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Maserati barn finds Brazil

Excerpts from “The Thrill of the Chase” Part 3

August 3, 2020 By pete

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One might think that after discovering and purchasing a Mercedes W125, a W154 and a D Type Auto Union, Colin Crabbe might settle back and relax. But his business, and that of the classic car industry, had just begun. Already a seasoned world traveler, in the 1970s and 80s Crabbe ventured off to the U.S., Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina and Cuba where dozens of treasures were in wait. We have selected, at random, just a very few stories from his remarkable book.

The answer to “Car 54 Where are You” is here, here! Colin’s find in the U.S. was the famed SCCA racecar driven by Jack McAfee and Oscar Koveleski.

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Tagged With: Brazil car treasures, Classics in Cuba, Colin Crabbe, Ferrari Monza barn finds, Maserati barn finds Brazil, maserati in cuba

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