Museum NOT open to the public: MASSIVE Stash of Cars & Trucks in Old Dealership | Barn Find Hunter
Episode: 146 - Tom has been trying for five years to access to an old dealership in Northern Maine that houses a massive collection of cars and trucks. Through some investigative work, Tom was finally able to contact the owner, Todd, who gives us a VIP tour of his lifetime collection of rare metal.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:38 Pratt & Whitney Buick
1:45 1909 AutoCar Delivery Truck
4:37 Will it Run?
5:50 Save $$ for your next barn find
6:26 Selden "First Auto Patent"
7:10 1949 Willys Jeep Wagon
8:27 Auto Car CREW CAB truck
9:46 Jeep Found on Island
10:17 Love Bug
10:30 1973 LS1 Corvette
11:08 Ford F100
11:59 Dodge Challenger R/T
12:10 1964 Pontiac GTO
13:31 More Cars
13:55 1939 Dodge Super Deluxe
14:43 1965 International Scouts
15:16 12,000 mile 1963 Ford F100
15:33 Late Model Jeepsters
16:00 1950 Jeepster (Sold as 1951)
17:17 Ford F800 (CAT Engine)
18:05 Start up!
18:29 Outro
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For the love of God get Tom to do some videos in Connecticut, I've been commenting the past 3 or 4 years, he comes here repeatedly for lime rock but doesn't do any video here when there's so much racing history and great hidden gems of cars people have
If this guy ever wants to sell his Corvette let me know. Being a ragtop with a stick ..looks like a car I'd love to have.
This could have been more than one episode. I would’ve like more 😊
You need to go back and complete the search around this barn!! And the guy is amazing.
I'm sure he did. This video coulda been 3 hrs. long!
why do you know him personally to vouch for him? could be a total scumbag.
Wow! Not a long enough video, that guy and his vehicles deserve his own series. Thanks for tracking him down.
Tom, you’ve got to go longer or do multiple episodes with this awesome guy. I’d love to know his back story. Yard tour please. Keep up the good work. Guys like this motivate me to get more stuff
Waste of cars they all should be on the road an driven....
For someone (me) that was in and around coal for 27 years, that 1909 coal truck is awesome!
Damn right. I like the phone trucks too. 28 years with the phone company.
WOW!!! Tom is correct, a museum that's not open to the public. Fascinating historic vehicles.
Todd needs a show of his own! Wow not only he's got an eye for great vehicles, but he also knows his stuff, and furthermore, if he says it'll start right up, he's right it does! Very impressed with his collection!
Incredible collection and Todd is such a cool, down to earth guy! Your persistence on this find definitely paid off!
There's a man who just loves vehicles. You can hear the joy in his voice when he talks about starting one up for you to hear. Thanks for the video.
Leno has a matching coal truck. I had a friend George, who worked for NJ BELL. He told me he walked across NJ behind a real truck like that one, using the poles to lift new telephone cables up, and onto the poles, then they turned around and wired them all into houses on the way back. Post WWII, just out of the Navy, and making 37 cents an hour!! He retired, 9 sons, and DiLs, a great wife, and the nicest guy you'ld ever meet.
150 Jay Leno has an open cab truck see 100+-year-old 1916 Autocar Coal Truck
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What does that say about our current inflation?
I would like to see much more of this collection. This is like a working museum. Them trucks are amazing, I have seen alot of old Ford trucks but never seen this many different types and brands in such great condition. Please show us more and more!!!
Need another hour of this find Tom. Love it
Wow - this was a great episode and Todd is a knowledgable and fascinating guy with eclectic taste. I actually believe this guy when he says he will finish all of these vehicles - he knows what he wants to do and has the talent to do it. Thank you Tom and thank you Hagerty.
Man what a place!!! That 1908 autocar was amazing id love to see that in person
WOW Tom !!! This was incredible & should be at least an hour long !!! I sure hope there will be a part 2, if not even more !!!
Agreed .. barley scratched the surface 😱 🤞 several episodes 😉✌️
19 minutes with all these vehicles was like a movie trailer 😄
Dang ! Todd is my kind of Hoarder ! The Seagrave chassis swap will be super cool. The Jeepster 'Dauntless' V6 is a stout little motor if massaged/warmed up on rebuild. Great Video Tom !
For nearly 30 years I was married to a woman whose father was one of 14 siblings that grew up in Western Maine. While together we made many trips out to New England to visit with her family. This video of you and Todd reminds me of the many times I got to spend visiting with her uncles still located in Maine. It was always a good time and their knowledge about all things mechanical was beyond impressive. I got to experience a number of local events like the Fryberg Fair (with some impressive vintage tractor pulls), local hot rod shows, and a classic car & tractor show to benefit the restoration of a water-powered mill that had been damaged by fire. Thanks for this video and the great memories it brought back for me.
Amazing collection and the guy is so happy to show them...he's definitely into the story and not the money! So cool!!!
I could watch this stuff all day long I really wish these episodes were longer I can’t get enough thanks Tom for doing what you do
Episode 2 of this fantastic slice of history please!
That was fun. All the little things around the cars were starting to tell an interesting story of what Todd does for a living. Then when the cameras went outside....the story of the American Opportunity introduced itself. tHanks for a great tour and a fantastic video!
Todd is great. I can see myself being just like him in 20-30 years. Just a bunch of random vehicles and every one so interesting with a story. Great video!
Would like to see more of this one. Todd is a cool dude for sure.
Nice one Tom and thank you Todd. Bring on round two!
Buy that man some lunch and get some MORE video of that wonderful old iron!!
By far one of the coolest collections I’ve ever seen.💯😎👍👍
Can't tell how much I enjoyed this...
Each episode seems to get better and better and this one is tops. Very nice job, everyone!
What an absolute treasure to uncover! Todd is an amazing down-to-earth guy and I really like his style. I could've spent hours and hours in there.
It took Selden some 25+ years after his first patent application (1879) to actually build a motor vehicle. It's quite a tale.
This has been the best part of Hagerty on KZhead for quite a while.
What a great collection. I love that he has most of it running too.
Wow... That 1909 Coal Truck is soo cool. 👍
Yeah, as averybody else has suggested, this requires another visit and another episode. What a cool guy..!
This is one of the most robust collections that we’ve had the honor of seeing!
Another great episode. Thanks to your guest for allowing us to see and enjoy his collection and thanks to you Tom for presenting it to us.
You can easily make Parts 2 AND 3 based on the amount of vehicles this man has over there!! We need more!!
Wow ! Lovely humble man ..proper not car guy automotive guy ..enjoyed the video 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
One of the best guys you interviewed an some cool old stuff have never seen ! 👏
That Harvey coal truck is not just a valuable antique vehicle. That’s a national treasure!
When’s part 2 coming out? What a collection.
Surely they're not called suicide doors because a passenger could fall out, but because if you stood in the way of it and the car drove off it would knock you down?
Super Episode Tom and thanks Todd for sharing.
Hopefully that was just Part 1 and there is more to come from Todd! Funny no BS guy!
Nova Scotia resident here - I'll have to keep an eye out for his old Jeep on the road. He has quite the collection - interesting fella!
Wow❤. Just wow. So Charming,this old thing. She deserves all the love. Kudos to the owner.
I would of never revealed this place to the public
I've watched 99% of Barn Find Hunter episodes, and this one has to be one of, if not the best and most interesting episodes yet. You're right Tom, in saying that Todd is "one of the most fascinating people on the series", his tone of voice is a bit gruff, but he's a good guy who's unable to hide his enthusiasm when he talks about his collection. I could watch another hour or so of this guy (hint hint)
That tone in his voice is just how we talk in Downeast Maine. The Maine seacoast is full of salty old fishermen and people talking like that is just normal. It sounds like home to me lol
"Those aren't mine". Great answer!
That 114 yr old truck is a monument to the folks who built it!👍👍
What an awsome collection and great guest.
This is one of the most enjoyable episodes of any type I've seen on KZhead. 👍
Nice to hear the history from the owner.
Awesome collection!
I love it when collectors leave stuff alone and drive it.
Thank you Todd for letting us see those!!
As a machinist and industrial collector, the outside collection looks even MORE interesting! Todd needs to start his own YT channel. Start with a yard tour Todd! Air compressors and Cranes.......very cool
Being that I live in Nova Scotia with any luck I'll see him driving around someday those are some really cool vehicles
That truck firing up made me smile! Incredible truck and runs like a top! Built to last no doubt!
What an amazing collection, Thanks for sharing it
I meet an elderly gentleman (99 years old), many years ago, that lived in NYC when younger. Amazing memory of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, vacationed in Cuba, and had many amazing stories. The old coal truck reminded me of one of his memories,, he had a business hauling coal then after the invention of refrigeration in the spring he removed the beds of the trucks replacing them with insulated box beds to haul ice and then back to coal beds for winter
On that telephone truck I noticed an electrical Kearney someone mounted on the front vent just below the windshield (should be made out of red brass) and is used to clamp two wires together (don't know why someone would put that there unless they wanted to "ground" the truck while working in "hot" conditions, and those 3 poles for settting a telephone (power) pole are called Pole Pikes. Very nice collection!!
I love tinkering and conserving and restoring antique vehicles and equipment
What a lovely generous man.
Thanks for showing us around Todd Thats a neat collection man
Now just imagine that barns and homes that people dont want to show off there is some real gems out there we may never find
That old coal truck was worth the watch! Thanx from MD.🇺🇲
I like Todd, he seems like a down to Earth kind of guy, bright, knows his vehicles and comes across as very competent at whatever he does. This has been a great episode.
So awesome to have these vehicles still around. Thank you.
This was definitely the tip of the iceberg. The aerial shot was like watching one of those cliffhanger episodes. Pleas show us what else he has!! I thought I saw old Cat dozers.
You are truly one class act, Todd. Thanks for giving us a glimpse of YOUR world; and I have to say; it's clearly the kind of world I could live in. I wish you MANY more years on this earth; to continue your great love affair; with all those beauties.
Great to record & film that man. So knowledgeable with history of each unit.
Absolutely amazing. Love this. Thank you for sharing!
Tom! I hope you shot enough film for at least one more episode!
Fantastic installment! Sweet collection! Sweet, running, collection! Thanks, Tom and Hagerty!
Great stuff! Thanks to the owner for showing you and us around.
Fascinating, the old iron is pure gold, thanks for sharing.
Love this series. Keep highlighting Maine car culture!
Wow. This is amazing. Would really love to see a second video with an even deeper dive into this guys collection.
This museum is insane. So beautiful cars. And the men who own it is amazing and his knowledge is great. Great episode 😊
Outstanding 👏👏👏 I hope there's another episode with this collection 🤞🤞😉✌️
Oh my gosh. Such class! 👍👍👍👍These come from times when the car industry made real quality and used solid materials.
What an absolute champion. Hopefully his kids will look after these the same way he has. That's the unfortunate thing with the generations today, they aren't interested in cars like these because they aren't 500hp rolling on 20s.
These two dudes get along very well! What an awesome place of preserved history. 😎😎🤘🤘
Some amazing vehicles!
This guy kinda sounds like Fred Flinstone, he's awesome
Thanks for going out of your way to get in there ❤
Another great show. Thanks!
Thank you for finding and sharing these automotive stories.
Wow... one of the best collections from a historical point of view.
WOW...Great episode. What a terrific knowledgeable guest. He obviously loves his collection. Thanks Tom..
Great episode. The barn find ones are definitely my favorites.
Wow amazing! Beautiful trucks and cars, what a collection and a fascinating story! Thanks for sharing 🙏
Awesome collection 👌 and his passion for these vehicles is what its all about.. thanks for sharing
Henry Ford was a great man of the American people I've grown up a Chevrolet guy but have a great admiration for Henry Ford and his work especially his writing the books he would leave in the glove box of the model T is one every red blooded American should read. Here's a Bellamy salute to Henry Ford o/
That 63 Ford PU brings back memories. I had a 64 4X4 with a 460ci in high school. That was a good ol truck. Its amazing what is hidden in some of these backwoods garages.
wow, what an incredible collection and collector. Interesting trucks and cars. Hearing the 1909 coal truck fire right up was amazing
Thank you both for sharing your time and knowledge. My heart would be beating out of my chest if I was there in person. What an amazing collection. I didn't realize that old work trucks excite me more the hot rods!
Amazing content again! Thanks Tom and Hagerty!