What Happens to Barn Finds if No One Buys Them - Owls Head Museum

What Happens to Barn Finds if No One Buys Them - Owls Head Museum | Barn Find Hunter

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Ep. 141 - Where do Barn Finds go if nobody discovers them? In this episode of "Barn Find Hunter," finds out what happens to cars when they are never sold, never discovered, and forced to sit until the the estate sale. Tune in as Toby from the Owls Head Museum explains the process and how it helps fund the Museum's future. Oh... And you get a tour of their secret stash of cars.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:06 Austin Healey 100 (Le Mans)
5:35 Deciding what to keep
6:02 Using barn finds to make money
6:56 1942 Ford GPW WWII "Jeep"
8:52 British SE5 Plane
10:03 Storage building
10:39 1930 MG Midget
12:33 1952 M38 Jeep
13:39 MG caught fire
14:36 Sweepstakes Porsche 911
15:01 Ford Model A400
15:20 Crazy Story - Milliken Airplane
16:10 Racing trivia
16:32 Crazy Story - WWI British FE8
17:25 1953 Ford F100
17:40 Willy's Jeepster
18:31 Outro
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@jacubillo Жыл бұрын

This museum NEEDS a youtube channel.. showing new incomming cars, giving history lessons of the pieces they own, restoration vlogs, etc. Doesn't even have to be polsihed edited videos... anything would be amazing... just a few shorts of how they fix stuff and everyone will love it.

@The-Real-Blissful-Ignorance Жыл бұрын

I agree with everything you wrote! If they modeled their channel after Tyrrell's Classic Workshop, I'd be a happy man.

@fredwalt2282 Жыл бұрын

I’m thrilled to see how the museum is so closely linked with their community. From having school children visit, to volunteers restoring and finally having estates donate their vehicles, it follows the cycle of life in the century transportation. Great respect !!! What different perspective from those that shutter their cars from public sight, while rust slowly deteriorate them into oblivion.

@ronaldcooper7609 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad the museum is still going strong. I visited 25 years ago and it remains one of my favorites.

@Kal-zo5ym Жыл бұрын

Added to my museum list. My favorite car museum so far is Gilmore.

@peterscott7384 Жыл бұрын

You can hear the passion in Toby’s voice. What a wonderful place to go to every day and actually make a difference. Well done to the museum. What a great video

@V111HRD Жыл бұрын

What an episode.! Tobys probably got the best job in the world. His enthusiasm speaks volumes

@rickharper1497 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Hagerty and Tom for this video, for a lot of us this is the only means we have to visit this museum or anything like it!!

@bmf3000 Жыл бұрын

Love Toby's enthusiasm...those cars and planes are good hands. 👏🏻

@mtbikesam68 Жыл бұрын

I love Barn Finds, I love cars, and great stories never hurt. This is the best video from you yet, Tom! The knowledge and enthusiasm of this man, I am sure he will see an uptick in attendance at the museum from folks who have seen this. Wonderful!

@bobroberts2371 Жыл бұрын

As Jay Leno has said. " you buy the story "

@rancoracing7001 Жыл бұрын

Millikens Corner is located in Watkins Glen, NY, not at Lime Rock. It was named when Bill Milliken was racing in the first road race there and wrecked in the 90 degree turn as he was returning back to town.

@markkinne4715 Жыл бұрын

I have lived in Maine my entire life, I am 59 years old. My wife and I finally made the trip from our house in Southern Maine up to Owls Head this past spring. It was well worth it! Great vehicles and facility. I highly recommend a visit.

@oldsguy49 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the enthusiasm he had doing this video. You can feel the love he has.

@RussellRobinson971 Жыл бұрын

Best series on Hagerty. Family friendly and informative.

@herchelleonwood7463 Жыл бұрын

whats the obsession with family friendly content ,, i find family friendly content everywhere ,,freaking out over the pettiest things does not help kids,, my mother freaked out when i saw a boob in a movie 50 years ago,,, we still laugh about that to this day,, seeing boobs didn't hurt me !!

@redmondjp Жыл бұрын

@@herchelleonwood7463 It's more than just not having obscene or risque content - I would use the word wholesome. There are too many channels on here with idiots doing really stupid things (like purposefully destroying entire vehicles or engines) just to get views. I would also describe that as not family friendly, as I certainly don't want to teach that type of behavior to my children.

@logancarter2134 Жыл бұрын

What a fantastic episode and story of what is the BEST of the historical car world! ❤

@dandahermitseals5582 8 ай бұрын

Im 80 yrs old and this leaves me nearly speechless. A lot of my life was spent theough all these categories. Built motorcycles boats airplanes ( bush piolet taildraggers rule) race cars custom everything and everything is delireaus. I want them all but the Healy makes me dream. Had a MK 3000 inline 6 Su carbs etc. One of my alltime favorite body designs like the Shelbys and GT 40s. Oooo Great video. Thanks. They must continue to represent our past. Dandahermit

@jordytaylor_ Жыл бұрын

Old mate was bursting at the seems. That’s passion

@CAHelmer Жыл бұрын

Owls Head is a wonderful place. Took my son when he was a toddler and got a ride in a Model A. He has been hooked ever since.

@fossil-bit8439 Жыл бұрын

I love just about anything from The Great War. Those planes are so cool! I could watch an entire episode on just those! There is just something about dogfighting in the air with such a primitive piece of machinery!

@keywestjj Жыл бұрын

This museum is WORLD CLASS, and I will be attending the auction in August (from Michigan!) ... wish me luck that I don't succumb to temptation and that I don't buy anything!

@hankhenninger3601 Жыл бұрын

Nice show of a museum saving history of cars and planes. Plus seeing the passion of someone that works at the museum wanting to save the history.

@clarencejones7916 Жыл бұрын

Always cool to see another episode of barn find hunter 👏🏼🙌🏻😎👊🏻too bad it’s far and between these days😮😬

@billschlafly4107 Жыл бұрын

Toby's honesty should be commended. Most people wouldn't be willing to tell the truth about the decision making that is involved in selling vs. preserving.

@thekillercapricorn6334 Жыл бұрын

Best show online for car guys👍

@stephenhenderson9871 Жыл бұрын

I am super glad to see a Wheel Horse in use at a super cool museum. Love his enthusiasm as well.

@vwcadwagon 4 ай бұрын

I noticed that too!

@user-do6ef3dy2g 11 ай бұрын

What a great episode. I always wondered how museums functioned.. Best series on Hagerty. Family friendly and informative..

@wraithmaker3081 5 ай бұрын

The engine in the airplane behind the Jeep is a modified Henderson Motorcycle engine. There was a kit sold to do the conversion and many were installed in homemade aircraft.

@ryanmundt9628 Жыл бұрын

Wow! What a place! The passion for the vehicles is oozing out of this guy! Great video!

@henrygroff7622 Жыл бұрын

Toby, great enthusiasm.

@kenh9097 10 ай бұрын

My favorite place, and it's in my State! Love it!

@jvepps Жыл бұрын

When I was younger a "barn find" wasn't a darn multimillion dollar business venture.

@Mike_hocksbig69 Жыл бұрын

You can thank Capitalism and the internet

@JoJoJoker Жыл бұрын

You just weren’t aware of them. Thank the internet.

@samryan7954 Жыл бұрын

Oughta call em warehouses, or storage buildings.👍

@valkillmore847 Жыл бұрын

@@Mike_hocksbig69 you spelled boomers wrong.

@dontbesohumble Жыл бұрын

It's crazy, makes no sense. Things get older and become more and more rare? What has the world come to, smh...

@emmettrocks2 Жыл бұрын

Drove my 20+ year old Dodge Dakota to Maine from Minnesota 3 years ago & after Old Orchard Beach, The Owl's Head Museum was my "Most" memorable stop....My truck sports a Owls head sticker on the windshield. Thanks for bringing back a GREAT memory Tom!

@doublel7337 Жыл бұрын

Loved this video, we see so many vintage cars sitting in fields wasting away. It so nice to see a group of people who lives are dedicated to working and saving these cars for people to see.

@BTimmer Жыл бұрын

The airport truck is a '56 not a '53.

@tobycatVA Жыл бұрын

What a treat to get to see these precious treasures and iconic machines.

@ftby59mikeD Жыл бұрын

Passion for preservation! This place is on my bucket list of must sees!👍

@97jettatrek Жыл бұрын

I always go to the classic bike and foreign car meets at Owl's Head every year. It's good to see them getting even more attention as they deserve it.

@Danny365x 11 ай бұрын

Dang. That place is nice and the gentleman definitely loves his work and that place. Hard to find that

@deanirwin3645 Жыл бұрын

That dude is intense. I love it!

@EM-ru3eh Жыл бұрын

Love Owl's Head! An uncle worked there 30 years ago- my dad, son and I were frequent visitors. Looking forward to visiting again this fall!

@thomastrout9997 Жыл бұрын

Small local museums are the true way of preserving automobiles and automo-bilia for the future. Big city institutions have their place for sure, but for generating interest in any given subject, a 'hometown' facility, well presented and maintained is a key for maintaining interest among those who will never see a Blackhawk Collection, a Nethercutt or a Petersen.

@v860rich Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I watched this!!! Now I know I need to change our will and leave nothing to a museum. If I left them a vehicle and found out they sold it I'd be back to haunt them forever. If this guy is telling the truth and they sold 2/3rds of one donation the place should be closed!!!!

@leegoddard2618 Жыл бұрын

Thx4 asking about the Ford "jeep", Tom. I was hoping it would show. 👍

@mack_titan Жыл бұрын

That home made aircraft engine looks like a 4 cylinder FN motorcycle engine....love to get one of those engines for my vintage motorcycle project.

@RonaldHQuebec Жыл бұрын

Its a Henderson 4 that has had the trans cut off and is reversed from normal orientation.

@keithbronson9777 Жыл бұрын

Great episode. Toby needs to switch to decaf.😂

@doster59 Жыл бұрын

Another great show, I love it Tom, when you go behind the scenes.

@RXRSawdustStation Жыл бұрын

Outstanding video! That was amazing! Thank you ever so much for the fantastic tour!

@garyallen7868 10 ай бұрын

I could sit and watch this for hours, thanks for sharing.

@boltonky Жыл бұрын

Love everything tom and the crew do to bring us this and the places and people..Do wish episodes like this would be longer but i get were not paying to go there as much as heaps of us from outside the US would if possible

@TDJUNKIEOZ Жыл бұрын

I’m happy to say that I live in Maine, close enough to visit the Owl’s Head Museum frequently!! I’m even more happy now that my son has taken a liking to all these classic machines so I can always find a reason to go and visit lol. I look forward to seeing you at Seal Cove in a few weeks Tom!

@JennaLookner-ve4xq Жыл бұрын

Great video featuring two passionate, brilliant automobile experts in a special place! Nicely done!!

@larsstougaard7097 Жыл бұрын

Keep those wheels turning 🙏

@edwardlincoln5680 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tour.

@andrewlorenzen1447 Жыл бұрын

Wings and Wheels event is my annual pilgrimage to one of my favorite places Owls Head!!

@onthewayup Жыл бұрын

Tom, "One thing our viewers like is to see what people cant see" Yeah, sure, right....Tom.... It was YOU who wanted to see. Glad you brought us along. You can just tell that Tom just loves all cars.

@Anonymous-zv9hk Жыл бұрын

This was great!! I'd never heard of this museum before, but it certainly makes me want to visit it before I die. The rationale of how donated vehicles were selected for restoration, or sale at auction, or for future use was fascinating, as was learning about the volunteers who participate in the efforts of the Thursday Night Restoration Crew. I hope the Museum has a KZfaq channel that is used to spread the word on the fundamentals of classic car operation (such as how to start and operate a Model T Ford), maintenance and repair, how to pick vehicles to be restored, how to start a restoration, how to restore specific vehicles that are popular with different groups of enthusiasts, how to use the Internet to find parts and service manuals from sources all over the world, how to make parts or find sources that can make parts to order, etc. A side effort to raise both interest in the Museum and revenue would be either selling the restoration products used at the Museum directly to enthusiasts, or through setting up an Amazon Storefront which had the Museum's recommended tools, guidebooks, procedures, and restoration products available from one source with quick, often free, shipping of products, without tying up the time of museum volunteers and employees. Videos of various stages of actual restorations would also bring in revenue and new supporters of the Museum. If Hagerty could publish an on-line list of these types of museum, which exist all over America, it would encourage the effort to save old vehicles and help promote the efforts of those who take an active interest in vehicle restoration to see who else is involved, and help people with similar interests connect with each other. Such an effort would help people plan day trips, weekend trips and regular vacations around traveling around their state, province, region, or the USA or Canada and Mexico country visiting these types of museums or collections which either open to the public, or to members of special interest groups. Hagerty's support of such efforts would bring in new customers for its insurance products for restored classic vehicles, and create a win-win situation for all involved.

@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS Жыл бұрын

That was awesome, fun and educational!

@noberet Жыл бұрын

Love these shows! Thank you.

@michaelreynolds1904 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite places to visit!

@valvintage89 Жыл бұрын

That's a dream place to be/work. Amazing!

@jeffhaddock4238 Жыл бұрын

What a fantastic episode. It was very educational.

@robertrantane6867 Жыл бұрын

I'm sure the museum knows their 8th Army jeep is Korean war vintage. Even though I served in the 60's it brought back memories - I drove that model for a while when I served.

@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS Жыл бұрын

Right, I think he said it's Korean war

@kelleredward6153 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video. Thanks so much for making this. Fantastic!

@timothydunn8981 Жыл бұрын

Like so many others, I love the history and behind the scenes stories.

@billcunningham8485 Жыл бұрын

New Barn Find Logo? Cool. As I suggested to Tom in person…. Start selling tee shirts…

@garyw4211 Жыл бұрын

Museums like this are the best. ❤

@varmint243davev7 Жыл бұрын

Very nice !

@jimburig7064 Жыл бұрын

Another excellent show. Thank you, Tom.

@CarShowclub 11 ай бұрын

What a great episode. I always wondered how museums functioned.

@ebinmaine Жыл бұрын

I've been to this Museum several times. They do a fantastic job. Very welcoming. Excellent displays. Very clean. I believe they make wonderful stewards for the future. We go every year in July for the truck and tractor show and I highly recommend it. We collect, restore, and use Wheel Horse tractors. As you can imagine we got a hell of a kick out of the one that the museum has. 5:55.

@TBHinPhilly Жыл бұрын

Great introduction to the Owls Head Museum and behind the scenes views. Thanks for showing us and getting them some more support. (And nice you skipped the drivers club in video ad).

@chuckthebull Жыл бұрын

Love this museum.. hope i get to visit some day

@angeloah Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful place, reminds me of the WAAAM in Hood River, Oregon.

@paulandersen8396 11 ай бұрын

Good to see a museum with a sustainable plan for the future. Too many museums dont, they are the dream of one man, and when he passes, the dream often dies. I hope jay leno has a plan for the future.

@patrickholroyd9946 Жыл бұрын

I have been to Owls Head and loved every minute..

@isalmankhan1 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I get a chance to go visit any place in the world, this museum is definitely the first place i would choose, what a marvel of engineering history😍

@henrycarlson7514 Жыл бұрын

So Wise , Thank You .

@kennethmello5353 Жыл бұрын

First of all I absolutely love you, Tom Carter. Second of all I am so thrilled that you have a second home in Maine and are doing barn. Find hunting up there. And I say up there because you are definitely north of just about everybody in the country, if you’re up a trip down to Foxborough Massachusetts, I have 5/ first GEN Broncos and some 73 to 79 Ford pick ups that you and your viewers might like to see. You are welcome anytime even if you’re not interested in the vehicles you can just stop by if you’d like and we can talk about cars. You’re always welcome into me. You’re just a friend I haven’t met yet but I hope someday I will.

@gary5481 Жыл бұрын

This video could've lasted for 4 hours, covered more cars & aeroplanes & still been interesting to watch. Toby's enthusiasm runs away with him & his knowledge is incredible.

@moparedtn Жыл бұрын

Bravo Owls Head - a better example of being good *stewards* of these vehicles - and therefore, the hobby in general - would be hard to come by. Wonderful stuff, y'all. Good on ya. -Ed on the Ridge

@Sometungsten Жыл бұрын

I live two hours from Owls Head and have never been there. On the list now❗ I have been to the Henry Ford museum a couple times when I was a kid, great place as well.

@alexbuck7500 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Well articulated

@Cartier_specialist Жыл бұрын

Phenomenal sound quality.

@harryward2309 9 ай бұрын

Just added this to my bucket list.

@goleafsgo8496 10 ай бұрын

Wow at 15:02 the Ford 4 Door Convertible is absolutely stunning! The coach builder / designer created simply a perfect "Rembrandt" that still all these years later grabs the eye! Sexy ...... 😊

@MichaelSmith-jv7zm Жыл бұрын

Cool, other than me in about a couple hours from owls Head and always remember going a couple times of summer as a kid to the car shows. The car show was outside and the only thing I remember from inside since my grandfather was a pilot with a small planes was the planes hanging from the ceiling.

@crbourret Жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to taking a trip over from NH to see this place in the Fall

@nikolaslarson6891 11 ай бұрын

An absolutely stunning episode...

@acegard7801 Жыл бұрын

Found owls head last year, great museum

@dennisgallear409 Жыл бұрын

Thanks amigos!

@dannythomas3732 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job Tom.

@jeffm234 Жыл бұрын

I grew up a couple miles from the Owls Head Transportation Museum. As a kid I won a contest there and they gave me a ride in a Stanley Steamer. Been a car nut ever since