Although the barn is real, the story is apparently a hoax. It was a car
dealer that continually added cars throughout his career to the barn.
Still some great pictures! There are quite a few cars I would not mind
having in my collection! (I wouldn't mind that big of a barn, too)
For more information, see:
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/31/portuguese-barn-find-hoax-still-going-strong/
Carlin.jacobson@usa.net wrote:
> The club might like this
> from Carlin, proud owner of a 1962 MGA
> Forwarded message is attached.
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> From: "Carlin.jacobson@usa.net" <carlin.jacobson@usa.net>
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> Subject: Found in a barn
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> Cars found in barn
>
> Very interesting
>
>
> 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...............?
>
>
> This will take some time for you to look at,
> So plan ahead.
> Carlin---- member of the British motor club in SLC-->
>
>
> Go to;
>
> www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm
>
>
> and start wishing it you had bought the place.
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