Originally Posted by: lowk3y 
Can you start finding them right away? I swear I found one of the barns but it's a no go... do I have to be in free roam?
You have to wait for the announcement from the guy running the show - it will then show and option to hit X to show the area on the map (it is a big white circle).
Originally Posted by: x E JHA x 94 
So there is apparently an option to instantly repair a barn find once you discover it. Some message popped up but I didn't read it. Anybody else find this?
There is - costs CR. Go to the barn finds section in my cars and select the car and you can elect to speed up the restoration for a fee in CR.