0052 M - ANOTHER Barn Find

WOw, what wonderful patina. Give it a bit of buffing and wax, it will be good to go for another 50 years or so.



Terry

 

thats an amazing pic. i must be a wierdo to be sitting here staring at ancient paint, but its so darn cool looking.

 

Yeah...me too...

 

Does anyone have the new Cavallino already?

 

Hi Marcel,

Does the s/n begin with a zero?

Best, Peter

 

So Marcel, you actually found this car?

I dont visit the vintage section often, just once in a blue moon but these barn finds amaze me and I'm sure everyone else.

Have you found many other cars in the same way?

Regards,

Matthew

 

In the last picture, has the tread actually split down the middle of the rear tyre?

Regards,

Matthew

 

Thank you and bravo, Marcel. In your first post, you said "nobody has seen since 1959". So, before reading Cavallino, can you say to me if information of
Barchetta on 0052M is exact (04/nov : Todd Morrici, USA) ?

 

Art,

You were the 1st to mention 0052M, You were right I was wrong - Congrats.

Argento

 

Wow.... Congrats. And thanks for those post Marcel.

 

We almost got to see the engine compartment!

 

Thanks Argento!

Regards,

Art S.

 

Marcel,

I want to congratulate you on your find. It really is in fantastic condition for a vintage find. Can you elaborate on the engine/mechanical condition? Also you mentioned that you will not restore it, what preservation do you plan on implementing?

 

What an absolutely stunning artifact. Well done Marcel for going to all the effort of sharing it and in such a great way. I'm sure I speak for hundreds of other petrol heads who have been following this thread as it evolved / evolves? without pitching in our two pennies worth.

Personally, if it were me, I would just keep the thing exactly as it is because it is that provenance and patina that makes it so unique and interesting and ultimately valuable. At the end of the day it can always be restored at some stage in the future, but when it is, it will loose forever the story it has to tell as it is, now.

Tim

 

for those of us who are certainly intrigued but ignorant about most of this stuff........what is something like this worth.....I'm not asking what Marcel paid for it, I'm just wondering how much could this be sold for to a collector..........i have no idea? hundreds of thousands....million?

 

I've just go to ask but how do you actually feel when those doors open for the first time and you see something like that sitting there