Barn finds.

Hifive

I think this has already done the rounds, but this is a better link with clearer pics than the first one I saw some weeks ago.
I can't vouch for it's authenticity but it looks genuine...lucky sod.

The barn

A New York man retired. He 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 15yrs.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



www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm



And start wishing you had bought the place.



Click to advance photos!!!

IT CHECKED OUT ON SNOPES

Blitzkrieger

According to topgear.com it's actually a classic car dealer's storage site.

Mena

Snopes.com has the details here:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/barnfind.asp

Still, amazing story for the dreamers amongst us

Dades

My car looks like those every time my stupid neighbour across the road puts a skip outside my house.

G Luxel

Lots of Opels and Lancias, judging by the large numbers of such vehicles. I wonder what are the chances of finding a collection like this in Ireland. What has happened to the collection since the pictures were taken????

MercMad

You'd be surprised at the amount of collectors in this Country ! Everytime I go to a meeting I hear stories of somebody who has 20, 30, 40 or whatever cars in various places !

Alfasudcrazy

I now have 8 classics a landcruiser and a VW polo. God its frightening when I think of it like that. :eek:

folkswagen

I know what you mean

I have 2 VW beetles, 2 VW karmann ghias, 2, VW splitscreen busses, a bay window camper, a fiat 500, a T35 crewcab.....and more .......it is an addiction :rolleyes:

cxcully

Aye,it's amazing how they can accumulate if you've a sprawling and scruffy place in the country,an understanding other-half (most of the time) and no kids.....'69 DS...'78 GS....'89 CX GTI (?head gasket)....'87 CX22TRS(banjaxed)....'85 BX GT (LHM pipes corroded).....'88 BX 16TGE (pulley to hydraulic pump)....'70 H Van Camper(more rust than metal)....'93 XM TurboSI Estate....92 XM 2.1 Diesel (gearbox exploded)....'92 AX.....'65 MG Midget.

junkyard

I've got 44 at the moment.................I think I feel a new thread coming on here, who's got the most cars on here?:rolleyes:

deegs

Wether true or not ye reckon this is from it?

I wish my wife let me remortgage....
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C24952

maidhc

My cousin had 60 vintage tractors at one point. He is now down to 30 though.

I think it could be a disease!

carchaeologist

It is a syndrome alright, classicitus, hard to cure!the cars dont be long accumulating!!datsun cherry, vauxhall chevette, capri for restoration, opel corsa(not quite a classic,but give it time,its 4door and irish:)), parts capri, parts cherry, and the mechanicals of a beetle,plus all the accumulated parts that get picked up along the way,i wouldnt have it any other way!!:D

Merrion

maidhc wrote: »

My cousin had 60 vintage tractors at one point. He is now down to 30 though.

I think it could be a disease!

At one time I was considering doing a photo-essay on classic tractors in Ireland .... if it comes up again could you give me his contact details (or v.v.)?

Dades

carchaeologist wrote: »

It is a syndrome alright, classicitus, hard to cure!

It's like human rust - unless treated it will spread!

carchaeologist

Is the only way to treat it is to buy more cars?!!!:D