Muscle Car Barn Finds

Ok! I admit it. I picked up this book and looked through it and thought how HOT is this. I mean, just think, how cool it would be to travel around the country with the automotive archaeologist, Ryan Brutt, looking for Muscle Cars.

Honestly, Muscle Cars are always a sight to behold.  And what I like best about Muscle Car shows is when you walk from vehicle to vehicle many will have a flyer in the window, and some will even have a poster board that shows the car when they first purchased it. So, you get the then and now - the before and after.

This book is pretty much a little bit of both. Here, you'll see a lot of junkyard cars and cars sitting in barns, and fields. You know with a little bit of work what they can become because you are aware of what they once were.  And, you'll find photos of them sitting in garages being restored.

If you want to read about random parts, nose pieces, 6 barrel intakes, Hemi's and the like this book is full of them. It also includes a great piece of history on some of the models. 

Of course, when Ryan got to the Mustangs, that caught my attention. Alright! It wasn't just any  Mustang- not- that - that has ever stop me from looking. But, it was a 1969 MACH 1 that caught my eye. 

Yes! There is more than just Mustangs in this read.

There are the cars that we all see at the Muscle Car shows. Cars like the  Barracuda, Camaro, Challenger, Torinos, Talladega, Bellaire, Hornets, GTX and GTO's and the list goes on. But if you want to look for more rarety this book also includes a 1972 Dodge Charger Rallye, 1972 Demon, 1970 Superbird and a 1969 Hurst/SC Rambler.

It should not be surprising that some of the images you view may need dusting off. Yes, some of these treasures have crusted over and will need work and some will need a lot of work. But, that's what our spare time is for - right? And like the image listed on page 36, if these cars could talk, they would just say, "Finish Me."

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.

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.

If you love barn finds, this is a book for you. It covers American cars, mostly hidden away in barns and other buildings.

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.

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.

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.

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