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Old 08-20-2007 | 03:58 PM
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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 yrs.; 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'* 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 through the welding.

What was in the barn......... ......?


Go to;
http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm

and start wishing you had bought the place.

Click on the index for a faster download


Here'* a better list.... http://www.sportscarmarket.com/portugesebarnfind.pdf
The above links are safe....
Old 08-20-2007 | 04:02 PM
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WOW. That is freaking amazing. Why can't buy a house and find a Yenko Camaro sitting under a cover in a barn? :(
Old 08-20-2007 | 04:03 PM
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No worries about his retirement now!
Old 08-20-2007 | 04:10 PM
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wow. thats a **** ton of cars!

i wonder why it was welded shut? maybe they were stolen? i cant really see a farmer being able to afford that many cars....
Old 08-20-2007 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by GoldenBullet
wow. thats a ***^ ton of cars!

i wonder why it was welded shut? maybe they were stolen? i cant really see a farmer being able to afford that many cars....

When this was posted a few weeks ago I wondered if they were stolen as well
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sorry to rain on your parade

http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/barnfind.asp
Old 08-20-2007 | 04:13 PM
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yeah, I think this has been posted a couple times. It'* funny cause the man who bought it changes originating states...
Old 08-20-2007 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by harofreak00
BASTARD!
Old 08-20-2007 | 04:21 PM
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Screw winning the lottery....that WAYYYYYY better

Edit: Oh....oh well!
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Dang....andrew


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