Believe It, Barns Aren’t the Only Odd Places Classics Are Found

We see a lot of cool project cars pop up on Pro-Touring.com. While the cars have usually been passed down in a family or bought for the sole reason of creating a unique pro-touring car, others are found in barns and resurrected into some pretty spectacular rides. Although we’ve become accustom to the idea of “barn find” car projects, nothing prepared us for not what, but how, one Pro-Touring.com member came about his ‘56 Bel Air 210.

When it comes to barn cars, what you find is pretty much up in the air. Just like any project car, a barn car can be in remarkable condition with all original parts or, on the other end of the spectrum, literally rusted into the ground and torn to pieces. But what about cars found buried in canyons? As Pro-Touring.com forum member Andrew McBride found out, these kind of cars not only exist, but also manage to come out in decent condition considering the circumstances.

As a kid, McBride knew that there were cars down in a canyon on his parents’ farm but never paid them much attention. Last week, however, McBride was reminded about the cars when his father and brother-in-law mentioned a mid-50s Bel Air down in the canyon when hunting on the property. Just as any car guy would, McBride went down to check it out, and low and behold, found not only a ‘56 Bel Air 210, but four other cars- two early ‘50s four-door Bel Airs, a four-door Oldsmobile and a four-door Pontiac.

Obviously, due to being partially buried and sitting out in the elements, the cars were in rough shape, but that didn’t prevent McBride and his family from digging out the ‘56 and trailering it home. According to McBride, despite the torture the car went through, the frame, column, window mechanics and stainless steel, trunk lid, front and rear seats, and dashboard are all salvageable.

We’re in awe at McBride’s find- that not only did someone bury the cars in the canyon, but that they still sport components that can be salvaged. Although McBride hasn’t posted any plans for the ‘56 on Pro-Touring.com, we hope that he turns it into a project car and brings it back to its original glory. After all, how many people could tell the story of not just a barn find car, but of their once buried project car?