Mike Terry
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2007
- Messages
- 292
- Location
- Greenwood, Indiana
- Corvette
- 63 SWC and 67 Coupe F/S 54 Corvette NFS
I found a 1956 Corvette Barn find yesterday about 15 miles from my house, a friend told me about it. I went to see if the information I had gotten on it was real or not and yes it was real. There it set. Up on jack safety stands, in a pole barn covered with old heavy thick blankets. The windshield and frame was missing, the passenger seat was missing, and so was the radiator. But it was so cool. When I started taking off the blankets I found the grill and chrome surround were missing also. All of that could be bought and replaced. Yea it needed restored and the chrome bumpers and other chrome needed re plated along with a total frame off restoration. The 265 with 2x4's were there and I had brought $20,000.00 cash with me just incase this was a true story in hopes of buying a true Barn Find. I talked to the old guy who owned the car, along with about 50 other cars setting outside rusting away and rotting, none were Corvettes. He was old (older then me) with more white hair then me and not sure when the last time he had ever washed his hair or himself. A salt and pepper long dirty beard, dressed in old holely bib overalls, smoking little cigar. After talking to this guy for over an hour I asked what it would take to buy that 1956 Corvette. He said "it is not for sale." We talked a while longer and I asked again how much for the 1956 Corvette that I was interested in buying it and bringing it back to life. He told me that the car was dead and as long as he was alive it would not be sold. After he was dead then his wife or daughter would sell it.
I almost went out to my truck and got my 9MM automatic hand gun and helped him with his wish but I didn't want to go to jail for killing the old guy so I didn't. I told him I have $20,000.00 cash right now. He said no that money was not important to him. At that I said well good day and good luck and walked off, got in my truck and drove home. I will keep an eye on the car, now that I know where it is and maybe someday, just someday it may be mine. We will see how time plays this out. Hell he may live longer then me.
I almost went out to my truck and got my 9MM automatic hand gun and helped him with his wish but I didn't want to go to jail for killing the old guy so I didn't. I told him I have $20,000.00 cash right now. He said no that money was not important to him. At that I said well good day and good luck and walked off, got in my truck and drove home. I will keep an eye on the car, now that I know where it is and maybe someday, just someday it may be mine. We will see how time plays this out. Hell he may live longer then me.
