Crazy muscle car find stories!!!

[boostedmaxPSI]

Share your stories on cool muscle cars that you or someone you know of found.

When I was about 15, mid '80s, living in Georgia, my dad's friend was on his way back from a road trip where he used the old country roads to save time. He pulled off to the side of the road to relieve himself, that means take a leak, when he noticed an old barn with two cars in it.

As he approached the barn much to his suprise he found a '65 Shelby GT 350 and a '67 Camaro convertible. He found the house that owned the barn to inquire about the two cars he just found.

A little old lady ansewered, he asked if the two cars were for sale. To make a long story short he snagged both cars for $500 bucks. The Shelby went to get a professional restoration while he did the Camaro himself.

True story.

 

[FlyinGN]

This story happened to me..
Back in 76 (low point in musclecar period) my Dad had my Moms 72 Chevelle in the exhaust shop to get a new system on and was talking to the mechanic about Chevelles.. The mechanic then told Dad of his brothers Chevelle. A 65 SS Chevelle with a big block sitting in a garage in NE Philly while he was away in colinary(sp) school in the midwest somewhere. Dad knew what this was (if it was a real one).. a one of 201 made Z16. He made arrangements to see the car that weekend and when he opened the garage to our amazement it was a *REAL* Z16! with 12k miles on it!!! It did have ladder bars, wrong intake/carb and headers and a Cragar SS'/s amd G 60's in the back but its was ALL THERE! We asked if it was for sale. He called his brother and said yes. We got the car for $2800 (yes I said 28 hundred) and got it home quick before he changed his mind.. We ended up selling it about 12 years later for a good bit more
we later found out it was the actual test car for the sept 65 Pop Hot rodding magazine..
It was an amazing car..

 

[boostedmaxPSI]

Cool story Frank...

Anymore?

 

[geno]

When i was 17 and mowing a guys lawn there was a 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury 383 Golden Commando sitting in the driveway. I asked if it was for sale and he said yes for $35.00 and he had just had the motor rebuilt(Original owner). He said it didnt steer verry well and bought a new car instead of fixing it. I found the steering box had loose bolts and tightend them up Needless to say when i left his house i left posi marks all the way down his street. It was a nice clean fast car for a 17 year old kid.