Canadian car restorer makes biggest deal of his life after discovering three rare Chevrolet cars in a single barn

This Canadian YouTuber and professional car restorer just struck gold with three rare cars found in the same barn.

All three are American classics, all three are half a century old, and all three are quite rare.

And, more to the point, all three are potentially very valuable.

But that’s not the only reason why he struck gold.

These three beauties are worth a small fortune

Dan from DD Speed Shop discovered three American icons hidden away in an abandoned barn.

The barn was also full of junk but the headline acts of this find are a 1956 Chevrolet Nomad, a 1957 Chevrolet Nomad, and a rare 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle convertible, which is a classic muscle car cousin to the famous 1970 Chevelle driven by Dominic Toretto in Fast & Furious.

All three are highly sought-after classics, and you’re looking at six figures for each.

In general, these cars were production cars and weren’t particularly rare when they were new.

But it’s been so long and so many have either been lost and destroyed, which is why they are rare today.

Obviously, they will require a lot of work, but there was something else he found that’ll make his job easier.

This was like striking gold twice

Not only did Dan find these three legends in the barn, but he also found boxes packed with essential trim pieces.

Window surrounds, headliner bows, you name it.

These are hard-to-find things, so that’s a bit like finding a box full of Rolex cases and movements, and then finding another box full of Rolex straps and dials.

And it basically only cost him $2,500, because that’s what he had to pay to rent a tow truck to transport the three cars.

“This is like the best $2,500 I’ve ever spent on Facebook,” he joked.

These cars are worth at least six figures (each)

Let’s start with the Nomads.

Both the 1956 model and the 1957 model are very desirable in the pre-owned market.

Market values for restored examples vary a lot depending on build quality, provenance, paperwork and so on, but you’re still looking at around $60,000-$80,000 in a worst-case scenario, and up to $200,000 in a best-case scenario.

The same goes for the Chevy Chevelle SS Convertible.

The big-block convertible is the holy grail of muscle cars.

In mint condition, these can easily exceed $100,000 and, in some cases, $200,000.

The bad news – because there is some – is that he’s going to need a lot of time, money, and patience.

“I’m not a [Chevy Chevelle] guy, and I’m not even a big convertible guy, but I do like this. [But] It’s a little crusty. It’s a little rusty underneath,” he said, before highlighting the biggest problem.

“This is a real 396 SS convertible ChevelIe [but] it’s a little crunchy underneath [and] it needs a frame. This was a gamble.”

Well, perhaps it was a gamble.

Or maybe a bet, but if this is a bet, it looks like so far he’s beating the house.