Two rare classic cars discovered in barn including one over 100 years old

This incredible two-car barn find included one vehicle that was more than 100 years old. 

The two vintage cars had been parked for years in an outbuilding. 

Despite their age – and who knows how long outside – the cars were in pretty good condition. 

They were recently given their first glimpse of daylight in decades. 

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The incredible barn find included a vintage Mercedes-Benz

We regularly see classic cars and vintage vehicles unearthed in barn finds such as this haul of 18 classics that had been gathering dust on a property in the US, or this super-cool 1981 BMW M1 that was stashed away in a garage in Italy. 

However, few barn finds include cars that are a century old, which makes this one all the more special. 

The rare find, which was shared on the UK Barn Finds YouTube channel, included two retro vehicles. 

First up, there was a 1952 Mercedes-Benz W187.

First produced in 1951, the W187 was available as a convertible in two formats – either a Type A two-seater or a Type B four-seater. 

The example in his barn find was a Type A, making it an extremely rare find.

In total, Mercedes sold just over 18,500 units, but only 1,278 were the same as the one in the clip. 

With 70 or so years passing since then, the cars are now as rare as you like. 

The other car was more than 100 years old

Meanwhile, the second vehicle in the barn find is rarer again – a 1921 Talbot-Darracq.

Now, if the marque sounds unfamiliar to you, it’s most likely because the company only used the Talbot-Darracq moniker for a couple of years before dropping the latter half of the name and becoming Talbot. 

But during the brief stint when the company was producing vehicles under the Talbot-Darracq name this beauty was built. 

The Type 21 Open Tourer still has its original engine, which – when new – could produce 16 horsepower. 

The car had a tax disc from 1982 in its window suggesting that it was still up and running during the early 1980s. 

Much like its barn mate, the  Talbot-Darracq looked to be in good shape and had even managed to hold onto its original roof canvas.

Meanwhile, inside there was documentation and old photographs about the vehicle, including an invoice from the 1960s, an old check used to pay for the car, and a sweet black and white photograph of the previous owners smiling as they stand next to it. 

A real piece of history.