The Hemi in the Barn by Tom Cotter

The Hemi in the Barn by Tom Cotter

Its every car lovers fantasy: the perfectly preserved classic automobile discovered under a blanket in some great-grannys garage. And as author Tom Cotter has discovered time and again, its a fantasy that can come true. The Hemi in the Barn offers more than forty stories of amazing finds and automotive resurrections. Avid collectors big and small recall the thrills of the hunt, the tips and hunches followed, clues pursued, the heart-stopping payoff. Theres the forgotten Duesenbergprobably one of the last unrestored ones aroundthat Jay Leno found in a Burbank garage. Unbelievably, Leno found another Duesenberg in a parking garage in New York Citya car that was parked in 1933 and never moved. Theres a Plymouth Superbird found buried in a hedge in Alabama. Theres the rescue of the first 1955 Corvette ever built. As entertaining as these tales are, theyre also full of tantalizing hints and suggestions for readers setting off on their own adventures in automotive archaeology.

The title on Tom Cotter's business card reads: Certified Car Geek. For the past 30 years, Cotter has worked on nearly every end of the car business: mechanic, car sales, automotive public relations and marketing executive, auto racing authority, historian, racer, collector, restorer, journalist, and author. He has authored 10 automotive books, including most of the popular In the Barn series for Motorbooks. He has written for the New York Times and Road & Track magazine. Whenever he sits down at his keyboard to write another book, you can be sure that he has grease under his fingernails. Official Website: www.cobrainthebarn.com

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ISBN 13	9780760342985
ISBN 10	0760342989
Title	The Hemi in the Barn
Author	Tom Cotter
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Year published	2012-04-24
Number of pages	256
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