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
New York guy 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 cabriole.
Mini, Alfa 1900 Super Sprint,
Balilla.
Fiat Topolino II, Triumph
TR4, Peugeot 202.
BMW V8, Formula racers, Chryslers,
Mercedes, Austin A30.
ALL
ADDED UP, VALUED AT $35 MILLION
DOLLARS. THIS IS A TRUE STORY.
THE MAN AND HIS WIFE HAD FULL
CLAIM TO THE LOT . THEY HAD
A GREAT RETIREMENT!
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