Twelve Car Barn Find In Northern California!
Most vehicle collections focus on a specific brand or type of car or truck. While others seem to be a little bit of everything, like this dusty assortment that resides in a warehouse in Watsonville, California. What started as 12 cars for sale is now down to nine and the seller would like to see that number get to zero (guess he/she wants to empty the space). There’s a little bit of this and that in the building and they’re in varying stages of completion, all the way to turnkey. And the seller is willing to talk turkey as he/she will take $30,000 for a specific grouping of the vehicles (but not all). Found as a tip from T.J., all are here on craigslist.
SOLD
Let’s knock out the three that have already been claimed. One is a 1964 Dodge Dart convertible that was a GT clone. A good-looking and running car, the asking price was $12,000. Another is a 1960 Ford Thunderbird which was in fairly good condition at $6,000. And, finally, a 1946 Chevrolet dump truck which was on the market for $9,000. They’ll all show up in the photos, especially the Dodge.
YET TO BE SOLD
1947 Pontiac Chieftain — $6,000 (the seller may be off on the year; the first Chieftain came out in 1949)
1947 Pontiac Streamliner $5,000 (built from 1932 to 1950)
1953 Willys Jeep — $6,000 (who doesn’t love these things!)
1954 Ford Truck — $13,000 (quite solid according to the seller and has a 292 cubic inch engine; must have been added later as the 292 was introduced in 1958)
1955 Buick Century — $16,000 (the engine and transmission have been rebuilt and we’re told the car drives great; there is a bit of rust, however, around the rear window)
1959 Chevrolet Truck –$10,000 (sold carrier with a ’56 front end grafted onto it)
1962 Ford Falcon — $10,000 (this is one owner car that’s original except for one repaint; appears to be a solid documented auto, overall).
1968 Ford Torino – this is a “make offer” car with little information provided other than it has no rust and sports a nice coating of dust, suggesting it hasn’t been moved in a while.
1989 Chevrolet Corvette — $9,000 (was repainted at some point, has new interior, runs great, and has T-tops)
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Comments
1989 Corvette has a single-piece targa top. T-tops ended with the 1982.
So delete all the pics of sold vehicles, then post some decent pics of what’s left. So busy counting their money, they can’t be bothered to.
From your lips to God’s ears
Definitely quite the collection, prices seem a little arbitrary, but I guess mostly reasonable in today’s world. One of the nicest, if not the nicest, is the 68 Torino, with a “make offer”. Go figure.
This guy is delusional with these prices. $6000 for a hacked up jeep is hilarious. You can find these jeep in better shape for that price, all original ones for around $10,000 and restored ones for around $15,000.
For those who don’t know Watsonville is near Monterey and on the cost. The new buyers need to be prepared to deal with rust, a lot of it.
No mention of the 1970 Chevelle shown in a group shot.
Even at maybe 300 miles away, nothin to see here.
It’s the choice of vehices, nothing for my interest.
I am always skeptical of these sales and groups of cars. I feel like I am walking into a lions den and may not like the outcome.
I’ve seen this collection somewhere before –
“American Pickers”?
The 292 Ford motor actualy was the “T-Bird” option in 1955, & certainly available prior to 1958. Ad needs to be fact-checked!
He’s referring to trucks, 58 was the first year the 292 was available in trucks.
This guy is delusional with these prices. $6000 for a hacked up jeep is hilarious. You can find these jeep in better shape for that price, all original ones for around $10,000 and restored ones for around $15,000.
For those who don’t know Watsonville is near Monterey and on the cost. The new buyers need to be prepared to deal with rust, a lot of it.
There’s nothing wrong with this person’s prices. Totally normal. There’s a lot of people in the world that want some of these vehicles to restore them. A restored 1960 Thunderbird sets you back a minimum of $20,000. There’s no huge issue of rust either. These vehicles have been stored inside in case you forgot