Tom Cotter

Tom Cotter is the Barn Find Hunter. He spent much of his life digging in barns and garages in search of buried automotive treasure. He has written 16 automotive books, many on the subject of automotive archeology. The most recent, Motor City Barn Finds, details 10 days of searching for old cars in Detroit Michigan. His books have led to a Youtube video series called Barn Find Hunter, sponsored by Hagerty Insurance and Shell. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Cotter was founder of an automotive and motorsport PR and marketing agency called Cotter Group. The agency managed many of the largest sponsors in all forms of racing including NASCAR, IndyCar/CART, SCCA, NHRA and vintage racing. He is a contributing editor for Vintage Motorsport magazine and regularly contributes to Hagerty magazine. He lives in Davidson, NC.