoring a 62 Karmann Ghia and I'm considering that blue color myself. I might be wrong but I've only heard VW airheads use the term "sanitary" when describing a car. The Vanguard "Triumph" is actually a Standard Vanguard Phase 3 for those interested (as it has been mentioned in the comments before now I see). I had no clue any made it in the US market in LHD.
👍🏻👍🏻 Beautiful cars Tom🤘🏻🤘🏻
Love that bug. Great color. Also had a couple 80’s GTI’s and those were great basic cars to work on and ran forever.
Eclectic mix of cars in there, amazing. Love an update from old eps.
Tom thanks for sharing your collection . I love your videos, great to see all the barn finds out there.
We’ve got a 59 Morris Minor 1000, not a race car but fun car.
Thanks agin Tom looking forward to more great videos.
My new favorite garage aside from Jay Leno's.
Its better.. Because Tom hunted them himself
Jay has buyers...
Its the thrill of the hunt...then the find and then the keep...;)
I know someone who will make it your third favourite garage
This is my Favourite Barn Find Hunter Episode.....we kinda knew what you were into but its great to see it up close.......your Beetle is a honey !
I just realized you were the one in the woody wagons visiting your brother across the street from me when I grew up and your brother had the land cruiser in the driveway and the cool chickens. I've been watching your show forever and had no clue.
It hurts when one leaves the nest. Enjoy your program sir, can't wait for the next one 😀
WIOW Tom's collection finally been waiting for this for a long time I didn't think you had a collection til now way cool
Vanguard was an English manufacturer of cars and Utes , my dad owned a Ute with super all traction tyres on the rear and it would go where tractors would some times not get to , with a forty four gallon drum of diesel on the back for his contracting business. Was a great Ute .
They also produced a car with the six cylinder triumph motor in it , I really enjoy your show Tom , keep up the good work , there is a AMX Rambler in my town here in New Zealand , owned by a late middle aged lady in immaculate condition , I would love to own it .
Beautiful beautiful cars thanks for showing them.
That louvered Minor is RAD!
You're a genuine car guy Tom. I've never missed a barn find video. This is a good one thanks for sharing.
There are a few Standard Vanguards in England , bought out by Triumph and were know as Standard Triumph for many years . My family worked at the factory in Coventry.
What fun!! Thanks Tom, for sharing.
The Standard Vanguard is at least 58 or 59. The first of the unitary body Vanguards. Big torquey 4 cyl engines. The base shared with the Fergie tractor.
Trans also came with an optional overdrive unit was available also.
The woodies? A LOT of work. I have heard that story about being used to move people up mountains before.
The 4wd from recollection was used in the military WW2
Your 510's. What we used to have here in Australia, aka as Datsun 1600's. During the 1970s were as common as house flies. You couldn't look down the road without seeing one go past.
The Triumph Vanguard you showed was made in England and was called a Standard Vanguard
Standard was part of British Massey Ferguson tractors, pretty common car outside USA.
Passion, keep some of your treasures the blue 510 for sure..Awesome M.Tom !
I always enjoy Tom's videos and the way he speaks. Do you ever notice that he shuts car doors with more force than necessary.
Glad to know Tom a little bit better. Thank you.
Thank you, I needed that ! God bless you,
Tom I have owned a number of 510s. I got a 68 4 door out of a junk yard and it had an L18 under the hood. It had the wide speedometer like the old one in this episode. I also had a 69 2 door that had the same wide speedometer dash. Sadly all my 510s are gone including the L 16 with a rajay turbo. That I built with competiition O rings set in the block.
Back in your natural habitat Tom!! Top man.
As a huge VW guy, Id love to put that GTI back on the road! That MK2 is my favorite color combination.
Great looking cars you've got there Tom, really like that blue 510 two-door....
This was great! Thanks for sharing. I'd crowd fund a restoration of that Triumph! I've got $20 to make sure it doesn't sit outside.
This is really what we’ve all been wanting to see
Don't have any interest in the 510's or other BUT that Bugeye Sprite in the background - YES! In 1968, I was stationed at Arlington Hall Station, Arlington, VA and bought a 1960 Bugeye Sprite for $800. The engine was fine (needed a tuneup), body was perfect but of course being a 20 year old "soldier" with full access to our little 5 bay PX "garage" of course I had to do something with that "terrible" sage green color. And, no radio. Gotta have a radio. Took the metal dash out and replaced it with a piece of mahogany, hand rubbed, all gauges back to original position BUT took the curve out at the bottom and made the bottom straight and put my "had to have" radio there. Had one of the guys in my unit that was restoring a Jag 140 paint it for me that popular GM rusty red color and drove it to Montana, left it in storage at the Ford garage (very small town) owned by a guy I knew before I enlisted. After 27 months in Taipei, Taiwan, back home to get my "baby" and on to Salt Lake City duty station only to be told the owner's son took the car without permission, wrecked it and well, sorry man. No offer to pay for it and NO wrecked car to show me (he had to close his dealership in the meantime). Something stunk but at 22 and the owner a big wig in my small hometown, that was the end of my Bugeye. Yes! I shed tears. I still believe my Bugeye is out there somewhere. Every now and again, I'll take a quick look on eBay but nothing. Now at 73, I don't have the money or inclination to buy a nice one or restore a bucket of bolts. Moral: Make sure you have a SAFE place to store you car. There must have been a reason for all this; I just don't know what it was. Blessings.
Third!!! What a great topic for a video. I've often wondered what else Tom owns besides the woody wagon. I'm going to watch this right away... and then go work on my own project before it becomes a barn find itself!
A true car guy. Tom walks the walk, not just talks the talk.
This has been one of my favorite episodes so far. Take us for a ride in the Speedle!!
ive always wanted too see tom cotters own collection
And he's got more at home...
That GTI is the type of barn find I look for!
my barn find is a1961 studebaker hawk with a 289 v8 and factory 4sp floor shift and bucket seats. got it for 6k last year runs and drives but rough body
My second car was a 1960 Morris Minor 1000 that was given to me from my dad, it was my High School Vocational Auto Mechanics project and I fully rebuilt the engine, brakes and a few other things (it was positive ground the whole time!)
But I am particularly interested in what drivetrain the green and yellow race version had and/or will have. Can you let me know?
Would reeeeaaaallllllyyyyy love to see a build documentary on that 510 Tom's restoring
Thanks for the walk through. Hope some sponsor gets on board and helps funnel a few dollars your way to hurry up some of these dreams. That speedster Morris has to happen sooner rather than later. A 1 off factory special spec in that blue you like. Talk about sensational!!! It would steal the show at any British racing meet. Bring it on!!! Excellent stuff!
That Bud car is awesome!
That old factory unit turned into a storage shed is a very good idea and it keeps them out of the weather
So they can last longer 👍👍
Love the Moggy Minor.
That blue Beetle is beautiful..
Interesting collection, though there's a difference between collecting & hoarding; either follow through on your restorations--I always have--or sell the car to someone who will.
Damn straight Bro.I agree.
@@darrylcampbell4411 You understand restoring. :)
I love the 85 monte Notchback..
Hi Tom, the Standard Vanguard in Keith’s field was most popular in the UK in the fifties and sixties. My Uncle Phil had a nice two-tone cream and blue model that I rode in when I was very young. I guess a keen restorer in the US could probably still source an engine and drive train from over here. 😊🇬🇧
Cool story on the wagon/truck!
That would be a great truck and story for Matt at Wheels Through Time right there in Maggie Valley!
That Golf GTI, what a car!!!
Absolutely best episode with Hagerty! Tom your an inspiration and a valid reason for us all to "hoard" our valuables! From rust & beyond. Thank you! Thank Hagerty
Send that back to Maggie valley, wheels through time . Would be my choice!!
Inttesting cars, the racing minors are super cool, but what i find really astonishing is the bug. I wonder if he knows how valuable it actually is.
Tom, your suffering from the same affliction that your barn find subjects are stricken with. Too many projects that you dream of starting one dayitus. It's a common disease. It's curable but most die having never recovered completely. I pray that someday you'll stay the course of treatment yourself and be free of all things rusty, incomplete and inoperable.
Great stories but very sad. 👍👍
I love hearing the back stories on the cars!
Great episode can't wait for when you hit the road barn find hunting again.
They're too worried about Covid obviously.
@@joshuagibson2520 yep they need come back to reality
@@williamlee5654 except it's a hoax. Where did influenza a&b go??? Why are death tolls the same? Where's the bodies? Wake up
the body of the gti looks perfect
OOOOO You make a Porsche out of a beetle, in a diferent way XD Nice job!
So glad that in this episode Tom is not obsessed with only seeing not pretty cars, as he often says in BFH's last two episodes.
I can relate to your Datsun fetish. I was the odd guy in the late 1960;s early 1970s who owned Datsun 510's, and subtly modified them to be autocross like daily drivers. My dream car was a BMW 2002, but being a young man could not afford one, so the 510.s were most closely equal, with their independent suspension and overhead cam engine..
Did you see the six American Bantam cars Dennis Collins just purchased out in West Virginia how did you ever miss those one of them was even a woody how cool is that.
My Dad had several Vangards back in the 1940s and 50s. I was too young to remember them except in old photos of me standing in front of them as a toddler.
Hi Tom! I've been searching for at MG TD and I can't think of one that I'd rather have. It would be amazing to own a car that you worked on. BTW, Did you know Jim Dey? He also raced with Bob Sharp back in the day. Hope to hear from ya, Scott
@TOM…
How much are you asking for the ‘64 Mercury Comet?, and where is it located? I’m interested!
Please have full episodes on your 510 getting built!
The Triumph Vangaurd looks like it was the Standard Vanguard in the UK. I imagine parts would not be difficult to come by.
Yes, Standard as in Standard Motor company (aka Triumph) and styled by Vignale .So if you want a very tuneable classic with italian styling....😉😁
Well actually surprisingly yes, the Standard Vanguard shares its engine with the Ferguson TE20 which sold millions (built originally at Standard/Triumph factory at Banners Lane, then in India). The electrics is Lucas of course, shared by Triumph, Jags and Rollers.
The panels are rarer, but UK was deep in debt after WWII and owed money not just to the USA but to AUS, NZ and Canada, so thousands of Vanguards were exported CKD form to Oz and NZ. Many Vanguards ended up in Oz in dry land country, just type in 'Cooma wrecking yard' or ' Flynn's wrecking yard'. In the southern hemisphere, a car recycling yard is known as a wreckers or wrecking yard
Having had the pleasure of driving a Ferguson TE20, I can't imagine the Vangaurd bringing you anywhere in a rush!!
Wow Tom, I'd really like to have the 1968 Datsun 510 & that blue Beetle was beautiful.
Always love your stories!
Interesting collection. Some rare cars.
Tom - It is painted in "a Porsche paint colour" - Beautiful! What Porsche colour is it! I would love to paint my own project car in a similar blue colour.
Hope Tom's health is good..
Him showing whats for sale spooks me.
This is the episode I have been waiting for.
In the UK that Vanguard is a Standard Vanguard, not a Triumph, although they were made by the company called Standard-Triumph
Interesting to see the cars toms interested in was hopeing to see his colbra
My father in law worked in the Standard factory in Coventry in the 50's
You know this guy talks cars all day every day 🙂
Would you sell the black Datsun 510 with red interior
The barn finding circle of life. When you eventually meet your maker, there'll be some new pups poking around your warehouse.
nice job! i like these very much. cool to see Tom's stuff. keep it up!
Did I see an early 40s Dodge pickup in that outdoor lot? I have been trying to find one for years but every time I find one reasonably priced or close enough (I live in southwestern Ontario Canada) it somehow slips through my fingers!
So, Tom, you actually are a 510 fan ! You've great tastes in cars man !
It always been my dream to build a copy of John Mortons' BRM car. Not the looks but all the trick mechanical changes they made with 240Z parts !
Pure genius ! Imagine, it woud be a Wild Sleeper 👹
Marc Rene' Yvon - John Morton's BRE car.
Tom, is your restored 510 painted in Agablue?
Dear Tim !!!
Please, pretty please,make a restoration movie/vlog about Merlin!!!
Maybe, your friend would be up to it ????
He swapped it to the guy for the paint job on his blue 510. Anf the man plans to restore it but, as all first grade place, he's loaded with customers' cars.
One day hopefully. I always loved the look of this car.
@@marcryvon
I know,but that friend ,I think,restored the racing Ford,why not Merlin ?
No lotus in there - would love to see a few video of your reno on the elan!!
Tom, anytime you want to sell one of those Datsuns I will be waiting!