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Old 15-06-2013, 10:06 AM
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Are barn finds all the rage nowadays?!

Every where I look somebody's cracked a barn open and found a car! Lol!
Old 15-06-2013, 10:17 AM
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True, who are all these people with barns tucking cars away for years and years!
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Wish I could find one
Old 15-06-2013, 11:00 AM
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and normally that barn find, is found in a garage
Old 15-06-2013, 11:07 AM
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Any dusty car covered in green shit can be called a barn find it seems
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Or is 'barn find' actually lingo for 'stolen'?!
Old 15-06-2013, 12:29 PM
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its always worth more when its found in a barn

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Old 15-06-2013, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by james kiely
its always worth more when its found in a barn
Theres a white shitty s2 on ebay just now thats going for over 1k and its minging! im sure because it says barn find that people bid more lol
Old 15-06-2013, 06:08 PM
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I've seen all sorts driving around Lincolnshire tucked away but they are normally under some sort of lean to, so technically not a barn find.

One place has a Lotus covered in mold and dirt
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just type into ebay "barn find" and you'll see some right shit for sale!
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James. Sorry to aim this question at you, but you seem to be in a "Barn Find" hotspot. Whenever I am back visiting family, there is always talk of someone having an Escort in a shed/barn that has lay there for 30 years or so. I have seen plenty of cars whilst over, but do you hear the same tales of hidden gems locked away by some old fella who doesn't need the money? Or have you seen some?
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I wish I could find an old car in a barn.
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Originally Posted by TOOTALL
James. Sorry to aim this question at you, but you seem to be in a "Barn Find" hotspot. Whenever I am back visiting family, there is always talk of someone having an Escort in a shed/barn that has lay there for 30 years or so. I have seen plenty of cars whilst over, but do you hear the same tales of hidden gems locked away by some old fella who doesn't need the money? Or have you seen some?
no probs mate ,their are plenty of cars hidden away over here but people tend to know the value of these cars now ,so its not such a find anymore i suppose .
mk2,escorts have mostly being found by the rally boys lol.

the most you can hope for nowadays is buying the car at the value it was when it was locked away and forgotten,which isnt a bad thing really considering the rise in rs prices over the past 3 year

its like everything though people think the shitters are the same value as the real good ones
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I know of 2 mk2 escorts In a barn near me we bought
The one from our side to restore for me nieces wedding
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