Taking barn finds to a whole new level!!!

[DJM83]

Talk about barn finds


Amazing MUST SEE.....The Barn
A recently retired New York man wanted to use his retirement funds wisely,
decided to buy a home and a few acres in Portugal .
The modest farmhouse had been vacant for 15 years; the owner and wife
both had died, and there were no heirs.
The estate was being sold to pay back taxes. There had been several lookers,
but the large barn had steel doors, and they had been welded shut. No one
wanted to go to the extra expense to see what was in the barn, and it wasn't
complimentary to the property anyway... so, no one made an offer on the
place.
The New York gentleman bought it as is, paying just over half of the property's
worth; moved in, and set about to access 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 a grinder took care of that.
A warehouse full of vintage high performance cars!!!
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.
Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30.
Amazing!
Total value of all vehicles over 35 Million!
The man and his wife had full title to the complete lot of vehicles.
They're having a great retirement! Heres a few samples, i mave afew more pics. Hope its not a : anyway enjoy

[Franco Cozzo]

Cha ching!

I'd be selling every last one of those, $35,000,000 thanks.

[GS608]

I wouldn't must be a few keepers in that lot!

[Cheese3]

the email went around acouple of months back, i heard the story is setup/staged/fake. But i don't know, but the cars look like they have been sitting there for awhile.

[xr6turbo2005]

Originally Posted by DJM83

Hope its not a : anyway enjoy

it sure is a : ...was going around the net a couple of yrs ago.

[DJM83]

: : ahwell i hadnt seen it.

[Auslandau]

Yes for many years now ..... Is actually a known collection in Portugal. Is actually owned by a car dealer who enjoyed collecting ...... Here is the list of cars in the shed:
http://www.sportscarmarket.com/portugesebarnfind.pdf



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[kenz]

snopes doesnt agree its a barn find lol
http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/barnfind.asp

[DJM83]

Good read anyway

[FG XR]

would hate to be the one to clean those cars ready for sale... must be 10 inches thick dust haha

[bobthebilda]

Thats nothing, I often see large buildings with lots of dusty cars, that someone is accumulating but people just dont want to take away.

they are called Ford Dealerships

[Elks]

Originally Posted by bobthebilda

Thats nothing, I often see large buildings with lots of dusty cars, that someone is accumulating but people just dont want to take away.

they are called Ford Dealerships

Ouch! that's just nasty LOL

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by bobthebilda

Thats nothing, I often see large buildings with lots of dusty cars, that someone is accumulating but people just dont want to take away.

they are called Ford Dealerships

Righto :

[Full Noise]

It’s certainly been around the block.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...ight=Barn+find

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...ight=Barn+find

The truth back in 2007.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...ight=Barn+find

[DJM83]

Ive been under a rock :

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Full Noise

It’s certainly been around the block.

Aww, be nice Danny...He's from Qld, it takes a while for them to catch up with the rest of Oz

[Full Noise]

I'm always nice. :hihi:

[Rodp]

Yeah, it's certainly done the rounds.

I'd say that all he's collected is a tomb full of vehicles - can't see any of those making it back onto the road in any sort of decent condition without wads of cash being thrown at them. :(

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

Aww, be nice Danny...He's from Qld, it takes a while for them to catch up with the rest of Oz

Oh snap :. Is there more of OZ? Where is the rest of OZ you speak of?

[Iggypoppin']

Originally Posted by bobthebilda

Thats nothing, I often see large buildings with lots of dusty cars, that someone is accumulating but people just dont want to take away.

they are called Ford Dealerships

...logged into a ford forum, why??

[302 XC]

good to see , even thou a repost,
that they all didnt end up as scrap , when the scrap boom hit a while ago
theres been to much of late , old cars ,collector cars ect going to scrap because noone cares
except
when there all gone
and we all have to pay premium for things
heard just recently of a little collection on the brissie northside area
old man passed away and his wife didnt know wat he was collecting all these years
(worthless stuff noone wanted,he just hoarded it thinking one day it would be worth something)
lets say she doesnt want for anything for the rest of her time here

[Jim Goose]

Hmm very old old fake email.
I had this one sent to me around 5 yrs ago....

The whole story about the barn find is fake... It was someones stashed collection

[bobthebilda]

Originally Posted by Iggypoppin'

...logged into a ford forum, why??

My apologies Iggy, after reading the terms and conditions of the site usage ie.

The site is provided mainly for the benefit of those wishing to discuss vehicle related matters (not exclusively Ford ones) but an area is provided (called the BAR) for other non automotive related discussion that is of general interest to the community.

I realise that altho I havent breached any conditions, my attempt at humour, may be misconstrued by others who take life just a little bit too serious.

[Iggypoppin']

No sweat bob

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

Aww, be nice Danny...He's from Qld, it takes a while for them to catch up with the rest of Oz

That mean's we will see a similar post again in a few yr's when people from Tassie catch up...... :

[ZDI-970]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

That mean's we will see a similar post again in a few yr's when people from Tassie catch up...... :

haha tassie :

[jaydee]

I can't believe I fell for this one again, I was hoping it was a new find.

[AC/DC]

Its quite surprising that the original poster was a Mod with almost 8000 posts.... this has been around for ages...... REPOST !

[ebxr8240]

Makes a good story any way...

The Mini and Austin A30 would be special... Lol...

[AC/DC]

Actually I would like the Peugeot 404 Cabrio !