Barn Finds Journey From Garage to Museum

Classic Cars Ready for a Transportation Museum Show

In Hagerty’s Barn Find Hunter series on YouTube, the team go to the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Maine for a look at a salvage of two cars from a storage unit. It offers viewers an insight into what is truly a special discovery.

A cherished item from World War II and a traditional British sports car, both of which are too significant to be auctioned off, now stands as permanent fixtures in the museum.

The circumstance evaluates the method by which Owls Head procures cars and the efforts essential to sustain its operation.

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Eight years ago, upon the death of a collector, his family contacted the Owls Head museum in regards to his inheritance. One outcome saw some of the vehicles dispersal into cash for financial gain – impacting educational programs and other activities, yet two automobiles retained their original placement at the museum as artifacts. First on-screen is the Austin Healey 100 from 1956.

It’s not just any British sports vehicle – it is a unique, one-of-640 ‘Le Mans’ conception that they assembled the engine for, skillfully piecing together an assemblage of scattered parts. The proprietor was in the middle of restoring the prized automobile and the team are now working towards getting it running again.

The Austin Healey 100M Le Mans was a top-notch iteration of the traditional Austin Healey 100 sports car, with 640 made by the maker, and another set out through after-market packages.

Modifications to the motor, such as a higher compression ratio, a new intake assembly, and bigger carburetors increased power from 90hp up to nearly 110hp. Astonishingly, the conventional Austin Healey used to be among the swiftest manufacturing vehicles around the world in models with an engine under 3 liters in magnitude. Currently, the Le Mans edition fetches an extraordinary $150,000 on average at auction.

Everybody is familiar with the Willys Jeep, but Ford provided a substantial amount of the same blueprints for World War II. The Ford GPW was a dependable and sturdy vehicle that numerous consider as one of America’s greatest military assets in history.

Hidden away in the garage of a late collector lies another special vehicle, a part of the entire barn-find inventory consisting of an Austin Healey sports car.

It has a great look in the video appearing just as it was made with all of its details included. Its 4-cylinder, 2.2-liter motor is functioning and supplies about 60 horsepower. Even though Ford GPWs were created in large numbers approximating 650,000, very few are still around; at auctions, they tend to sell for not much higher than $20,000.

The establishment features numerous other enthralling sculptures such as antediluvian aeroplanes. Observe the recording to gain more intelligence regarding this museum’s history, as well as for additional information on some of the displays and these two absorbing contraptions.