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Secrets of the Barn Find Hunter

The Art of Finding Lost Collector Cars by Cotter, Tom Code: 70028 Format: Hardback / 208 pages Publication date: 10/04/2022 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day Price: AU $49.95

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 Cotters 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. Hes a dyed-in-the-wool car guy, and the collectors he finds cant 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 its 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.

Format: Hardback
Pages: 208
Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day
Publisher: MOTOR BOOKS INTERNATIONAL
Publication date: 10/04/2022
Country of publication: UNITED STATES
Weight: 684 g
Dimensions: 230.00mm X 180.00mm
Code: 70028

Tom Cotter had long been involved in nearly every end of the automotive and racing industries before he even wrote his first book. 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 Colleges Auto Restoration program, and is a member of the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC).