The Cobra in the Barn: Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

by: Tom Cotter

Published by: Motorbook, MBI Publishing Company imprint

Reviewed by Connie Anderson

Guys and gals who love cars (and those who care about those obsessed people), this book is for you. You'll relish reading about people as crazy as you are about finding and restoring old cars.

Eureka! Dream cars such as a 1938 woody station wagon--or Rolls, desirable Porsches, Cobra and many more specialty cars were found in old sheds, barns and garages.

With most old cars, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, usually from unforgettable memories of their youth (hmmmn). Now this person is a grown up and has money to spend on that dream.

Like buying a dog, buying a needs-some-work car is the cheapest part of owning it. The idea is to find an old car, drag it home, and then bring it back to live, with money and a lot of elbow grease.

Author Tom Cotter thinks, reads and breathes old cars...and he loves the hunt. He's the right guy for this wonderful job of writing about old cars and the people who love them.

Even if you don't love old cars like the people in this book, you'll still enjoy reading their quest, success and disappointments. You might even get the urge.

Now if I could only find a ....

Armchair Interviews says: A great gift book for a car lover--especially one who takes a neglected and abused heap of metal and makes it a dream come true. Anyone for a COX 6057 Cobra that needs just a little paint and a few "minor" body repairs?