Many things excite car enthusiasts. But we'd argue that a good old barn find is one of the most satisfying things on earth. Unearthing any kind of interesting automobile that's been sitting for decades is something to celebrate, but when it's a car with rich history, performance, and rarity all stacked up together, there's nothing quite like it.Today, we wanted to dive into this phenomenon and focus on ten barn finds that gave legendary supercars a second chance at life. We'll be looking at supercars from various countries, different eras, and all in different states of decay that have (mostly) been brought back to their former glory.These barn finds are among the most well-known and documented, and as such, certain information has been sourced from reputable automotive historian outlets that either covered these finds or were a part of them themselves. Additionally, the finds are not listed in any particular order. 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 Found Among a Group Of 80+ Abandoned Cars Classic & Sports CarFor decades, a man named Henry Ruggieri compulsively bought and stored dozens of cars on his French property within various outbuildings and barns. According to Classic & Sports Car, Henry never used these cars and purposefully removed vital working parts from each car to ensure they could never be driven out of their dusty places of rest.Among them, however, was one particularly special find, number 118 of 275 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400, which had matching numbers running gear. The Miura was found in 2018 by Henri Adam of Adam Encheres auction house alongside a few other notable rarities, including a 1953 Porsche 365 Pre-A. The Miura, which was covered in dirt and rust, was sold in 2019 at auction for 560,000 Euros. 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona A 1-Of-503 Masterpiece Found Under Surprising Circumstances MecumWhen Charlie Lyons, an Alabama native and car guy, went to see a 1970 Chevelle that was listed for sale, he had no idea what other gold the seller had been hiding in his garage. While chatting with the owner, it came up that he had a few winged Mopars sitting in storage, one a Superbird, and the other a Daytona.Lo and behold, there it was, a completely original 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona – one of 503 ever made. The Daytona was a limited production homologation car sold to the public so that Dodge could go NASCAR racing in the late 60s, and this was one of them. It was a little rusty and had a healthy coat of patina, but every single part of this Charger was original, and it only had 20,000 miles on the clock. Long story short, Lyons eventually convinced the owner to part with his beloved Daytona, and it was subsequently sold for $90,000 at Mecum's Kissimmee auction in 2016. Ferrari 250GT SWB California Spider From The Ashes Of A Failed Museum Artcurial Roger Baillon, a French businessman, once had a collection of over 200 cars after creating a plan to open an automotive museum. But by the 1970s, the money just wasn't there, and to cover the lost expenses, he was compelled to sell around 50 of the 200 cars while the rest ended up in various shacks and storage facilities at his home estate.This collection was hidden from public view until 2014, when this trove of rare cars was discovered and put up for auction by his children. The most notable of the group was a Ferrari 250GT SWB California Spider, of which only 56 were ever built from 1960-1963. According to Artcurial, the auction house that eventually sold the Ferrari for 16.3 million Euros in 2015, the original owner of this car sold it to actor Alain Delon, who was photographed in the car with Jane Fonda on several occasions. 1969 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta (Alloy) One-of-One Race-bred Ferrari is Unearthed in Japan RM Sotheby's In 1969, Ferrari built just six 365 GTB/4 Daytonas with aluminum alloy bodies. Five of the six were meant for the racetrack, and only one was ever built for road use. Considering the rarity of this car, even when new, the allocation was given to a close friend of Enzo Ferrari, a man named Luciano Conti, who also happened to be the founder of Autosprint magazine.Over the next few years, the Daytona would find itself in Japan, of all places, before being acquired by a Japanese collector named Makoto Takai, who stored it in his garage for 40 years. Its whereabouts were completely unknown for 40 years until 2017, when it was finally unveiled once again. It was auctioned off at RM Sotheby's for a cool $1.3 million. Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe The First Shelby Daytona Ever Had a Hollywood-worthy Story Simeone Automotive Museum Before the Ford vs. Ferrari triumph in 1966, Carroll Shelby actually did it with his own prototype - the Daytona Cobra Coupe. Constructed in 1963 in a Venice, California shop on the basis of a Shelby Cobra roadster, this prototype (chassis code: CSX2287) was designed to compete in the production-based class in the endurance racing championship. It won 9 out of 12 of its races in its class and defeated Ferrari over the course of the season. But that's just the beginning.The car actually caught fire in a race during refueling, and somehow survived, going on to win the 1965 championship. The car soon retired from racing, where it then changed hands many times. First to a toy company executive for $4,500, then music producer Phil Spector, then it went to his bodyguard after he got too many speeding tickets, and finally, it ended up with the bodyguard's daughter, Donna O'Hara.O'Hara didn't sell the car, though. Instead, she put it in storage for 30 years, refusing to let anyone see the car. Even Carroll Shelby himself visited O'Hara, and she wouldn't even talk to him, according to CNN's interview with Frederick Simeone, the man who eventually (with the help of a lawyer) got O'Hara to sell it to him for an amount reportedly in the $4 million range. Now, CSX2287 is finally at rest at Frederick Simeone's own automotive museum in Philadelphia. BMW M1 Land Speed Car This Record-Winning Supercar Was Lost For 25 Years Classic & Sports Car Australian racer Harald Ertl was a land speed driver who, in 1981, took a BMW M1 and did some unimaginable things to it (in a good way). Alongside his race team, Ertl converted the M1 into a land speed car, narrowing the front end, fixing a giant wing on the rear, and installing an air dam. The M1's straight-six also got some upgrades, including a KKK twin-turbo kit, which brought its power output to a stunning 410 horsepower.Since setting a speed record with the M1 in 1981, the car was eventually lost sometime in the 1990s. For around 25 years, it stayed that way, until it was finally found in 2018 and subsequently auctioned off at Coy's. 1982 Lamborghini Countach From Rock Bands To A Forgotten Storage Hold Classic Driver After being originally sold in Italy and eventually taken to the U.S., the first known owner of this Lamborghini Countach was Carlos Cavazo, the guitarist for Quiet Riot, the L.A.-based metal band. This most iconic raging bull was painted in white on red and was wingless, likely making it an LP400 S trim.One way or another, the car eventually went into storage at Franco's European Sports Cars in Van Nuys, California, where it sat for 21 years, despite plans to restore it at the shop. When the owner of the lot passed away in 2021, however, it was finally unearthed. It has since been restored, and was reportedly up for sale as recently as July, 2025 with an asking price just short of $700,000. 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder Historic Porsche Racecar Hiding In The Swiss Countryside Classic Driver The 550 Spyder is one of the most important pieces of Porsche's history. It was the very first purpose-built race car crafted by the brand that would become the winningest marque in all of motorsports. This particular 550 Spyder was used by Porsche as a promotional piece outside of the factory for years before being upgraded sometime in the 1960s with a new factory engine, as well as components from a Porsche RS60.Records indicate that this car, chassis #550-0079, was owned by Swiss F1 racer Jo Siffert, and then later by Hubert Kuke. It was then sold in 1982, where it sat in a barn for nearly 35 years. In 2022, it was found in the same barn it was left in and made its way to a Gooding & Company auction in 2022. At the time of the find, the 550 Spyder was evaluated at 1.75M Pounds Sterling, or close to $2.2 million (Hagerty). 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Series I by Pininfarina Crumpled to Pieces, This Classic Ferrari Is Still Worth Millions RM Sothebys This Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider did not have an easy go of it. Originally built as a Ferrari Scuderia factory racecar, the 500 was driven in competition for years before undergoing some major events. First, it was engine swapped with an American V8 (Enzo was probably furious), then it was crashed some years later, mangled to the point of no return, and stuffed in storage in the U.S.To make matters worse, while in a Florida storage facility in 2004, the building housing the rare prancing horse (and 19 other classic Ferraris) collapsed during Hurricane Charley, crushing the 500 Mondial with it. However, even though the car looked like nothing more than scrap metal after the hurricane, it still sold for $1.8 million at RM Sotheby's 2017 auction. Rich people, huh? 1963 Shelby Cobra Known As The "Cobra In The Barn," This Cobra Has Survived more than 50 Years RM Sotheby's/ Erik FullerKnown as chassis CSX 2149, this was the 149th Cobra ever made. Interestingly, the man who originally bought it, Dr. Bryan Molloy from Scotland, was one of the foundational scientists who helped develop the drug known as Prozac. After some years of use, Molloy stored the Cobra in a barn, where it stayed for 24 long years.The Shelby was found in 1993 by a mailman, who eventually convinced Molloy's wife to sell the car. As fate would have it, the barn the Cobra came out of burned down just a month later. It survived, however, and traded hands with a number of collectors before it was finally restored and sold in 2005. Since then, the Ford 289-powered relic has been featured at an RM Sotheby's auction in 2018, but failed to reach its reserve, which was reportedly somewhere around $1.2 million.Sources: Classic & Sports Car, Hagerty, Classic Driver, CNN, Hot Rod, Artcurial, RM Sotheby's.