Barn Find Hunter discovers Lamborghini Gallardo and other modern supercars hidden in JD Pass’s back rooms.
Tom Cotter has built his reputation uncovering long-forgotten classics in barns and sheds, but his latest discovery shows that even modern supercars can become barn finds. On a recent trip to Mississippi, Cotter visited JD Pass’s storage facility to pick up his woody wagon and ended up exploring the back rooms—where a surprising lineup of disassembled exotics sat collecting dust.
Among the most startling sights was a Lamborghini Gallardo perched on jack stands, stripped of its rear clip and wheels. “You don’t expect to see a Gallardo in barn-find condition,” Cotter remarked. Yet the Italian exotic, once a symbol of wealth and speed, now looked more like a long-abandoned project.
Pass explained that the cars came from a single collector who dismantled many of them before health issues caused the projects to stall. Left scattered and incomplete, the exotics became opportunities for creative second lives. Some may serve as donors, offering rare parts to more restorable examples. Others, like a manual-transmission Aston Martin and Maserati convertible—both missing major components—might be better candidates for modification or repurposing than full restorations.
The scene is a reminder that barn finds are not limited to dusty muscle cars or neglected prewar machines. In today’s market, even high-end European exotics can slip into obscurity if their owners lose interest or run into complications.
Cotter’s visit underscores a simple truth he has proven time and again: the most fascinating stories often hide in places most people overlook.
