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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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dont know if this is a repost, couldnt find anything using the search.
Amazing to say the least..

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 ac res in
Portugal. The modest farmhouse had been vacant for 15 yrs.; 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...............?

http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 04:22 PM
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Not a true story. It's pictures of someone's collection and they hired a photographer to take pics of their collection.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/barnfind.asp
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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IF it were true; I would keep the Elans, the Sevens, some of the Alfas, and maybe the Mini Cooper Ses, and sell the rest for as much as auction would bring.
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 05:09 PM
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i was about to say thats an awesome story, til i saw it wasnt true... damn
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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 11:45 AM
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either way jesus thats got to be worth a fortune!
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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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Looks like a huge restoration bill to me...but cool anyway.
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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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Ill take a MINI
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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 04:55 PM
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Quick someone call Jay Leno!!!
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as soon as i clicked on the link and saw the picture of the "barn" i knew there was no way someone wouldnt look in there
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