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11-06-2009, 11:46 PM
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Always check the barn.....
h ow bout this for a surprise
Always check the barn..................!
A New York man retired. He wanted to use his retirementmoney wisely, so it could last, and decided to buy a home and afew acres in Portugal. The modest farmhouse had been vacant for15 years; the owner and wife both had died, and there were no heirs.The house was sold to pay taxes. There had been several lookers,but the large barn had steel doors, and they had been weldedshut.
Nobody wanted to go to the extra expense to see what was in the barn, and it
wasn't complimentary to the property anyway......so,nobody made an offer on
the place.
The New York guy bought it at just over half of the property's worth, moved
in, and set out to tear into the barn.......curiosity was killing him.
So, he and his wife bought a generator, and a couple of grinders.......and
cut thru the welds.
What was in the barn..............?

The Barn

The doors were welded shut, but an angle grinder took care of that.

Fiat Cabriolet (1200 or 1500), Ford Cortina MKII, Mercedes Benz 180/190.

Aston Martin

Opel GT, Lotus Elan FHC, Lotus Super Seven Series IV, Lotus Elan DHC.

Porsche 356, Austin Healey Sprite MkII, Volvo PV 544, Ford Y

Giulietta Sprint, Giulia Sprint Speciale (SS), Nash Metropolitan.
Alfa Giulietta, Lotus Europa, another Lotus Elan FHC, Matra Djet
Lancia Flaminia Coup.
Abarth 1300 Scorpione.

American (inspired) design.

Interior of Alfa Romeo.

Lancia Flaminia Coup, Peugeot 504 cabriolet & 404 cabriolet.
Mini, Alfa 1900 Super Sprint, Balilla.
Fiat Topolino II, Triumph TR4, Peugeot 202.
BMW V8, Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30.

BMW V8, Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30.
Bloody WICKED
VALUED AT $35 MILLION DOLLARS.
THIS IS A TRUE STORY THE MAN AND HIS WIFE HAD FULL CLAIM
TO THE LOT
THEY HAD A GREAT RETIREMENT

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11-07-2009, 03:11 AM
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pics aren't coming up, but cool stroy..that lucky *******!
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11-07-2009, 04:36 AM
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This is old news and a myth.
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11-07-2009, 05:26 AM
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11-07-2009, 06:46 AM
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Old story? Absolutely.
True storyline? Not likely.
Legitimate "cars in barn"? heck yeah.
pictures are everywhere for this. here's some: http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/index.htm
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11-07-2009, 12:57 PM
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I heard a similar, but different story from a coworker. He knew someone that bought a government property, and when he looked in one of the buildings he found some wartime Harley Davidsons. He contacted the government to see if they wanted them (and probably to make sure he wouldn't get in trouble for having them) and was told that he bought everything that was on the property.
He gave one of the cycles to a Harley Museum.
(No pics or verification, but I liked the story.)
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11-07-2009, 01:25 PM
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11-07-2009, 01:58 PM
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Way to bring the tech.
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11-07-2009, 05:07 PM
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I found cow dung in my barn. 
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11-08-2009, 06:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chevrolaine
I found cow dung in my barn. 
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You, too?! Damn, I thought I was the only one.
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11-10-2009, 09:57 PM
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The only antique in our barn was grandpa.
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11-12-2009, 12:31 AM
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i dont believe the part about they wanted to tear it down thats a bad ass barn no man in his right mind would tear something with that much car storing ability down
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