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Remember that "barn find" car thread I posted?
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Maj.Nick Danger said:
If the sales agreement was for the property and everything on it, it's all his.
Makes me think the seller was an executor or trustee and never did an inspection or inventory.
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wow, there's some fine cars in there. Lucky chap.
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The find of the century
A couple of questions
How did they get the cars all in and so neatly?
It a neglected museum but it is like some guy that has trawled the byways of Europe gathering the vehicles and then it has all been forgotten. They are not in process of repair. Its like the guys who collect newspapers in stacks in the house. Never to be read.
Begs the question - the owner must have been a recluse? There's a movie script here somewhere.
Some of the FL historic car tragics will go nuts over some of those Golden Era cars.
A couple of questions
How did they get the cars all in and so neatly?
It a neglected museum but it is like some guy that has trawled the byways of Europe gathering the vehicles and then it has all been forgotten. They are not in process of repair. Its like the guys who collect newspapers in stacks in the house. Never to be read.
Begs the question - the owner must have been a recluse? There's a movie script here somewhere.
Some of the FL historic car tragics will go nuts over some of those Golden Era cars.
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A recluse or a car thief? I'd check the registrations on those cars jut in case.
But what a find! Such an eclectic collection. You wouldn't have to sell 'em off, just rent 'em to movie studios. You could populate an entire 1960s period street scene with what's in there.
But what a find! Such an eclectic collection. You wouldn't have to sell 'em off, just rent 'em to movie studios. You could populate an entire 1960s period street scene with what's in there.
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Good God. I am at a loss for words. I was expecting maybe one or two cars, but a whole fleet?!? Damn. The owner must have been a recluse.
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HO-LY SH...MOKES!
Kinda makes you want to buy a barn just to try your luck! Anyone for a trip to Portugal?
Kinda makes you want to buy a barn just to try your luck! Anyone for a trip to Portugal?
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This is amazing, but also kinda odd. I've been doing some Googling and the only references I've been able to find regarding this story is on various forums. No news articles anywhere--and a find like this would be news! Initially it would be in local papers in Portugal, but I can't believe it wouldn't have been picked up by wire services.
On the other hand, Snopes doesn't seem to have a listing for it, either. Maybe the story will start turning up in car magazines in the next couple of months. I'd certainly be interested "the rest of the story!"
Cheers,
Tom
On the other hand, Snopes doesn't seem to have a listing for it, either. Maybe the story will start turning up in car magazines in the next couple of months. I'd certainly be interested "the rest of the story!"
Cheers,
Tom
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I am astounded!!! Thanks for posting it!.. I am an old car fan and this was a sight to behold!
I am astounded!!! Thanks for posting it!.. I am an old car fan and this was a sight to behold!
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Wow
Oh dear god, where is that again? And if he is selling cars off....I wish I had the garage.
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Oh dear god, where is that again? And if he is selling cars off....I wish I had the garage.
Jon
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Life is just not fair!!!!!:eusa_doh:
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I hope the previous owner wasn't in the "construction business". If he was, the new owner might be careful when checking inside the trunks of those cars...:whistling
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the lovely thing about this is that those cars you would assume had been lost to the world but no, they still exist and are waiting to be restored lovingly to origional condition. I'd go so far to say that they have been saved.
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It looks like the impound yard of Valkenvania!
Sincerely,
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Sincerely,
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Over 180 Classic Cars Found in a Barn in Portugal?
A friend sent me this link...
http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/barnfind.asp
And that led to this...
http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/index.htm
Now...I don't care who found the cars or how, to me thats all hear-say...the point to me is there was a barn..Filled With These Cars Somewhere! I mean judging by the pictures it looks legit! What does the Fedora Lounge think?
A friend sent me this link...
http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/barnfind.asp
And that led to this...
http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/index.htm
Now...I don't care who found the cars or how, to me thats all hear-say...the point to me is there was a barn..Filled With These Cars Somewhere! I mean judging by the pictures it looks legit! What does the Fedora Lounge think?
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I think this has been discussed.
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Geeeez I'm always behind the times...*sigh*
---Bartender please delete this thread or merge it with the old one.
---Bartender please delete this thread or merge it with the old one.
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That 356 would go very nicely with a James Dean jacket...
Quite a find. I often wonder what I would do if it turned out that I was in a situation like that. Legally, if the new owner wasn't aware of the cars until after purchase (i.e. he didn't discover them, and then purchase the land knowing that the seller was not aware of the existence of these cars), or the seller was and was happy with the sale price, then the new owner is in the clear, as it were. morally speaking, I have wondered about this. I think maybe had I found one little car that had obviously been a much loved and cared for hobby car, I might feel morally obliged to return it to whoever had sold the property as a family heirloom. That said, this doesn't look to be the case at all here, so unless the inheritors were very young orphans who would otherwise have nothing or some similar situation, I think I'd be happy to hang onto them. The 356 certainly, for all it is a VW Beetle in a party dress, would make a superb regular driver, and I like the idea of operating a 'hire business' for the film industry. Either that or, yes, selling them all off and having no mortgage, or otherwise sinking the proceeds into property here in London would be very nice indeed!
Quite a find. I often wonder what I would do if it turned out that I was in a situation like that. Legally, if the new owner wasn't aware of the cars until after purchase (i.e. he didn't discover them, and then purchase the land knowing that the seller was not aware of the existence of these cars), or the seller was and was happy with the sale price, then the new owner is in the clear, as it were. morally speaking, I have wondered about this. I think maybe had I found one little car that had obviously been a much loved and cared for hobby car, I might feel morally obliged to return it to whoever had sold the property as a family heirloom. That said, this doesn't look to be the case at all here, so unless the inheritors were very young orphans who would otherwise have nothing or some similar situation, I think I'd be happy to hang onto them. The 356 certainly, for all it is a VW Beetle in a party dress, would make a superb regular driver, and I like the idea of operating a 'hire business' for the film industry. Either that or, yes, selling them all off and having no mortgage, or otherwise sinking the proceeds into property here in London would be very nice indeed!
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