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Evil240 · 07-20-2007, 01:53 PM

in the sealed barn on the property you just bought from a tax sale?

BTW- apparantely this guy got the property for half it's value because people weren't interested in it due to this barn...

http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm

HalveBlue · 07-20-2007, 01:59 PM

That...is fucking awesome.

azndoc · 07-20-2007, 02:05 PM

That's nuts.

So the buyer had no idea what was in the barn?

Damn lucky find if he didn't know.

**ThatGuy** · 07-20-2007, 02:07 PM

Yeah, stolen vehicles. Nice find.

Gone in 60 Seconds anyone?

azndoc · 07-20-2007, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatGuy

Yeah, stolen vehicles. Nice find.

Gone in 60 Seconds anyone?

Are they stolen. Damn.

Would've been nice though. Oh well.

I'd ROFL if there was a 240sx in there in the midst of all those other cars.

luisgonz · 07-20-2007, 02:11 PM

Dude where is this barn I want that old Porsche 356,Giulietta Sprint,

IIIXziuR · 07-20-2007, 02:13 PM

I remember seeing this a while back. I get excited everytime I see it.
I would be happy finding just one of those cars in an old garage, let alone a small fleet! A lot of beauties in there too.

**ThatGuy** · 07-20-2007, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc

Are they stolen. Damn.

I didn't see anything about them being stolen, but I mean come on. A building with the doors welded shut holding a collection of rare and valuable cars in various states of repair, a good deal of which have tags on them. Where else did they come from?

Just my thoughts.

S14TEVE · 07-20-2007, 02:21 PM

hahah fuckin ports

sleepy_s13 · 07-20-2007, 02:22 PM

That is the come up of all come ups

qwikspool · 07-20-2007, 02:29 PM

man that was a nice buy. treasure....

*exitspeed* · 07-20-2007, 02:45 PM

Cha-ching!

I wonder how much the dude will make off of all the cars.

carnal_c30 · 07-20-2007, 02:48 PM

that is absolutely insane.... find of a lifetime

imagine if the guy didnt have an idea of how special what he found was (unlikely with a collection that big) he might have just junked them or something

Okinawandrifter87 · 07-20-2007, 02:55 PM

wow.. that priceless quote comes to mind finding out you have a barn full of hidden gems.. speechless..

EvilRB · 07-20-2007, 04:07 PM

Wow I think that I would rather have something like that happen to me rather than winning the lottery. It's more of a unique and amazingly lucky find!!

I tried searching around but couldn't find anything. Dose anyone have a link to the back story on this. I would love to read some more on this.

EvilRB · 07-20-2007, 04:39 PM

Found something:

Portuguese Barn Find: Fact or Fiction?

Huge collections like the one in Portugal don't just happen. Cars are accumulated by someone with a purpose

By Tom Cotter

One day this January, I received at least ten forwarded email attachments to a web site that featured photos of an eclectic collection of old cars in a decaying building. For the next week it seemed the web was literally blanketed with these images, each giving a similar story:

"Imagine moving into an old farmhouse in the Portuguese countryside, and, while walking around "the lower 40" of your new investment, you come across an old building. Curious as to what may be inside, you pry open the rusted door and for the first time in decades, one of the largest hordes of old cars ever discovered is exposed to sunlight."

I didn't believe that story for a moment.

Huge collections of cars don't just happen. Cars are accumulated—sometimes lovingly, sometimes not—by someone with a purpose. I was sure this collection was not assembled by accident; nobody would simply sell an old farm and fail to mention to the new owners the stash of old cars in the barn.

I decided to investigate. I searched the web and ultimately came to an English language dead end at the Mazda Miata Club Norway web site. But I kept going, sending emails in English and hoping that some kind recipient would take a few moments to answer some questions. All indications were that the cars were hidden somewhere in Portugal, so that's where I focused my investigation.

Through a Cobra buddy, Don Silawski of Washington, DC, I contracted with a Portuguese translator, Clara Dixon. Clara would be my tour guide and try to unearth some of the naked truth regarding this huge stash. Clara also checked the Internet for news stories that may have been written in Portuguese newspapers about the cars. I was beginning to feel like a CIA sleuth…

I must admit that for me, a lifelong barn-finder, a collection this large would be the discovery of a lifetime. My 15-year-old son, Brian, even tried to convince me to hop a flight to Portugal to see if I could actually find the collection myself.

I was eventually able to contact the photographer who was contracted by the cars' owner to shoot the photographs that would ultimately appear on millions of car-guy computer monitors beginning on January 20.

THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY

Manuel Menezes Morais shot the photos, but he was sworn to secrecy about the cars' location and the owner's name. However, he was able to obtain permission from the elusive owner to give me the following information:

The owner of the cars was a car dealer in the 1970s and 1980s, and decided to save the more interesting cars that came through his doors. When the barn was full, he padlocked and "soldered" the doors shut. (Perhaps welding was too permanent.)

Web sites varied on the number of cars: 58, 100, and 180 were speculated. According to Morais, there are 180 cars in the barn.

And, aw shucks, none of the cars is for sale.

Clara was able to determine that the cars are located somewhere in the area of Sintra, near Lisbon.

I asked Morais if he could ask the owner if he had a favorite car. "He has lots of good cars in very good condition," he says, "but he loves the Lancia Aurelia B24. He has two."

I would ask that a European-based SCM subscriber pick this story up and help fill in the blanks. And let me know what you find ([email protected]). I'd like to include the true story in a future In the Barn book, as well as in SCM.

So, what's in there?

TOM COTTER is a contributing editor to Road & Track. The sequel to Cotter's book Cobra in the Barn, to be called The Hemi in the Barn, will be published by Motorbooks this fall.

Source: http://www.sportscarmarket.com/articles/archives/1110

SimpleSexy180 · 07-20-2007, 04:43 PM

wow! dudes mad lucky.

sikkk240 · 07-20-2007, 04:59 PM

late late late.

Matej · 07-20-2007, 09:25 PM

Seen that, but that's not a barn, because it's not red.

LB.Motoring · 07-20-2007, 10:07 PM

Term is Warehouse.

BoostedCoupe · 07-20-2007, 10:31 PM

just think if the guy who bought it didnt take time to open it and started to tear it down. That would suck. Its a cool find i wonder if he as the keys to the cars.

RiversideS13 · 07-21-2007, 02:36 AM

that is damn cool

s13rookie · 07-22-2007, 12:28 AM

my mother bought a house with a barn last summer. all we found was a dead bird and mouse turds.

Thats an amazing find though. Maybe i missed it but did it say why the previous owner left all those cars in there when the property went up for sale/auction?

cashmoney197 · 07-22-2007, 12:34 AM

this is old news

DUFFM4N · 07-22-2007, 01:47 AM

old, but still nice to see

LB.Motoring · 07-22-2007, 01:49 AM

I bought a 18wheeler Tractor Trailer,

with not knowing what was inside of it,

turns out it had a whole bunch of shit,

and Paperwork from the guy who broke the land speed record in 1975,

Original contracts from Yamaha etc.

Pretty fun.

SexPanda · 07-22-2007, 01:55 AM

Man about as close to a spectacular find like that I can get is when i found 50 cents in my car's back seat yesterday. I was 50 cents short of a coke, and i was pretty excited when I found that.

Its kinda sad when i get excited about 50 cents...

cashmoney197 · 07-22-2007, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SexPanda

Man about as close to a spectacular find like that I can get is when i found 50 cents in my car's back seat yesterday. I was 50 cents short of a coke, and i was pretty excited when I found that.

Its kinda sad when i get excited about 50 cents...

i lol'd

and by old, i meant repost mother fucker!!11!!11!!1!!!1!!11!!one11!!11!eleven1!11!!!

EvilRB · 07-22-2007, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SexPanda

Man about as close to a spectacular find like that I can get is when i found 50 cents in my car's back seat yesterday. I was 50 cents short of a coke, and i was pretty excited when I found that.

Its kinda sad when i get excited about 50 cents...

Yeah but I'm right there with you!

0100 · 07-22-2007, 08:44 AM

Wow this is old, but still super cool.

07-20-2007, 01:53 PM	#1
Evil240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: california Posts: 318 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	man bought a barn with the doors welded shut?? in the sealed barn on the property you just bought from a tax sale? BTW- apparantely this guy got the property for half it's value because people weren't interested in it due to this barn... http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm

07-20-2007, 02:07 PM	#4
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 45 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah, stolen vehicles. Nice find. Gone in 60 Seconds anyone? __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

07-20-2007, 02:21 PM	#9
S14TEVE Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SoCali\|OC Posts: 264 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hahah fuckin ports __________________ *image exceeds forum limits*

07-20-2007, 02:22 PM	#10
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07-20-2007, 01:59 PM	#2
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07-20-2007, 02:05 PM	#3
azndoc Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles Age: 43 Posts: 9,487 Trader Rating: (47) Rides Gallery: azndoc Feedback Score: 47 reviews	That's nuts. So the buyer had no idea what was in the barn? Damn lucky find if he didn't know.

07-20-2007, 02:11 PM	#6
luisgonz BANNED Join Date: May 2004 Location: los angeles Age: 42 Posts: 2,761 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Dude where is this barn I want that old Porsche 356,Giulietta Sprint,

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IIIXziuR Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Left Hand Path Posts: 2,655 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	I remember seeing this a while back. I get excited everytime I see it. I would be happy finding just one of those cars in an old garage, let alone a small fleet! A lot of beauties in there too.

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qwikspool Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Murrieta, CA Posts: 1,912 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	man that was a nice buy. treasure....

07-20-2007, 02:48 PM	#13
carnal_c30 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: the sd bay to the sf yay area Posts: 629 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	that is absolutely insane.... find of a lifetime imagine if the guy didnt have an idea of how special what he found was (unlikely with a collection that big) he might have just junked them or something

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EvilRB Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SO CAL Posts: 1,418 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Wow I think that I would rather have something like that happen to me rather than winning the lottery. It's more of a unique and amazingly lucky find!! I tried searching around but couldn't find anything. Dose anyone have a link to the back story on this. I would love to read some more on this. __________________

07-20-2007, 04:39 PM	#16
EvilRB Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SO CAL Posts: 1,418 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Found something: Portuguese Barn Find: Fact or Fiction? Huge collections like the one in Portugal don't just happen. Cars are accumulated by someone with a purpose By Tom Cotter One day this January, I received at least ten forwarded email attachments to a web site that featured photos of an eclectic collection of old cars in a decaying building. For the next week it seemed the web was literally blanketed with these images, each giving a similar story: "Imagine moving into an old farmhouse in the Portuguese countryside, and, while walking around "the lower 40" of your new investment, you come across an old building. Curious as to what may be inside, you pry open the rusted door and for the first time in decades, one of the largest hordes of old cars ever discovered is exposed to sunlight." I didn't believe that story for a moment. Huge collections of cars don't just happen. Cars are accumulated—sometimes lovingly, sometimes not—by someone with a purpose. I was sure this collection was not assembled by accident; nobody would simply sell an old farm and fail to mention to the new owners the stash of old cars in the barn. I decided to investigate. I searched the web and ultimately came to an English language dead end at the Mazda Miata Club Norway web site. But I kept going, sending emails in English and hoping that some kind recipient would take a few moments to answer some questions. All indications were that the cars were hidden somewhere in Portugal, so that's where I focused my investigation. Through a Cobra buddy, Don Silawski of Washington, DC, I contracted with a Portuguese translator, Clara Dixon. Clara would be my tour guide and try to unearth some of the naked truth regarding this huge stash. Clara also checked the Internet for news stories that may have been written in Portuguese newspapers about the cars. I was beginning to feel like a CIA sleuth… I must admit that for me, a lifelong barn-finder, a collection this large would be the discovery of a lifetime. My 15-year-old son, Brian, even tried to convince me to hop a flight to Portugal to see if I could actually find the collection myself. I was eventually able to contact the photographer who was contracted by the cars' owner to shoot the photographs that would ultimately appear on millions of car-guy computer monitors beginning on January 20. THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY Manuel Menezes Morais shot the photos, but he was sworn to secrecy about the cars' location and the owner's name. However, he was able to obtain permission from the elusive owner to give me the following information: The owner of the cars was a car dealer in the 1970s and 1980s, and decided to save the more interesting cars that came through his doors. When the barn was full, he padlocked and "soldered" the doors shut. (Perhaps welding was too permanent.) Web sites varied on the number of cars: 58, 100, and 180 were speculated. According to Morais, there are 180 cars in the barn. And, aw shucks, none of the cars is for sale. Clara was able to determine that the cars are located somewhere in the area of Sintra, near Lisbon. I asked Morais if he could ask the owner if he had a favorite car. "He has lots of good cars in very good condition," he says, "but he loves the Lancia Aurelia B24. He has two." I would ask that a European-based SCM subscriber pick this story up and help fill in the blanks. And let me know what you find ([email protected]). I'd like to include the true story in a future In the Barn book, as well as in SCM. So, what's in there? TOM COTTER is a contributing editor to Road & Track. The sequel to Cotter's book Cobra in the Barn, to be called The Hemi in the Barn, will be published by Motorbooks this fall. Source: http://www.sportscarmarket.com/articles/archives/1110 __________________

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Matej Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 9,423 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	Seen that, but that's not a barn, because it's not red.

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BoostedCoupe Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Fulton, TN Age: 34 Posts: 1,043 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	just think if the guy who bought it didnt take time to open it and started to tear it down. That would suck. Its a cool find i wonder if he as the keys to the cars. __________________ 92 vert converted 5speed and other little things

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RiversideS13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Diamond Bar, CA Age: 43 Posts: 1,545 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that is damn cool

07-22-2007, 12:28 AM	#23
s13rookie Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: connecticut Age: 44 Posts: 1,129 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my mother bought a house with a barn last summer. all we found was a dead bird and mouse turds. Thats an amazing find though. Maybe i missed it but did it say why the previous owner left all those cars in there when the property went up for sale/auction? __________________ Ive spent most of my money on cars and women...the rest i wasted

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07-22-2007, 01:47 AM	#25
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LB.Motoring Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SòCal♥ Age: 38 Posts: 5,840 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: LB.Motoring Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I bought a 18wheeler Tractor Trailer, with not knowing what was inside of it, turns out it had a whole bunch of shit, and Paperwork from the guy who broke the land speed record in 1975, Original contracts from Yamaha etc. Pretty fun. __________________ Robby Leuer

07-22-2007, 01:55 AM	#27
SexPanda Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Where ever there is free beer Posts: 3,239 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Man about as close to a spectacular find like that I can get is when i found 50 cents in my car's back seat yesterday. I was 50 cents short of a coke, and i was pretty excited when I found that. Its kinda sad when i get excited about 50 cents... __________________ BRAND NEW GReddy PRofec E-01 EBC for sale, Cheap!

07-22-2007, 08:44 AM	#30
0100 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New England Posts: 1,581 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Wow this is old, but still super cool.