Guy at the parts counter said something that stuck with me all week

I was at NAPA yesterday picking up oil filters and this older guy in front of me was complaining about how he never finds anything good in barns anymore. The counter guy just looked at him and said "you gotta look where nobody else wants to look, not where everybody already looked." That hit me pretty hard. I've been hitting the same old farm auctions and known barns for years around here in eastern Ohio. Most of those places get picked clean by guys like me within a day. So this weekend I drove 45 minutes past my usual area down some back roads I never bothered with before. Found a leaning shed behind a house with a 78 F100 sitting in it, been there since 94 by the looks of the tags. Still has the straight six in it. The owner was happy to see someone interested. Any of you guys drive way further out than you used to and find better stuff?

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ryanf6614d ago

Well I'll be honest, I always thought the best stuff was found by just being persistent at the places everybody already knew about. That counter guy might be onto something though. I spent years driving the same routes around here only to find empty shells and picked-over parts. Last month I took a chance on a dirt road I'd passed a hundred times and found a 1965 Mustang with a 289 sitting in a barn that wasn't even on the map. Changed my whole way of thinking about looking for things.

diana_moore7514d agoMost Upvoted

Take one long shot a month and you will be surprised what turns up.