Broncos, lifted Grand Wagoneer, and a Hot Rod LT1 Camaro | Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 109

Looking for barn finds in the middle of the week always proves to be a difficult task. People are usually at work or out running errands, and any chance of catching a glimpse of their prized possession is slim to none. That's when Tom likes to change his methods a bit and look for cars behind businesses or by industrial parks. This method comes through for Tom when he drives past an Automotive detailing business with a Hot Rod Z/28 Camaro with a 1995 LT1 and a lifted Jeep Grand Wagoneer. Another trick for hunting barn finds during the workweek is to talk to Farmers. Farmers, naturally, are always home or around the barnyard. And if they don't have any cars, they can probably point you in the right direction. In a previous visit to Traverse City, Tom met a syrup Farmer who owns several Broncos lying in a field and some American Muscle hidden inside his barn.
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[@saginawdan]

It was nice to see you talking with a young guy. There is hope.👍

[@AlexTrain5249]

I’m hopefully going to be another one. It’s highly ambitious but my hope for the future is for me to restore old cars even if they’re uneconomical to repair because I want the prices of those beauties to go down so we can see more of them around and people can actually attain them.

[@stevieray6216]

As a classic car enthusiast from tiny Germany I can’t get over how real estate in rural US is a total non-issue. 😮 Always amazed at how people can afford to occupy whole storehouses or yards to just casually pile up rusty cars as if it was bunch of old comic books collecting dust in my basement. It’s certainly a good thing to have a couple of acres of extra space available. 👍🏻😄

[@joedaly2362]

Rusty metal: money in the bank.

[@MrMarumari]

Baby boomers sure had a good run. Bought cool stuff when it was cheap and cruised on the equity. You have to be mega rich to buy a spread like that outright nowadays

[@chuckbrown2765]

Love how the owner got a free plug in by putting his businesses sign under the nose of the Camaro 👏

[@pianopaul4069]

I can't be the only one that as soon Barn Find Hunter upload comes up. I automatically like it as its starting. Tom and lengths the crew go to to produce these and the time taken, is just what makes this programme perfect. Love all the stories of how and where the car came from/history behind it

[@JaredR1996]

I just now realized I’ve not watched Barn Find Hunter in a hot minute. I clearly need to get back on this show

[@eskewjackson2644]

These are the kind of episodes I love

[@revolutionday1]

I love that the gentleman was actually able to teach Tom something (about the Corvette)! What a moment....

[@chadsmith8418]

It would be a crazy moment also to see the young buck get inside the older gent from behind & cave the anus in with his blunt mallet headed mushroom tip so fast & hard the blunt mallet head tore the turd meat out of socket & the super fast hip speed was throwing turd meat pieces all over the cars in the front yard making the lawn spotty from turd meat chunks laying everywhere

[@mindeloman]

Some people have more projects than time.....and by that I mean, years to live.

[@affordablevs]

What a great old boy he is.... Top work Tom.

[@teripitaspeedslocwilson8704]

My wife learned to drink beer with this car 😁😁😁

[@davidbarnsley8486]

So good to see you back on the road again Tom 👍👍

[@mattmerk5610]

Damn I could never understand the amount of good cars these people have put away it’s amazing

[@rajcam80]

I live in Michigan as well. Traverse City is roughly 5 hrs from me. Beautiful place to see! Torch Lake is a natural wonder! Not to mention Hagerty insurances my 1971 Pontiac LeMans GT-37, and my 2010 CTS-V!

[@ianmangham4570]

I love that jeep, looks the nuts with the big FAT tyres 😊, she'll climb s tree in low, these baby's are still awesome in the rough stuff

[@outdoorfreedom9778]

Being an old fart myself it still makes me crazy seeing all these projects sitting around started but not finished! I was taught to do one project at a time and not to start another one until the first one was finished!!

[@MrJerryKramer]

I’m so happy your back looking for those beautiful cars

[@Tinydevil12]

Love how Hagerty has Sandler AND Letterman

[@gregsmith3366]

I think hoarder/collectors are great if it wasn’t for them a lot of this stuff would be lost . So what if they don’t get around to fixing them up it bring them joy and maybe one day someone will restore them

[@BarracudaCamaro]

Diggin that black vette 😯

[@guyfromthemidwest8583]

It’s nice to see another FJ40 on KZbin lol. One of my favorite KZbinrs is building a FJ40 rock crawler and it’s a badass rig

[@DuneRunnerEnterprises]

Well, it's Tom on the road again. GREAT!!!

[@bbcobra04]

Love watching your videos. Keep it up

[@patriottowing4973]

WOW! hell of a collection. Fantastic job

[@dudeman1642]

Man I love this show

[@brianlutzak]

I want those broncos especially the blue one!

[@kyleforeman4543]

Wow,wow , their allways out their

[@Anirossa]

Think its fun how many E30s one find around these old American cars :D

[@Tmrfe0962]

Great channel….you do for us what we’d all like to do….si interesting…thanks Hagerty

[@rossmartens]

Dennis Colin's needs to hit this place up

[@danmartin633]

"Did you detail this your self?" LOL!

[@ronlynch7744]

Excellent finds on the show. 😎👍🇨🇦

[@geraldhoff7362]

That Wagoneer. Ohhhhh baby

[@1982MCI]

I’ve got 3 of em but mine are almost rust free thank goodness

[@Rattles02]

Great episode Tom. Fullsize Jeeps and Land Cruisers too!

[@donaldwilliams2270]

I liked the old school Appliance turbo Vec's on the Jeep Truck

[@johna1160]

"So, is that a four speed?" "Oh yeah, nothing but." Man after my own heart.

[@woof3598]

you like old stuff, next time your in Traverse City go check out the old State Hospital and how it has been saved

[@MyCarGuyChris]

I’m here with the FJ40 bezel police to say… that thing is upside down 😂

[@cameronschick4609]

I live in Beulah just 22 miles away from traverse city. Always hope to run into you somewhere!

[@doster59]

Love this show!

[@sporty196071]

I got some stories maybe you'll pull down my driveway? (Yale, Michigan) love your videos you get me in trouble I stop and watch them, then I'm late for work!! Lol

[@josephwallace6821]

Farmer Tom back at it

[@wingerfan1]

Tell Tom to come rescue my 63 Lemans 2 door. I am not able to work on it right now. It is numbers matching.

[@MacGregor.]

In Michigan. That's great!

[@sallyb3]

Happy hunting!

[@67fairlane12]

Needed more camera time on the Fairlane! Love those 66-67 cars

[@FrankCaffeine]

The bronco guy is so american, running the white sneakers and all!

[@SajidHussain-lj5mr]

Wery nise karz 👍

[@rngwrm]

i will never understand collecting all this stuff and not doing anything w/ it

[@C345OFR]

It's clearly not intentional - the will is there, it's just ... well ... other stuff gets in the way.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Enjoyed!!!

[@dorang5270]

7:40 word of the day "Absconded"

[@joshuagibson2520]

Lol. I actually think he said "abscounded".

[@thatsmrharley2u2]

Joe's a dead ringer for Ned Beatty.

[@revolutionday1]

.....right?!

[@JonBlondell]

Very cool!

[@epixavenger8]

Can’t do anything like this in California, wish I was that age with these cars

[@mexicanspec]

Anything like what?

[@joshmori4930]

John deere TORQUE monsters

[@Kiss__Kiss]

Here for the Toyotas!!!

[@heinrichbier4759]

“It was the 70’s” 😂

[@woytovich]

I'd love to know more about that 62 Land cruiser for sale!

[@slorpy716]

Man I really want a camaro like that. so hard to find them for a decent price on the east coast lol

[@michaeladamo1188]

Hey what’s the story with the challenger? Great video

[@joebrown1382]

I've watched so many of Tom's videos with guys who never sell anything. They just let the dust, mice & pigeons take ownership. He'll never finish the red Vette.

[@yothisispaul]

damn no love for the e30

[@2-old-Forthischet]

Really nice finds but wouldn't be able to register in smog California.

[@edwardthayer9386]

👑

[@leegoddard2618]

O. Hi Tom. 😁🙋

[@joshuagibson2520]

Second Gen Fbody (Camaro/Firebird) cars are so damn sexy. Not sure how anyone couldn't love those hips and curves.

[@davidlong1786]

Young guy has time to fix up his Jeep truck. Older man better get with it, he already has too many vehicles to get done and enjoy before he's too old to do so. Lesson here is don't hoard, fix what you already bought first.

[@Lucas_Tulic]

His son and probably his grandchildren will benefit from all that "hoarding" in the not so distant future, so, for me, it's perfectly fine. All those things we saw there will probably go to his son when he's gone. If he was a widower with no children or family, then I'd say yes, that's hoarding, but it wasn't the case.

[@ronpanozzo5584]

Tell him I'll buy the broncos, I love it when people just let them rot. Open to the t bird

[@triggy143]

All these old farts with their hoarding. Sell the cars, you're never going to restore any of them. Let people enjoy them.

[@alale923]

How abt the blocks on the rear of the jtruck!!? 😆😆

[@sohistoriatriste9428]

☄

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they want to slow down all the gas station fuel pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime :-((

[@carsmartsmedia2324]

Sooo many projects....so little time....

[@Man_of_TheWay]

What tires are on the Jeep mud truck

[@motorcyclebutslow5967]

Wow, absolutely no love for that E30 :(

[@thechanneloffun3760]

😜😜 love watching these vids 🤮🤮

[@a-manlordsoftime755]

Bro just didn’t even mention the clean e30

[@steveg3207]

What's the name of the detail shop?

[@theeasterbunny8308]

Its a shame those Broncos will turn to dust. You can tell he wants to much

[@notchism]

What’s the going price for a parked unfinished project?

[@1982MCI]

@@notchism depends on condition. I sold one not long ago , body was trash, no floors at all, 302 3spd, bad tires , needed everything but it did run and drive and I got $5k for it and according to the market, the guy stole it from me

[@ViniciusNunes-m8q]

FJB!

[@richardbarthelme6323]

...never buy a car with "Snow Plow" on it...

[@1982MCI]

It wasn’t still on it tho, does that matter, lol 🤓

[@cotter_and_company_photography]

Hi!!, That BMW 318i convertible... you guys went right passes it! 😡

[@devinrogers6877]

Parker Schnabel has a brother ?

[@oldskool1979]

It was the 70s when the US had real freedom... not 2021.

[@415s30]

It's not, "Willies" it's pronounced like Willis. None of these kids seem to know that.

[@nathank6468]

It’s kinda up to you. John Willys pronounced it Willis but a lot of WW2 vets pronounced it Willies. It’s just like the Porsche pronunciation debate but at the end of the day it doesn’t matter

[@curtisvonepp4335]

Watch out with JEEPS WHAT CAN GO WRONG WILL GO WRONG .👎.

[@Veldkamp88]

It's weird seeing you driving something that isn't Ford.

[@DG-ti4qc]

Editing needs work or the camera man needs help. Mentioned 56 T-Bird and all we see at the wire wheels?

[@nathank6468]

Why the heck is he restoring the C3 over anything else. It’s a cool car but it’s nowhere near as cool as the rest of his collection.

[@normwetherbee3403]

Instantly lost all respect for the young guy when he said he was gonna take that muddy truck to a car wash to clean it. Unless he plans on shoveling all that crap up when he's done it's completely irresponsible. The owner of the wash will lose all income generated by that bay until someone cleans it up.

[@larrytauman8273]

are these parts cars??? c-mon man !!!

[@12121149]

Those broncos are junk,parts cars ,What a shame,just sayin'