Barry Barnes Classic Cars

My Car Stuff & Hobbies   

 

I enjoy things that have to do with cars ranging from my own two MGB's to a fully equipped and tooled up garage for both auto mechanics and woodworking.  Additionally, I'm a big collector of a variety of "treasures & trash"...

 

I have a well-tooled garage where I work on my two MGB's.  I also have many woodworking tools for my various "Do-It-Yourself" projects.  Landscaping is also a hobby, so I have lots of irrigation equipment and landscaping tools.  I also have a collection of antique tools, many of which were passed down from my grandfather.

 

In my home office, I have a bit of a "museum" - containing about 200 diecast / wood / plastic scale model cars, trucks, pickups, buildings, gas pumps, figurines, tool boxes, service stations, and such.  My little museum also has Class Car pictures & calendars, diecast scale model cars (from the 1890's thorugh the 1970's with a few more recent ones), and a small collection of airplane scale models.

 

Wall decorations include British transportation prints & photographs (trains, planes, automobiles & ships), airplane pictures, automobilia, many car license plates, gearshift knobs, window cranks, steering wheels, key fobs, dash instruments, and more.

 

Additionally, I collect the following:  Antique cameras (1895-1950's and some through the 1970's), antique radios (1930's), American Indian artifacts, miniature carved & cast animals, miniature lamps, pictures of barns, 50's & 60's memorabilia, carved ducks, unusual book ends, unusual picture frames, and more.

 

I also have an extensive library on subjects such as: Sports cars, 1930's-1960's cars, astronomy, geology, anthropology, history, archeology, comparative religion, travel, behavioral typology & personality assessment, and other topics.

 

Click on any of the red on whitelinks to the left  to see more about these interests

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Here are some truly great scale models from the small 1:43 to the authentic 1:32 to the very detailed 1:24 & the huge 1:18 size.  See and BUY:

 

Scale Model Diecast

 

Cars (late 1800’s - modern), pickups, highway freighter trucks, fire trucks, buses, motorcycles, construction & excavation equipment, airplanes (fighters, bombers, & civilian), ships (naval, passenger, & transport), military (tanks, tracked, jeeps, humvees, figurines, & other), other types of vehicles, general transportation-related (buildings, gas pumps, signs, & figurines), trains & railroad paraphernalia, display cases, hood ornaments, watches, clocks, automobilia, and many other items.

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Read about buying & restoring a British car, how to "performance build" a car engine, and other topics on:

British Cars Restoration & Performance

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You can see more about MGB, Sprite, & Midget items at my parts website:

British-Car-Parts.com

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