Posted July 30, 200718 yr A New York man retired, wanted to use his retirement money wisely, so it would last, and decided to buy a home and a few acres in Portugal. The modest farmhouse had been vacant for 15 yrs.; 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 welded shut. 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 NY guy bought it at just over half of the property's worth, moved in, and set about to tear in to 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...............? Go to; http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm and start wishing it had been you who bought the place.
July 30, 200718 yr I have seen just one of those cars on cable auction go for almost a million !!!! there is a fortune in there
July 30, 200718 yr Author I have seen just one of those cars on cable auction go for almost a million !!!! there is a fortune in there -mmmm...net gain...lol:D:thumbsup:
July 30, 200718 yr There is a fortune in there... The Austin, the "austin cooper S" (original one) are $200,000 a peice at least, alfas are RARE as are the old lancias... wow
July 30, 200718 yr wow, that is amazing, what a find! I wonder what the original owners were? car thiefs? or car enthusiasts?
July 31, 200718 yr nice I have a rusty 65 stang in my garage I could trade... So do I but its not that rusty and its a fastback
July 31, 200718 yr Oh man, that's insane! I wish our barns here were stocked with classic cars. Sadly, all that's in ours is straw and manure ...
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