{"id":8775,"date":"2020-04-10T15:49:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T22:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogv2prod.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=8775"},"modified":"2024-05-14T19:57:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T02:57:23","slug":"man-finds-buried-car-during-covid-lockdown-other-unearthed-vintage-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/man-finds-buried-car-during-covid-lockdown-other-unearthed-vintage-classics\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Finds Buried Car in Yard During COVID-19 Lockdown &#038; Other Tales of Unearthed Vintage Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><style>.kadence-column_1b3caa-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_1b3caa-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_1b3caa-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_1b3caa-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_1b3caa-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_1b3caa-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_1b3caa-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_1b3caa-d5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_1b3caa-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_1b3caa-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_1b3caa-d5 qk-look-widget\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-769adf  qk-main-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-4b9fc3\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_56f998-c5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_56f998-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_56f998-c5\"]{text-align:center;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_56f998-c5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_56f998-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_56f998-c5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-family:Inter;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_56f998-c5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_56f998-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_56f998-c5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading_56f998-c5 summary-title wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_56f998-c5\"><span>Summary<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>John Brayshaw of Heckmondwike, U.K. uncovered a classic Ford Popular hidden under his backyard. Experts say the car is either a 1955 or 1956 Ford Popular 103e.<\/li><li>In 2018, a family also found a 1949 Daimler Consort buried beneath their garden.<\/li><li>Metal detecting is an interesting hobby.Note, however, that not all buried automotive treasures are high-dollar exotics.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&rsquo;re looking to take up a new hobby during the COVID-19 lockdown, you might want to consider metal detecting. You never know&mdash;you could find a vintage vehicle buried beneath the dirt.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, John Brayshaw of Heckmondwike, U.K. uncovered a classic Ford Popular hidden under his backyard. According to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/auto\/yard-lockdown-discover-buried-car\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Fox News\">Fox News<\/a>, Brayshaw found the coupe while building a deck during the stay-at-home advisory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The things we found during Lockdown\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2HzxRoufXTc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The car, which experts say is either a 1955 or 1956 Ford Popular 103e, was found lying on its side beneath the dirt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the vintage vehicle was still intact. &ldquo;The only thing that was missing was the wheels,&rdquo; said Brayshaw.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ford-popular-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8778\" width=\"827\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ford-popular-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ford-popular-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ford-popular-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ford-popular-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ford-popular.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\"><figcaption>Ford Popular 103E<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lodekka\/4576174140\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Photo\">Photo<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/87347455@N00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Chris Sampson (Flickr)\">Chris Sampson (Flickr)<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"CC BY 2.0\">CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While you may think Brayshaw&rsquo;s discovery is a once-in-a-lifetime story, it turns out there have been several similar discoveries over the years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are a few more intriguing stories about buried (and found) cars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Family Finds 1949 Daimler Consort Buried in Their Garden&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At around 15-feet long, the Daimler Consort is a jaw-dropping machine. And it&rsquo;s even more astonishing when you find it buried beneath your garden.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just ask the Ward family. In 2018, while renovating their new property on the Channel Island of Guernsey, the Wards unearthed a 1949 Daimler Consort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Discovered 1949 Daimler Consort buried in garden\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZpmqR21wJDU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike the mostly-intact Ford found by Brayshaw, there wasn&rsquo;t much left of the vintage Consort&mdash;only parts of the chassis and engine remained. Yet experts were able to identify the car due to a few remaining emblems and placards, according to Fox News. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The license plate&mdash;GUK 800&mdash;was also still intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ford-daimler-1024x647.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ford-daimler-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ford-daimler-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ford-daimler-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ford-daimler.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption>Ford Daimler Consort<br><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Daimler_DB18_Consort_e1_1952.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Photo\">Photo<\/a> by Daimler pics \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"CC BY-SA 3.0\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To this day, the Wards have <em>no<\/em> idea how the Daimler ended up in their backyard. The guess is that someone took the car on as a project, then decided to bury the vehicle after getting in over their head.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rare 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Unearthed in Los Angeles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1978, a group of children playing in the mud made a startling discovery: a 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS buried in the dirt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The car had been stolen four years earlier, in 1974, from a man named Rosendo Cruz. According to the original article from the L.A. Times, the Dino was &ldquo;a green, 1974 Ferrari&mdash;a car worth at least $18,000 new.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ferrari-dino-1024x696.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ferrari-dino-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ferrari-dino-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ferrari-dino-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ferrari-dino.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption>Ferrari Dino 246 GTS<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/allenthepostman\/4568818918\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Photo\">Photo<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/28448204@N00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Allen Watkin (Flickr)\">Allen Watkin (Flickr)<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"CC BY-SA 2.0\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&rsquo;s around $94,466 today. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reporter who originally covered the story noted that, despite being buried underground, the car was in surprisingly good condition. Obviously, someone had planned to reclaim the Dino.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The car was covered in plastic sheets and, to keep bugs out, towels had been stuffed in various places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mystery Of The Buried Ferrari Dino Solved\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YJDT04DOalI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the police department officially declared the incident a theft, Farmers Insurance paid off the legal owner of the Dino. The car was eventually put up for auction, where it sold to a young mechanic for somewhere between $5,000 and $9,000.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, you might think that that was the end of the story. But in 2012, the current owner of the Dino, Brad Howard, contacted<a href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/the-true-story-of-how-a-ferrari-ended-up-buried-in-some-5872514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Jalopnik\">Jalopnik<\/a>, after seeing the website run a story about his car.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Howard purchased the Ferrari back in 1978, right after it had been sold at auction. Afterward, he hired professionals to restore the car completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the Jalopnik story debuted in 2012, Howard was still driving his legendary 1974 Ferrari Dino. And it was still turning heads at every corner.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Not all Buried Automotive Treasures are High-Dollar Exotics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Found an Old Buried Car\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8goULCd3Ppc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okay&mdash;so you might not discover a Ferrari using your metal detector. But if you&rsquo;re lucky like the person in this YouTube video, you could still find an automotive-related treasure beneath the dirt.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>If you&rsquo;re looking to take up a new hobby during the COVID-19 lockdown, you might want to consider metal detecting&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/man-finds-buried-car-during-covid-lockdown-other-unearthed-vintage-classics\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":8776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[2622],"class_list":["post-8775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","entry"],"acf":{"adrotate_specific_mobile_ad":"","adrotate_specific_desktop_ad":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Man Finds Buried Car in Yard During COVID-19 Lockdown &amp; Other Tales of Unearthed Vintage Classics - In The Garage with CarParts.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Man in the UK finds vintage car buried in his yard during the coronavirus lockdown. 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