I am the first to admit being computer challenged at times. I have not posted to Discoveringoldcars recently because I had changed the appearance/format of the page and could no longer find out how to put up new posts. But alas I have stumbled upon it.

 The locale of old cars says a lot about their past. Some you find in nice heated garages with great protection from the elements and anywhere between that and total exposure.

 On a recent hike in the Uwahriee Mountains I stumbled upon both located in the same spot. I could see the tumble-down barn from 100 yards or so and of course it set my mind racing. Why is it here? The land was too steep to have farmed and too remote for a place likely to have a home. 

  There was no sign left of any dwelling that would have went with the barn and as the structure was log it was not very recent. Yes I know its an old car blog so where is the car?

  After circling the structure I learned the only way in was the now collapsed front where the crude doors had not fared well over the years. The relaxed roof looked more inviting as it was wood shakes very badly rotted. A minute or two of work and I could peer in and see a rust pile of sorts that had been a vehicle at one time. The level of deterioration was great. 

 It took me 15 minutes or so to get to and identify any markings. It was a model t Ford fro the middle 20's. The head was gone from the engine but the engine was definitely a Ford. Little of the body remains but it appeared to have been a phaeton. What body metal remained was paper thin and had been crushed by the roof falling in. 

  What is the story here? Who knows? The back seat had some curious pieces of Americana that I recognized to be likely part of a still. Was this the hiding place of a moonshiner? No locals around know of anyone living in that area ans it is now part of a National Forest.

 I would like to think of it as a great hide-out for an old time moonshiner but what I can't figure out is how they got there with no access roads of any kind. I know the T was a rugged  little car but this area was about 2 miles from the nearest road and no footpath within a mile.

 Its a great mystery that will most likely go unsolved. Yes I do have pictures taken with my cell phone but they are of low quality and I don't know how to upload from my phone.

  Keep looking every find may not be a treasure but they can be a mystery.