The internet can’t figure out what this mysterious barn find car discovered in Texas is
- This mystery barn find car has the internet stumped
- It popped up on a Texas Craigslist post
- But nobody has been able to identify the vintage barn find
Published on Oct 18, 2024 at 6:32 PM (UTC+4)
by Adam Gray
Last updated on Oct 22, 2024 at 11:01 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
It’s not always easy to identify a car discovered in a barn find.
After years of being exposed to the elements, it can be quite arduous trying to pinpoint the make, model, and even year without doing some homework.
But it isn’t common to stumble across a car that nobody can positively ID.
That’s exactly what happened with this mysterious blue barn find car, though.
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Having popped up on a Texas Craigslist post, no one has been able to identify the vintage barn find.
For starters, the car has no maker markings, names, or any other identifying information.
Add to that the fact the listing offers no clues other than to say the car ‘needs restoration’ – and people have been left stumped.
Much like the mystery Porsche spotted at LAX that Porsche didn’t recognize – but that was finally identified.
What do we know about the mystery barn find car?
Very little to be honest.
The more time you spend looking at it, the more you think you recognize a certain part, only to discover another part that totally throws you off track.
It’s a bit like the cars found in GTA; from one angle a car looks like a Dodge Charger, but when you see it from another, it looks like a Cadillac.
But, if we were to make an educated guess, we’d assume the car was built sometime in the 1950s-1960s based on the styling cues.
Based on the rust we can see, we’d say it’s a steel-bodied car rather than a fiberglass body because, if it were the latter, we’d assume it was a kit car.
Whilst many people initially thought it might be a Triumph TR, it’s too big to be that series of cars.
Another popular suggestion has been a mid-’50s Ford Thunderbird, because of the footprint of the rear tire carrier, however, the front fascia/grille doesn’t match up.
If the truth be told, it’s likely to be a one-off coach-built car or a long-forgotten prototype.
Will we ever find out what the mystery barn-find car is? Only time will tell, but the experts at Undiscovered Classics are on the case.
Adam Gray is an experienced freelance motoring journalist and content creator based in the United Kingdom. Using his media accreditation with manufacturers’ press offices, Adam test drives the latest cars and attends new vehicle press launches, producing written reviews and news pieces for a variety of lifestyle and business publications. Here at Supercar Blondie, Adam applies his journalistic skills penning social-first content around current news and trends. When he’s not behind the wheel of the latest car or writing up another viral story, Adam can be found at his local rink playing ice hockey or at the Riverside Stadium supporting his beloved Middlesbrough FC.
