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Barn Find Gold: YouTuber Stumbles Upon Three Daytonas, a Charger, a Dart, and More

If you are a classic car lover, then you understand stumbling upon three 1969 Dodge Daytonas in a barn find is almost unheard-of. Well, Ryan Brutt from Auto Archaeology just had that pleasant opportunity. The three Daytonas were just the tip of the iceberg on what was to come next, including a Charger, Dirt, Lil Red Express, and a Polara.
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Ryan and his team were on a barn-find trip. On their first barn visit, they stumbled upon three Daytonas that had been sitting for a while in a fairly decent condition. This barn find was just the tip of the iceberg of what was to come next.

The team had a rough idea of what to expect. The Daytonas, Charger, and field of cars not documented on the video were a sight to behold for any car lover. The next day, Brutt went to another junkyard. He never got a chance to record but confesses, like the first, it was also a crazy find.

The first was a one-of-one '69 Daytona 440 4-speed red or black car with red stripes and a red interior. The 69 Daytona was a special edition released in the summer of 1969. It had one job - to dominate high-profile NASCAR races.

Secondly was a '69 Dodge Charger 440 automatic green car, all original with a green interior. It had hub caps, an all-original engine and transmission and had been sitting for a while.

The third Daytona (in really good shape) restored by the family is not a barn find but has been sitting for a few years. It’s a 440 4-speed car still with a distinct new car smell.

This barn also had a 1968 Dodge Dirt GTS 383 4-speed car. It’s one of only a handful in not-so-good condition. It still has the original engine with a rare manifold that goes around the exhaust.

On the far end of the barn was a well-optioned (Ac, power disc brakes, and power steering) 1970 Dodge Charger RT automatic and a 1967 Polara convertible. And finally, hidden behind tractor tires and wheels was a 1978 Little Red Express truck.

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About the author: Humphrey Bwayo
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Humphrey is a car enthusiast whose love and passion for automobiles extended into collecting, writing, driving, and working on cars. He got his passion for cars from his Dad, who spent thousands of hours working on his old junky 1970 E20 Toyota Corolla. Years later, he would end up doing the same with a series of lemons he’s owned throughout his adult life.
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