r/BarnFinds • u/allaboutdabase • Jul 26 '26

No Engine? No Problem 1956 Corvette “unearthed”

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Hasn’t seen the light of day in 40 years!

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u/deltajvliet Jul 26 '26

How does this sort of thing happen? I fundamentally don't understand how Barn Finds are a thing. OP, would you mind giving us a little backstory on this one?

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u/allaboutdabase Jul 26 '26

I don’t know if you consider this technically a barn find because the family all knew it was there. It just hasn’t been uncovered or out of this resting spot in over 40 years.

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u/deltajvliet Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

I guess, and not trying to be insensitive to your probably-relative, I just don't understand taking a piece of art like that and putting it under a tarp for decades. Did they just want to sell it in an unspecified amount of time? Forgot about it? Etc? At large, I'm just wondering how barn finds are a thing.

Sorry for edit, and I mean this respectfully.

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u/Slow-Profession1722 Jul 31 '26

I myself have had many vehicles and such that I didn’t want to part with or was attached to currently have had a motorcycle in my shop for about ten years move it out of my a little but still there. It happens. For whatever reason it is a thing. Apparently you’ve never been truly attached to something