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What's your definition of a "Barn Find" or "Restored" ?

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Old Apr 6, 2014 | 02:50 PM
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What's your definition of a "Barn Find" or "Restored" ?

These terms are over used and mis-lead in many many ways in todays world and i'm sick of the uneducated "kids" that think they know what IS and ISN"T.

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https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/cama...-z28-barn.html

Its great to find a car to tinker with< But this is not a barn find. It was found in a barn i'm sure , BUT educate yourself of what a barn find is!

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Old Apr 6, 2014 | 02:57 PM
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Re: What's your definition of a "Barn Find" or "Restored" ?

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These terms are over used and mis-lead in many many ways in todays world and i'm sick of the uneducated "kids" that think they know what IS and ISN"T.

Example
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/cama...-z28-barn.html

Its great to find a car to tinker with< But this is not a barn find. It was found in a barn i'm sure , BUT educate yourself of what a barn find is!
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Old Apr 6, 2014 | 03:20 PM
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Re: What's your definition of a "Barn Find" or "Restored" ?

Another over used term is "replica"
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Old Apr 6, 2014 | 04:03 PM
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Re: What's your definition of a "Barn Find" or "Restored" ?

LOL - definitely found in a barn but not my definitions of a barn find. I found my first, 84Z L69 sitting in a field - literally - back in '88. My test drive before I bought it was around that same field. Strange days.

I see a lot of cars listed as 'restored' that are rebuilt, refinished, repainted etc. but are no where close to factory correct. That's my definition of 'restored.'
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