A friend sent me this email...could it be true?


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 15 years; 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:80/barnfinds/afa70.htm

The Tenor Man

JFTC......that place is huge.

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2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

. Looks like the other half of the value (the price he paid) may already be taken care of.

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1989 300E 144K

Nice story. Too bad it isn't true.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/barnfind.asp

riggity rigggg report to the max

Snopes kicks @$$, I use it a couple times a day. They do usually provide the "True" part of the story, i.e. where the barn actually was and why it was full of cars, but it didn't for this one.

I'd love a real Mini Cooper (or even a Mini), not the new BMW version.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

This made the rounds and was mentioned here in January when it first came to light.

Cars found in a barn?

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Yeah, I was going to say... Snopes saves the day (again).

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'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

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Sometimes it ruins the moment though. It can be nice to dream.

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1982 380SL
1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing
1987 300 D
2005 CDI European Delivery
2006 CDI Handed down to daughter
2007 GL CDI. Wifes