[Bmcu] Fwd: Found in a barn

[Charles Easton]

I've been sent that story going a few times now and
had a suspicion that it was not accurate. The
description of the barn never quite fit the pictures.
But true, what a barn find.


--- Jeff Greenland <jeff at unabled.com> wrote:

> 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 at 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 at usa.net"
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> > To: <allen at grosnickfinancial.com>
> > 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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