One Man’s Reviews
A friend of mine and automotive appraiser, Dave Kinney, is recreating the Texarkana -> Atlanta run in a vintage 1979 Trans Am. His trek starts later today, and he’ll be journaling his travels over at the Cars That Matter site. Should be a great time, and great stories to come. Keep an eye for the updates as the story progresses.
1979 Firebird Trans AM — our trusty steed for the Smokey and the Bandit Run –at Cars That Matter —
Smokey and the Bandit Run! –at Cars That Matter —
I have to say that I’m mighty thankful for Mr. Tom Cotter. It seems the Barn Find specialist (and author of The Cobra in the Barn, and The Hemi in the Barn), did a little bit of detective work to get to the bottom of this whole Portuguese Barn Find business. And as always, the truth is somewhere between legend and myth.
From the article printed in Sports Car Magazine, it seems that no such retired person stumbled upon the property, buying it and only later discovering the gem in the back forty, but that the property does, and always has, belonged to a former automotive merchant, who had a penchant for picking out the rare, unusual, and interesting cars, and storing them away in his personal barn. The truth is that there truly does lie a barn in Portugal, and that said barn does in fact contain dozens of classic and beautiful cars.
Now, years later, his identity, and the location of the property in Portugal, are kept hidden away. No cars are for sale, and I assume that until this man’s death, these cars will remain in the barn, waiting to be restored until another day.
So, earlier this week I got a call from Roger at PageOne, who informed me that after a several month hiatus, the fleet was back and well stocked, and that I’d be getting my first car of 2007 this Thursday. A Titan. I’m very excited to be reviewing cars again, and will have pictures and a review up as soon as I’m done testing it. So be on the lookout.