1935 Chevrolet Truck Barn Find Sees Daylight After 50 Years, It's Amazingly Original

The 1935 example you see here emerged in Eastern Pennsylvania after several decades in hiding. Rescued by the folks at Iron City Garage, it had been sitting in a barn since the 1970s, which is about 50 years as of 2025. That's long enough to turn a 1930s classic into a pile of rust and rotten wood, but this truck took a half-century of barn storage like a champ. While these haulers aren't particularly desirable, this is a spectacular find.

How so? Well, for starters, this Chevrolet is in stunning condition for a 90-year-old vehicle. Yes, it has weathered paint, surface rust, and a worn-out interior, but this is nothing for a truck that was parked during the Nixon administration. Moreover, it's very complete and still sports the original inline-six engine.

Second, these trucks are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Chevrolet built 56,446 examples in 1935, but most of them are gone now, having succumbed to rot in junkyards and barns. Its condition makes it even rarer. I'm not saying it's a fully-fledged unrestored survivor. This truck was likely repainted once in its 35+ years on the road, but it's the next best thing when it comes to originality. I mean, how many of them have you seen lately? That's right!

So what's the story here? Well, our host says the previous owner parked the truck next to a Lincoln Continental in the 1970s. Both were driven in the barn, as shown in the video below. The doors were shut and remained locked for 50 years. There's no info on why they were retired, but it seems the previous owner rebuilt the truck's straight-six before putting it into storage. I'm assuming he was still planning to use the Chevy, but life got in the way, and then he became too old to drive.

Fortunately, our host didn't drag the truck out of storage to source it for parts. Instead, he cleaned it up and got the old straight-six running again. It didn't take very long to fire it up, either, confirming that the mill was refreshed before going into retirement. Seeing the Chevrolet running and driving under its own power is heart-warming and a super rare event.

The truck has since found a new home. And hopefully, the new owner will keep it running and driving and maybe even parade it at classic car events. With only a few of these rigs still on the road, this highly original hauler has to remain fully functional and tell its story to the world.