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Old 08-10-07, 10:59 AM
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Yeah, nothing really Earth-shattering there, but some intriguing cars
nevertheless. Some of the hulks are so rusted and have so many parts
missing they probably should just go to the crusher.

Now he just needs a couple million bucks to restore them all.

I'd be interested to hear more about why the old dude had all
of these cars. Perhaps he had visions of restoring them himself someday?
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Old 08-11-07, 05:44 AM
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hmm, ill take a few of the mercedes, a few porsches , the tvr, and the mini cooper please . those cars i think just need to be cleaned up a bit and they will be a great sunday cruiser, specially the tvr, looks like the newest car in there
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Old 08-11-07, 11:10 AM
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Some of the interiors look to be in really good shape! It's just dusty on the outside. others have a bit of rust and need more work. Not a bad find but it's more of the sheer number of cars rather than collectibles. Maybe the Elan and the 356 and the old Mercedes. It would take a lifetime to restore all of these (that or a lotta people with lots of time on their hands)
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Old 08-11-07, 12:04 PM
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all of them stolen....would explain why there arent too many high end classics
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Old 08-11-07, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by gshb
all of them stolen....would explain why there arent too many high end classics
stolen or not, the guy has em now. i wonder if there r any keys for those? be pretty cool if they were all just sitting in the ignitions just asking to be driven
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Old 08-11-07, 03:10 PM
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wow
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Old 08-11-07, 03:19 PM
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Wasn't this story de-bunked?
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Old 08-11-07, 04:14 PM
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Yup.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/barnfind.asp
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Old 08-11-07, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by pvmike1
The snopes explanation sounds more ludicrous than the actual story. It doesn't really explain why someone would have ALL those cars... especially if the owner was a dealer. Why would he need two Formula racers? The variety of the cars locked up doesn't make much sense in accordance to their explanation.
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Old 08-11-07, 06:21 PM
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fake or not - there are some nice cars in there
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Old 08-11-07, 10:46 PM
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i want that Seven a few other things

http://www.sportscarmarket.com/portugesebarnfind.pdf
^list of cars
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Old 08-11-07, 11:22 PM
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I must have spent about 10 minutes staring at the interior of that white Porsche 356...

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Old 08-12-07, 01:03 AM
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All I have to say is whoever managed to park those cars like that deserves a medal.
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Old 08-12-07, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by knihc2008
All I have to say is whoever managed to park those cars like that deserves a medal.
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