The Cobra in the Barn

The Cobra in the Barn Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

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Publisher's Synopsis

Now in paperback for the first time here is the ultimate version of any car lovers fairy tale: go into an abandoned barn, garage, warehouse ? and there is the car of your dreams, hidden, lost, forgotten for decades until you find it! This book collects the true stories of men who have found their dream cars in the most unlikely places: one of the three King Cobras ever built hidden in a South Carolina junkyard; a rare Delahaye is discovered in the Czech Republic, and smuggled out of the country moments before the local mafia turn up for it; a Triumph TR3 that had run the Daytona 24 Hours ; Kris Palmer finding his dream MG, and a Healy in Cape Cod; a Ferrari Spyder that turns out to be a 250 Cabriolet; Marlena Dietrich?s 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom Springfield; a Jaguar Lightweight E Type ? over fifty unforgettable stories of discovering lost and forgotten classic cars, all certain to make the blood of any car enthusiast race with excitement and passion!

Book information

ISBN: 9780760336618
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Imprint: Motor Books International
Pub date:
DEWEY: 629.222
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 592g
Height: 230mm
Width: 153mm
Spine width: 17mm