Synopses & Reviews
The barn-find series began with Tom Cotter’s love for driving down country roads in search of interesting cars. Back up a bit—the series really began because Cotter loves cars, and, like most of us who do, he dreamt of finding one in an old barn. He gathered all the stories he could find about such “lost” cars in his 2005 book, The Cobra in the Barn. The book became a national phenomenon that resonated with car buffs around the world. Cotter followed up with two otherwildly popular books, The Hemi in the Barn and The Vincent in the Barn. Here’s what the press had to say about The Hemi in the Barn:
"For years I thought I was the only person who was looking behind sheds, barns and garages while traveling, but I was mistaken. There are a lot of us out there. I think you will find yourself taking this book with you should you find quiet time during your day. A great gift for that gearhead on your list."
—Still Runnin’ magazine
“The book is highly entertaining, often exciting and should hold universal appeal for all car enthusiasts.”
—Car Collector magazine, December 2007
“The Hemi in the Barn is a good read, and the operative word is read because this is a story book, and all the heroes have wheels.”
—Izoom.com, September 2007
“As entertaining as these tales are, they’re also full of tantalizing hints and suggestions.”
—Edmunds.com, June 2007
“Tom Cotter's sequel to last year's best-selling The Cobra in the Barn relays one great tale after another, with players unearthing rare cars to die for . . . . These are great stories about great cars.”
—Cars & Parts magazine, December 2007
“Anyone who grew up with tales of buried treasure, loves a good mystery, or simply a rousing good read, are sure to enjoy both titles.”
—Musclecar Enthusiast, January 2008
Synopsis
The barn-find series began with Tom Cotter’s love for driving down country roads in search of interesting cars. Back up a bit—the series really began because Cotter loves cars, and, like most of us who do, he dreamt of finding one in an old barn. He gathered all the stories he could find about such “lost” cars in his 2005 book, The Cobra in the Barn. The book became a national phenomenon that resonated with car buffs around the world. Cotter followed up with two other wildly popular books, The Hemi in the Barn and The Vincent in the Barn. Here’s what the press had to say about The Hemi in the Barn:
"For years I thought I was the only person who was looking behind sheds, barns and garages while traveling, but I was mistaken. There are a lot of us out there. I think you will find yourself taking this book with you should you find quiet time during your day. A great gift for that gearhead on your list."
—Still Runnin’ magazine
“The book is highly entertaining, often exciting and should hold universal appeal for all car enthusiasts.”
—Car Collector magazine, December 2007
“The Hemi in the Barn is a good read, and the operative word is read because this is a story book, and all the heroes have wheels.”
—Izoom.com, September 2007
“As entertaining as these tales are, they’re also full of tantalizing hints and suggestions.”
—Edmunds.com, June 2007
“Tom Cotter's sequel to last year's best-selling The Cobra in the Barn relays one great tale after another, with players unearthing rare cars to die for . . . . These are great stories about great cars.”
—Cars & Parts magazine, December 2007
“Anyone who grew up with tales of buried treasure, loves a good mystery, or simply a rousing good read, are sure to enjoy both titles.”
—Musclecar Enthusiast, January 2008
Synopsis
It s every car-guy s fantasy to casually peer into a long-forgotten garage or barn or warehouse and find the car he has searched for his whole life. Corvette in the Barn is a collection of true, often amazing, stories and essays about car collectors and enthusiasts who have discovered unusual and desirable cars, forgotten in all manner of locations from barns, to old-school junkyards, to farmer s fields. These are the stories that fuel the dreams of car collectors everywhere. See Tom Cotter, author of Motorbooks In the Barn series, interviewed by Jay Leno on JayLenosGarage.com: http: //www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/jays-book-club-the-hemi-in-the-barn/1237422/ "
Synopsis
If half-open garage doors, canvas-covered cars buried in bushes, or bits of fender tucked behind an old gas station entice you to stop and see if the car of your dreams is rusting away, abandoned, this book for you. Since The Cobra in the Barn first appeared on bookshelves in 2005, author Tom Cotter has been uncovering four-wheeled fairy tales in which collectors find dream cars tucked away in barns, bedrooms, and foreign countries. In The Corvette in the Barn, the third in Tom Cotter’s automotive barn-find series, the author brings 40 incredible discoveries to light, including a one-of-a-kind stolen Corvette Z06 convertible with only 7,500 miles on the clock stashed in warehouse in Detroit and a man reconnecting with the Hemi Cuda he drove as teenager, complete with the package of Rolaids he left on the dash 30 years earlier. A hog farmer hordes a Corvette racer, an English car lover tracks down a prototype built by a priest determined to create the world’s safest car, and several sleuthing enthusiasts uncover the stranger-than-fiction true story behind the infamous Portuguese barn-find hoax. Turn the pages and enter a place where the old lady next door really does have a split-window ’Vette tucked away in the shed. And, yes, Virginia, it’s for sale.
Synopsis
This is a collection of true, often amazing stories about car collectors and enthusiasts who have discovered unusual and desirable cars, forgotten in locations from barns, to junkyards, to farmers fields.
Synopsis
It’s every car-guy’s fantasy—to casually peer into a long-forgotten garage or barn or warehouse and find the car he has searched for his whole life. Corvette in the Barn is a collection of true, often amazing, stories and essays about car collectors and enthusiasts who have discovered unusual and desirable cars, forgotten in all manner of locations from barns, to old-school junkyards, to farmer’s fields. These are the stories that fuel the dreams of car collectors everywhere. See Tom Cotter, author of Motorbooks “In the Barn” series, interviewed by Jay Leno on JayLenosGarage.com: http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/jays-book-club-the-hemi-in-the-barn/1237422/
About the Author
Tom Cotter writes regularly for Road & Track and has a deep-seated love for automotive rescue. He is the author of the best-selling titles Cobra in the Barn, Hemi in the Barn, and Vincent in the Barn. He is also the co-author of an award-winning history of Holman-Moody, a legendary racing team that enjoyed its greatest success in stock-car racing. Cotter lives in Davidson, North Carolina, with his family and a garage full of collector cars. Featuring stories about such famed cars as Dean Jeffries' customized Porsche Four-Cam Carrera, the Green Hornet's Black Beauty, and Jay Leno's Gullwing Mercedes. Keith Martin has been involved with the collector car hobby for more than thirty years, as a writer, television commentator and enthusiast. Martin\u2019s monthly magazine, Sports Car Market, began life as the Alfa Romeo Market Letter, and over the past 18 years, has evolved into the ultimate car-collector reference. His book Keith Martin on Collecting Austin-Healey, MG and Triumph is also published by Motorbooks.