What a find! - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

lbszr · 07-24-2007

You all can check this out to see how true it is but sure looks authentic.

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?
Go to; www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm

Z Factor · 07-24-2007

Wow, what a great story. That is every car lovers dream. It is almost like he bought the home of a guy like Jay Leno and got all those cars as a free bonus.

XfireZ51 · 07-24-2007

WOW! Absolutely incredible.

flyin ryan · 07-25-2007

speachless.

Z Factor · 07-25-2007

I was thinking more about this last night.
Though the owner of the house is entitled to the property and structure, do the cars automatically become his property just because they were parked in the structure?
Granted the owner is now deceased, but the titles are presumably still in his name and would not automatically transfer based on the sale of the house.

lbszr · 07-25-2007

Looks like they really do exist, but here is what the actual story is most likely. http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/barnfind.asp

07-24-2007	#1
lbszr Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: dayton,ohio Posts: 425	What a find! You all can check this out to see how true it is but sure looks authentic. 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? Go to; www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm __________________ [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=red]"I wanna go fast!!"[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#ff0000]-- Ricky Bobby[/COLOR][/FONT]

07-24-2007	#2
Z Factor Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: S. Florida Posts: 2,667	Re: What a find! Wow, what a great story. That is every car lovers dream. It is almost like he bought the home of a guy like Jay Leno and got all those cars as a free bonus.

07-24-2007	#3
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,708	Re: What a find! WOW! Absolutely incredible.

07-25-2007	#4
flyin ryan Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta or Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 2,741	Re: What a find! speachless. __________________ There are no limit's mans ingenuity, just as mans ingenuity will never conquer the forces & behavior of this planet...Smokey Y.

07-25-2007	#5
Z Factor Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: S. Florida Posts: 2,667	Re: What a find! I was thinking more about this last night. Though the owner of the house is entitled to the property and structure, do the cars automatically become his property just because they were parked in the structure? Granted the owner is now deceased, but the titles are presumably still in his name and would not automatically transfer based on the sale of the house.

07-25-2007	#6
lbszr Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: dayton,ohio Posts: 425	Re: What a find! Looks like they really do exist, but here is what the actual story is most likely. http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/barnfind.asp __________________ [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=red]"I wanna go fast!!"[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#ff0000]-- Ricky Bobby[/COLOR][/FONT]

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