My buddy and I found seven 46-48 Ford coupes in one year in Livingston county Michigan. It is one of the fastest growing counties in Mich. Read that, destroying all the farm land and building condo and subdivisions.
We just went around to all the old farms 9 most were being bought up)and inquired about the cars in and around the barns. The developers considered them a eyesore and we got several kinds of different old cars for just hauling them away. Mostly Mich. rust buckets, but we saved trim and other goodies (Ebay stuff) before sending them to the big junkyard.
I got my 42 Ford coupe from a swapper mag, the 41 Merc coupe from a field (next a major X-way)in Lake orion Mi. My 48 club coupe came from an old guy (friend of friend) in Lake Orion too.
My 40 Studie was a chicken coupe in Taylor, Mic. ( It cleaned up real well). My 50 Studie pickup was at an auction in Pontiac, Mich. ( it was the last outside item and everybody had left, I got it for $63.00 and drove it home). 60 Studie Lark coupe was an Auto Trader special. My 60 Lark Hdtp was Ebay, 71 Nova=Ebay.
The 36 Hudson Terraplane was at a small car show in Western Michigan. It had been driven the past fall and the owner couldn't get it to turn over in the spring (a critter had taken up residence in the engine). I got it for $700.00 nice car! My 28 Studie Victoria coupe was bought at an eviction sale. My 29 Essex coupe was bought at a swap and so was my 27 Dodge C-cab truck. Seems if it ain't Ford or Chevy no body around here wants it.
Got the body for my daughters 23"T" (old Bird body) by trading an old chain saw that I had bought at a garage sale the same week $10.00.
SO KEEP LOOKIN AND TALKIN,, Finding em is half the fun. They just don't magically appear. Now days ya gotta dig a bit..