That ‘68 Z is a heartbreaker.

No shit... Makes me sad..:frown:

I just took those pictures a few weeks ago. It sat in the dirt for many years. You can see the rust on the Cragar where it was sunk in the ground for many years. It's only been on the concrete for a few years. Someone stopped and offered $10,000 for it a few years ago and he turned it down. Both of them were crazy, one for offering and the other for not accepting.

I'm still hoping to find an excellently preserved sub 10K mile 67 435 Corvette. I know of a couple but it's the same story as the others already posted. Not for sale.

I have a little black book of the “not for sale, going to restore it someday” cars in my area :D

Looks like Cragar Sparklers.

I've been taking pictures of all of the "not for sale" cars in my area. There are a lot of them. Some people get a little defensive when you ask about a car, even when you tell them you don't want to buy it, you just want to look.

"There are many reasons why some owners just won't part with them and let them deteriorate. One may be they rather see them rot than someone else have fun or resurrect them. Others are they don't have time, money, motivation and or have a sincere attachment and can't let go of their youthful memories."

Steve S - I couldn't agree more...some people are selfish, others cannot/will not admit to themselves they'll never restore the car, etc.

And, although I am certainly on the side of "please don't let it degrade any more than it has"...or "would you please sell it to someone that would restore it?"....I sincerely respect the right for people to do with what they want to their own personal property.

Just because "I" think someone should do this or that with their own property doesn't make me right and them wrong.

I understand how this subject can be an emotional rollercoaster for many here. But at the same time I question how deep those emotions should run.

Take that 1968 Z/28 for example. Yes it's too bad the owner wouldn't sell it but at the same time Chevrolet built 7500 of them.

I would think that the answer to the thread's question: "Anybody notice the increased barn finds going around?" can be partially attributed to MCACN which raised the awareness of barn finds by continuing to exhibit them at the yearly show. The exhibit gets more and more exposure each year.

Barn finds make great press in auto magazines and related websites. Especially when the car in question is rare, unique and very valuable. It almost invokes the idea of a treasure hunt.

Just my 2 cents.

Oh . . . . BTW . . . . here's the latest one:

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/famo...0-years-later/

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