the barn find 427 SC Shelby AC Cobra, CSX 3047 spent most of the last 25 years on storage

and the photo below is of the top of the air filter pie tin.

the word on the Jockey Journal is that the company of Stelling and Hellings went out of business in the 60's,  and sold air filter housings, and motorcycle handlebars http://www.jockeyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10084

I learned of this last november: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/11/anthony-boosalis-found-65-cobra-427-sc.html

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A barnfind Diamond T that's been buried since 1965 among a families things in their barn brings a Bonneville connection

 Not very clearly written out on the webpage with these images is that this barnfind Diamond T was one of a few sold by the Utah dealership that was Ab Jenkins sponsor and trucking help during his Mormon Meteor II Bonneville record setting runs.

Above is from the same dealership, and since I've never posted a Diamond T tow truck, I had to do it.

Ab Jenkins on his Bonneville reocrd setting Allis Chalmers tractor

and above you see the hauler on the right

Thanks to Don! http://imageevent.com/shaggy/lsrdiamondt

the last 4 are from my post about the movie "Boys of Bonneville" http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/07/movie-review-of-boys-of-bonneville-in.html?showComment=1366481639147#c7656346948366419572

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the barnfind Evinrude outboard powered bicycle, up close with details. Found in the Don Laughlin Museum exhibit

my best guess is that the outboard motor, through a flex drive, operates a reduction gear housing hidden from view by the front fender, but the drive wheel can be seen riding on the front wheel in the above photo, through a cut out in the fender. An idler wheel rolls a v drive belt via a shaft, and that spins the cooling fan in front of the radiator.

this might have been stored since the moment some mom had the scare of her life seeing her boy ride it.

Evinrude seems to have made, or licensed its name to bicycles: http://thecabe.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?16024-Finally-find-a-good-bike-and-its-a-darned-boys-bike&p=79860#post79860

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1969 Hurst Olds 455 H/0 rotting away in a parking garage

found on http://www.carsinbarns.com/new179.html

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A family stored a custom LeBaron lwb sedan '32 Stutz for 73 years, because WW2 limited supplies of tires meant the owner had to store it, and drive his Nash for commuting. So it got stored away, and never hit the road again, only 23,000 miles

thanks to Hagerty Ins Co www.hagerty.com for sending out weekly newsletters and news items like this. They also have a monthly magazine for customers, and the past issues are available online. This also is to thank the HVA  http://www.historicvehicle.org/ Historical Vehicles Association for going to car shows and finding "Cars That Matter" http://www.historicvehicle.org/This-Car-Matters/TCM  and recording the story, getting photos, and sharing such great stuff with all of us! 

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A Shelby Cobra Dragonsnake has been pulled out of the barn, probably the last forgotten Cobra Dragonsnake we'll hear of

The last factory built Dragonsnake to be a barn find, spent the last 30 years in a garage in Anaheim. It was raced at Monterey in 1974, then stored away... and the owner just left it alone.

It's one of 2 factory built with the 325 hp Stage III d Competition 289's. Only 6 DragonSnakes were built

Some images from http://www.autominded.com/2813_rare-shelby-cobra-dragonsnake-re-debuts/classic-cars#!prettyPhoto[Gallery]/3/ and some from http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/vintage-rare-dragonsnake-cobra-found/

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