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 alien8
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| posted on May 24th, 2009 at 10:57 PM |
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The greatest barn find ever!
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!
The Barn... (this is unreal)
A recently retired New York man wanted to use his retirement funds wisely, 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 estate was being sold to pay back taxes. There had been several lookers, but the large barn had steel doors, and they had been welded shut. No one
wanted to go to the extra expense to see what was in the barn, and it wasn't complimentary to the property anyway.... so, no one made an offer on the
place.
The New York gentleman bought it as is, paying just over half of the property's worth; moved in, and set about to access 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 a grinder took care of that.
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alien8
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| posted on May 24th, 2009 at 11:02 PM |
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A warehouse full of vintage high performance cars!!!
Aston Martin?
Opel GT, Lotus Elan FHC, Lotus Super Seven Series IV, Lotus Elan DHC
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alien8
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| posted on May 24th, 2009 at 11:06 PM |
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Porsche 356, Austin Healey Sprite MkII, Volvo PV 544, Ford Y?
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Giulietta Sprint, Giulia Sprint Speciale (SS), Nash Metropolitan.
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Alfa Giulietta, Lotus Europa, another Lotus Elan FHC, Matra Djet?
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XXX-1.8T
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| posted on May 24th, 2009 at 11:10 PM |
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repost.
welcome to 2008
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alien8
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| posted on May 24th, 2009 at 11:11 PM |
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Lancia Flaminia Coupé
Abarth 1300 Scorpione
American (inspired) design
Interior of Alfa Romeo
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alien8
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| posted on May 24th, 2009 at 11:14 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by XXX-1.8T
repost.
welcome to 2008
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Simpsons did it.
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Joel
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| posted on May 24th, 2009 at 11:15 PM |
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bring out yer dead 
it wasnt a barn find
the cars all belong to an old bloke who used to own a dealership and collected them all over a long period of time
he just hired a photographer to document and photograph his collection
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alien8
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| posted on May 24th, 2009 at 11:16 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Joel
bring out yer dead
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Ok Ok , so I'll stop now.
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Joel
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| posted on May 24th, 2009 at 11:19 PM |
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hehe its all good
i think every car forum in the world gets atleast one repost of the "barnfind" story each year
ive actually got a copy of the full inventory list somewhere
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| posted on May 24th, 2009 at 11:26 PM |
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stuff it keep em coming dude.this is a dream for some people here.
im gonna look in the trading post to see if there are any barns for sale that have welded shut doors
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XXX-1.8T
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| posted on May 24th, 2009 at 11:35 PM |
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OT but Gringo i sent u a PM 
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alien8
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| posted on May 24th, 2009 at 11:46 PM |
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Ok I'll finish my camp fire story. Sit back people, roll another and let the legend of the "greatest barn find ever" continue.
Where was I, Oh yes [insert fade out here]
Lancia Flaminia Coupé, Peugeot 504 cabriolet & 404 cabriolet.
Mini, Alfa 1900 Super Sprint, Balilla.
Fiat Topolino II, Triumph TR4, Peugeot 202.
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| posted on May 24th, 2009 at 11:49 PM |
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BMW V8, Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30.
Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30.
Total value of all vehicles… over 35 Million!
The man and his wife had full title to the complete lot of vehicles.
They're having a great retirement!
-cut and paste proudly brought to you by my totally skilled right hand.Pat Pend.
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| posted on May 25th, 2009 at 12:01 AM |
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and no Vw's.
What a loser!
Ok Iam done.
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| posted on May 25th, 2009 at 08:07 AM |
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This 'barn' and the cars therein were not a 'lost' car collection and it was no lucky 'barn find'. These cars were the Malmerspach Collection, a
segment of the famous collection that once belonged to the Schlumpf brothers. They had spent 20 years accumulating the collection, but had gone out of
business in 1977 and the French Government had confiscated their entire collection. Most of them were restored and put on display in the new French
National Motor Museum in Mulhouse. The rest, unrestored, were the Malmerspach cars and they were put into storage. The Malmerspach cars were
eventually legally handed over to Mrs Arlette Schlumpf, widow of Fritz Schlumpf, in 1999 after a long legal battle. Mrs Schlumpf died in 2008, and her
family sold the cars to American collector Peter Mullin. The photos taken at this time, when the storage shed was opened for the first time since
1977, are the ones above.
More shots, and the story of this collection (with a list of the cars) can be found at:
http://www.bugattirevue.com/revue35/malmer.htm
The majority of the original Schlumpf collection, now restored and on display at the new French Motor Museum, can be seen at:
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/en/schlumpf/
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| posted on May 25th, 2009 at 08:15 AM |
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ruiner..
i quite liked the romantic notion of 'finding' a lost collection in a huge shed one day..
bloody facts getting in the way of a good story..
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| posted on May 25th, 2009 at 03:52 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by alien8
and no Vw's.
What a loser!
Ok Iam done.
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give the guy a break brad LOL
theres 2 on the list
mid 70s standard beetle seen in the pic below and an early beetle in the back ground
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| posted on May 25th, 2009 at 04:17 PM |
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Repost or not it's the first time I've seen it. So either way I think it's a cool thread.
Don't they have buckets and sponges over there or something?
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| posted on May 25th, 2009 at 05:11 PM |
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its the rat look for vintage exotics
heres the other bug
is actually an oval
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alien8
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| posted on May 25th, 2009 at 06:29 PM |
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Ha Ha,ok his cred is restored.
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| posted on May 28th, 2009 at 11:16 AM |
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i know its not 'real' but i still find myself sitting here and imagining it happening to me 
VW - helping put oil back into the ground for over 60 years |
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