Check out this ‘one-in-a-million’ Alabama barn find packed with Corvettes
- This Alabama barn is a treasure trove of classic cars
- It housed 23 cars, including several Corvettes
- Many of the cars had super low mileage
Published on Sep 18, 2024 at 9:30 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Sep 18, 2024 at 7:36 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
A car enthusiast discovered an awesome ‘one-in-a-million’ barn find in Alabama packed full of classic cars, including several Corvettes.
The barn, situated near Birmingham, was home to a whopping 23 cars, including several rare model Corvettes, a Porsche, and a few Mustangs.
The impressive find was made that little bit more special due to the shockingly low mileage on several of the motors.
The collection had belonged to a keen car collector named Earl Trammel until he sadly passed away in 2022.
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Most of the Corvettes had done very few miles
The stunning barn was discovered by YouTube content creator and CEO of Give Me the VIN – John Clay Wolfe.
Wolfe is no stranger to epic car collections, he previously checked out this $800,000 haul in Wisconsin – but even he was blown away after visiting Trammel’s barn.
Among the vehicles packed into the collection were a 1988 35th Anniversary Corvette that had done just 25 miles, a 1998 Corvette Convertible Indy Pace Car that had only 23 miles, a 1990 Corvette ZR1 that had clocked up 25 miles, and a bunch of Corvette Stingray Coupes from years including 1971, 1974, and 1979 that had done between 41 and 30,000 miles.
Alongside the super-sized pile of Corvettes, there was a 1973 Lincoln Continental with 830 miles on the odometer, a 1987 Buick Grand National, and a 1996 Porsche C4S with 600 miles.
The collection was hailed as a ‘one-in-a-million barn find’
“This is a one-in-a-million barn find,” Wolfe said.
“I buy and sell more than 50,000 vehicles a year and hold the world record for selling 1,500 cars in one day, but I’ve never accomplished anything like this.
“The diversity of the collection – from the brand new ZR1 to the limited edition 35th Anniversary Corvette that still has the plastic on the interior – is sure to make car junkies salivate when these classics go on display in a few months.”
It’s hard to disagree – the collection is so expansive and so well-maintained that it is impossible not to be bowled over when looking at it.
After Tremmel passed, the collection went to his wife, who decided to sell the lot to Give Me the VIN.
A very decent buy, if you ask us.
Claire Reid
Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Across her career she's covered a wide variety of topics, including celebrity, cryptocurrency, politics, true crime and just about everything in between.
