A barn find is usually a historically significant car hidden for many years and then found in storage. But it can also mean a lot of valuable metal, like this vast haul from Birmingham, Alabama. GiveMeTheVin.com (GMTV), a car dealer, said that the barn find had 23 cars, some of which had low miles or were even brand new. Earl Trammell, who died last year, was a big deal in Alabama’s auto industry and a big fan of cars. He had this collection. The collection was then bought by Trammel’s ex-wife Patricia, who then sold it to GMTV. The most exciting thing in the collection is a 1990 Chevy 1500 454 SS pickup with a mighty big block V8. The classic muscle truck had only 19 km on it and had yet to be driven much. There is also a 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 with only 25 miles, a 1988 Corvette 35th Anniversary with only 19 miles, and a 1979 Stingray Coupe with only 46 kilometers. The oldest Corvette in the collection is a 1963 Coupe Deville; the newest is a 1998 Convertible Indy Pace Car. There are a few more Corvettes as well. Most of the rest are coupes from the 1970s. Not all of the cars have a lot of miles on them by chance. GMTV says that Trammel saw his collection as a way to keep his money safe because he didn’t trust “Wall Street and the banking system.” Cars are risky investments that can be expensive to keep up, but if you’re fortunate, you might do better with them than with more common investments like hedge funds. John Hollander, Earl Trammel’s brother-in-law, said, “Earl Trammel’s love of cars made him start collecting these cars.” He started collecting cars when he was young, and in Birmingham, he ran two different companies. I urged my sister to sell all the cars because I wanted them out in the open where people could see them. Trammel’s collection also has a few items made by other artists. The 1987 Buick Grand National is, without question, the most stylish V6 car that America has ever made. Trammel also bought a Porsche C4S from 1996 that he owned and had only 600 miles on it. It is a car that is popular enough, like the Corvette, to make people wonder about how much money it could make. A 1956 Chevrolet 210 and a 1973 Lincoln Continental Mark IV are two more cars that stand out. In the spring of 2024, GMTV plans to sell the collection. If you see something you must have, you can still start saving for it. Nothing in this auction is something you can’t get elsewhere, but if you’re looking for low mileage and exciting stories, this could be the sale for you. Be ready for a big job to fix them since most have not been driven in decades.
