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Dodge Charger

The 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona was accidentally found in an old barn by residents of the American city of Glenwood in 2015. Manufacturers have released only 503 copies of this model. Dodge Charger with a mileage of 33.07 km preserved in its original form: the 375-strong eight-cylinder Dodge 440 Magnum engine and automatic gearbox are in a work condition.

At one time, the car was bought by a local judge as a gift to his wife, and in 1974 the couple decided to sell it to a new owner who did not appreciate the purchase.

Experts estimated the two-door sports coupe at $180 thousand, but in January 2016 it was sold twice cheaper for $90 thousand.

Ferrari 166MM 1949

The sports car 166MM 1949 was produced in an even more limited number, only 25 copies. Especially for this model, Italian designer Gioacchino Colombo developed the V12 engine with a volume of 2 liters, which made the car one of the fastest in the model range of the brand.

The first owner was from Arizona, he bought a car in 1959 at auction for only $8 thousand. For several years the car was used for its intended purpose, to participate in sports competitions, but after another breakdown, it was forgotten. Half a century later, the heirs recalled the sports car and sold it to collector Manny Del Arroz for $1 million. He completely fixed the mechanical part of the car.

Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona 1969

Another rare Italian car was found in an abandoned garage in Japan, where it stood for more than 40 years. Until 1973 Ferrari released only 1.2 thousand of these cars, equipping them with 4.4-liter engines of 350 hp. But only five of them received ultra-light aluminum bodies from the famous studio Scaglietti. And upon closer examination, the experts found out that this is the only copy of its kind that was certified for driving on public roads.

Autosprint journalist Luciano Conti was the first owner of the car. Then the car changed several owners until it was exported to Japan. In September 2017, the sports car was sold for $2.17 million at an auction in Maranello, Italy.

Three rare Texas sports cars

Three expensive sports cars were found in an abandoned barn in the northeastern United States: 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS, 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Daytona and 1977 Maserati Bora Coupe.

Italian sports cars did not receive adequate attention and care for decades. But the condition of these cars turned out to be even better than that of the existing collection items.

In the 1970s, a friend of the American Ferrari importer, race car driver Luigi Chinetti, bought this car. In the summer of 2011, cars were put up for sale at eBay auction.

Forgotten Chevrolet dealership warehouse

In 2013, an abandoned dealership warehouse was found in Nebraska, where about 500 classic Chevrolet cars were stored. Fifty of them are completely new with a mileage of 1 mile. In addition, corrosion damaged only a few cars, and it was not difficult to restore them.

These cars once belonged to the dealership center Lambrecht Chevrolet. The owner of the showroom kept new cars that were not sold in the first year in warehouses near his farm. In the early 1980s, the business was closed, and everyone forgot about cars.

Van Der Brink held an auction where this rare collection was sold. For example, Chevrolet Cameo was sold for the highest price, $140 thousand.