Barn finds have always intrigued us enthusiasts. Each find has a story to tell, with some even unearthing hidden gems. Honestly, you never know what you’ll end up finding in the most unassuming of places. Countless abandoned barn find cars have graced the automotive fraternity, with an eclectic mix of cars varying in emotional and financial value.
But have you ever imagined what barn finds might look like in the future? Abandoned cars of today are old-school, with air-cooled Porsche 911s, 70s Ford Mustangs, Chevy Camaros, Chevelles, and the like. But what could the future of barn finds possibly have in store for enthusiasts?
That’s what TheDizzyViper, a young Italian with more than 120,000 followers on Instagram, thought about. The internet is home to several talented folks, and TheDizzyViper, using his 3D rendering skills, managed to visualize — with extreme levels of precision — what a collection of abandoned supercars of today would look like. The lineup is simply breathtaking, with cars from Bugatti, Pagani, McLaren, Lamborghini, and Rolls-Royce.
Updated January 2023: TheDizzyViper has been hard at work creating more exotic barn finds for the internet to think over, and we've updated this article with some of the fresh choicest picks.
More importantly, though, it’s the accuracy and attention to detail that has left us in awe. A quick glance at some of the pictures sheds light on the intricacies involved. For instance, the cars featured are covered in dust and cobwebs as if they hadn't been driven in decades. Other details include owner negligence in the form of damage, albeit fictional, executed in a convincing and realistic way. Here’s a closer look.
Imagine Finding A Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport In A Sorry State Like This
Out of the many cars featured on TheDizzyViper’s Instagram feed, it’s perhaps the Bugatti that’s the most convincing. It’s one of the latest Pur Sport editions and is rendered in a way that it’s shoehorned into a tight space. Moreover, the car has suffered external damage, visible from how it’s sitting atop a pallet, left with old furniture and garbage bags flanking either side. Look closely, and you’ll see the front bumper is damaged, along with the side mirrors and front windshield.
Evidently, this is not the spot for storing a $5-million-plus hypercar. We’re talking automotive royalty here, left to rot in the most unjust of places. What owner is crazy enough to leave their six-figure hypercars in such a state? No one, thankfully, as you are looking at computer-generated images of a situation that would probably never happen, at least not for a very long time. This is just one of the many examples highlighting the 25-year-old's exceptional rendering skills.
In another picture, we can see two Lamborghini Aventador SVJs sitting in the sorriest of states. One’s finished in blue, while the other is in yellow, but you can barely tell the color, given the amount of dust and dirt blanketing the supercars. On top of one of the SVJs is a ladder. Yes, that’s a damn ladder! Showcasing the level of creativity he possesses, and also the sorry state of what is essentially a near-$1-million supercar.
But that’s not all, a Lamborghini Centenario, one of just 20 coupes in the world, can be seen with an unlatched (or probably broken) hood, a wonky windshield wiper, and random things stuffed inside, with a portion of them sticking out of the window. Again, it’s the details that make them super-convincing and impossibly realistic.
Three Pagani Huayra BCs, A McLaren P1, and A LaFerrari Looking Absolutely Dismal
Another round of renders reveal the condition three Pagani Huayra BCs are living in. These cars are left abandoned in what looks like an underground car park, but of course, in a deserted state. One of the Hurayras can be seen sitting in a tilted position, possibly with scratches, dings, and other damages across the entire exterior. TheDizzyViper appropriately captioned the picture “Horacio’s Nightmare." We reckon Mr. Pagani would be in a state of utter shock, perhaps even having a stroke, if he got a chance to see these renders.
Moving on, a McLaren P1 can be seen covered in cobwebs and is very much in a state similar to this real P1 wrecked during Hurricane Ian. Also, a LaFerrari that looks like it’s been missing years of TLC is seen sitting, desperately crying for attention. The Ferrari is in a state similar to the Bugatti Pur Sport as if it was squeezed in and rushed into storage. Something that stands out from this sea of ignored hypercars is the Rolls-Royce Cullinan. It’s perhaps the least expensive of the lot and seems to have suffered less versus its hypercar brethren. Nevertheless, the Rolls is battered and certainly qualifies as a sight, not for the faint-hearted.
Moving onto what could be a common sight in Japan, with an abandoned Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 in a shipping container of some kind. Earlier, cars older than 10 years needed to undergo additional testing to keep from getting their registrations canceled. These tests were often expensive and many owners found it wasn't worth their time or effort. Which often resulted in abandoned JDM classics that the rest of the world would go nuts over, like this YouTuber discovers.
Overall, if it weren’t for the watermarks, we’d have easily believed these pictures to be real. We reckon there are people who still aren’t convinced that these are renders and that the photos are from a Saudi car collector that just got bored. Kudos to TheDizzyViper; the effort and dedication went into this is simply next-level.
Sources: Instagram/TheDizzyViper