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\"\"<\/a>Generally, this column focuses on the details of design and the history surrounding a specific car or manufacturer. This month we\u2019re taking a slight detour. We\u2019ll be off the highway for a bit, then on a dirt road that leads us to a dilapidated barn on the edge of what used to be a small town. We\u2019ll pull back the barn door, shield ourselves from emerging chickens and behold the \u201cbarn find\u201d\u2014a car awaiting our universal adoration. It\u2019s a dream of nearly every collector, but what is the lore behind it and why are we so consumed by the elusive enchantment of a car that otherwise appears to have been neglected?<\/p>\n

Within a few moments of seeing a barn find we\u2019ll all gaze lovingly at the artifact, resplendent with caked-on dust, flattened tires and hazy chrome. We\u2019ll see not only the object, but the history and potential all at once. Then someone will utter the phrase, \u201cThe patina is amazing.\u201d Those in the know will nod affirmatively, acknowledging the value of a specimen, frozen in time, retaining all that has settled upon it. But is it neglect, passed off as preservation, or has it simply been ignored out of convenience\u2014the former owner off to other cars, realizing he no longer had the resources or determination to fix it? And what makes \u201cpatina\u201d on a classic or special interest sports car so important today?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Patina is a valid curatorial term, used for centuries to identify the proper care and preservation afforded to artful objects, both by time and through stewardship. Furniture, art, sculpture and musical instruments benefit from acquired patina as the aging finish contributes to the cohesive structure, actually benefiting the piece by deepening the luster or (in the case of wooden instruments) improving the tonal qualities or \u201cvoice\u201d of the instrument. But this is generally due to care and preservation. Patina on automotive paint is not simply a layer of dirt or barn dust. Dirt does little to protect the paint and often reduces the life and luster of the finish. Natural processes like mildew or moss growing on an interior, for example, could technically be considered part of the natural aging process, yet these processes do little to enhance the value or increase longevity.<\/p>\n

So why is there such recent emphasis on the value of patina on an original car? Cars that have been stored for most of their lives require documentation to substantiate claims of mileage, finish and use. Preserved or documented patina serves specifically as a tool to support claims of originality. In absence of receipts showing repairs and service with incremental mileage, there is little to support the artifact in a stagnant state other than photographic or actual evidence of years having lapsed. This is why so many of these barn find cars show up at auction houses filthy, mildewed, rusty and otherwise decrepit.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In the mid to late 1990s, car values began to climb again as the economy\u00a0improved and many newly rich chose to invest in a \u201cdream car\u201d often with sentimental attachments and stories.\u00a0 \u201cCheckbook restorations\u201d became popular, accompanied by memories of cars people always wanted when new. Perfection was just dollars away as top flight restoration shops embarked on complete projects from top to bottom, satisfying clients with fresh chrome, reproduction parts and high-gloss finishes. As concours fields filled up with restored cars it seemed anyone could enter a restored car and be nostalgic about it. There had to be a way for the elite of the collector community to\u00a0elevate themselves from the new money dictating restorations and\u00a0reflecting nostalgically about their car. The barn find emerged, elevating cars that only the elite or those in the \u201cknow\u201d could fully appreciate\u2014the nostalgia of it was all in the object. The hype was all in the find. To elevate the \u201cBarn Find\u201d genre, the pioneers of this classification needed specific vocabulary. Thus, \u201cPatina\u201d entered in full force and has since been celebrated in ranges of patina \u201clightly patina\u2019d\u201d or \u201cHandsomely patina\u2019d.\u201d Today, auction catalogs wax poetically about the poetry of a well-worn leather seat (equating it to a favorite baseball glove), paint thinned to primer, chrome unpolished and unashamed\u2014the musical equivalent of being \u201cunplugged.\u201d<\/p>\n

But is there an intrinsic value to patina on an automobile? The natural aging process to rubber and some plastics is clearly not a beneficial thing from a performance perspective, but clever marketing around unrestored cars has become a value proposition for elite collectors when discussing worn paint, tattered interiors and road scars. Last year, comedian Jerry Seinfeld purchased a Porsche 356 Speedster that 25 years ago would have been seen as just another neglected used car, requiring a complete restoration. Jerry paid $600K for it. The car needs a complete restoration, but he\u2019ll keep it \u201coriginal,\u201d boosting the value of the car as an original piece of history that will be completely lost if restored.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Time has great beauty. It is the only thing we cannot duplicate. And for many, there is no other way to acquire authenticity than to purchase it as a relic and reveal its inherent beauty. Thus in this regard, a well-used object embodies long lost stories and delights our senses. When properly preserved and mechanically prepared, an original car with aging finishes exhibits profound integrity both in the object and the stewardship. The combined story and beauty intersect to reveal a faithful artifact of universal interest and respect\u2014just as an aged face has earned each wrinkle, we honor it for the stories it reveals, as the \u201cvoice\u201d of the aged object speaks.<\/p>\n

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