Amazing find!
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Amazing find!
The story goes this guy bought a farm thats stood empty for 15 years, he moved in and found the barn doors welded up, he broke them open to reveal this:
Scroll down the thread for pics.
http://forum.autohoje.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=97706&whichpage=7
What a find.
Scroll down the thread for pics.
http://forum.autohoje.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=97706&whichpage=7
What a find.
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Old Timer

unfortunitely for some reason that page wouldn't load on my browser.
Reminds me a lot of a true story my grandfater told me once. When he worked in insurance in the 60's he used to visit a lot of farms for business reasons.
One farmer he visited told him a simelar story. when he purchased his farm in a fairly run down state, he discovered two old vehicles at the back of a cluttered barn, and they turned out to be extreemly rare and valuable. So he sold one and used the money to restore the other one. My grandfater saw the car as well, although unfortunitly has no idea what the car actually was.
Always one for an interesting story! Sounds much better when he tells it, was trying to keep it brief!
Mike.
page finally loaded, and blimy!! I would love to know where they all came from!!
Reminds me a lot of a true story my grandfater told me once. When he worked in insurance in the 60's he used to visit a lot of farms for business reasons.
One farmer he visited told him a simelar story. when he purchased his farm in a fairly run down state, he discovered two old vehicles at the back of a cluttered barn, and they turned out to be extreemly rare and valuable. So he sold one and used the money to restore the other one. My grandfater saw the car as well, although unfortunitly has no idea what the car actually was.
Always one for an interesting story! Sounds much better when he tells it, was trying to keep it brief!
Mike.
page finally loaded, and blimy!! I would love to know where they all came from!!
1983 White cabriolet GTi
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Old Timer

tbh theres no way he wouldn't have looked in a 'barn' that big!
still though, quality find 8)
still though, quality find 8)
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what………?
how……….?
where…….?
when……..?
oh my good god (think i just stained my y fronts!)
how well could i fit most (not all) of that in my wallet? gotta keep some for a bit of fun
its not fair!!!!!
:cry:
:cry: just not fair :cry:
how……….?
where…….?
when……..?
oh my good god (think i just stained my y fronts!)
how well could i fit most (not all) of that in my wallet? gotta keep some for a bit of fun

its not fair!!!!!


its a caddy - half a mk1 at least
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That's no barn it's a museum!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'll have the 2 mini coopers and an elan please.
i'll have the 2 mini coopers and an elan please.
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i'll have the 356's please

its a caddy - half a mk1 at least
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blans said
That's no barn it's a museum!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'll have the 2 mini coopers and an elan please.
No I have to correct that, Its the doors to Heaven :pray:
Rob

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Wow - What a collection!!!
I wonder how many of them run!
I wonder how many of them run!
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Thats unbelievable, the Lotus 7 looked ready to go
. Like the little single seater race cars, although not so sure about the homemade rear wing.

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how did they all get there?
did somebody die who had been storing them?
was it a massive collection of stolen cars?
i literally can not believe it, its something that you might see in a film but not ever in real life.
i cant believe there's even a couple of old formula competition race cars in there.
some of the cars loook like they've been sat there for up to 50-60 years?!? but then the Lotus 7 doesn't look too dirty or dusty.
i wonder when the doors actually got welded up and the cars were last seen by someone? what made them decided to seal them in for such a long time?
soooooooooooo many questions!!!!!
ops: :? 8O :dontknow:
did somebody die who had been storing them?
was it a massive collection of stolen cars?
i literally can not believe it, its something that you might see in a film but not ever in real life.
i cant believe there's even a couple of old formula competition race cars in there.
some of the cars loook like they've been sat there for up to 50-60 years?!? but then the Lotus 7 doesn't look too dirty or dusty.
i wonder when the doors actually got welded up and the cars were last seen by someone? what made them decided to seal them in for such a long time?
soooooooooooo many questions!!!!!

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bren said
how did they all get there?
did somebody die who had been storing them?
was it a massive collection of stolen cars?
i literally can not believe it, its something that you might see in a film but not ever in real life.
i cant believe there's even a couple of old formula competition race cars in there.
some of the cars loook like they've been sat there for up to 50-60 years?!? but then the Lotus 7 doesn't look too dirty or dusty.
i wonder when the doors actually got welded up and the cars were last seen by someone? what made them decided to seal them in for such a long time?
soooooooooooo many questions!!!!!ops: :? 8O :dontknow:
i know its madness

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The porsche 356 was enough to make my eyes pop out! What a car! I'd have been happy finding that alone in the barn, nevermind all the other gems thrown in…
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*pops cap on autoglym and rolls sleeves up*
bring it on!
bring it on!
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Morb said
*pops cap on autoglym and rolls sleeves up*
bring it on!
See you in a couple of years then!
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Dear pimp my ride!..lol
Truely an awsome find. some smashing cars. Love to know the history on the farm and the cars.. lucky guy ehh.
Truely an awsome find. some smashing cars. Love to know the history on the farm and the cars.. lucky guy ehh.
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That truly is the most amazing thing i have ever seen!
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Mikey1 said
That truly is the most amazing thing i have ever seen!
Have you seen a man eat his own head?
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I think this may be the site that originally posted the pics….they have an English translation, but not for this topic….
…the 'barn' is flippin HUGE !!!!
http://www.interclassi…=por&ret=pach&rdo=&rid=89
…the 'barn' is flippin HUGE !!!!
http://www.interclassi…=por&ret=pach&rdo=&rid=89
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I see a 1980's Alfa-Sud in there so its been open in the last 20 years or so.
AMAZING find - though i'd probably sell most of them and fill up the space with lots of new cars to keep forever, and never use, and let rot….
o
AMAZING find - though i'd probably sell most of them and fill up the space with lots of new cars to keep forever, and never use, and let rot….
o

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That is mafia. It has to be surely. 8O
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