Muscle Car Barn Finds




Description

It’s no secret among car collectors and enthusiasts that the pursuit of “lost” cars is what drives many gearheads. Finding an abandoned, restorable car is one of the most common dreams among collectors and a touchstone for the hobby. Top shows like the Pebble Beach Concours and Chicago’s Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals have added special classes devoted to original and barn-find vehicles
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Author and photographer Ryan Brutt is the “automotive archaeologist”, author of the CarsInBarns blog, and a monthly columnist for Hot Rod magazine. Brutt has selected his best muscle car images for Muscle Car Barn Finds. No searching the back roads required--just kick up your feet and begin your barn-finding adventure by turning the page.


These old warriors aren’t dead, just resting. A drive in the country or through a small-town back street will reveal them lurking under tarps, hidden behind garage doors, stashed behind fences from prying eyes.



Review: Muscle Car Barn Finds


Ok! I admit it. I picked up this book and looked through it and thought how HOT is this. I mean, just think, how cool it would be to travel around the country with the automotive archaeologist, Ryan Brutt, looking for Muscle Cars.


Honestly, Muscle Cars are always a sight to behold.  What I like best about Muscle Car shows is when you walk from vehicle to vehicle many will have a flyer in the window and some will even have a poster board that shows the car when they first purchased it. So, you get the then and now - the before and after.


This book is pretty much a little bit of both. Here, you'll see a lot of junkyard cars and cars sitting in barns, and fields. You know with a little bit of work what they can become because you are aware of what they once were.  And, you'll find photos of them sitting in garages being restored.


If you want to read about random parts, nose pieces, 6 barrel intakes, Hemi's and the like this book is full of them. It also includes a great piece of history on some of the models. 


Of course, when Ryan got to the Mustangs, that caught my attention. Alright! It wasn't just any  Mustang- not- that - that would ever stop me from looking. But, it was a 1969 MACH 1 that caught my eye. 


Yes! There is more than just Mustangs in this read.


There are the cars that we all see at the Muscle Car shows. Cars like the  Barracuda, Camaro, Challenger, Torinos, Talladega, Bellaire, Hornets, GTX, and GTO, and the list goes on. But if you want to look for more rarety this book also includes a 1972 Dodge Charger Rallye, 1972 Demon, 1970 Superbird, and a 1969 Hurst SC / Rambler.


It should not be surprising that some of the images you view may need dusting off. Yes, some of these treasures have crusted over and will need work and some will need a lot of work. But, that's what our spare time is for - right? And like the image listed on page 36, if these cars could talk, they would just say, "Finish Me." 



I reviewed for Quarto Publishing Group - Motorbooks.


Muscle Car Barn Finds
Rusty Road Runners, Abandoned AMXs, Crusty Camaros, and More!
 Ryan Brutt
Quarto Publishing Group – Motorbooks
EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9780760353592
PRICE $35.00 (USD)