Secrets of the Barn Find Hunter

The Art of Finding Lost Collector Cars

Tom Cotter, McKeel Hagerty

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Motorbooks
29 March 2022

Antiques & collectables: buyer's guides; Motor cars: general interest

"Join ""The Barn Find Hunter"" Tom Cotter for a thrilling, illustrated behind-the-scenes look at how he deploys his well-honed auto-archaeology skills to ferret out amazing collector car stashes. Since 2016, author Tom Cotter has been The Barn Find Hunter for an ongoing series sponsored by Hagerty Classic Insurance and found on their popular YouTube channel. Since that time, Cotter and crew have filmed more than 100 episodes throughout the US and even visited the UK. Some of Cotter's most popular episodes have views in excess of 5 million! Cotter has uncovered everything from pre-WWII classics to postwar exotics like Porsche, Jaguar, and Ferrari. He's a dyed-in-the-wool car guy, and the collectors he finds can't resist sharing their treasure and revealing the stories behind their stashed cars.

In Secrets of the Barn Find Hunter, Cotter gives you an entertaining and informative look at how he works his barn-find magic, offering tips, hard-won perspectives, and why the thrill of discovery never dies in his pursuit of the next ""lost"" car. The book is illustrated throughout with images from his most epic finds. Attend any auction or any car show and it's immediately clear that collectors cannot get enough of barn-find and survivor vehicles and the stories behind them. In Secrets of the Barn Find Hunter, Cotter takes you along for what has been the ride of his lifetime."

By: Tom Cotter
Introduction by: McKeel Hagerty
Imprint: Motorbooks
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 572g
ISBN: 9780760372975
ISBN 10: 0760372977
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 29 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction by McKeel Hagerty Prologue: The Gateway Drug to the Old Car Hobby 1 Collector-Car Cold Calling 2 Genesis of a Barn Find Hunter 3 “I’ll Never Sell.” The Fine Art of Hoarding 4 Top 25 Barn Find Hunting Pro Tips 5 The Barn Find Author 6 Barn Find Hunter Video Series 7 Rust Never Sleeps 8 Hiding in Plain Sight (Unless You Look) 9 How the Pros Do It 10 The Academic Approach by Geoff Hacker 11 My Wildest Finds 12 My Biggest Screwups 13 First You Must Sell Yourself 14 The Barn Find Bookshelf 15 The Best of Barn Find Hunter 16 The Future of Barn Finding Index About the Authors

Tom Cotter has been involved in nearly every end of the automotive and racing industries over the span of his career. From mechanic and auto salesman to heading the public relations department at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Cotter formed his own racing and automotive PR and marketing agency, Cotter Group. The agency represented some of the largest clients in NASCAR, IndyCar/CART, drag racing, and road racing. He has written biographies of the legendary Holman-Moody race team, Tommy Ivo and Dean Jeffries, but is best known for his series of barn find books, such as Cobra in the Barn, 50 Shades of Rust, and Barn Find Road Trip. Cotter appears in the Barn Find Hunter video series, which is distributed by Hagerty Insurance. He teaches public relations at Belmont Abbey College, sits on the advisory board of McPherson College's Auto Restoration program, and is a member of the Road Racing Driver's Club (RRDC). He lives in Davidson, North Carolina.McKeel Hagerty is a lifelong car lover and the Chief Executive Officer and driving force behind Hagerty, the world's largest specialty automotive insurance provider. Under his leadership, Hagerty has grown from a local insurance agency operating from his parents' basement in Traverse City, Michigan, to a global market leader. Hagerty is the leading provider of specialty insurance protecting nearly 2 million classic and enthusiast vehicles. In 2017, McKeel broadened the company's mission to saving driving and growing the car community for future generations. To support those goals, the company has made a series of strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and expansions including the Hagerty Drivers Club (620,000 members), Hagerty Drivers Club magazine (600,000 circulation), Hagerty YouTube (1.3 million subscribers), DriveShare (peer to peer rentals), the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, and the industry gold standard for vehicle values, the Hagerty Valuation Tool. His favorite car is his first, which he drives to this day-a 1967 Porsche 911S that he found in pieces in snowbanks behind a barn near his boyhood home and restored with the help of his dad.

Reviews for Secrets of the Barn Find Hunter: The Art of Finding Lost Collector Cars

If you find stories of unearthing dusty, long-forgotten automotive treasures truly captivating, then this book by Tom Cotter is a must-have for you. * Chevy Hardcore * Full of enthralling stories, Cotter's book is breezily written and illustrated by photography from some of his finds. If you want to learn the secrets to finding lost cars gleamed from a lifetime of experience, this book is a must. * PCA.org *