Incredibly rare 'master' car from 1940 was pulled out of a barn after 64 years and it's a piece of history

A 1940 Chevy Master has just been discovered after over 64 years in a barn.

This pre-war piece of heritage has been hidden away since at least 1961.

A YouTuber recently found it, basically by accident, by buying the contents of a barn sight unseen.

And there’s a huge question everyone is asking.

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The story behind the Chevy Master

The Great Depression of 1929 left the United States in financial ruin.

Things got progressively worse in the early 1930s, when unemployment nationally reached 25 percent, which is unheard of in America.

With one in four citizens out of work, automakers were trying to understand how to make cars people could actually buy.

That’s why Chevy unveiled the Master, which was designed with a longer wheelbase and broader front grille.

This barn find was documented by the Adventures Made From Scratch YouTube channel, and the car looks surprisingly well-preserved and ‘fixable’.

Apart from the inevitable rust, another potential problem is that the original engine was swapped for a 1950s inline-six.

The question everyone is asking

Without including modern-day hypercars and limited-edition models that are so rare they’re basically impossible to buy, there’s one thing about the world’s most valuable cars that stands out.

And it is the fact that, with one exception, they’re all from the 1950s and 1960s.

There isn’t an equally huge and important track record for 1940s cars.

However, unfortunately for the YouTuber who found the car, the truth is a 1940 Chevy Master is unlikely to command life-changing amounts at auction.

According to Hagerty, an insurance company that also does market research, Chevy Masters from the 1940s generally sell for $20,000-$40,000.

So while this barn find might be an important piece of American automotive history, it won’t make anyone a millionaire.