A little fantasy for you..

[Johnny G-Pipe]

You just bought a plot of land, with a big ugly barn on it. The doors are welded shut, and the estate agents say that its full of junk. You grind open the doors on the first day of ownership, and this is what you find..

http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm

..what would you keep?

[215cu]

None of them.

Wack 'em all out for auction. Considering the newest car there was 20 years old, they'd all be mechanically in a bad way.

[a8hex]

215cu said:

None of them.

Wack 'em all out for auction. Considering the newest car there was 20 years old, they'd all be mechanically in a bad way.

Isn't that the whole idea?

[JakeR]

where was this? Amazing really...

Oh, I would probably keep the Lotus Elan and sell the rest...

[Jderh]

Portugal i think, thread on here about it a while ago and it still makes me so sad to look at the pictures. Actually, really, really, REALLY sad.

If it was my land id probabaly sell most of them, keep some of the truly special ones and use the money to restore my favorites (or the economically viable ones).

I do wonder what happened to them, it was a while ago now they were discovered.

Edited by Jderh on Tuesday 3rd July 20:00

[52classic]

Yes, there must be a follow up story. I'm surprised that the disbursal auction hasn't been promoted worldwide.

No info on the purchaser either - Maybe it is just a property developer who has bulldozed the lot!

They remind me of my own collection of Dinky, Corgi, Spot-On - Shut in a suitcase for 40 years! I'm confident that if I sold them I would get enough money for a real classic - One day eh?

If those cars were mine, I would start by horse trading my least favourites starting with the Porkers.

Those Minis, the Elan, the white Alfa and the MGZ would be staying as would most of those big 40's cars.

[AlpineAndy]

I think it was on here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by AlpineAndy on Wednesday 4th July 13:20

[t0ny99]

I'd keep a Cooper S, the 356, the 604 Convertible and a brace of the older Alfas - certainly the Guilia SS....the rest can go!

[Huntsman]

Johnny G-Pipe said:

You just bought a plot of land, with a big ugly barn on it. The doors are welded shut, and the estate agents say that its full of junk. You grind open the doors on the first day of ownership, and this is what you find..

http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm

..what would you keep?

I'd auction off the whole lot and spend the proceeds on one blue chip vintage motor, like a V12 le mans Lagonda or always fancied a Phantom one or a 8 ltr bentley or a speed six like the blue train car.

[robbo1]

I think I'd keep the 'Sud .... it's been in there 20 years and the rear lights seem to be still working!

[Pistuphead]

I'd keep the one of the 20's American things (quite like them ) And probably sell the reat to fund a 355 Spyder

[ec523]

Johnny G-Pipe said:

You just bought a plot of land, with a big ugly barn on it. The doors are welded shut, and the estate agents say that its full of junk. You grind open the doors on the first day of ownership, and this is what you find..

http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm

..what would you keep?

All of them, where in Portugal are you I will come and take them all....see you in August