Barn finds

<p>I have been looking of one of these Uber cool Mercedes Vans for a good few years now, missed one or two. finally managed to find this one in Holland. don’t know what the plan is yet but I just love this van.</p>

<p>&nbsp; This weekend 22-24/04/2022 we, my partner my son and I went to Looe in Cornwall to visit my mother, it was the anniversary of my late brothers passing in 2014. we always celebrate Luke’s life at this time with mom. whilst there we visited the two brothers that owned this Thornycroft motor home three&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/thornycroft-motor-home-1940">Read more</a></p>

<p>On Wednesday 27th February I was sent a Facebook marketplace advert showing this Bentley S 3 for sale in Saltash Cornwall, it was about 10 miles from where my Mom lives in Looe. I called the gentleman ( Paul Whitell ) we discussed the car and it’s condition, Paul said that he had the car&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/bentley-s3-1965-restoration-project-from-saltash">Read more</a></p>

<p>On 07/03/22 I was approached by the local tat man in his silver transit pickup truck, he had on the back of his truck the contents of a deceased estate clearance. there were a pair of Honda s800 seats and a dash. and an Alfeta dashboard. we haggled hard over the price but I ended&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/honda-s800-garage-find">Read more</a></p>

<p>This absolutely fantastic little Bentley was built by Bentley drivers club member Chris Leyshon &#8211; James I met Chris inadvertently after posting about my thoughts of the Bentley Drivers club forum on the Bentley Drivers club forum. I thought the forum needed to be updated and modernised, it is slow and difficult to navigate, hard&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/baby-bentley-pedal-car-display-thing-of-beauty">Read more</a></p>

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<p>I saw a advert for this car on 18th December 2021, I emailed the vendor and agreed a visit was in order to inspect the vehicle and find out a little more info, on Friday 24th December I made my way over to Birmingham (Stirchley) to view her, Andy the late owners grandson met me&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/barnfind-bentley-r-type">Read more</a></p>

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<p>On 14th May 2012 was contacted by Harold Wilson in Wales (not that Harold Wilson) but a lovely gentleman with a collection of vintage and classic cars scattered everywhere. he contacted me through an advert where I was looking for vintage Bentley parts. after a long chat on the phone about his collection it was&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/rolls-royce-20-25-barnfind-harold-wilson-2009">Read more</a></p>

<p>This is a bit of a long story but bear with me, I hope I don’t bore you to death. on Tuesday 26th October I was called by friend and fellow BDC member Rob Warrington, he called to see if Magda and I were going to the Midland region Birthday lunch at the Grand hotel&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/bentley-mk6-barnfind-rolls-royce-20-25-tourer">Read more</a></p>

<p>This engine block is from our 1931 4 litre Bentley, the vehicle was in Canada for most of her life, I suspect the massive crack was caused whilst she was unloved in the 1950s which was around the last time she was on the road. normally this kind of damage to an engine block would&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/the-toolroom-in-conjunction-with-barnfindspecialist">Read more</a></p>

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<p>AF3A9502-F69B-42FE-BA53-8168F8768AD2 This wonderful little gem was offered for sale about 3 years ago but I missed her, I was gutted…. then on the 14th September 2021 at 19:56 my son George sent me a Facebook marketplace listing that was 5 minutes old, I immediately messaged the seller and after some bartering the deal was done.&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/1966-mercedes-w110-universal-wagon-estate-restoration">Read more</a></p

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<p>On Tuesday 14th September 2021 we were contacted by a gentleman who was looking to clear his fathers garage and garden, they had a Ranalah that his father bought from Blackpool some 20 years ago to work on an MGB. we agreed a deal over the phone and I arranged to go down the following&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/ranalah-english-wheel-from-north-london">Read more</a></p>

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<p>01/04/222 George and I got the straps and equipment we needed for loading up the Bentley S2, we also hooked up the Brian James trailer to the Mercedes’ sprinter truck and set off for Yeovil. on arrival at Piper Trimmers in Goodwood lane we were met by Larry Piper, offered coffee as we waited for&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/ford-cortina-gt-1966-restoration-project-for-sale">Read more</a></p>

<p>A lovely Armstrong Siddley Saphire. on the button and drives well, brakes are spot on so is the steering. she looks to be an ex wedding car or a potential wedding /prom  car, she has a lovely straight six engine with twin carbs. she is famed for her top speed of 100 mph in the&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/armstrong-siddeley-1955-saphire-346">Read more</a></p>

<p>This very stylish Jaguar Mk1V is offered for sale as a complete restoration project. she is a very solid car, chassis is in very good shape so is her body. the engine has been stripped for rebuilding. gearbox is complete, new fuel tank. new wiring new tyres headlights are there, so are bumpers and most&hellip; <br /> <a class="read-more" href="https://barnfindspecialist.co.uk/jaguar-mk1v-1948-barnfind-restoration-project">Read more</a></p>