Tireside Chats: Barn Finds with Tom Cotter

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Tireside Chats: Barn Finds with Tom Cotter

Saturday, June 28, 2025
Program #1: 2:00 PM, tickets required
Book Signing: 4:00 PM, tickets required
Reception: 5:00 PM, tickets required
Program #2: 7:00 PM, tickets required

Join us for a two part program with Tom Cotter, aka the Barn Find Hunter. Tom is an author and TV personality who searches for forgotten cars in barns, backyards, and scrapyards. The first program will focus on his Cunningham, then following a book signing and reception, the second program will focus on his favorite discoveries from his TV show "Barn Find Hunter."

This event is presented by Styles Auto Care.

2:00 PM, Program #1: Buy Tickets
Cunningham: The Man & The Cars
On June 28, 2025, at 2:00 pm, we invite you to a special presentation by Tom Cotter on a landmark in American automotive history: the Cunningham C-3, widely regarded as America's first postwar sports car. Developed by Briggs Cunningham to meet homologation requirements for his celebrated Le Mans racecars, the C-3 was an ambitious blend of American engineering and European craftsmanship. 

On display will be Cotter's own C-3 - the second ever built - a remarkable machine with a fascinating past. Though once discovered as a humble barn find, this car's journey is steeped in rich history and racing legacy. This is a rare opportunity to hear the full story from one of the most engaging storytellers in the collector car world. 

4:00 PM, Book Signing
Bring your favorite Tom Cotter book or purchase "Secrets of the Barn Find Hunter" from the Gene Tilley Museum Store and have it signed by Tom from 4:00 - 5:00 pm in the Savoy Presentation Theatre. (While supplies and time last. First come first served). 

Please note you must have a ticket to the 2:00 or 7:00 program in order to access the book signing.

5:00 PM, Reception: Buy Tickets
Join us for heavy hors d'oeuvres at 5:00 pm. Alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase. Socialize with friends or mingle with new acquaintances.

7:00 PM, Program #2: Buy Tickets
A Barn Find Life
Then, beginning at 7:00 pm, Tom Cotter will highlight the amazing human interest stories behind some of his favorite discoveries from his YouTube program, Barn Find Hunter.