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What's in the Barn?

October 17th 2007 09:38
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 15 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 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 New York 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 through the welds.
What was in the barn...............?


Barn in Portugal containing old cars


Old cars found in a shed
Fiat Cabriolet (1200 or 1500), Ford Cortina MKII, Mercedes Benz 180/190.



Classic old cars in a barn.
Opel GT, Lotus Elan FHC, Lotus Super Seven Series IV, Lotus Elan DHC.


A barn found with hundreds of old cars
Giulietta Sprint, Giulia Sprint Speciale (SS), Nash Metropolitan.


Valuable and expensive old cars found in a barn in Portugal.
Interior of an Alpha Romeo.


Valuable, classic cars found in an old farm shed.
BMW V8, Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30.


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Comment by Anonymous

January 16th 2008 17:10
WOW!

Comment by Anonymous

May 18th 2008 00:15
That was my reaction too, but then I thought it had to be too good to be true. And it is. The pictures are real, but the story is not. Check out the links below for the full story and more pictures of the goodies inside the barn:

Snopes

intuh.net

Sportscar Market Site

Comment by chickenman

August 9th 2008 07:31
even if the story is fake, its a good reminder that there are finds like this out there.keep your eyes open around any abandoned buildings. you might find something worth $10 or $10 million.

Comment by Anonymous

April 3rd 2010 03:18
Hey... I think that was my grand parents land... lol

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