How do people find "barn finds"?

[lhd220turbo]

ps. you've just got to be a bit nosey and never be afraid to ask questions

[ross_jsy]

Closest I ever came to a barn find (and not just putting in an insulting offer on someones car) was a Renault 5 GT Turbo with a Dima wide arch kit and forged 1.7 Volvo lump that I almost bought. Guy turned out to be a council bell end and after taking time off work to go to the bank and organise a tow truck I returned to the scummer saying he was going to keep it and "restoring" it.

Saw it 5 years later upside down on the scrap heap.

Been chasing a RHD m3 with 66k on the clocks for years but the old bat thinks it's her retirement fund despite the ever increasing (talking rugby ball sized) hole in the scuttle

[bss325i]

Yea i do keep my eyes out. Seen a couple of things over the years but i was younger and didnt have a driving license or much £££. But come to think of it 2 out of the 3 things i used to see over the years are still there.

Just round the corner from me there is a old merc, i couldnt tell you which type of the top of my head, but it looks like it would have been nice and decent spec in its day. Its some kind of old merc 2 seater sporty ish covertible, original merc allots etc. Thats got to have been sitting as long as i can remember at least 8yrs id say. I have always driven past it thinking what a waste of what would have been a beautiful car in its day. Its gone steadily down hill as long as ive seen it, i think last time i had a look it even had mould growing on the leather interior. But its on a main road so i rekon hes probarly been approached loads of times by people trying to have it of him and if he wanted it gone it would probarly have gone by now.

That will be the silver '81 Merc SL on some mid 90's Merc SLK wheels thats on a drive way next to the second hand car wash on Selsdon road.

It's worthless scrap. I remember when it was still in use!

I also know of a black cabby 320i thats been sitting on a driveway, doesnt look like it moved for a good few years. A bit tatty but doesnt look too bad. If i remember rightly, when i walked past and had a look in the interior didnt look too bad and about 170k on the clock. I mean yea ok i know an old 320i cabby isnt exactly a prize find. Again its on a main road so dont know if they might have been approached countless times already. I might go and have a knock anyway. Thats probarbly more realistic for me.

On Brighton road near to the new Kens Autos by the Esso?

There was another house that had a couple 325s sitting on the drive for a long while, but they have gone know. But i think thats person dabbles in a few motors by the looks of it, as these days he seems to have a couple e36 and golfs sitting there.

That's a zoners house.