This LaSalle leads to a $1,000,000 collection in NYC: See how | Barn Find Hunter

[@jessegraham9602]

Tom seeing that Lasalle makes me think of the intro song from "All in the Family". Archie and Edith playing the piano. "Gee that old Lasalle ran Great, Those Were The Days". Thanks Tom for showing all the Great stuff you find.

[@blowupbob1]

I never could figure out what the lyrics were in that part of the song. Drove me nuts! Now I know. Those were the days before the internet so I couldn't google it to find out.

[@nathangibson564]

Thank you Tom and Hagerty for putting together this wonderful barn find episode.

[@gerry-p9x]

Pays off the cops and code and brownies to look other way on inop vehicles

[@moparedtn]

Yes, it's natural for us enthusiasts to be irked at all the really cool old cars seemingly wasting away in other peoples' posession - but rather than jealously spitting venom at folks we don't even know, I'd suggest something else instead: Acknowledging that someone put a lot of time and earned money into collecting such relics at one time, respecting that they decided to keep them (and in many cases, saved them from an early demise) and that therefore, the cars are theirs to do with as they please (or are able to). In the case of inherited "lottery wins", there's often a lot of emotional attachment to the cars by people who don't quite know how to do the cars justice (or don't have the wherewithal, for that matter).... (Maybe you even know of such a person - and could offer to help them?) So, I'd suggest a modicum of respect instead (and perhaps you could endeavor to start your own collection, just as they did?). Life goes differently for different folks of course - but none of these collections just "happened" - someone worked damn hard to put it together to begin with and in a lot of cases, now their heirs are doing whatever they know to do with them out of love and respect. We in the hobby can help them - if they want it and we soften our judgement a bit. Just a thought... - Ed on the Ridge

[@davidlong1786]

A lot of sour grapes people in the comments and frankly I was about to say something like, "We'll nobody needs all those cars, you should only have at most maybe five to drive daily." but yeah you're right. It's easy to judge others without knowing the circumstances and to be an arm chair expert.

[@logancarter2134]

Agreed!

[@opera93]

Thanks, a thought…

[@alfredonski]

I am pretty good at maintaining my older cars, and me and my wife have 3rd spare car we only use when we are fixing one of our primary cars. Truth is I rarely even have time to turn that 3rd car on, drive it a bit and maintain it like the others. Imagine having 50 other cars to mantain and do them justice. The fact they are all in good shape is amazing.

[@alanpecherer5705]

All well and good, but what strikes me with these collections (that are not junkers collected by a tow truck company out in the Arizona desert) is how much capital the owner had to have tied up, not just in the cars, but in the building. I used to buy and sell guitars back in the 70's, and there are lots and lots I wish I could have kept, but $300 or $400 was all I could afford to have tied up in a guitar.

[@dreamchasergarage690]

Thankfully someone had the foresight, passion and resources to save and curate these cars. Instead of rotting away or being recycled into toasters they still exist, intact and waiting for the day when some lucky person will drive them into the sunset again.

[@Mrbfgray]

Antiques and history matter. Big smile.

[@QuantumTime-pc9ts]

Heaven on earth, what an amazing collection. Tom you are so fortunate to meet so many incredible people and witness automotive history up close and personal.

[@MartzBeatz]

That Steyr-Puch is a gem!

[@chrisbike77]

Yepp, it was the standard gp-vehicule for the Swiss forces in the 70's through to beginning of the 'noughties.

[@JFEEZY419]

Amazing every time I watch this it just makes my soul feel that much better no matter my mood it always brings a smile to my face

[@discoverlight]

12:55 OMG that square body looks amazinggg. Can’t wait for next ep.

[@rcadd1ct]

71-73 mustang of the neighbor was nice. :)

[@mindjal19]

Oh boy can't I wait for that next episode!

[@davebarron5939]

OMG! that 3rd gen Indy 500 Camaro, what a super find / car, someone will be VERY happy someday.

[@missinglink4823]

Please do some longer episodes ! These sub 15 minutes vids just do do justice !

[@mwyatt222]

l always think about 'All in the Family' and the theme song line ''Gee the old LaSalle ran great, those were the days'' when l see any reference to them. Then l get that song stuck in my head. Thanks a lot Tom. ;)

[@waynegrant9594]

Glade to see Tom!! Thxs we love the ban finder !!!!

[@TSBII]

Oh man, looks like the next episode will be one of those insanely unreal ones!

[@rockkhound943]

Someone loved those vehicles in that barn . Time gets away but atleast there inside an temperature controlled. Crap load of money in there for the family or a unbelievable collection. Cant wait

[@daveco1270]

Can't wait to see the next episode. I wonder if Kim and the family have any plans to put some of those cars on the market. When I see episodes like this all I can think about is how boring my dad is. Not one cool old car or motorcycle to leave to me. : )

[@hahaha9076]

You had a boring dad? Mine was boringer. 😂

[@kevinworks2145]

I guess I'm not boring father of 4

[@kevinworks2145]

I have more square footage in my garage than house

[@stuartbell3134]

Love your videos Tom but there not long enough ❤❤❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@coreystubblefield6332]

Awesome! More Rob Ida too please

[@michaelbrooks1458]

The intro to all in the family I remember the line in that song, gee our old la,salle ran great, those were the days

[@randysinger2673]

Wow Cannot wait for the Next Episode !

[@willrodriguez679]

First shop visited was in the heart of Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn on Kosciusko street between Tomkins and Throop avenue not DOWNTOWN Brooklyn, i grew up on that block few buildings down. Back in the day there was a crew called Headhunters auto club full of old school American muscle. Don’t know if they are still there. I remember there was empty lots everywhere in that area with old cars abandoned or parked. Time has changed. Great show keep it coming!

[@Guardducks]

Tom stop drooling on that 454 . The owner didn't bring a sponge. Haha.

[@Chrissurfs]

Thank youuuu !! Cant wait for this next one !

[@besenzon1]

Amazing find Tom. Can wait for the next episode

[@kimnorrgren9468]

Holy Macrel cant wait for the next episode.......

[@mr.snoopy8732]

Tom, you have the best program around. Hagerty has the best programming on KZbin for car lovers, I look forward to every episode you guys produce!

[@angustuttle1744]

ROB IDA!

[@rjs2005]

I cannot wait until the next video!!

[@thatdudenamedlebowski0074]

13:07. Looking forward to see that Chevelle

[@jimchik]

Ahhh, and that “All In The Family” theme song…

[@stephenstevens6573]

First thing that crossed my mind! My grandfather had LaSalles...great memories!

[@racer67]

Who else hits the thumbs up b4 the video even starts playing??🇺🇲

[@NovaResource]

Another fantastic episode. Love them. Keep them coming!👍🏻

[@rightlanehog3151]

Old cars in Brooklyn? Forgetaboutit. 😉

[@drewschumann1]

You mean "fuhgitaboutit"

[@BobRoden-vy8oi]

Never stop these

[@steveanderson2881]

I can't wait for the next video!!!

[@neildaniel8232]

The Defender at 3:51 is coming up as not exported and as stolen on the UK Reg Check, might want to inform the owner!

[@gordocarbo]

Good eye, curious to hear an update on this

[@briankay3380]

G’day Tom, way back in about 1960 all the young blokes in our town bought Ford V8s, BUT, a new guy lobbed into town in an immaculate 1937 Le Salle coupe running a straight 8 engine. He had found the car in a garage (barn) at the back of a little old lady’s house in Sydney, when delivering her meat order from his dad’s butchers shop. It had a broken gear box that he replaced after he bought it and put it back on the road. Riding in the dicky seat of that car with my girlfriend is one of my fondest moments!😜🦘🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@erichunt1453]

Your address blur went out at one location for about 15 seconds. Might want to check that and re-upload the video. It was easy to find and wouldn’t want anyone stalking this poor lady.

[@lasalleman6792]

Nice LaSalle. I have a 40 coupe. Coupes are the best for looks, I t hink.

[@kdsboosted4954]

Very cool 🤙 I have a 40 5227c Lasalle coupe the model without the running boards.

[@baileybrewer1172]

What’s it like to drive?

[@kdsboosted4954]

@@baileybrewer1172 it's a project car I haven't started building it yet. It had a mid 70's cadillac drive train. All I've done was pull the engine/trans I'm undecided what way to go with it I'm thinking something custom like the "lowsalle"

[@robertkoenig1187]

When I lived down there, there are hidden collections everywhere. I purchased 3 mopars (I still own one of them) from a guy that had a collection in a parking garage on second Avenue in Manhattan. He had 20-30 muscle cars. I moved to Maine and sold two of them and kept one. Looking forward to your next video.

[@23gps]

Interesting to spot the 1995 Defender, still showing it's Somerset UK registration plate. Last MOT 2 years ago in UK with 205k miles on it.

[@patrickduley405]

Love to know more about the Buick behind the boat

[@danielledriscoll128]

In Urban areas, parking( real esate) is so pricey that project cars can be parked in less than optimal spots. Likewise money for a household expenses may delay refurbishing a classic. Add to that sentimental value, they may sit and never get attended to. Nobody wants to undersell, thanks to the web one can guestimate price of a restored car, and want close to that price. Or just holding on, as these get more and more rare. Price will go up. This show does a good job traversing this landscape. Nice to see em, even if they are not for sale…yet.

[@gordocarbo]

True...owning can be a hassle and extra expense just to keep one stored safely.

[@lateefcarrere1649]

I had just watched a video about cheaper Cadillacs yesterday, and here's the forerunner of them: the LaSalle. That car looks pretty good for its' age - wish I could buy it and make it roadworthy again.

[@yellowrattle2428]

More advertising than cars in this episode!

[@Blacklightdtb]

Go to Cleveland Ohio and visit OTC they have tons of barn finds there

[@peterrusso7336]

7:07 hearing this and being 20 years old feels odd

[@landscapeone2957]

You need to make another video of this barn find.

[@dennisbrown2571]

Can't wait!!!

[@furianozaurus6457]

Hands off 🫡🤙🏻

[@4344tim]

Tim Harney seems like he should have his own show, he was funny and it would be interesting to see his work...And no, even though my user name is Tim, I am not Tim Harney hahaha

[@richardturk7162]

A late friend of mine had 2 1029 LaSalles

[@jacksonms212]

FFS Tom buy that damn LaSalle OMG it's all there !!! Holy Grail car mate !!!

[@mistercornulio228]

Can't wait 4 the next episode

[@HenryHeymusic]

'Friend Brian' is well known musician Brian Newman - who plays trumpet with Lady Gaga and is the artistic director for a known jazz venue in NYC! Small world!

[@SophiaAphrodite]

I could not see the red car very close. I initially thought it was a mid-late 50's Chevy but it must be from the 60's since the 327 did not come out til 62.

[@logancarter2134]

Can't wait for the next episode!!!

[@somerandomness4285]

Gotta come to Connecticut!!!!!!!! U are in NYC CT is an hour away! Come on!!!! I've been commenting for years saying this

[@Z-Twinturbo]

We better have an episode on all these cars, or else Tom!

[@johnboydTx]

It maybe sad too see them sitting and collecting Dust 😢. But they weren't melted down in China for washing machines 🤔👍. Happy Motoring ✌️🤠

[@NoWayJose79]

They look like the modern day Wet Bandits from Home Alone

[@Kent.]

10:02... Toyota Motor Corporation owns Lexus not the other way around. Lexus is a more premium Toyota.

[@garlandhenry6792]

Double WOW

[@Yourmission9]

Tom you’re throwing a to be continued on us?! Hook a brother up with the next episode tomorrow

[@petermoody3526]

Get on to bellos customs tom he d luv the la salle

[@ungarsdanslegarage8659]

Wow!

[@sidbobby3233]

Lovely 😎😎👊👊👍👍👌👌✌✌frm the UK ✌

[@Searchingtheworld7183]

These cars are as valuable as gold to me.

[@brassbunnies]

Bad title for video. 3/4 info-mercial. Hardly see the cars…

[@maxboya]

Yup they just getting more into the corporate world. Milking what they can out of everyone.

[@kevvymetal666]

wow looks like a fancy new filmer / editor that was born after 1990.

[@Fony_turgeson]

staten island your in my neck of the woods

[@121jrhernandez]

Love the show, please keep the adds out of this amazing show. They are a buzz killer.

[@WONtothaG]

Do not let that guy hot-rod that super rare LaSalle

[@MyWolffy]

What I would do to be able to have one of those just to preserve and keep it. My grandpa had a 1972 nova that was my pride and joy growing up and when he passed my mammaw just sold it from under me I worked my butt off and had to spend 19. Thousand dollars to get the car back

[@joshuagibson2520]

I didnt know Tom was such a priss untill the Redline Rebuild episode yesterday.

[@manueldiez2929]

Cuando los autos eran unos tanques !! Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷🇺🇸

[@adamfrbs9259]

Can you put "Barn Find Hunter" first in the tagline so it's not cutoff when scrolling through all of You Tube recent videos, otherwise I scroll past sometimes not knowing it's the show and thinking it's just a Hagerty clip?

[@Mr.Turbo6]

Leave it to Tom, he will find the only barn in Brooklyn. Nice! No armor all Tom!

[@rupertbaskerville]

I'd kill to own that LaSalle, would love to very mildly customise it into a traditional style taildragger / lead sled.

[@stevenrochelle2238]

That's just insane these people letting these cars sit, they didn't care about them, then you guys come in and they are gonna instantly tighten up to wanting insane amounts of money. I guess that's just the benefit of owning stuff, I almost think it's better to just let them rust and fade away, rather than letting these people enjoy their lottery win.

[@joezanella8949]

I bet you would feel different if YOU owned them.

[@joshuagibson2520]

Most people like this care nothing about money or have tons of it and doesn't mean much. Also they're extremely overly emotionally attached to these things.

[@dougschack9341]

It’s basically a bank account for them. Better than cash.

[@jimchik]

I think you’re misinterpreting the situation. The people seem like just normal folk with an ostensibly multi-million dollar collection under the roof. If they weren’t interested or anything, why would they open the doors to Tom? And as an added bonus, you get to hang with Gumba, Tony Marino!

[@stevenrochelle2238]

@@joezanella8949 Not everyone is so predictable. I sell things if Im not using them. Guns, videogames, car parts. Why just let stuff sit around if lm not enjoying them anymore? People mock me for selling my M1 Garand for example, but I wasnt shooting it anymore and I was only buying 30.06 for it alone. And selling it was more than doubling what l bought it for. If I were these people ld let these cars to. Obviously not all for free but, quite quickly. Im just one man l cant manage 30+ cars. I can barely manage the 5 lve got. With 3 lm selling.

[@Phantoma3]

9:30 How hard would it have been to put a car cover over the coupe when it was parked there?

[@brandonford8092]

Car covers are bad for cars. They trap moisture and rust the cars from the top down. Also mold builds up in the interior

[@maxboya]

@@brandonford8092yup. Phantoma3 has no idea what they’re talking about unfortunately.

[@rubenrosales725]

As far as the name. Simplicity is always 👌

[@rubenrosales725]

Nissian 😍

[@GDavis49]

No Armor All on the tires please 😉

[@garthhowe297]

Oh no, a cliff hanger episode.

[@DanBuilds]

at the 11 minute mark I learned that mimes can talk.

[@gerry-p9x]

Stale gas rotted. Brake gas lines hunky carbs. Gas tanks. Minimum 3k to get running each so don't praise each as driveable

[@carsandkings]

I am always sad to see cars like these are just sitting... But as always this is a great video!

[@kignkidonz8892]

Other way around Toyota owns Lexus Mr.Tom

[@CirclingTheDrain2025]

I used to dumpster dive in NYC back in my youth. The best time was just after holidays, end of December or first weeks of January, hopefully no snow otherwise would ruin some vintage furnitures. There were lots of beautiful trash just sitting in the curve like the time I rescued an antique 18th century lacquered baroque commode, feet were damaged from being dragged but the rest were pretty good. The problem like most New Yorkers have is where to put them so I was forced to give up that hobby. I did sell a few after some restoration but it wasn’t my expertise and didn’t have the passion 🎉 I wonder if any of the NYC garbage man in the 70s & 80s ever collected or spared some of the gems left on the curb from the land fills.

[@since-jx1ix]

Release the next vid already. 😂

[@chrisblore6385]

Always have enjoyed Tom’s episodes. But now I’m really tired of the commercials. And now pop ups. Stop it guys . This is a few minutes of enjoyment of great cars. Let us relish in it without that crap. I know talking to friends that watch also. Your going to to ruin a good thing and people will leave. And that would be a real shame.

[@johnsimpson3179]

Your wrong about lexus owning Toyota as it the othere way round Toyota ownes lexus

[@pride1970]

Episode 151?????

[@capitaoamerica8036]

*Making money is an action. Keeping money is a behavior, but "Growing money is wisdom"*

[@JaneSanders-u5w]

Growing your money in bear market is an act.

[@lay4898]

That's true you've to put money working for you instead of you working for money

[@LuisManuelGarciaCibrian]

I invest with Mr Aaron Cooper, i make about a 30,000USD every month.

[@luisgamesgta4400]

Same here, a Transformations of £4000 to a £15,400 in just 2 weeks, He's the really best

[@richardbushell9350]

Oh please guys, is there any way I can reach out to Mr Aaron Cooper , this sounds so helpful and I would love to be guided well

[@flypawels]

👍

[@justins21482]

no reason to hunt if you can't afford .....

[@chriscadman6379]

Hello.

[@AaronsSpeedShop]

DO NOT BUY HAGERTY INSURANCE. They are crooks. They’ll double the premiums on your insurance whoever they feel like it without ANY claims on your end. You pay your premium in full and on time and they reward you by constantly raising their prices.

[@davidlong1786]

All insurance companies up the premiums after a while according to the cost of repairs, the customers age and other factors. Irritating? yes but that's how it goes.

[@AaronsSpeedShop]

@@davidlong1786 the only company that I’ve done business with in 22 years of driving that doubled my premiums after the first year was Hagerty. I’ve had the same car insured somewhere else for the last 5 years and the premium has been the same and is still lower than Hagerty. They market themselves as being the “car people” of insurance. That’s totally BS.

[@fuzzyfkr]

My premium went down a lil year after year. Was $291 cad now $272 cad on my 59 m100 truck . And value has increased

[@erichunt1453]

My premium with Hagerty hasn’t gone up in the 6 years I’ve been using them. I have full agreed value.