Legendary find - Portugal - Many cars in metal barn - merged - LotusTalk

MickOpalak · 02-17-2007, 12:08 PM

Man who just bought some cheap land in Portugal finds out that the included barn contains a huge collection of vintage cars.

http://www.geenstijl.nl/paginas/mirr...zda/index.html

Randy Chase · 02-17-2007, 12:11 PM

Wow. That is incredible. I think I saw a couple Elans and one original 7.

shay2nak · 02-17-2007, 12:15 PM

repost

http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34355

DrJ · 02-17-2007, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shay2nak

repost

http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34355

yabut, this thread has better pics.

Flash G · 02-17-2007, 01:24 PM

Incredible.

That BMW 507 is probably the most valuable thing in there. I wonder how much the whole lot is worth??

zOOmz · 02-17-2007, 02:49 PM

To a vintage car enthusiast, that would be equated with finding Tut's tomb!!

This looks like a silver 72ish Opel GT next to a purty Red Elan.

and Yum... Am I right??

ms355 · 02-17-2007, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zOOmz

To a vintage car enthusiast, that would be equated with finding Tut's tomb!!

This looks like a 72ish Opel GT.

and Yum... Am I right??

Of course you are, zOOmz.

dickedup · 02-17-2007, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MickOpalak

Man who just bought some cheap land in Portugal finds out that the included barn contains a huge collection of vintage cars.

And here I thought my finds of a Lotus 7 in three feet of weeds behind a shack in Austin and a Jaguar 150-S abandoned at some college apartment complex was something!

This reminds me of that scene out of "Three Kings" with George Cloony....but with much more interesting cars.

Did I see a Simca in there?

WhitePlume · 02-17-2007, 05:18 PM

That's one heck of a barn. More like a warehouse.

By the look of it that 7 is an S4. Pretty rare IIRC.

delise · 02-18-2007, 07:15 AM

A guy in Portugal bought some cheap land that had an old barn on it. The old barn was filled with a bunch of classic cars, scroll down, amazing !

http://www.geenstijl.nl/paginas/mirr...zda/index.html

Imolas54 · 02-18-2007, 07:52 AM

HOly CRAP! that's Amazing!!!

andykeck · 02-18-2007, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhitePlume

That's one heck of a barn. More like a warehouse.

I've seen this posted with about seven different backstories. I wonder which, if any, are true.

M3racer · 02-19-2007, 07:45 AM

Check out this barn find from somebody that bought a farm in Portugal.
http://www.geenstijl.nl/paginas/mirr...zda/index.html

teekster · 02-19-2007, 07:45 AM

repost

http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/show...highlight=barn

babak · 02-19-2007, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teekster

repost

http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/show...highlight=barn

Merged.

Bill B · 02-20-2007, 07:29 AM

Don't know if this true but it's what fantasies are made of.

http://www.geenstijl.nl/paginas/mirr...zda/index.html

kestrel74 · 02-20-2007, 07:31 AM

a couple of threads have already been merged:

http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/show...highlight=barn

babak · 02-20-2007, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kestrel74

a couple of threads have already been merged:

http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/show...highlight=barn

As was this one.

elise24fps · 02-20-2007, 07:37 PM

Seven or eight Lotus.

This was early January. I think the contents are still owned by the original collector who locked it up 15 years ago, simply he sold the property and need to move the vehicles. There's quite a few interesting vehicles, some quite rare.

It's been archived on private websites. Sure makes you wonder what else is locked up and "forgotten".

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M3racer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 134	Talk about a barn find Check out this barn find from somebody that bought a farm in Portugal. http://www.geenstijl.nl/paginas/mirr...zda/index.html

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