Courtesy of my friend Kelley, this admonitory story about always looking in the barn:
A New York man retired. He wanted to use his retirement money wisely so it would last, and he decided to buy a home and a few acres in Portugal. The modest farmhouse had been vacant for fifteen years. The owner and wife both had died, and there were no heirs, and the house was sold to pay taxes. There had been several lookers, but the large barn had steel doors, and they'd 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 New York guy bought it at just over half of the property's worth, moved in, and set about to tear into the barn; his curiosity was killing him. So he and his wife bought a generator and a couple of grinders, and cut through the welds. What was in the barn? Just a couple of old cars...
Rico says that would be $35 million in old cars...
The doors of the barn, welded shut.
Abarth 1300 Scorpione
Interior of the Alfa Romeo
An Aston-Martin
American-inspired design
Lancia Flaminia coupe
Fiat Topolino II, Triumph TR4, Peugeot 202
Mini Cooper, Alfa 1900 Super Sprint, Balilla
Lancia Flaminia coupe, Peugeot 504 cabriolet & 404 cabriolet
Alfa Guilietta, Lotus Europa, Lotus Elan FHC, Matra Djet
Giulietta Sprint, Giulia Sprint Speciale, Nash Metropolitan
Porsche 356, Austin-Healey Sprite MkII, Volvo PV544, Ford Y
Opel GT, Lotus Elan FHC, Lotus Super Seven, Lotus Elan DHC
Fiat Cabriolet, Ford Cortina MkII, Mercedes Benz 180/190
BMW V8, Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30
BMW V8, Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30
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