The video discusses several "barn finds," which are old, valuable cars discovered in hidden or forgotten locations. The narrator shares stories of a 1957 Mercedes SL 300 found in a garage in Jacksonville, Florida, a custom Lamborghini Miura discovered in a parking garage in Athens, Greece, and a collection of over 200 rare cars found in a barn in Portugal.
Other stories include a 1981 BMW M1 found in a garage in southern Italy with only 4,500 miles on it, a 1974 Pininfarina-designed Dino 246 GTS that was buried underground in a Los Angeles neighborhood and later restored, and a 1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe that was missing for decades before being discovered in a storage space in California.
The narrator also promotes the mobile banking app "Current" and encourages viewers to check their own garages for potential barn finds.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A Mercedes SL 300 was found in a garage in Jacksonville, Florida in 2018.
2. The car was the 43rd SL 300 produced by Mercedes and had a production run of only 1,400 cars.
3. The car had been sitting dormant for almost 50 years and was in good condition considering the humidity in Florida.
4. The original owner of the car was a lawyer who bought it in 1957 and raced it.
5. The car was later sold to a Navy pilot who attempted to repaint it, but it was never finished.
6. A newspaper found in the backseat of the car was from 1965, which is likely the last year the car was driven.
7. The car was found and bought for just over a million dollars.
8. The car was restored by Mechatronic in Stuttgart, Germany, where it was originally produced.
9. A Lamborghini Miura was found in a parking garage in Athens, Greece, and had been left to decay for 40 years.
10. The Lamborghini had been gifted to a rally driver and had been customized with features such as bolted-on fog lights and engraved alloy air vents.
11. A collection of rare and unique cars was found in a barn in Portugal, including a Via Bark Scorpion, Alfa Romeos, and BMWs.
12. The cars were collected by a Portuguese car dealer who had stored them in the barn.
13. A BMW 2002, a Ford RS200, a Mercedes 190 Cosworth Evo, and two E30 M3s were bought from a British man who had purchased them for his sons, but they were never driven.
14. A 1981 BMW M1 was found in a garage in southern Italy with only 4,500 miles on it.
15. The BMW M1 was one of only 453 produced between 1978 and 1981.
16. A 1974 Pininfarina-designed Dino 246 GTS was stolen from a plumber in Los Angeles and buried in a backyard.
17. The car was discovered four years later by children who were digging in the yard, but it was later revealed that the plumber had hired people to steal the car for insurance purposes.
18. A man named Brad Howard bought the car and restored it to its original condition.
19. A Shelby Daytona Coupe was found in a storage space in Southern California, and it was revealed that it was the missing sixth Daytona Coupe.
20. The car had been owned by Carol Shelby and had been sold to a man who welded mufflers to it to make it quieter.
21. The car was later sold to record producer Phil Spector, who had false claims painted on the side of the car.
22. The car was sold to a British Shelby enthusiast for $3 million, who later sold it for $4 million.