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A $4M barn find...
A 427 Cobra and an alloy-bodied Ferrari 275 GTB are among a group of cars locked away untouched in a garage for nearly 30 years.


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I'm doing some calipers and hardware for a 275 GTB now.



















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I have a 944S sitting in a warehouse up on blocks.

Someday........
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Holy cow that's alot of parts for brake calipers! Cool.
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I'm doing some calipers and hardware for a 275 GTB now.
^^^ Cool!
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That’s absolutely incredible.
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That’s absolutely incredible.
The brake calipers or the barn find, Matt? I can't make up my mind which one is the most fascinating...lol.....

(nice work there Shaun!)
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I’m always impressed in Shaun’s work! But finding those cars, wow....
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Ok, so which one-- the Cobra or the Ferrari?
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Ok, so which one-- the Cobra or the Ferrari?
I'd rather have the Ferrari, 8 ways from Sunday. But I'm not a Cobra guy.
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Truly Amazing!

And probably the best Video on Youtube right now!

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A 427 Cobra and an alloy-bodied Ferrari 275 GTB are among a group of cars locked away untouched in a garage for nearly 30 years.
The multiple serial numbers on the Cobra give us some idea of what the "used" car market was like at the time.
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Ok, so which one-- the Cobra or the Ferrari?
The Ferrari is pretty but long term the Cobra will do better.
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I have been a Shelby Cobra fan for 40 years now, and this would have sent me over the top. I don't think I would have been able to narrate without going misty if I had been the one finding those cars. Amazing.
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I think I'll go build me a barn....gotta start somewhere I reckon
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I have been a Shelby Cobra fan for 40 years now, and this would have sent me over the top. I don't think I would have been able to narrate without going misty if I had been the one finding those cars. Amazing.
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Wow amazing barn find video!
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In Charlotte. Apparently 2 miles from my house. Damn....
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Nice video, but sure looks staged.
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I made some tailored car covers for a guy who asked me to come out to his OK but not fantastic house in a small village. In his garage were an immaculate genuine 289 Cobra and a superb genuine GT40.
Anther time I drove out to the coast to knowing I was to measure a Lamborghini Countach. The small house was not in good condition, but in his large garage on blocks
was a mint early Countach.
Surprising what people have stashed away.
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As a Cobra guy and old Ferrari guy it would be exciting to find, but I prefer to drive a replica so if I crash it there is no big loss. Kirkham makes a very good replica for the Cobra. Not much out there for the Ferrari. I would hate to own a car I could not drive.

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