Our friend Tom Cotter and the good folks over at Hagerty recently released their newest episode of Barn Find Hunter and boy is it an amazing one! After receiving a lead on a collection in Iowa, Tom made the trip to this old dealership to see what exactly the owner, Robert, has stashed inside. And what he finds is an unbelievable and eclectic mix of classic cars. Ranging from Italian exotics to tiny Crosleys, this dilapidated looking Buick Dealership is a find to behold.

Let’s take a quick look at a few of the standouts in Robert’s stash, starting with his 1968 De Tomaso Mangusta. It’s likely the most desirable cars here, as De Tomaso only built 404 of these “Cobra” killers, and yet it’s surrounded by piles of junk. Unfortunately, the engine and transaxle are out of the car and there’s no word on whether they are still with it. Since the Mangusta was powered by a Ford V8, that probably isn’t all that critical to the value of the car, but the ZF transaxle has to be worth a decent chunk of money. Hopefully, Robert puts it back together one day as the rest of the car appears to be in fantastic condition.

Next up is Tom’s favorite car in the stash, a 1963 Jaguar E-Type. It’s a series one Coupe, which makes it quite desirable. Of course, there’s mention of the most overquoted commentary on the E-Type, that Enzo Ferrari called it the most beautiful car ever made (a statement that has actually never been verified). That’s alright though, as these cars truly are works of art and have values to match. This one looks to be solid and complete, although I’d love to have a look at the area below the battery box.

Robert also shows Tom his Imperial, an MGC GT, an MTD, a Facel Vega, an MG Bugeye Sprite, and a Lamborghini Espada. Clearly, Robert has is a sports car fan with vehicles like the MGs and the Facel Vega, but a trip to the roof of this old dealership reveals an interest in oddballs as well. Seriously, the roof of the building has several garage stalls that originally housed the dealer’s body shop. Now, it houses a mixture of Jeepsters and Croselys. It really is an eclectic and amazing mixture of vehicles.

If you haven’t watched this episode of Barn Find Hunters, I highly recommend watching it! Honestly, I would enjoy spending a day looking at all of Robert’s car, heck I’d love to have a collection as varied and interesting as this. So, if you could have any of the cars here, which ones would you want to be parked in your barn?

Do you have a collection of classic cars stashed in your barn, garage, warehouse or storage unit? We sure would love to see and share it here on Barn Finds! If so, please contact us at mail@barnfinds.com!