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Description
It’s no secret among car collectors and enthusiast that the pursuit of “lost” cars is what drives many gearheads. Finding an abandoned, restorable car is one of the most common dreams among collectors and a touchstone for the hobby. Top shows like the Pebble Beach Concours and Chicago’s Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals have added special classes devoted to original and barn find vehicles.
Author and photographer Ryan Brutt is the “automotive archaeologist”, author of the CarsInBarns blog, and a monthly columnist for Hot Rod magazine. Brutt has selected his best muscle car images for Muscle Car Barn Finds. No searching the back roads required--just kick up your feet and begin your barn-finding adventure by turning the page.
These old warriors aren’t dead, just resting. A drive in the country or through a small-town back street will reveal them lurking under tarps, hidden behind garage doors, stashed behind fences from prying eyes.
It’s no secret among car collectors and enthusiast that the pursuit of “lost” cars is what drives many gearheads. Finding an abandoned, restorable car is one of the most common dreams among...
It’s no secret among car collectors and enthusiast that the pursuit of “lost” cars is what drives many gearheads. Finding an abandoned, restorable car is one of the most common dreams among collectors and a touchstone for the hobby. Top shows like the Pebble Beach Concours and Chicago’s Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals have added special classes devoted to original and barn find vehicles.
Author and photographer Ryan Brutt is the “automotive archaeologist”, author of the CarsInBarns blog, and a monthly columnist for Hot Rod magazine. Brutt has selected his best muscle car images for Muscle Car Barn Finds. No searching the back roads required--just kick up your feet and begin your barn-finding adventure by turning the page.
These old warriors aren’t dead, just resting. A drive in the country or through a small-town back street will reveal them lurking under tarps, hidden behind garage doors, stashed behind fences from prying eyes.
Marketing Plan
Campaign Focus:
Join "automotive archeologist" Ryan Brutt as he searches for American muscle cars lost to time in barns, abandoned buildings, decrepit garages, even overgrown backyards!
Key Selling Points:
Across 7 volumes Motorbooks “in the barn” books by Tom Cotter have sold over 125,000 units since Fall 2005
Finding lost vehicles is a popular subject for reality TV shows on Discovery and History channels: American Pickers, Counting Cars, Fast ‘N Loud
The collector car market continues to set records including survivor cars drawing considerable interest and surprisingly high bids at auction.
Partner with Sales team to create a coordinated Sales and marketing effort
Consumer:
Leverage Brutt’s connections in this specific area to garner coverage and endorsements.
Partnerships with car clubs: AACA (Antique Automobile Club of America), Classic Car Club of America
Publicity/Media:
Early review copies to Auto media: Autoblog, Automotive.com, AutoWeek, Automobile, Classic Motorsports, Petrolicious, Hemmings, Dean’s Garage, Just a Car Guy, Automoblog, Auto Restorer
Pitch to mainstream Barn Find outlets: Barn Find, Bring a Trailer, Cars in Barns
Campaign Focus:
Join "automotive archeologist" Ryan Brutt as he searches for American muscle cars lost to time in barns, abandoned buildings, decrepit garages, even overgrown backyards!
Join "automotive archeologist" Ryan Brutt as he searches for American muscle cars lost to time in barns, abandoned buildings, decrepit garages, even overgrown backyards!
Key Selling Points:
Across 7 volumes Motorbooks “in the barn” books by Tom Cotter have sold over 125,000 units since Fall 2005
Finding lost vehicles is a popular subject for reality TV shows on Discovery and History channels: American Pickers, Counting Cars, Fast ‘N Loud
The collector car market continues to set records including survivor cars drawing considerable interest and surprisingly high bids at auction.
Partner with Sales team to create a coordinated Sales and marketing effort
Consumer:
Leverage Brutt’s connections in this specific area to garner coverage and endorsements.
Partnerships with car clubs: AACA (Antique Automobile Club of America), Classic Car Club of America
Publicity/Media:
Early review copies to Auto media: Autoblog, Automotive.com, AutoWeek, Automobile, Classic Motorsports, Petrolicious, Hemmings, Dean’s Garage, Just a Car Guy, Automoblog, Auto Restorer
Pitch to mainstream Barn Find outlets: Barn Find, Bring a Trailer, Cars in Barns
If I am honest I chose this book so I could annnoy my husband who is a real fan of car restoration but have to say whilst not converted I do now appreciate the work and passion that go in to this interest.
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A good book to add to the book collection of car's lovers . This is an ideal gift for fathers day and gift for car's lovers.
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If you love barn finds, this is a book for you. It covers American cars, mostly hidden away in barns and other buildings.
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I am a sucker for a classic car. This book is so interesting and also depressing. To see all these rare and once beautiful cars as piles of junk left to rot. So sad. The one thing I wish the book had, is pictures of any of the cars once/if they had been restored. Otherwise, I found the book interesting. The author takes you through his trips finding cars, in all manners of solitude, and even hunts for specific cars. And while I can not remember all the potential cars showcased in this book, if the author wants to find me a Jag C-Type from the 60’s or a Porsche 356 from the
50’s, I would be fine with that. I would have even offered to show him the classic 20-30’s Jag that was in my garage right before I bought my house (it didn’t stay with the house, but I would have qualified for his barn finds. It had to be winched out and left gouges in the floor when they moved it. Such as shame, but thank goodness for books like this one.
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Randal W, Reviewer
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Brutt is the Sherlock Holmes of finding old cars! Amazing stories, fantastic photographs. I cannot understand how in the world, in this day and age, people can let a classic car just decompose in their garages. This book really got to me, now I can't pass by an old garage without wondering if it contains an old muscle car! Really fun to live vicariously through the author's eyes.
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Teresa N, Reviewer
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This book is perfect for anyone into cars. Especially classic cars. Ryan Brutt has scavenged around through old barns all over the place looking for classic cars for this books. He has surprisingly found enough to fill this book full of many cars.
There are cars of all years in this book. Cars that are complete to some that are just bodies or in pieces. These cars have just been locked in the barn and forgotten. Some look like you could jump in them and drive out, others are nothing left but rust.
My husband looked through this book with me and few times I though he was going to cry over some of the cars. Others he had stories of cars just like one in the book. Some cars are famous race cars, others are just old cars. I know several people who wish they had of been on the adventure with Ryan Brutt when discovering these cars.
I received this book from the Author or Publisher via Netgalley.com to read and review.
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Kari C, Bookseller
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This is a fun armchair travel book. The author takes you around the US discovering muscle cars in fields, junk yards, barns and garages in various states of disrepair. This book focuses on US muscle cars. The author provides background history of the cars, photographs, and information on the condition. In the introduction the author mentions that he keeps track of many of these finds and I would have liked to read updates if any of these cars were restored. Anyone with an interest in cars will enjoy this book. This book will make a great gift. Enjoy
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If I am honest I chose this book so I could annnoy my husband who is a real fan of car restoration but have to say whilst not converted I do now appreciate the work and passion that go in to this interest.
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Reviewer 446033
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A good book to add to the book collection of car's lovers . This is an ideal gift for fathers day and gift for car's lovers.
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Librarian 68637
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If you love barn finds, this is a book for you. It covers American cars, mostly hidden away in barns and other buildings.
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Ryan A. F, Librarian
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I am a sucker for a classic car. This book is so interesting and also depressing. To see all these rare and once beautiful cars as piles of junk left to rot. So sad. The one thing I wish the book had, is pictures of any of the cars once/if they had been restored. Otherwise, I found the book interesting. The author takes you through his trips finding cars, in all manners of solitude, and even hunts for specific cars. And while I can not remember all the potential cars showcased in this book, if the author wants to find me a Jag C-Type from the 60’s or a Porsche 356 from the
50’s, I would be fine with that. I would have even offered to show him the classic 20-30’s Jag that was in my garage right before I bought my house (it didn’t stay with the house, but I would have qualified for his barn finds. It had to be winched out and left gouges in the floor when they moved it. Such as shame, but thank goodness for books like this one.
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Randal W, Reviewer
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Brutt is the Sherlock Holmes of finding old cars! Amazing stories, fantastic photographs. I cannot understand how in the world, in this day and age, people can let a classic car just decompose in their garages. This book really got to me, now I can't pass by an old garage without wondering if it contains an old muscle car! Really fun to live vicariously through the author's eyes.
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Teresa N, Reviewer
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This book is perfect for anyone into cars. Especially classic cars. Ryan Brutt has scavenged around through old barns all over the place looking for classic cars for this books. He has surprisingly found enough to fill this book full of many cars.
There are cars of all years in this book. Cars that are complete to some that are just bodies or in pieces. These cars have just been locked in the barn and forgotten. Some look like you could jump in them and drive out, others are nothing left but rust.
My husband looked through this book with me and few times I though he was going to cry over some of the cars. Others he had stories of cars just like one in the book. Some cars are famous race cars, others are just old cars. I know several people who wish they had of been on the adventure with Ryan Brutt when discovering these cars.
I received this book from the Author or Publisher via Netgalley.com to read and review.
5 stars
5 stars
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5 stars
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Kari C, Bookseller
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This is a fun armchair travel book. The author takes you around the US discovering muscle cars in fields, junk yards, barns and garages in various states of disrepair. This book focuses on US muscle cars. The author provides background history of the cars, photographs, and information on the condition. In the introduction the author mentions that he keeps track of many of these finds and I would have liked to read updates if any of these cars were restored. Anyone with an interest in cars will enjoy this book. This book will make a great gift. Enjoy