Automotive expert was stunned by what he found in friend-of-a-friend's two-story muscle car garage in Michigan
- This enviable muscle car collection was hidden away in a US barn find
- The two-story barn had been built in 1979
- The classic cars inside were even older
Published on Oct 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Oct 16, 2024 at 9:26 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
A self-labeled ‘automotive archaeologist’ found an enviable muscle car collection hidden away in a Michigan, US, barn find.
Ryan took a tour around the garage back in 2018.
The two-story barn had been built in 1979.
However, the classic cars inside were even older.
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The barn find
The fleet of muscle cars belongs to a friend of a friend of Ryan from Auto Archaeology – and the owner just happened to be a Chrysler Engineer.
It should come as no surprise then that he loved Mopar vehicles.
The spacious, two-story barn was built in 1979 and housed the majority of his car collection.
Every inch was stuffed with American muscle cars.
While most were running and driving, some were barn finds he’d recovered over the years.
The muscle car collection
The cars include a 1970 Challenger TA which the owner bought in 2000 – not unlike this Dodge Challenger that had been sitting in a barn for over 30 years but was hiding a big problem.
It has a unique lemon twist color and with a saddle tan interior with a history tracing back to California, complete with original newspaper ads.
There’s also a numbers-matching 1969 Plymouth GTX and multiple Demons with aftermarket parts including direct connection spoilers and A-body vehicles.
One had been used for autocross.
This was followed up by a 1970 Barracuda convertible with a Slant-6 engine and air conditioning.
Check out these three black Plymouth Barracudas that were discovered sitting together in amazing Pennsylvania in a muscle car discovery.
Back to Michigan and last but not least there’s a 1970 Charger 500 and a six-pack Road Runner that’s in the process of being restored with an extensive collection of parts.
For more on muscle car collections, check out this highly surprising Illinois location where a stash of rare muscle cars had been hidden for years.
All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
