Ok, I have one that is auto related.

Back when cell phones were still analog, I had a crazy cousin who used radio equipment to listen to calls on cell phones around his neighborhood.

One day, he calls me as he overheard a conversation between some Corvette broker talking to one of his people about a 1963 Corvette Coupe (Split Window) that he was going to look at later in the day. The car was located in a barn North of the city and it HAD to be out by the weekend as the guy was moving.

My cousin actually got the contact information of the Corvette's owner for me from one of the conversations. I called the guy, and sure enough, the story was true and he had to get the car out ASAP. I jumped in my car right away and left work and cruised up to this farm about 20 miles North of me. I rolled up to the barn and when the owner opened the doors, my heart sank. The car was complete but in extremely rough shape. The frame was rotted and the engine had the cylinders totally exposed and were covered in rust. It was a Saddle Tan car with a tan interior. 327/300HP 4 speed car. It was on blocks and the wheels/tires were wasted. The guy wanted 10k for it which at the time was ludicrous. I couldn't even see giving the guy 3k for the car at the time...that's how bad it was.

I know today, just a few of the parts on that car are worth 10k, but at the time it was way too much. I still can remember my heart racing as I drove up to that farm!