Original Big-Block Camaros in Arizona | Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 11
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- *Note: Both Big Block Camaros are SOLD!
Cars aren’t just hidden in barns. In the latest episode, Tom spots a cinder block motorcycle shop from a sun-bleached Arizona highway and decides to investigate. Not only does he find a pair of Mopars resting in the desert, but they’re for sale. Do they compare to the Big-Block Camaros and Impala he discovers later on?
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Thanks Tom, now you got me driving slow and peeking over fences looking for cars.
Hi all! We had a lot of interest in the 2 Big Block Camaros. We put the owners in contact with several of you and are happy to announce that both of them are SOLD If the Plymouth Duster or Impala convertible is still of interest to anyone we'd be happy to put you in contact with the owners. Thanks!
I see you had a cactus on you how on earth did you even get it on we just saw you had it on you but how did it end up on you!?
Golden, I didn't plan on it. I happened to brush by a cactus and it seemed to jump to me. Paintful!
Hagerty hi my name is Gary Van Winkle I had absolutely no idea that you guys would hook us viewers up with info in regards to the 1971 or 1972 Chevelle convertible 4 speed bucket seats car I would gladly take that info as to the owner and a phone number also please
Gevknowname64@gmail.com
Or can text to 3087658148
Thank you
Gary Van Winkle
Whats the name of the song after the intro? 🤔 thanks 😁
Hi Tom...can you always give the year of a car when you talk about it, please? I couldn't see enough of the Impala to figure out what it was. Some of us aren't as good as you with automobile details!
thank you!
I love this show, the guy that runs The Motorcycle Shop looks remarkably like the father of Lars Ulrich, Torben Ulrich.
Great to see a small Arizona town profiled on your show. I spent many Spring breaks as a youth in Wickenburg and the nearby town on Congress AZ.
I love watching this after a big day. It's my chill time.
The big block Impala was interesting. I still own a '73 Caprice Classic 2dr hardtop, dark blue with a numbers matching 454 that I bought in 1987 from a seller in Arkansas. I tried selling it on eBay last year for $3000 and there were no takers. I have started to restore it. I took my wife to prom in it!
P.S. I am loving these episodes and I really appreciate you all doing them. I like listening to you, Tom. I watch a little bit, then I head back out to the garage to work on the restoration. Thanks!
hello im from Croatia im happy when you upload a video,i love old american mucle cars im dreaming about buying muscle car one day when i will be older and fix it..im intersted in 1969/70 dodge charger im hoping one day i will buy it and ride it in my country ,when i see american cars on videos on the fields and outside of buildings that make my cry....sorry about my english..happy new year gettings from Croatia
Tomislav Kordek not before I get mine ;)
Tomislav Kordek not before I get mine ;)
Tomislav Kordek
No need to apologize for your English (not on my account anyway). I am with you, it is better that somebody from outside of the US buy and restore an old car in his own country, and then have fun driving it,---than to have it rot out in some field over many years in the US.
101Supercritic leave one for me too
Please feel free to come here . Plenty of cars to fix. It's the wonderful land of horse power
"Fair Condition"...uh huh as they say One Man's Junk another Man's Money Pit...
man I really like that 4 door DeSoto. great video keep them coming.
idk I've always preferred the dart over the cuda, charger, and challenger I don't know why but it is just very appealing to me, ofcorse the 68-71 ish darts.
The Camaros are the best finds.
Such great videos! I would LOVE to hear what Tom was saying about the Frazer at 12:11
back in 1985 i was approached by a neighbor asking if i wanted to buy a 68 camaro for 100 bucks, i said i wanted to see it, he said well come out front, and check it out, went out there to find a 68 camaro hanging from a sling on an old wrecker, it had 1973 plates on it, we threw a battery in it and dumped some gas in the carb, fired up on 3rd try, i paid the 100 dollars and had them drop the car in my driveway, i spent 20 years working on that car, engine after engine, trans after trans, suspension parts upgraded, new vinyl top, new quarters, floor pans, whole frame off backyard restoration, then one day i just got tired of all the work, all the time spent and sold it, i love them cars, but that thing took so much of my time and money i just couldnt stand it any longer.
Nice to see folks that are ready to sell. In my case I have found that it is better to trade for a car of similar value ,and interests. Cost wise,I recall rebuilding my 442's powerplant in the early eighties,and cringing at the 1400.00 bill from the machine shop....lol..
Man... If I found a desoto in that condition over here I'd buy it immediatly. lol
Such a beautifull car...
Yep..sometimes you gotta go the extra mile..to get the point out..or points
I hope Hagerty continues to produce these video, which are simply first class! I wish that those who comment would pay attention to the videos. The locations of these cars are given and the Hagerty Price Guide is well known for its reliability. Don't tell us about the car your uncle had, just get out there and make an offer on something you've seen here or something barn find that you're working on.
Hell, I'd elect Tom Cotter to Congress!
Amen!
At Tom Cotter. You would have 2b a Republican like The My Pillow guy who was at the Trump rally in Minn. a couple of months ago! The democrats wanna clear out and smash these old turds and make you buy and drive an electric Junker! How's that workin out for Harley-Davidson? NOT SO GOOD. IF it ain't broke don't fix it PLAIN and SIMPLE!! 11/16/19 3.19 pm cst USA TRUMP 2020..
If we went by Hagerdy price guide no one would ever sell them. I had a 54 Desoto fire dome running driver and had hard time getting 2000 for it
Yeah...you gotta' remember this a TV 'thing'...his estimates for those 'tired old dogs' is WAY off!
Everything is worth what someone is willing to pay for it at the end of the day eh.
"Pretty solid for a Mopar". Funny guy. And no price on it?
Nothing beats Mopar.
I lol at that gig!
love this show, keep up the great work.
great stuff, would like this channel even more if there was footage included about working on the cars, start-ups after decades of sitting are great to watch. Personally I'm not a concourse condition kind of guy, I like 'em best in original good condition. I want these cars to drive, to see them on the road, not to sit in a museum or a private collection, only to be driven to an event on a trailer. That's why I don't like seeing some of them cars skyrocketing in prices. It takes them off the road and traffic these days is boring as hell so we need them.
Y'all fight over the Camaros.
Give me the '71 Charger SE 383 car any day.
moparedtn I'm more of a yenko chevelle kind of guy
heck yes!!
I loved the big block Impala
I pass the sign for Wickenburg every time I drive to Phoenix, you just never know where cool stuff will be.
Love this show!
Great finds,
Love this channel
thanks
that charger se has good potential
The Camaro’s are a good deal at that price if you do the restoration yourself. Bring it somewhere and the cost will be a lot more than collector value.
Tell you what that MOPAR in 340 form would blow the doors off those camaros
just checked Hagerty's Price Guide on our 1996 Chevy Caprice - 9,200 $ - surprising !
Why isn't this a tv show yet?
These Hagerty values have very little to do with the Classic car market they are far to low, That 71' Charger SE 383 Mag restored well and sold at good car show would sell for much more than that. And other cars that have been on the show would also, I don't think they really understand what these car can go for, it seems they just give their low balling insurance value ! I'm sure they think the price Mopars and Big Block Fords and GM's are getting is crazy !
Tom never pays the cars he finds on his show but the cars he finds some of them are cool
Love the cars.. Tom seems like an nice fella and all, but isn't there someone else with more of a personality they could have used instead of him ? He kinda brings the show down..
I do the best I can with what God gave me. Sorry.
no offense meant Tom I would like to see this show stay around I'm just saying if you brought some more enthusiasm into the show without trying to be funny I think this series could become a classic that's here to stay
+marky mark The beauty of this series is precisely for the reason you give. There are a multitude of car shows out there which use the same format of some hyper douche with an ego problem and minimal real experience who is more interested in himself than the machinery and who shows little respect to the owners of these wonderful collections. Maybe you should stick with those. No offense.
oh man I wish I could get my hands on those camaros... or that 57
There is option to get music from your barn find hunter series?
Write to Hagerty.
just goes to show you these cars are still out there tucked away in garages and back yards .
If you bought a car brand new then sold it and bought it back later from the same guy is that a 2owner car or a 3 owner car haha
just scored a 56 truck for $200 myself
mcdonaldm73 go down south
The charger then the duster. that Duster looked real clean.
Yeah, it's a shame that it had a 360 instead of the 340 it was supposed to have though (the duster that is).
I'm with you on that as a Mopar fan.
Ok, i am interested in the Corvette. what gives with that and how come you keep avoiding the american muscle? Just curious. LOL
I like them all, but I don't produce the videos.
Tanks Tom, i love your show, keep doing it, tray to make it longer please ! ! Exelent job.
"Pretty solid car, even if it's a Mopar", Tom?
Don't make me come over there and smack you. :-)
moparedtn I caught some feelings too..... that duster was the nicest car in that room. HANDS DOWN
Except that all the muscle Mopars were made with tinfoil for sheet metal, which is why they are so hard to find now (and why they command so much money)
Wow they still are out there! I am hoping I can find something in 4 yrs after the kids graduate college. Leave some for me!!
I'm not buying them, I'm just finding them!
10,000 for an rs/ss big block 68 Camaro?? Geez out here in Phoenix a shell is close to that.
CarburetorCulture no kidding
CarburetorCulture that is VERY near phoenix....and in casa grande i know where there is a driver with fresh paint and upholstery for 20k
John Pike nice that's crazy. We own six 69 camaros and a 71 citrus green z and an 01 ss
I've been to Wickenburg, AZ. I did a couple Gold Mine tours. Neat place.
I'm on my way to Arizona now with a trailer and a pocket full of money 😁
Damn the Charger, love that car
$20,000 for a pair of Big Block Camaros? What a deal!!
Long live old cars!
can you please look for 1969 dodge charger rt. its my dream car
kristaps strods why don't u look for ur
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Great video!
love the MOPARS!. my brother had a 72 charger s.e.
First time watching this. Had me till you said even though it's a Mopar. Keep looking for your Chevy debris then. I am interested to know about all makes. Just not from this series
Tom, this series is great I look forward to each new episode....you are living my dream! Keep up the good work, scratch good work make that "great work"!
First week I moved to Tucson I got one of those stuck to my calf!
Great finds! Wish I had some money laying around. AZ is a great car hunting state
10k a piece for those Camaros is a dam steal. RSS's are rare up here in Canada...Apparently I'm 2yrs too late
I like the Duster...most rare cars I've "Found?" Iso Grifo and an Iso Rivolta. Older owner, cool guy.
the other cool thing about that camera is it wasn't bodged or used after the crash so that means what damage is there is it plus how rare is it to see the orgnial part in its box? very rare as they stopped making those years ago unless the car is popuar that they do still make them but there pricey still some awsome finds
With out a doubt the best find in the episode was the two big block camaro's.
These shows are waaaaaay too short. Could you not start doing 1/2 hour episodes? Thanks!
Id like to see you go visit classic truck rescue . Hes on youtube also and collects restores and uses the old big trucks.
The desoto is not in fair condition. Who knows what wrong with the wiring ? Like your stuff but lease be real !
Would be very interested in checking out those locations around Phoenix and in the state.
Why no mention of the Corvette at 6:40???
I was driving around scottsdale on the street of a house i saw a 70 ss nova patina looking on flat tires for sale real ss probably cheap
I loved your video. Kinda like going on an awesome car hunt trip myself. I'm so sorry you got attacked by the burley ball
You guys need to upload twice a month instead of one
wow all this great history in my backyard
Hard to believe those Camaros are worth 20 grand in that condition
I know of someone who +1'd you on the camaro's. They have a '69 camaro SS with the insanely rare 427(wikipedia indicates a max of around 1,000 made, the owner says closer to 1,500) that was confirmed to be in the car when sold. Completely beautiful condition and he also put on a supercharger, uses it as a drag car, and once saw him drive around town in it
Only a hand full of Chevy dealers special ordered 427 COPO Camaros. Wiki is wrong, maybe around 100 built and they were not all SS models.
Mark G There is no actual number on the amount of COPO’s built. “ what’s my car worth” host just had a discussion on that.
I know of a garaged 1 owner 100% original 307 malibu 69 chevelle all paper work from work ever done in hand as well. Tried to buy it from them when i was younger but they wanted more. Still hasnt moved in like 5 years.
In MOST places in the world a car left sitting outside for long is going to be junk; in the desert southwest however you can find many restoration worthy cars sitting in driveways and back yards for years and years. Just a couple of blocks from my house in Las Vegas sits a red 1969 Ford Ranchero with faded paint that I noticed when I moved to this house 30 years ago. It hasn't moved in all that time and while it certainly isn't in better shape than it was when it was first parked in that driveway, very little in the way of rust has occurred to that car since. it's still a nice example of a straight 1969 Ranchero with faded red paint.
Can you guys add the contact info for the places you visit in the description section? That would help if we're looking to purchase one of the cars. Thanks, and happy hunting!
Contact Hagerty directly for contact information on the cars.
Hey Tom, what would the oldest 1968 Camaro be worth in good condition? When I saw it, it was a red convertible with a white top and a 396. The VIN number production sequence had all zeros with a "1" at the end.
Marshall Curtis big big big bucks.
Boy, check the Hagerty guide. I'm just a hobbiest.
I saw it (the very first 1968 Camaro) in Bellevue Washington during the 1980s at a body shop. It was at the body shop, not because it had been in an accident, but so that they could straighten out the kinks in the body associated with being the very first car off the production line. They let me look at the VIN number on the dashboard. Sure enough, it had a bunch of zeros with a one at the end!
Very nice 👍
I had once a black pantinaed 73 charger. Last Registration back in 04. New York City. The previews owner sat it up for street racing. Now it´s in Germany.
Great job on the show man. Love it. You’ve got me taking the long routes checking yards. Thanks a lot 😄. I’ll be buying my first vintage car soon. Would like to see a ‘49 merc up for sale soon
Love this show. Guess it's safe to say, there are still cars out there just waiting to be found.
Amen
Tom has a way with him and these programmes are the best classic car programmes I have seen. His enthusiasm for these old cars is really catching!
I see you have the seen the seen the same problem most people have on the "barn find" when you ask about the title first, You just cant do anything with a car with no paper work.... not even for parts, car may have been stolen at some tie in its life, you just don't know.
I seen a 1957 Chrysler 300c Hemi Convertible in my neighbors driveway, everyone always bugged her to buy it and she never let it go. her and her husband bought it new and got married in it so it was special and yes It sat right there for 47 years.. one day in the year 2004 I drove by and it was gone, I asked her were it went? she said i donated it to my church Lol.
How about the RV at 2:55 Damn
Cool stuff, and naturally we don't see what happens off camera, but I think when buying cars like those you need to give them a much closer inspection. I could just see opening the trunk on the Charger to see the pan all rotted out, or the unibody on the Camaro absolutely crunched underneath the quarter panel(*). Probably the most solid cars in this episode were the DeSoto and the Duster. Granted, didn't see much of the Duster and the DeSoto did have the dash ripped apart (rewiring a car from the 50s is child's play, though, compared to today's cars), but they'd still be tough sells for me. I may be spoiled by living in the land of rust (NE US) but I guess that makes it easy for me to know what I can get into or not.
in ottawa canada the cars are very rusty and are very hard to keep in good shape.. most people junk there cars here after 8 years..
I know your mostly an American Made type of guy but can you find European/Japanese classics in the US.
Check out the other videos; I found Jags and a great 356 Porsche speedster!
tom cotter I've seem them. They are amazing. I ask that you please do more of that. I'm not saying stop looking for american cars just to add to it (anything old and interesting from any country).
Another great episode Tom ! Thank you
"pretty solid for a mopar" i had to check the comments for the butthurts 😂 suprisingly low amount
There's a small town about 3 hours north of Toronto called Coe Hill. And off of one of the ATV trails there are 2 or 3 older cars that are rusted and are between 1937-1948.
Are you allowed to give the info on the guy with the Big block camaros
Hi Jackson. If you're seriously interested in any of the cars you see on our show, we can do our best to help you get in contact with the owner(s). Check out our contact info in the video description and drop us a line!
Did the old ~'68 Chargers come with manual transmissions too? And if they did, were they any good? Thanks :)
TheBobes yes, and yes. Just about any American car built in the 60's came with manuals.
Need to do new series!!! Tired of seeing the same old series over and over again!!!
I just seen your video and wanted to find out some info because we have massive collection of antique and vintage muscle cars so wanted to find out, if you charge to make video's for these people or if you would be interested in doing one on ours. Everything is for sale vehicles stored for over 20 years, corvettes, pickups, camaro's and much more. I allready made my own video but afraid i will not get many views because of video quality and listing it wrong.
Jared, send a description to Hagerty and we'll take a look. What state?
nw, iowa i can give you links to videos if you want and not sure how to send description to hagerty but i allready made 2 video's on my I phone.
also its over 20 vehicles that have been parked in storage buildings for over 20 years, lots of 70's, 80, corvettes, camaro,s, a 1970 c10 pickup and 1984 s10 with 30k miles parked since 1987 about
my father is interested in the blue duster for a father and son project, how would i get in contact with the owner
If you're seriously interested in any of the cars you see on our show, we can do our best to help you get in contact with the owner(s). Check out our contact info in the video description and drop us a line!
Damn I'd buy those two Camaros and ship them over here to the UK and get rich :o)
That's difficult for me sir as I have been watching ur BARN FIND HUNTER... each episode.. feel me I should be with u to c all the BIG BLOCK AND HEAVY CAR HEMI ENGINE AND made in company.. I feel 😔😔😔😔😔😔😞😞😞 hurt lonely broken from inside ..... I wish if I get chances... thank you.
I think your price guide is broken. You'd never get 19K for that whale-era Impala.
it would be here in europe or even more, big blocks are so rare over here
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It only had about 220 HP - it was a smog era relic. You can find other actual muscle cars for less than that pig.
so what, it's not all about horsepower. and a "whale-era" impala is not really a muscle car. Let me tell you something first I will excuse my self for bad english and now I will list a few reasons why its so good. American cars just look amazing I love the design, the interior is nice and comftortable, 6 seater, comfy spacious leather sofas, its rwd, enormeus trunk, its convertible, it rides like a cloud, I fucking love one finger steering, its automatic (everybody knows americans are best at making them), it's better equiped than some NEW european shitboxes or the odler ones, its a big v8, great sound if modified exhaust or quiet like a rolse royce if you want to, pretty much indestructable, has character, I love the torque and the simplicity in the engine bay, I love pushrod v8s(small packaging but bid displacement, sound is better, lower center of gravity in the nose of the car...). I would kill for this impala or 1989 ford crown vic 302 with 140hp and kill several people for my dream car- 1971 or maybe 1975 cadillac sedan deville with 500ci or 1967 caddy eldorado 500ci. you americans just don't understand what you got and are rather scrapping this amazing cars or using them for demolition derbys. you were producing the best cars in the world until the 1990 and you are back at it after 2006ish. Let me put you to the perspective I hope you remember the positives about impala I just listed and I will describe you a typical euro car(doesn't matter new or old, different nations are usually making cars with same basic ingridients). cars over here usually look disgusting, we are still sitting our asses on cloth seats, no room, small trunk, they are equiped like caves, 90% are FWD, usually shitty manual with low gearing(no torque from shitty l4 engines), the sound makes me throw up, we mostly drive diesel cars, this impala is comftortable not like our hard suspension cars, 454 impala still has more torque and about 100 or more horspower more than average euro car, they are not really reliable, we still use drum brakes on the rear on some cars so impalas brakes are not really a disadvantage, the seating position is awkward and cramped unlike in USA cars... I'm sure I forgot a lot of things but anyway I'm trying to tell your cars are like they came from the other world they are so different I only wrote a few differences. I would trade my BMW for 1980 caprice 350ci in no time and in fact I will soon and in america you are selling them for 500 bucks and scrapping them but some of us just like cruising with these cars. Also check jamboolio yt channel if you would like to learn about huge american car culture in europe.
The big block Impalas are pretty rare. I used to own a 1970 Impala Custom Coupe with the LS-4 454.
Sure, it was a boat, but it was rather exciting when you really hit the gas. The two tons of car would roar, the front would lift and you'd leave twin streaks of rubber as long as you wanted thanks to the 500 ft lbs of torque and the 12 bolt posi.
I got 17 mpg on the freeway too. It had like 2.54:1 gears, and with the big tires you could wind it up to 90 mph still in second gear with no trouble. One night long ago, I raced a Mercedes on the highway -- I nearly had the speedometer buried -- he couldn't beat me and he gave me the thumbs up as we parted ways... :-)
Oh, and I bought the car for $1200. back in the day. The rarity is what brings the price up in today's market.
Lee L I think you need to check yourself. he works for an insurance company and his speciality is knowing what he is looking at and how much the CURRENT market value is, given the condition
Like the show like the cars.... That being said non of these cars are a bargain really. In 2019, today's economy, the average Joe can't just drop 15k for cars like these. That's why all these cars are still setting. Owners asking 15k. Sure it's below appraisal. But no one is shelling that kind of dough out . 10 years goes by and tge owner is still wondering why it's not selling.... You want to move cars or not?? Sell them at 3,4,5k and move on!! Greedy mothers
Cars, Cars, what about those FANTASTIC TRUCKS!!! at the end.