The Harley in the Barn: More Great Tales of Motorcycles Archaeology - Hardcover

Cotter, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760342342 ISBN 13: 9780760342343

Publisher: Motorbooks, 2012

Synopsis

Driving down a country road, a flash of chrome catches your eye as you pass an old farmstead. Next time you roll by, you slow down and focus on a shed behind the house. Could that be? Good lord, it is! Hard on the brakes, quick reverse, and pull in the drive. Yep, it’s a vintage Triumph Bonneville peering forlornly from beneath a tattered cover. You’ve just begun the journey that fuels the dreams of every motorcycle collector: the long-forgotten machine, re-discovered.

 

The Harley in the Barn offers 40-plus tales of lost Nortons, hidden Hondas, dormant Indians, and busted BSAs, all squirreled away from prying eyes but found by lucky collectors just like you. Author Tom Cotter is not only a barn-find master, he’s also master of discovering the collectors with the best stories and the most outlandish finds.

 

If you can’t pass a padlocked garage without wondering if there’s a great old bike stashed inside, this is your book. Hell, this is your life.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"More than lives up to its subtitle as a collection of 'great stories of automotive archaeology.' " -"Detroit News" Driving down a country road, a flash of chrome catches your eye as you pass an old farmstead. Next time you roll by, you slow down and focus on a shed behind the house. Could that be? Good lord, it is! Hard on the brakes, quick reverse, and pull in the drive. Yep, it's a vintage Triumph Bonneville peeking from beneath a mud-splattered tarp. You've just begun the journey that fuels the dreams of every motorcycle collector: the long-forgotten machine, rediscovered. "The Harley in the Barn" offers 40-plus tales of lost Nortons, hidden Hondas, dormant Indians, and busted BSAs, all squirreled away from prying eyes but found by lucky collectors just like you. Author Tom Cotter is not only a barn-find master, but a master of discovering the collectors with the best stories and the most outlandish finds. If you can't pass a padlocked garage without wondering if there's a classic old bike stashed inside, this is your book. Hell, this is your life. Praise for Tom Cotter's "In the Barn" series: "The most amazing barn discoveries of recent years . . ." -"Classic & Sports Car" (UK) "Tom Cotter is the most qualified to chronicle that romance and compulsion of dream cars discovered." -"Road & Track"

About the Author:

Tom Cotter had long been involved in nearly every facet of the automotive and racing industries before writing his first book. From mechanic and auto salesman to heading the public relations department at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Cotter formed his own racing and automotive PR and marketing agency, Cotter Group. The agency represented some of the largest clients in NASCAR, IndyCar/CART, drag racing, and road racing. He has written biographies of the legendary Holman-Moody race team, Tommy Ivo and Dean Jeffries, but is best known for his series of barn find books, such as Cobra in the Barn, 50 Shades of Rust and Barn Find Road Trip. Cotter appears in the Barn Find Hunter video series, which is distributed by Hagerty Insurance. He teaches public relations at Belmont Abbey College, sits on the advisory board of McPherson College’s Auto Restoration program, and is a member of the Road Racing Driver’s Club (RRDC.) He lives in Davidson, North Carolina.

About this edition

• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0760342342
• ISBN 13: 9780760342343
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256