Sneak Peek 2015 MCACN*
1968 Chevy Malibu L79, 4-speed
2015 Barn Find/Hidden Gem Participant
Owner - Steve Augustin, Minnesota
2015 Barn Find/Hidden Gem Participant
Owner - Steve Augustin, Minnesota
BARN FINDS AND HIDDEN
GEMS RETURN TO MCACN WITH ALL NEW (OLD) CARS!
The
Muscle Car and
Corvette Nationals show may be best known for our
special displays. Some, like our Anniversary displays, repeat
annually but always with new (old) cars. One of our most popular
area’s, and one that is certainly a lot of fun, is our
Barn Find/Hidden Gems section. Started several
years ago and hosted by The Automotive Archeologist,
Ryan Brutt, you never know what to expect. This feature has been
so well received that Muscle Car Review magazine did an
entire feature just on this section of our show in
the
May issue! Last year this section featured nearly
30 cars.
This included several Shelby’s, an AAR ‘Cuda, a W-31 Olds race
car with mileage under 100, an altered wheelbase Chevelle,
several GTO’s and Corvettes and of course, the two very real
Boss 429 Mustang drag racers, with one shown on the back of a
vintage Ford car hauler. As if that wasn’t enough, we also had
an incredible vintage miniature promo Corvette.
Whew...what a lineup!
Once again, the search is on to
find and dig out the rarest of the rare and give the owners a
reason to bring them out. Some of these cars will be unexpected
treasures, like the unusual ‘68 L79 Malibu shown at top that you
will see this year, and some will be old race cars that were
packed away for one reason or another. If you own something that
is an example of real Detroit muscle or perhaps a
retired old race car, and it has been packed away, please
consider joining us. We don’t want your unfinished project car,
we want rare examples that have not seen the light of
day for a long time. Perhaps the years just got away or maybe
you were the fortunate person to find it hidden away!
Photo Credit Marc Rozman
We all dream of finding that
elusive Hemi or LS6 car hidden in the barn or an old garage, and
we have been fortunate to have the owners of many of these dream
cars join us. Consider this; many of the cars shown in
this area don’t run, and many have not been washed for 20 or
more years. We have seen our share of bird droppings (and worse)
and in many cases, the rougher they are, the more attention they
get! Do you remember the ‘68 Yenko 427 Camaro that Andy from the
Albaugh Collection brought in last year? At first glance, it
looked like any other older modified Camaro, but alas...it was a
real-deal 427 Yenko Super Camaro that somehow managed
to be hidden away for years! How about the Boss 429 Cougar
Eliminator that Ed Meyer showed with us in 2013? Ed found the
basic remains of that one languishing in a field after years of
chasing leads, and we look forward to hosting it again in the
future, fully restored.
Whatever the reason, if you are
fortunate enough to own something that has a great story, is a
true rarity or has interesting real race history and it is,
well...not necessarily pretty, the MCACN Barn
Finds/Hidden Gems display area is the place to be. It
is also a great place to show something that you found and plan
on restoring, before you start the restoration. (And
here’s a 2016 preview. Remember that orange 69.5 440-6 pack
Super Bee with the primer fender? Look for it next year
as one of our Official Unveiling cars, fully restored!)
If you own something cool
that you think would be a good fit for this unique and very fun
area, please e-mail pics, the history and information directly
to
bashton426@gmail.com
for consideration. Remember...this isn’t for unfinished
projects, it is for unique “off the map” high performance Muscle
Cars and Corvettes.
The
Muscle Car and
Corvette Nationals is the world’s largest all indoor
specialty show devoted to Muscle Cars, Dealer-built Supercars
and the finest and rarest Corvettes. The show will take place
Saturday, November 21, from 9 am – 9 pm and Sunday, November 22,
from 9 am – 5 pm. Title Sponsor;
Mecum Auctions, Presenting
Sponsor;
Bill Stasek Chevrolet.
Thanks For Your
Continued Support, and please help us spread the word!
Bob Ashton
MCACN, LLC
Managing Member
www.mcacn.com
www.facebook.com/MCACN
MCACN, LLC
Managing Member
www.mcacn.com
www.facebook.com/MCACN
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