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Bob 68327 · 03-21-2008, 06:32 AM

I went barn huntin once and all I found was a barn !!!!

67_C-30 · 03-21-2008, 06:42 AM

I live near a HUGE barn. Unfortunately, the name of it is Auburn University and there are no trucks in there!

**67 cst swb** · 03-21-2008, 09:23 AM

I've heard of this barn hunting...
I found a 72 Shortbox Stepside factory A/C truck in a barn (it literally had cow sh*t smeared down the pass door right where it was slightly bowed inwards) it was missing the motor & auto trans, it was a factory two-tone yellow and white... it was cool...
Anyway... this is a true story...
This was just outside a small town here in South Dakota. I went back through that town a few years later, Get this... the truck was still there in the same place, guy still wanted $600.00 for it, but...
THE BARN WAS GONE... the truck as not moved, nothing was different except the barn had been removed from the area...
So, I'm guessing some HUNTERS must have waited 'til just the right time of "Barn Hunting Season" cause they got one...

hahaha... this story is true in the fact that I originally looked at this truck to buy it in 1999, then was back in that area in about 2002, truck was there, barn around it was gone... it was so eerie. I keep picturing those tornado pictures where some stuff is demolished and some other thing perfectly untouched. I guess someone from down south (Oklahoma if I remember correctly) bought all the barn wood for a resturant interior they were building somewhere...
I wonder if that truck is still there....hmmmmmmm?

Mint68 · 03-21-2008, 11:21 AM

I cant believe people hide good stuff in barns. There was a 1963 Z06 vette on ebay a few months back that was pulled from a barn in 2006, it had been parked in the 70's. This makes sence right? It's like, lets take this nice 1993-2001 vett and put it in the barn. Why drive it or sell it, lits hide it in a barn. I cant believe people do stuff like this.

70heavyhalf · 03-21-2008, 06:18 PM

nice find
I once went to my buddies house when we were in 8th grade, now were in 10th, and he said in this old barn there was his dads old camaro and I asked him questions and said he knew nothing about it. So we go there and a 67 RS/SS carmaro was sitting there, had original 350 with doulble-hump heads, turbo 350, was 4-speed car, and 12-bolt posi. Still sitting there, they said they will rebulid it sometime.

1LoC10 · 03-21-2008, 06:27 PM

nice

Longhorn321 · 03-21-2008, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68 P.O.S.

What is that knob on the cab floor? A seat quick release???

Quote:

Originally Posted by krazy_texan

i think that is the dual fuel tank switch if i am right

Correct! That is how you switch between tanks. My truck has three tanks..the one in the cab and a saddle tank on each side.

nvrsatisfied · 03-21-2008, 07:06 PM

woo hoo pics.......the truck looks to be a great starter project overall for it's self. good luck

dznucks · 03-21-2008, 08:10 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Riveted1
What kind of weapon do you use for 'barn hunting?'

thats called a "critter gitter"

Where i come from, we call that gun a "WW" ..... waterfoul widowmaker

**Tim Christian** · 03-21-2008, 08:17 PM

I can sell the bed for you if you are going to sell it.

71MUTT · 03-21-2008, 08:50 PM

Nice find.

Barn find story:
I went on a trip out west last fall to pick up some truck parts. The guy I bought from had 3 barns.(a member here) No cows, but lots of horses. Like in horsepower. Every barn was full of old cars and trucks. It was totally unbelievable. This guy had his own classic car and truck show. God bless him for saving all these vehicles.

And yes, he had a 1991 Z71 chevy truck that had not ever been driven, except for home from the dealer.
So yes, it's possible to find anything in a barn.

bglad420 · 03-21-2008, 10:45 PM

I hide stuff in my grandpa's barn all the time. I have a 1928 Ford Roadster in there with 50 miles on it that I built in HS, and a 64 Mercury Comet Convertable right next to it... Havent touched them in years. Barns are a good place to hide sentamental things. People won't ever bug you about them

Brock · 03-21-2008, 10:58 PM

mint...I know what you mean about people just parking cars/trucks. A neighbor of my sisters has a mid 80's chevy with a utility bed on it behind his shop 9two new trucks in front). I walk over and ask him if he's planning on doing anything with it. He answered with a no. I asked if he would consider selling it, again I got the "no". So I guess he's just gonna let it sit there and rot.

drivethechevy · 03-21-2008, 11:36 PM

ive got lots of barn finds or feild find stories and my dad has even more then me, my dad used to bike from the suburbs of minneapolis mn out to wisconsin and south dakota to our relatives before he got his license and he learned that farms tend to hide things in old barns so he started askin around small towns putting adds in news papers and just keeping his eyes open we have maps of all three states with places marked with old cars and what they are my dad started doing this in 78 and we still do it to this day every few weeks or so we will hop in a truck and go for a drive with no reall point or purpose other then to see if we can score any new cars
3 weeks ago sitting next to a barn in north dakota we found a decent 72 blazer with very little paint and even less rust holes, we finaly caught the owner of the property after goin to a few neighbors to find out who owned the place and we were allowed to go take alook at it but he didnt know if he would sell it, its really a mix of parts but it would be a sweet truck, its 2 weel drive it has a roll cage , it has 6 bolt chevy truck rallies with bad tires on it the grill is a 72 but the fenders are without marker lights and we couldnt see any cover up marks inside our outside of the fenders, the egine was a beauty a 396 complet down to the air cleaner tranny was a 4 speed with a hurst shifter, it had low back bucket seats that are the same as the ones in my grandpas 67 nova ss and back buket seats looked to be the correct front seats for the blazer, left our number with the guy he said he would think about sellin it
barn hunting is the best

northerngmc · 03-21-2008, 11:47 PM

Any pictures of the tractor with the 327!

rambler · 03-22-2008, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bglad420

I hide stuff in my grandpa's barn all the time. I have a 1928 Ford Roadster in there with 50 miles on it that I built in HS, and a 64 Mercury Comet Convertable right next to it... Havent touched them in years. Barns are a good place to hide sentamental things. People won't ever bug you about them

so where does your grandpa live?

just kidding,, I "almost" got a 64 comet convertable for my first car,, was coming back with the $$$ and he sold it 5 mins before.. this was in 1982, and he was only asking $800...

chrislehr · 03-22-2008, 12:26 AM

I found a 69 charger with the cop package from a guy we were buying a table from CL from.

Showed up in the truck, and the guy goes "You like old cars, too?"

wanted 25k. Not listing it anywhere, Im gonna steal it at that price someday.

puppy · 03-22-2008, 12:51 AM

I have been known to do some barn hunting in TN as well.

Here are the pics from my last expedition:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=281102

bestchevyfan · 03-22-2008, 03:54 AM

LONG HORN 321 IS RIGHT ON THE MONEY THAT THING HAS THREE GAS TANKS ONE IN THE CAB AND TWO IN THE BED. I THINK WE NEED TO START A BARN HUNTIN' CLUB SINCE EVERYTHING ELSE HAS A CLUB.

KEEP UP THE GOOD HUNTING.

ed2552 · 03-22-2008, 05:17 AM

My 67 has that knob but only one tank, WTF?

northerngmc · 03-22-2008, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bestchevyfan

the barn owner was using it for parts for his tractor. Barn owner told me it had a 327 but it was already out of the truck probably on tractor.

Seriously, what kind of tractor would you put a 327 in?

Do you mean big truck, as in pulling a large trailer, or a farm type tractor? I have heard of old Ford tractors with flat heads in them, but never anything with a small block Chevy.

stonewall618 · 03-22-2008, 09:13 AM

nice find

Bishops Trucks · 03-22-2008, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by northerngmc

Seriously, what kind of tractor would you put a 327 in?

Do you mean big truck, as in pulling a large trailer, or a farm type tractor? I have heard of old Ford tractors with flat heads in them, but never anything with a small block Chevy.

Here's a nice "Flathead Tractor". Sorry for the bad word in my post.
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bestchevyfan · 03-22-2008, 11:35 AM

Them Old Farmers Used Everything And Some Of It More Than Twice.he Also Had A 1950-54 Chev Truck,1953 Chev Two Door Coupe And A 1940 Chev Two Door Sedan Later,buddy

Longhorn321 · 03-22-2008, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bestchevyfan

LONG HORN 321 IS RIGHT ON THE MONEY THAT THING HAS THREE GAS TANKS ONE IN THE CAB AND TWO IN THE BED. I THINK WE NEED TO START A BARN HUNTIN' CLUB SINCE EVERYTHING ELSE HAS A CLUB.

KEEP UP THE GOOD HUNTING.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed2552

My 67 has that knob but only one tank, WTF?

Some had three, some had two and of course some had only the one in the cab. The saddle tanks were options I think and you could choose one or two.

03-21-2008, 06:32 AM	#51
Bob 68327 72 Chevelle Club Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Newton , Iowa Posts: 2,052	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn I went barn huntin once and all I found was a barn !!!! __________________ I Have The Right To Remain Silent,But Lack The Ability 1972 Chevelle ... Mine 2006 Trailblazer... Hers 2002 Buick century ... Kids 2002 K1500 Z-71 EXT CAB ... Daily Driver 2005 Rockwood Roo ... For Camping 1974 Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster 84'' stroker

03-21-2008, 06:42 AM	#52
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn I live near a HUGE barn. Unfortunately, the name of it is Auburn University and there are no trucks in there! __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

03-21-2008, 09:23 AM	#53
67 cst swb Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 2,281	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn I've heard of this barn hunting... I found a 72 Shortbox Stepside factory A/C truck in a barn (it literally had cow sh*t smeared down the pass door right where it was slightly bowed inwards) it was missing the motor & auto trans, it was a factory two-tone yellow and white... it was cool... Anyway... this is a true story... This was just outside a small town here in South Dakota. I went back through that town a few years later, Get this... the truck was still there in the same place, guy still wanted $600.00 for it, but... THE BARN WAS GONE... the truck as not moved, nothing was different except the barn had been removed from the area... So, I'm guessing some HUNTERS must have waited 'til just the right time of "Barn Hunting Season" cause they got one... hahaha... this story is true in the fact that I originally looked at this truck to buy it in 1999, then was back in that area in about 2002, truck was there, barn around it was gone... it was so eerie. I keep picturing those tornado pictures where some stuff is demolished and some other thing perfectly untouched. I guess someone from down south (Oklahoma if I remember correctly) bought all the barn wood for a resturant interior they were building somewhere... I wonder if that truck is still there....hmmmmmmm? __________________ My Trucks: 1967 Chevrolet Short Wide Box 327 TH350 9" w/3.90 gears paint will be White - Current Project 1967 Chevrolet Custom LWB 283 TH400 3.73 Posi, no-AC, no-PS, no-PB, bench-seat, small-window - mostly orig driver 1967 Chevrolet CST LWB originally a 327 TH400 3.73 Posi AC PS PB, had Buddy Buckets, Small Window - parts truck 1967 Chevrolet CST LWB, 283 MT 3.73 had Buddy Buckets, Panoramic Window - parts truck 2001 Chevrolet 3500 2WD Crew Cab Dually 8.1L Allison White

03-21-2008, 11:21 AM	#54
Mint68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 762	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn I cant believe people hide good stuff in barns. There was a 1963 Z06 vette on ebay a few months back that was pulled from a barn in 2006, it had been parked in the 70's. This makes sence right? It's like, lets take this nice 1993-2001 vett and put it in the barn. Why drive it or sell it, lits hide it in a barn. I cant believe people do stuff like this.

03-21-2008, 06:18 PM	#55
70heavyhalf Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: CA Posts: 69	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn nice find I once went to my buddies house when we were in 8th grade, now were in 10th, and he said in this old barn there was his dads old camaro and I asked him questions and said he knew nothing about it. So we go there and a 67 RS/SS carmaro was sitting there, had original 350 with doulble-hump heads, turbo 350, was 4-speed car, and 12-bolt posi. Still sitting there, they said they will rebulid it sometime. __________________ 70' 1/2 ton 2wd 350/muncie m-20/12-bolt rearend Darin

03-21-2008, 06:27 PM	#56
1LoC10 Insert Title Here Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 5,679	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn nice __________________ BOBBY _69 SWB_ 1000 pics of 67-72's>> http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z...-72/?start=all <<

03-21-2008, 07:06 PM	#58
nvrsatisfied Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: oklahoma Posts: 457	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn woo hoo pics.......the truck looks to be a great starter project overall for it's self. good luck __________________ Lug Nuts Classic Rides. (Bodywork, small fab, and Restorations) Perry, Ok. We're just two guys, trying our best. 72 cheyenne super https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=811512 55 chevy truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=840174

03-21-2008, 08:10 PM	#59
dznucks Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Smyrna, Ga Posts: 1,647	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn Quote: Originally Posted by Riveted1 What kind of weapon do you use for 'barn hunting?' thats called a "critter gitter" Where i come from, we call that gun a "WW" ..... waterfoul widowmaker

03-21-2008, 08:17 PM	#60
Tim Christian Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: TN/VA Posts: 6,389	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn I can sell the bed for you if you are going to sell it.

03-21-2008, 08:50 PM	#61
71MUTT Can't ReMember Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Orlando area Posts: 258	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn Nice find. Barn find story: I went on a trip out west last fall to pick up some truck parts. The guy I bought from had 3 barns.(a member here) No cows, but lots of horses. Like in horsepower. Every barn was full of old cars and trucks. It was totally unbelievable. This guy had his own classic car and truck show. God bless him for saving all these vehicles. And yes, he had a 1991 Z71 chevy truck that had not ever been driven, except for home from the dealer. So yes, it's possible to find anything in a barn. Attached Images __________________ Adversity doesn't test your character; it reveals it. 71 C-10 LWB 350/TH350. I purchased it in 1978 for $1400. I'm currently abusing it daily. (when it's running )

03-21-2008, 10:45 PM	#62
bglad420 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 167	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn I hide stuff in my grandpa's barn all the time. I have a 1928 Ford Roadster in there with 50 miles on it that I built in HS, and a 64 Mercury Comet Convertable right next to it... Havent touched them in years. Barns are a good place to hide sentamental things. People won't ever bug you about them __________________ 70 GMC LWB Fleetside, 402BB, TH400 90K original only cost $50.

03-21-2008, 10:58 PM	#63
Brock upgrading to an older model Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento, KY Posts: 346	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn mint...I know what you mean about people just parking cars/trucks. A neighbor of my sisters has a mid 80's chevy with a utility bed on it behind his shop 9two new trucks in front). I walk over and ask him if he's planning on doing anything with it. He answered with a no. I asked if he would consider selling it, again I got the "no". So I guess he's just gonna let it sit there and rot. __________________ 68 stepside, short-box, multi-colored (for now)

03-21-2008, 11:36 PM	#64
drivethechevy Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buffalo MN Posts: 606	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn ive got lots of barn finds or feild find stories and my dad has even more then me, my dad used to bike from the suburbs of minneapolis mn out to wisconsin and south dakota to our relatives before he got his license and he learned that farms tend to hide things in old barns so he started askin around small towns putting adds in news papers and just keeping his eyes open we have maps of all three states with places marked with old cars and what they are my dad started doing this in 78 and we still do it to this day every few weeks or so we will hop in a truck and go for a drive with no reall point or purpose other then to see if we can score any new cars 3 weeks ago sitting next to a barn in north dakota we found a decent 72 blazer with very little paint and even less rust holes, we finaly caught the owner of the property after goin to a few neighbors to find out who owned the place and we were allowed to go take alook at it but he didnt know if he would sell it, its really a mix of parts but it would be a sweet truck, its 2 weel drive it has a roll cage , it has 6 bolt chevy truck rallies with bad tires on it the grill is a 72 but the fenders are without marker lights and we couldnt see any cover up marks inside our outside of the fenders, the egine was a beauty a 396 complet down to the air cleaner tranny was a 4 speed with a hurst shifter, it had low back bucket seats that are the same as the ones in my grandpas 67 nova ss and back buket seats looked to be the correct front seats for the blazer, left our number with the guy he said he would think about sellin it barn hunting is the best __________________ Trial and Error, its expensive but its a mistake i most likely wont make again 1971 chevy k10 custom deluxe http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=341257 1968 chevy k/10 fleet http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334731 1948 desoto custom coupe fluid drive(family heirloom)

03-21-2008, 11:47 PM	#65
northerngmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whitehorse YK Canada Posts: 2,651	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn Any pictures of the tractor with the 327! __________________ Blaine 59 GMC 9314 a.k.a. Whoopee 68 C20 50th Anniversary a.k.a. The Rat http://www.flickr.com/photos/northerngmc/ http://www.members.tripod.com/P-wee/index_032.htm 1.61803 is one H of a lot better than 3.14159, no really it is!

03-22-2008, 12:26 AM	#67
chrislehr Engine n00b Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin Posts: 1,031	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn I found a 69 charger with the cop package from a guy we were buying a table from CL from. Showed up in the truck, and the guy goes "You like old cars, too?" wanted 25k. Not listing it anywhere, Im gonna steal it at that price someday.



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03-22-2008, 12:51 AM	#68
puppy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rives, TN Posts: 362	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn I have been known to do some barn hunting in TN as well. Here are the pics from my last expedition: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=281102 __________________ '11 Z71 '88 V-30 Crew Cab '87 V-10 '69 Camaro SS '52 M38 '46 Rat Rod Word of the wise should be sufficient!

03-22-2008, 03:54 AM	#69
bestchevyfan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: new market, alabama Posts: 1,330	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn LONG HORN 321 IS RIGHT ON THE MONEY THAT THING HAS THREE GAS TANKS ONE IN THE CAB AND TWO IN THE BED. I THINK WE NEED TO START A BARN HUNTIN' CLUB SINCE EVERYTHING ELSE HAS A CLUB.KEEP UP THE GOOD HUNTING.

03-22-2008, 05:17 AM	#70
ed2552 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Charles City IA Posts: 1,626	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn My 67 has that knob but only one tank, WTF? __________________ '67 C20, Under the Knife!, LWB, Eaton HO-52, Rear Coil Springs 72' GMC C2500, 350, TH400(?), Dana 60 '67 K10 4-spd., 305, SM465, Dana 44, 12 Bolt, RUST! '65 C60 292, 4 spd, 2 spd Rearend, 15' Grain Box, MINT! 09 Yukon Denali 82k Miles 6.2L/6A

03-22-2008, 09:13 AM	#72
stonewall618 Just loves his truck. Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cleburne, TX Posts: 263	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn nice find __________________ Gold 1969 c10 LWB--350 gm crate motor 30"muds on the back...with aluminum rims with black and red Chevy bowtie center caps that look awesome! EAGLE SCOUT FTW!!!

03-22-2008, 11:35 AM	#74
bestchevyfan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: new market, alabama Posts: 1,330	Re: Barn Hunting In Tn Them Old Farmers Used Everything And Some Of It More Than Twice.he Also Had A 1950-54 Chev Truck,1953 Chev Two Door Coupe And A 1940 Chev Two Door Sedan Later,buddy

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