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This is The Barn Story of the Exotic Cars found in the Barn!

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This story is about a find in Portugal by a person who purchased a property with a large steel barn on the property where the doors were welded closed. When the person opened the barn he found an amazing collection!

This is how the story goes.  A person from New York purchased a home and a few acres in Portugal . 

There had been several people interested in the property, but the large barn had steel doors, and they had been welded shut.

The modest farmhouse had been vacant for over 15 years.and the previous owner and wife both had died, and apparently there were no heirs. The house was sold to pay taxes by Tax Sale, read more about Tax Sales.

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 New York man bought it at just over half of the property's worth, moved in, and set about to tear into 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...............?

The Barn.

The doors were welded shut, but an angle grinder took care of that.

Fiat Cabriolet (1200 or 1500), Ford Cortina MKII, Mercedes Benz 180/190.

Aston Martin.

Opel GT, Lotus Elan FHC, Lotus Super Seven Series IV, Lotus Elan DHC.

Porsche 356, Austin Healey Sprite MkII, Volvo PV 544, Ford Y.

Giulietta Sprint, Giulia Sprint Speciale (SS), Nash Metropolitan.

Alfa Giulietta, Lotus Europa, another Lotus Elan FHC, Matra Djet.

Lancia Flaminia Coup.

Abarth 1300 Scorpione.

American (inspired) design.

Interior of Alfa Romeo.

Lancia Flaminia Coup, Peugeot 504 cabriolet & 404 cabriolet.

Mini, Alfa 1900 Super Sprint, Balilla.

Fiat Topolino II, Triumph TR4, Peugeot 202.

BMW V8, Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30.

 

The total value of all the cars was $35 MILLION DOLLARS - this is a true story that has circulated around the internet for many years.

You can read more about this story at snopes

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

remember to always search the internet and snopes to confirm or deny these types of stories before you post them or send them to people in an email!

This is a list of what vehicles were supposed to be in the barn, according to

Dozens of American sedans, from a 1932 Ford 2-door sedan to 1970s Olds Cutlasses
Dozens of 1950s and 1960s Mercedes sedans; A couple of Formula race cars.
Abarth 1300 Scorpione
Alfa GTV
Alfa 1900 SS
Alfa Bertone
Alfa Giuiletta
Alfa Giulietta Sprint
Alfa Giulia Sprint Speciale
Alfa Sud 1.5
BMW 501 V8 Sedan
BMW Isetta
Bristol 404 Saloon
Chrysler CD
Citroën Traction Avant
Datsun 240Z
DKW 1000SP
Fiat Cabriolet
Fiat Topolino
Fiat 500
Fiat 508 Balilla
Ford Cortina
Ford Taunus
Hillman Californian
Lancia Aurelia B20 2+2
Lancia Aurelia B24
Lancia Appia
Lancia Flaminia Zagato
Lancia Flaminia Coupe
Lotus Elan DHC
Lotus Elan FHC
Lotus Elan +2
Lotus Europa
Lotus Super 7 Series IV
MG Midget
MG Magnette
Matra Djet
Maxwell
Mini Moke
Nash Metropolitan
Opel GT
Opel Rekord
Porsche 356B
Porsche 356C
Peugeot 202
Peugeot 404 Cabriolet
Peugeot 505 Cabriolet
Renault Dauphine
Rover P5 Saloon
Rover P6
Saab 93
Simca Coupe de Ville
Singer Gazelle
Steyr Puch
So, What’s In There?

Here is a partial list:
Austin A30
Austin A40 Somerset
Austin Healey Sprite
Austin Mini Cooper
Austin Mini Cooper S
BMW 2002
BMW 1800
Triumph TR4
Volvo PV444
VW Beetle
1950s Alfa Giulietta, 1960s Sprint Speciale, 1950s Nash Metropolitan
1950s Lancia B20
1931 Chrysler CD roadster
1970s Abarth Scorpione
1923/24 Maxwell
1960s Hillman Imp Californian
1939 Plymouth, 1960s Mercedes-Benz 200, 280
* Note: More than one car may exist for each model listed above.

You can read more about this story at snopes

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

remember to always search the internet and snopes to confirm or deny these types of stories before you post them or send them to people in an email!

see the coolest cars from the 50s

Best new buildings of the decade

Queen Elizabeth and all the presidents of the United States that she has me

The Biggest Longest Highest Largest!

See the coolest cars from the 50s

Best new buildings of the decade

Queen Elizabeth and all the presidents of the United States that she has met

100 years of life- how times have changed with the 1909 Ford Model R

Neil Armstrong Landing on the Moon Storyl

See some beautiful Engineering Marvels of our time

Exotic Cars Found in the Barn!

 

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