A Barn Find and what a find............

**p38arover** · 17th November 2012, 05:47 AM

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

how old is this???

April 2012

**Bigbjorn** · 17th November 2012, 05:32 PM

I know of several hoards around SEQ and one near Kempsey. Owners are keepers not sellers.

No, I won't tell. I want first pick if the opportunities ever arise.

**4x4 MORE** · 1st December 2012, 06:07 PM

WOW...heaps of lovey classic cars, models, ect

**Bigbjorn** · 2nd December 2012, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

I know of several hoards around SEQ and one near Kempsey. Owners are keepers not sellers.

No, I won't tell. I want first pick if the opportunities ever arise.

One of them has around 220 (his estimate) classic, historic, vintage, and veteran motor cycles in his various sheds. I was standing outside one looking in at bikes stacked three high completely filling the space when he told me that there is a Falcon GT in there with the bikes. Couldn't see it though. He counts only near complete vehicles on wheels. Others are considered parts stock. God alone knows how many and what he has got. He doesn't. Another guy has around 70 true vintage & veteran cars awaiting restoration and 22 restored in his very large shed and workshops. Both collectors are over 70 and will never touch most of the collections but would never sell anything.

I think some of these fellows latch on to the vehicles to prevent a hoarder getting their hands on them

**pop058** · 2nd December 2012, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

I know of several hoards around SEQ and one near Kempsey. Owners are keepers not sellers.

No, I won't tell. I want first pick if the opportunities ever arise.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

One of them has around 220 (his estimate) classic, historic, vintage, and veteran motor cycles in his various sheds. I was standing outside one looking in at bikes stacked three high completely filling the space when he told me that there is a Falcon GT in there with the bikes. Couldn't see it though. He counts only near complete vehicles on wheels. Others are considered parts stock. God alone knows how many and what he has got. He doesn't. Another guy has around 70 true vintage & veteran cars awaiting restoration and 22 restored in his very large shed and workshops. Both collectors are over 70 and will never touch most of the collections but would never sell anything.

I think some of these fellows latch on to the vehicles to prevent a hoarder getting their hands on them

At the end of the day, the vehicles belong to them so it is their call, but you must have a different definition of the term "hoarder" than me

**Bigbjorn** · 2nd December 2012, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by pop058

At the end of the day, the vehicles belong to them so it is their call, but you must have a different definition of the term "hoarder" than me

As you say, the stuff is their property and their call. The sad thing is how much deterioration occurs from storage often to the point where restoration is either impossible or no longer economic except in the case of extremely rare and extremely valuable items.

Don't store vehicles on concrete under tarps. Put the tarp on top of the concrete.

Another thing I have seen several times occur with elderly hoarders is that they fall off their perch. Their heirs live far away, have no interest whatsoever in "dad's old rubbish", no knowledge of values, and see dollar signs in the property assessment. They want a quick sale so they can go back home with their purse. The property has to be "cleaned up" in the sale contract so all "dad's old rubbish" goes to the tip or scrap.

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