The Ultimate Barn Find - Tales of the $10 Blackbird

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04/04/2017 at 18:21 • Filed to: barn find, SR-71

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Hello Oppo, long time lurker/part time comment-er here. I had great plans for a first post revolving around autonomous cars, but instead I now have a fantastic story about the ultimate barn (sorta) find.

Long story short: I went to a used book store a couple of weekends ago (note: I never read books for fun, so I also never go to bookstores) in search of nothing particular.

I noticed they had quite a large selection of aerospace/aviation books so I thought I might find a copy of !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! about the A-12 Avenger II program (I should post about that some time too).

Unfortunately I did not find that book, but I found something much better: a first edition hard cover of !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , for only  $10.

On its own, this would be one hell of a barn find; but, with the best barn finds they usually get better once you start to open them up and really take a look. In this case, the book was signed by the author in 1992.

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I couldn’t believe what was hidden inside the cover

And for the last little nugget, here’s part of the text of the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in slightly different words.

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Different words, different speeds; same great story


DISCUSSION (5)


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > Levitas
04/04/2017 at 18:23

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DUDE.


Kinja'd!!! McMike > Levitas
04/04/2017 at 19:58

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Woah.


Kinja'd!!! ateamfan42 > Levitas
04/05/2017 at 10:29

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Unfortunately I did not find that book, but I found something much better: a first edition hard cover of Brian Shul’s “Sled Driver” , for only $10.

That is a hell of a find. I’ve wanted a copy for years, but I refuse to pay $400 to $3000 to get a used copy on Amazon marketplace.

I did get to check this book out from the local library once. I was tempted to “lose” it, and pay the price printed in the inside flap (I think it was like $30).


Kinja'd!!! Levitas > ateamfan42
04/05/2017 at 22:52

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Almost would have been worth it....


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Levitas
04/26/2020 at 22:27

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Can I send you a Folding@home Team Oppositelock sticker? Email me: oliphant.chuckerbutty@gmail.com