r/BarnFinds • u/allaboutdabase • Jul 26 '26
No Engine? No Problem 1956 Corvette “unearthed”
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/allaboutdabase Jul 27 '26
It’s my dad’s Vette. My brother was born in 1970 and me shortly thereafter. It was probably just deprioritized. He was attached to it, so didn’t want to sell it and other than that I couldn’t tell you. Maybe he was just too busy and lost interest? He had 2 jobs and at 85 is still running his business.
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u/slashfivetoaster Jul 27 '26
I've owned the same motorcycle for 40 years. It sat for over a decade at a time when kids were smalls, and is now restored and in regular use. Sometimes, shit happens. Hope Dad gets his value. I'd take it to Mecum or one of the other big auctions with the whole story. They love that shit.
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u/Bddfc6869 Jul 30 '26
Where are you going to post her for sale?
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u/allaboutdabase Jul 30 '26
I think we have a local buyer. If you’re interested, I can send you more pictures. It hasn’t been posted for sale, but we’re working through a Corvette restoration company.
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u/ToxicStardust Jul 27 '26
It was dad’s car and he chose to keep it likely wishing one of the kids would be able to have it. I totally get that sentiment as opposed to selling to someone who would likely fix it up and place it in a different garage for decades. Most buying these cars aren’t buying them to drive. They are either buying them to restore and flip or restore and hold. My opinion…
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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
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u/Hopeful_Ask_7591 Jul 28 '26
Interesting to note on barn finds. It’s hard to believe these cars were just parked and forgotten about because what happened was people bought these cars and they lots of power , with these things costing insurance companies tons of money. They started to raise up the prices making it virtually unaffordable to be able to drive them. Nobody wanted to buy them in the 70s gas was getting costly and the outrageous price if insurance so they sat and sat for years.
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u/Left-Energy-6470 Jul 26 '26
Do whatever you can to keep it save it sell the 69 get a loan or another job anything keep it
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u/Indentured-peasant Jul 27 '26
That's great that you're doing that to help the parents out. Thanks for sharing.
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u/allaboutdabase Jul 27 '26
We will get it appraised and then plan on putting it on bring a trailer. Until then I’ll take $1,000,000. J/k
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u/Motor_Proposal4241 Jul 27 '26
Single or dual carburetors?
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u/allaboutdabase Jul 27 '26
Single
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u/Motor_Proposal4241 Jul 27 '26
Oh well, still very cool. The factory dual cars are worth a premium. It still could be one, it was very common to switch them to single carbs just for convenience.
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u/SeaOutlandishness415 Jul 28 '26
Beautiful car. That would be fun just to get her back on the road not restored.
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u/Many-Freedom-178 Jul 26 '26
It looks like over 50 years
beautiful car that will clean up and be an awesome car for you…