Articles by Ross Vasse

Ross Vasse

Holy Mothballs! The story of a perfect Falcon barn find

By Ross Vasse · 02 Feb 2018

Just like an Indiana Jones adventure, every car nut dreams of finding a long lost treasure, parked and forgotten decades ago covered in dust and sitting on flattened tyres. For some, unearthing a Barn Find is like finding ‘The Holy Grail’. Join in as we reveal the discovery of the decade; a mothballed Ford Falcon

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When rabbit hunting turns into Cortina hunting

By Ross Vasse · 29 Jan 2018

Easter last year, and Dan Barbary was out with a mate shooting some rabbits late evening around his wife's grandfather's farm when one of those 'wascally wabbits' ducked in between two sheds.

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This is how a Toyota dealer walked away with two MGs

By Ross Vasse · 29 Jan 2018

A farmer's pregnant wife was unable to fit comfortably behind the steering wheel of the MGB roadster, and sought to trade-up to a new car at no extra cost.

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This FB Holden barn find was so good, someone bought it sight unseen

By Ross Vasse · 25 Jan 2018

Barn Finds are usually found, but sometimes they find you. Such was the case with this 1960 FB Holden Special sedan that had been parked up since 1982. On a reconnaissance mission to find a suitable location for a car show in 2009, in the central New South Wales town of Narrandera, some of the committee members

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This '69 Dodge Charger R/T is a diamond in the rough

By Ross Vasse · 25 Jan 2018

No, we can't tell you where this 1969 Dodge Charger R/T 440 V8 coupe is located. We're sworn to secrecy.

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Could this Limelight Charger be more rare than an R/T?

By Ross Vasse · 23 Jan 2018

Are they still out there? "Damn right they are!"

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This Charger proves there's bargains to be found in the outback

By Ross Vasse · 29 Dec 2017

This '72 Charger was just a rumor, now it's set for a new life.

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This XY GT barn find raises the question, resto or preserve?

By Ross Vasse · 08 Nov 2017

Quite often the adventure of discovering a 'Barn Find' begins with a whisper, a whisper which turns into a rumour, and a rumour that becomes reality when the hunters of the classic car world take action in following up every lead, leaving no stone unturned.

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