Small towns harbor the best barn finds | Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 62 (Part 3/4)

[@jasonhayes9776]

The '59 Impala is great. I hope he comes to his senses on the 348 vs. LS question. Also, sitting out in a field vs. sitting out in a parking lot isn't significantly different.

[@BlueHopi144]

agreed - that car is great to restore as she sits

[@manicmechanic448]

The grass is far worse, it holds in moisture and holds out air to dry it out.

[@manicmechanic448]

@ no mustangs are junk. That's fixable.

[@Dammmnnnnnnnnnnn]

KennyG Hansen That Impala is totally restorable and would be worth it. But on the other hand you probably know junk better than most seeing that you like German crap lol

[@hecticerectic9588]

Anyone can do an LS, but very few 348 cu. in.

[@dennisbator1076]

Love the honest enthusiasm that Tom brings to every episode. Great series, always itching for the next one.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Best show on KZbin (or anywhere for that matter).

[@wjb111]

AGREE 100%

[@cnkilts]

I also recommend Vice Grip Garage. He is fantastically entertaining.

[@lastthomas6181]

Bucky Ò'Donnaighle yep you said it

[@jumpstart9473]

An honest show about cars . No stupid music or heavily staged scenes or people infighting. Unbelievably refreshing to watch these . Toms a cool guy who just wants to talk cars.

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

Old school guy in an old school wagon with an old school map.

[@rightlanehog3151]

Wagons and maps rule!

[@mattkaustickomments]

Boringest episode yet. But I dig the ‘48 Poncho. And no, Bonnie & Clyde were clipped 15 years before. This is more of a Charlie Starkweather / Caril Fugate stolen whip.

[@nonelost1]

It might be that the cellular reception sucks out there in the middle of nowhere. So no GPS.

[@Graeme408]

Exceptional series. I never miss one. Tom, Haggerty you out do yourselves every time. Kudos on the gift to the college.

[@robgrant9583]

The hood ornament on that Pontiac is one of the most beautiful ones I've ever seen. It looks like it's in motion just sitting there.

[@N-Scale]

Everyone is always GONNA do something with all these beautiful cars.

[@rightlanehog3151]

That's human nature.

[@N-Scale]

@@rightlanehog3151 Not Mine I guess. LOL

[@TheDutyPaid]

All then Cadillac's just sitting in the ground. They should be pulled out, restored and driven!

[@N-Scale]

@@TheDutyPaid I am with ya. What good is a car that can not be driven? Mike

[@TheDutyPaid]

@@N-Scale like the other day my neighbour was about to scrap a 1998 Toyota Prius. I've saved it and restoring it for future generations to enjoy in 70 years time.

[@ftby59mikeD]

Man that ol' Pontiac is what I call 'heavy metal'...& Is it just me or does Clinton sound just like Willie Nelson!?...thx Hagerty & Tom.

[@hecticerectic9588]

There's tons of those. I don't know why he was gawking. 👀👀👀

[@FarmAlarm]

I just found my 1 owner 1949 Chevy in a storage shed in a small town of about 8000 population.

[@777jones]

Farm Alarm late 40s GM cars are heavenly

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

Farm Alarm -- That's great !! Hope you have lot's of good times with your new car.

[@FarmAlarm]

@@ironcladranchandforge7292 hey thanks! We have been working on it and making videos of the progress!

[@rogerb649]

I just watched two videos on your 49 Chev truck, and subscribed to your channel today. Look forward to more,take care.

[@FarmAlarm]

Thanks Roger. I just uploaded the 3rd episode today. 👍

[@STARSHIPTROOP]

Driver side hood gap is driving my OCD cray cray

[@salvatoreo2186]

I agree, I don't understand why it wasn't addressed when they were working on it, doesn't seem like a difficult fix.

[@stevencain5322]

It's amazing how many body people don't know how to do that easy task..

[@jiveturkey9993]

Keep that 59 Impala 100% original. No ls's no custom chassis no disc brakes none of that stuff.

[@nothinghere7391]

Yeah. And maybe keep the bias ply tires

[@sykwookiee]

@@nothinghere7391 ...please tell me that was sarcasm...please...

[@drwho534]

Yay! Another new Barn Find Hunter episode!! Wondered where Tom had gotten too!! Hope there's plenty more to come?!!! 😎

[@_Peremalfait]

There's something quite beautiful about late 40's cars like that Pontiac. How great it would it be to drive around town in a car like that, some cool jazz on the radio, living out my Philip Marlowe dreams.

[@chrisblore9635]

Tom, blues music, and old cars. Can’t get any better!!!

[@thomasr3805]

I just took 87 & 287 from DFW to CO and was amazed at the cars I saw out there. I was thinking “barn hunters would love it” and sure enough we may have passed each other! Thanks for your support of TX auto collectors and the culture we have here.

[@adamfrbs9259]

See that kids...that incredibly hard to fold thing....that's called a map. Haha

[@JW...-oj5iw]

'65 Chevelles are more popular, but I love the flat front end of the '64s. So much cleaner looking.

[@Hotwire454]

The red 64 in my garage thinks so too. ;)

[@ALABAMAHEADHUNTER]

I like all of the Chevelles . I drive a 66 SS 4 speed myself and love it .

[@41plymouthnut87]

I had a white over brown 64 Malibu SS, 283 auto. Should have kept it.

[@rixkafer56]

i have a 64 Malibu medium blue/ blue int...second owner since 1982. its part of me

[@CYCO-dillza187]

I really enjoy your channel Ive watch all the barn finds . I'm in Australia and hunt for my own stuff and been thinking about starting a channel

[@five2eight355]

Dylan Edmonds you should do it mate!! Would love to see something similar but with old holdens and fords etc. would certainly subscribe

[@substandardabuse6028]

Waited all day to watch this edition when I got home from work and it was only 15minutes long.. You're such a tease Tom...

[@moesizlac2596]

Tom is the walking embodiment of joy. He could be hunting lumber and it would still be fun!

[@Drummin003]

He started on the outskirts of Amarillo, drove to Guymon, OK (where all the cars are in this episode), and was heading to Liberal, KS at the end of the episode. The least he could've done was stop and take a picture next to the town sign in Hooker, OK.

[@seanharris2320]

...OR Beaver, OK. I go through there on the way to Amarillo once a year. I hit the Love's in Dodge or the one in Meade, and I don't stop there anymore.

[@OldIronRC]

wow the straight 8, what a beauty, the 2 tone paint & visor on that thing...

[@DuneRunnerEnterprises]

So much thank You,Tom !! For this dust covered motor bearing sculpture from the days long gone!!!!!

[@kentbullard6917]

The 64 Malibu brings back fond memories. I had a friend who was a Air Force tech school barracks roommate at Lackland in 1969. He had one of these that was canary yellow and man did he love that car. Babied it every day. We all loved it. As for the Pontaic, that would be a 48.

[@pappabob29]

The old straight eights are showing up all of a sudden!! Time for Hagerty to do a "Redline Rebuild" on one or two. Maybe a flathead and a overhead. Check out Coldwarmotors here on KZbin. They're doing a "Straight Eight Challenge" between a 53 Buick (overhead) nice two door hardtop and a 53 Packard (flathead) sedan. Neat cars/great series. Tom should go to Edmonton Canada and visit Scott Newstead (Coldwarmotors). He literally has a collection of vintage cars on his property. Many have very interesting "will it run" stories. I bet Scott could lead Tom to other sites there as well !!!!

[@Vampirebear13]

Cold War Motors is 1 of my favorite channels too!!!!

[@MrTurboRotary]

I looove these shows and can't get enough of them. Thank you for driving around USA showing us all these treasures. It's like a dream job. Good luck finding more and keep them coming 👍

[@stevengrotte2987]

I found a 1942 Pontiac convertible in 1988 in a pasture in New Rockford North Dakota and bought it, unfortunately lost it when I lost my house when we were all laid off from the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency in 1990,.

[@77yogurt]

That suuucks!! I'm sorry to hear that.

[@johnniles7939]

I love the sound of that Ford wagon.

[@StreetTruckinTitan]

Love that 49. It would be a killer custom.

[@derrickrees8895]

48 Fastback .

[@brucemcdougall8920]

funny just saw a silver streak at my local garage getting a exhaust repair, still on the road in good condition. Here in Motueka New Zealand.

[@johnschutt9187]

Tom, I love your show. Thank you and thank Hagerty!

[@jonviol]

What a beautiful thing that 48 Pontiac is. Perfect lines . Gorgeous .

[@leegoddard2618]

That color looks so good in the evening light. On the Wagon.

[@jerrytee2688]

It's amazing how the Pontiac doesn't remind me of Bonny & Clyde.

[@jarbalojim]

Yeah, they were dead 20+ years before that car was built.

[@burrogrande]

That ol' red wagon looks better and better each episode.

[@johna1160]

Late forties Pontiac - "It kinda makes you think of Bonny and Clyde, don't it?" Uh, no. Not even close.

[@77yogurt]

LMAO I thought I was the only one!!

[@markconley996]

I love, love, love that Ford Wagon you got. It is Bee-u-t-full , Tom.... I recognized a bunch of that 287 landscape. Make the haul from Ft Worth to Denver many many times... I could very easy hang out and roll thru the country with you. GR8 job u have.. enjoy it...

[@whammond511]

What an incredible find, that ‘47-‘49!! Can’t wait till you get to McPherson College! That’s my Church’s College!! I live in Michigan but I’ve been there!!

[@jarvislongoria6152]

“You got any compound and a rag?” Lol I nearly died of laughter when he said that

[@ervingoertzen7233]

Had a neighbour growing up , owned a 68 Pontiac station wagon 350/300 hp with bench seat 4 speed ! He was second owner and had the special order paperwork to go with it !

[@Drummin003]

Every time I'm on 412 between Harrison and Mountain Home, there are multiple front yards that have 1950s-1970s metal but I have a feeling most of it is too far gone already.

[@sinemetu9037]

We need a lot more episodes of this show...it’s addictive.

[@80yr.oldpowerlifter]

When I was a kid we had a 53 Pontiac Catalina flathead eight. My dad got the car in 54. I remember on weekends my sister and I would wash and Simoniz wax the whole car. This was the only car we owned as a kid. I even used it to go to prom. My dad finely got another Pontiac in 1974. Don't know how many miles were on the engine. Except for normal maintenance, the engine was never overhauled. It always started in the cold Chicago winters.

[@racer67]

Tom has the best job in the whole entire world !!!!!!!!

[@martentrudeau6948]

Great show, I am learning every time I watch, and I'm an old guy. Tom knows.

[@Hagerty]

Marten - Thank you for watching!

[@vivians9392]

Makes sense best finds are found in small town barns... Small towns are usually the only place you find barns!

[@omgbbqcia911]

i was cracking up when the impala owner said he was going to put a "2002 5.3 in it" and you said "oh ls" and he goes "no just a fuel injected one" xD

[@999torino]

Hello from the Gardiner, Maine car show where I met you and your Cobra. Keep up the great work, nice to meet a legit car guy.

[@haydendelena]

Omg check out that ol 48 . NICE. She needs to be back on the road.

[@ALABAMAHEADHUNTER]

Like them all ! Always happy to see a new BFH when I get home in the evening . The Pontiac is way cool . I have rebuilt a lot of vintage engines in my Machine Shop . Right now I have a 1950 straight 8 Buick , a 49 Flat head Ford and a 1917 900 C.I.D. American LeFrance . Plus all of the later model engines . We specialize in heavy diesel but rebuild more gas burners than you can shake a stick at . We are located in Leeds , Alabama , Advantage Engine Restoration . Stop by anytime . Might hook you up with a few barns in our area .

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Another great episode! I want that Pontiac.

[@moisesreid283]

Instablaster.

[@longhairbear]

Tom mentioned it being warm, and the next day cool, or cold. I'd love to hear more about the various cars' heaters, defrosters, or A/C, as we rarely drive our cars in extreme weather on purpose.

[@manicmechanic448]

I can't pick a favorite in this one. Their all great pieces of iron.

[@thecurtray]

your and his personality do not mix and it shows. just life is all

[@whrfool]

the automotive Stonehenge is in Nebraska out in the panhandle.

[@rightlanehog3151]

"When the day is dawnin' On a Texas Sunday mornin' How I long to be there With Marie who's waitin' for me there Every lonely city where I hang my hat Aint as half as pretty as where my baby's at Is this the way to Amarillo?" Neil Sedaka

[@anthropology4everyone622]

Every night I've been huggin' my pillow Dreamin' dreams of Amarillo And sweet Marie who waits for me Show me the way to Amarillo I've been weepin' like a willow Cryin' over Amarillo And sweet Marie who waits for me. Sha la la la la la la la Sha la la la la la la la Sha la la la la la la la And Marie who waits for me.

[@daverodenberg]

I have a friend in Lebo Kansas that has six acres solid of cars sitting out by his place something you guys should check out someday everything you can imagine sitting on that place

[@bryancoats5328]

I would take that 59 Impala in a heartbeat. A 348 1959, are you kidding me!!

[@7viewerlogic670]

As always, great video!

[@vettekid3326]

When I was a kindergartener in 1961 our next door neighbors had a 1951 Pontiac Chieftain that had the straight 8, sun visor and all the bells and whistles on it like curb feelers and a fake dog on the rear package shelf that the eyes lit up when you stepped on the brakes. I thought it was way cooler than our 1956 Desoto station wagon that my dad complained about the gas mileage so much his next car was a 1962 Plymouth with the 225 slant 6. And yeah the Desoto had a hemi in it.

[@gac914]

Looked like that Pontiac had an automatic transmission. I worked on a 48 Pontiac when I was a late teen-ager, (many moons ago. . .,) and it too had an automatic, A buddy of mine from high school inherited it after his grandfather died, and we managed to get it running. From what i understand, it was the first year for Pontiac, (or maybe GM in total,) to have the automatic. I remember to fill it with fluid, there was a gigantic bung-plug in the interior transmission hump that had to be pried loose. The sheet metal on that car was, I swear, a 1/4 inch thick. You couldn't dent that thing hitting it with a ball-peen hammer!!!

[@cozza819]

Such a brilliant show.

[@kickass12]

I wonder if that Roadkill sticker David Friburger put on is still there? 🤔😂😂😂

[@jantaliban1]

This is my favorite channel on youtube. I enjoy it so much! Some episodes are pure gold. But now you're on this great roadtrip to McPherson and it looks you're in a hurry and the camera is nervous and shaky while you're driving. Relax! Slow down and shoot that great landscape in slomo guided by a slow guitar! Then I would enjoy the trip as much as the barnfinds. Even if it took you 10 episodes to get there. Big love from Brussels!

[@WilhelmWilder]

I have a BAD feeling about what that impala is going to look like when he's done...

[@gregfielder4763]

This is so funny! I lived in Liberal for many years, worked a lot in the oilfields around Liberal and Guymon, OK and now I live in Midland, TX. I also have a car currently being restored at a custom shop in Lubbock. Wow! Great series, Keep them coming. :-)

[@bradparsley1940]

“I’m a mechanic” *says the 5.3 isn’t an LS* *sets air cleaner on the battery*

[@daveh2612]

Brad Parsley ugh I know and they have LS powered pickups all over the place there. How does he not know?

[@taylormclaughlin6737]

A 5.3 truck motor isn’t an ls

[@taylormclaughlin6737]

It’s a ls family the ls is all aluminum the truck motor from 99 to 07 are usually a lm7

[@grabasandwich]

@@taylormclaughlin6737 The Gen III Chevy V8 that came out in the 97 Corvette was called the LS1. It was a clean sheet design. Everything after it based on that design is considered part of the LS series, even though they have different RPO codes and slight variations (iron or aluminum block, different displacement, etc.)

[@grabasandwich]

@@taylormclaughlin6737 LM7 are iron block. Aluminum 5.3's are LM4, L33, LS4.

[@GDavis49]

Absolutely love this show.

[@connorm955]

I remember when i went tot Cadillac ranch back in 2010 or 2011 and there were these guys there who were gonna use the Cadillacs to write "Dude sweet"

[@mkw2555]

I love this series!!!

[@XS8]

I think am gonna join McPherson college just because of Hagerty

[@Guardducks]

Thanks Tom for another great video. You🤘

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

Two cars stand out, the Impala and the Pontiac Straight 8. Both direly need rescuing, especially the Pontiac. I have never seen that model before, its a neat cruiser. NO HOT RODDING!

[@boomerang229]

Gotta love that. ..love the Pontiacs,of that time

[@rick7858]

that 348 is as rare as it gets, why junk it

[@FuhQ64]

You can put in a modern drivetrain for what a 348 costs to rebuild. I wouldn't sell the motor but I could see shelfing

[@email4664]

@@FuhQ64 And quickly see a reduction in real value too. This car with an LS is worth 15 K less than original, and that would far cover the cost of rebuilding all of the original equipment

[@sykwookiee]

@@email4664 not if you want to drive it all the time...cuts down on walking after it breaks down...again...

[@jonthomas8487]

That Pontiac is super cool. That would be a nice cruiser

[@professorstein5855]

5:38 "it was sitting in a field for 14 years." 6:04 "how long you figure it was sitting in a field?" ... ... hmmm.

[@dam4274]

professorstein Tom’s mind was in awe when he said that.

[@Mercmad]

Way back when I was an Apprentice in New Zealand, one of the tradesmen I worked under had a 59 Impala with a W engine. His had been swapped out in 1960 with a 409 and on the crappy tires available it would run easy 12's on the 1/4. He had got the car from a woman who had imported it from the US . I also had a Pontiac straight 8 ,a 49. That one in the shed still has it's original style battery. I'm not sure you could buy one of those skinny things today. I know that 50 years ago it was getting difficult to find one. Looking at that sun visor etc it all screams "bombe"

[@cnkilts]

Love this series of videos. I know we got some cool old cars in Kansas. I live just south of Wichita. Hope you had a fun trip.

[@gonzo5912]

just wait til someone starts flat sanding that 59, they will find the hail dents.

[@bonesdc1]

Jeeeez. Took out the 327 to put a 350 on it. 🤢🔫

[@johnhansen4550]

Should think about Nebraska....I scored a running 66 Galaxie convertible with a new top for $2000....

[@ervingoertzen7233]

But this wagon you’re driven from out of a wrecking yard wow , what a transformation from a shell

[@rickycollins4633]

I'm a Ford man but even I know to leave the W head chevy alone. Build it . Don't take it out.

[@МаксЗахаров-й3щ]

Ok your name is Tom, i'm understand, finally. Thanks for video,it's cool!

[@24Garland]

Awesome video, thanks !

[@joebrown1382]

God I love this channel. That 59 could be a gem if the right person had it. Pretty nice the way it sits.

[@wakjob961]

Love the wagon... Slightly triggered by that good gap.

[@bgd73]

silver streak was my first daydream. found one trim still shining in a rural junk yard. I'd go cummins 12v. probably would not even feel a diesel vibration in it.

[@JoelEmberson]

"Small towns harbor the best barn finds" True, because big cities have very few barns :-)

[@patrickmason6971]

God this was a great episode.

[@ALBA-yt1jp]

Um clássico nunca está fora de moda...

[@benevans902]

Really enjoying your show, just an FYI I have 2 of those PONTIAC l-8 running about 70 miles north of TC

[@doggedout]

Oh man. If you were where it looks like you were in OK - you missed about 3 60+ car collections within a 50 mile radius of that shop with the woody. Jay Leno sent a guy down for an auction for 100+ about 3 years before this not 40 miles away.. Rust never sleeps - except in SW Ok - where it is in a coma. No salt (because no snow) and dry as a desert.

[@guillermonieri4203]

Thank you!

[@SchnelleKat]

That Silver Streak is getting to be hard to find car... Love it.

[@johncarrick7284]

my dads friend left a 64 ss Chevelle in Denver when they came back to Alaska and took the engine out for his friends camaro which his friend drove up.

[@mlogan9929]

Love this show! Your a great host! Best Car Show on KZbin.

[@Hagerty]

Thank you for watching!

[@Properformancenutritioncom]

The no headliner is driving me insane.

[@wakjob961]

Headliner didn't bother me. I've been there. It's that good gap!