The Hemi in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781616737573 |
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Publisher: | Motorbooks |
Publication date: | 04/24/2012 |
Series: | In the Barn |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 256 |
File size: | 3 MB |
About the Author
Tom Cotter had long been involved in nearly every facet of the automotive and racing industries before writing his first book. From mechanic and auto salesman to heading the public relations department at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Cotter formed his own racing and automotive PR and marketing agency, Cotter Group. The agency represented some of the largest clients in NASCAR, IndyCar/CART, drag racing, and road racing. He has written biographies of the legendary Holman-Moody race team, Tommy Ivo and Dean Jeffries, but is best known for his series of barn find books, such as Cobra in the Barn, 50 Shades of Rust and Barn Find Road Trip. Cotter appears in the Barn Find Hunter video series, which is distributed by Hagerty. He teaches public relations at Belmont Abbey College, sits on the advisory board of McPherson College’s Auto Restoration program, and is a member of the Road Racing Driver’s Club (RRDC.) He lives in Davidson, North Carolina.
Tom Cotter writes regularly for Road&Track, and has a deep-seated love for automotive rescue. One of his best-known saves, a neglected Shelby Cobra, was chronicled by Peter Egan in Road&Track. Tom has been in and around cars all of his life, and built up one of the most successful PR agencies in motorsports, with a client list that includes Lowe's, McDonalds, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Dodge, Pontiac, BMW, John Deere, UPS, General Foods, Sears, and that Speed. The lifelong auto enthusiast is co-chairman of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. Cotter resides in Davidson, North Carolina, with his family and a garage full of collector cars.
Tom Cotter had long been involved in nearly every facet of the automotive and racing industries before writing his first book. From mechanic and auto salesman to heading the public relations department at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Cotter formed his own racing and automotive PR and marketing agency, Cotter Group. The agency represented some of the largest clients in NASCAR, IndyCar/CART, drag racing, and road racing. He has written biographies of the legendary Holman-Moody race team, Tommy Ivo and Dean Jeffries, but is best known for his series of barn find books, such as Cobra in the Barn, 50 Shades of Rust and Barn Find Road Trip. Cotter appears in the Barn Find Hunter video series, which is distributed by Hagerty. He teaches public relations at Belmont Abbey College, sits on the advisory board of McPherson College's Auto Restoration program, and is a member of the Road Racing Driver's Club (RRDC.) He lives in Davidson, North Carolina.
Table of Contents
Contents
Foreword by Jay Leno
Acknowledgments
Introduction
One Exotic Destinations
The Baltic Bulletproof Aktion P
The Costa Rican Alfa Romeo
Drag Comet in Paradise
A Crusade to Brooklyn
The Incredible Disappearing Chevelle
Two The Find Next Door
They’re Under Your Nose
A Cunningham in the Neighborhood
The Divorcee Cobra
Officer Barn Find
The Author’s Barn Finds
Three Rare Finds
The Superbird in the Bushes
The First ’55 Vette
The Pinto with a Pedigree
Rescuing a Red Farmer Rust Bucket
A Checkered Past
Smokey and the Boss
High-Tech Barn Finder
Leno’s Duesies
Four Stranger Than Fiction
The Mob GTO
The Rewards of Persistence
Barn-Find Bandits
The Star-Crossed Flaming Rabbit Daytona Coupe
The Watermelon Man and the Cobra
Five The Luck of the Car Hunters
Between the Devin and the Deep Blue Sea
This Triumph Was Almost Overlooked
The Greatest Barn Find Story Ever Told
High School Hot Rod
A Nose for Rare Vettes
Six Family Jewels
Help Stamp Out Hot Rods!
Finding a Friend’s Old Hot Rod
Honoring a Pact
Father Knows Best
The Winemaker’s Bora
My Iso Grifo
Seven Playboys, Princesses, and Spies
An AMX Fit for a Playmate
The Princess Jaguar SS1
The MG in the Coffin
The Robber Baron’s Bugatti Boondoggle
Ginger’s Hemi in the Barn
Appendix Top 20 Barn-Finding Tips
What People are Saying About This
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. The treasures include an armored Mercedes-Benz Aktion P command car discovered in pieces in Russia, a desirable Dodge Daytona Hemi virtually abandoned behind bushes in a guy's yard, a bushel of Bugattis in a barn, the ‘Divorcee Cobra,’ and a GTO owned by a mobster. 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
“It contains more fascinating tales of those elusive and often rare vehicles still waiting to be discovered.”
“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
Hemmings Muscle Machines, August 2007
“The book is highly entertaining, often exciting and should hold universal appeal for all car enthusiasts.”
Car Collector Magazine, December 2007
“Cotter manages seven chapters in his latest automotive archeology book, ranging from a simple phone call to come look at a car, like my experience, to the most bizarre chances of luck, and a few adventures (misadventures) in foreign countries that could have gone wrong, very wrong. Cotter has 39 great stories in this book, with cars valued from just a few thousand dollars to the high six figures. The author also gives readers the benefit of his experiences with an appendix containing 20 Barn-Finding Tips. From domestic work-a-day cars to muscle cars, racecars, sports cars and rare American and European classics, there are stories to delight, entertain, and inspire in this work. 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
“Just like Cobra, Hemi is chocked with such gems for the eager and patient reader to extract and enjoy.”
Cruzin Magazine, November/December 2007
“If there’s one thing most car nuts have in common it’s the desire to find an old car that has languished for decades in a barn or garage. The Hemi in the Barn is a collection of forty such stories of cars that have been stored and found.”
Antique Automobile, November/December 2007
“As entertaining as these tales are, they’re also full of tantalizing hints and suggestions.”
“Tom Cotter has written two books on barn finds. 2005's “The Cobra in the Barn” was followed by “The Hemi in the Barn” in 2007. I found “Cobra” and “Hemi” difficult to put down.” - San Diego Union Tribune