Barn Find Hunter Unearths Its Craziest Finds So Far

Barn Find Hunter, Tom Cotter met Dave Coleman at a racetrack, and they quickly decided to do a road trip in a custom, Ford Model T that was modified to reach speeds of 80 mph (129 km/h). For comparison, a stock Ford Model T could reach 45 mph (72.4 km/h). As for the 80-mph Model T, it features a custom body and a lot of “speed equipment,” such as a 16-valve conversion that doubles the power output.

The weirdness doesn’t stop there as Dave has many other obscure vehicles lying around, including a Hudson Pacemaker, which represented the “cheaper” section of the Hudson lineup, in contrast to the Hudson Hornet. The Pacemaker is modified in a very interesting way by strapping an airplane turbocharger to the stock 3.8-liter inline-six and a Jaguar carburetor. In stock form, the Hudson Pacemaker makes 112 horsepower at 4,00 RPM, with a 6.7:1 compression ratio, but Dave doesn’t mention what the new power output is. The transmission is upgraded to a five-speed manual.

Other unique and unusual barn finds include a 1960 Ford Starliner with a 360-horsepower, 352 cubic-inch NASCAR V-8 engine, a Porsche 914-6, and three Ford Merkurs (Sierra in Europe), at least one of which is the desirable XR4 Ti model. As far as mid-1980s cars go, the Merkur/Sierra is one of the best, aerodynamically-sorted vehicles, and with the right hardware, it could top 200 mph (322 km/h). The barn finds tour is rounded off by a spirited drive of the heavily customized Ford Model T, which you can see in the video. The level of weirdness and sheer variety of cars here is immense.