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mrvette

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This is an old video I remember passing about a year ago, but it is plenty interesting. There are eight consecutive videos, as they pull antique cars and bikes out of an old warehouse.





America's greatest collection of everything, including bikes & cars!

Ultimate Barn find Videos - WOW!



There is a series of 8 videos showing the amazing collection of a Mr. Lee Hartung, Glenview Illinois. Mr. Hartung passed away and his collection will be auctioned. If the guys from American Pickers had found this place they could have done a whole season of shows from this place. I might be mistaken but I think this might be the same guy who had a place in Chicago that was filled with cars like Deusenbergs, Packards, Cadillacs, Rolls Royce, etc. That collection got burned to the ground when a train went by and one of the cars had a fire on a wheel (the tracks went right past one of the warehouses). The fire jumped to brush or trash nearby and the entire collection was burned. This happened back in the 70's or 80's. I recall that the owner of that collection had another location with some 'lesser' cars. This is really neat . It does take a while to watch all the videos.


http://www.coolestone.com/media/3728/America039;s-Ultimate-Barn-Find/
 
Wayne Carini did two "Chasing Classic Cars" shows on that collection - one focused on the motorcycles, one on the cars. They both aired this season, so they're still in pretty heavy rotation.
 

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