±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 667
Total: 667
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Community Forums
03: Photo Gallery
04: Photo Gallery
05: Community Forums
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: Community Forums
09: Downloads
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Community Forums
13: Community Forums
14: Photo Gallery
15: Photo Gallery
16: Community Forums
17: Home
18: Community Forums
19: Home
20: Community Forums
21: Home
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: Community Forums
25: Community Forums
26: Home
27: CPGlang
28: Community Forums
29: CPGlang
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Photo Gallery
33: Community Forums
34: Community Forums
35: Community Forums
36: Community Forums
37: CPGlang
38: Community Forums
39: Photo Gallery
40: Community Forums
41: CPGlang
42: Photo Gallery
43: Community Forums
44: CPGlang
45: Photo Gallery
46: Community Forums
47: Community Forums
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: News
52: Community Forums
53: Community Forums
54: Community Forums
55: Member Screenshots
56: Photo Gallery
57: Home
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Home
63: Community Forums
64: Community Forums
65: Community Forums
66: Community Forums
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Community Forums
72: Home
73: Member Screenshots
74: Photo Gallery
75: Photo Gallery
76: Home
77: Member Screenshots
78: Community Forums
79: Your Account
80: Downloads
81: Community Forums
82: Home
83: Community Forums
84: Home
85: Photo Gallery
86: Home
87: Home
88: Photo Gallery
89: Community Forums
90: Photo Gallery
91: Statistics
92: Community Forums
93: Photo Gallery
94: Community Forums
95: Community Forums
96: Photo Gallery
97: Home
98: Photo Gallery
99: Community Forums
100: News
101: News Archive
102: Community Forums
103: Home
104: Home
105: Home
106: Home
107: Home
108: Photo Gallery
109: Member Screenshots
110: Community Forums
111: Home
112: Photo Gallery
113: Community Forums
114: Community Forums
115: Home
116: Community Forums
117: Home
118: Community Forums
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Home
122: Community Forums
123: Community Forums
124: Photo Gallery
125: Photo Gallery
126: Downloads
127: Community Forums
128: Community Forums
129: Community Forums
130: Statistics
131: Downloads
132: Home
133: Downloads
134: Community Forums
135: Community Forums
136: Home
137: Home
138: Community Forums
139: Community Forums
140: Community Forums
141: Downloads
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Community Forums
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: Community Forums
149: Member Screenshots
150: Community Forums
151: Community Forums
152: Community Forums
153: Community Forums
154: Community Forums
155: Community Forums
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Community Forums
160: Community Forums
161: Community Forums
162: Member Screenshots
163: Community Forums
164: Home
165: Community Forums
166: Downloads
167: Community Forums
168: News
169: Community Forums
170: Community Forums
171: Photo Gallery
172: Downloads
173: Home
174: Home
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Community Forums
178: Your Account
179: Community Forums
180: Member Screenshots
181: Community Forums
182: Home
183: Community Forums
184: Home
185: Photo Gallery
186: Photo Gallery
187: Community Forums
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Community Forums
191: Downloads
192: Community Forums
193: Downloads
194: Photo Gallery
195: Community Forums
196: Community Forums
197: Community Forums
198: Community Forums
199: Home
200: Community Forums
201: Community Forums
202: Home
203: Community Forums
204: Home
205: Community Forums
206: Community Forums
207: Photo Gallery
208: Community Forums
209: Community Forums
210: Photo Gallery
211: Community Forums
212: Home
213: Community Forums
214: Community Forums
215: Community Forums
216: Community Forums
217: Community Forums
218: Home
219: Community Forums
220: Community Forums
221: Downloads
222: Community Forums
223: Community Forums
224: Photo Gallery
225: Community Forums
226: Home
227: Community Forums
228: Community Forums
229: Community Forums
230: Photo Gallery
231: Community Forums
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Community Forums
235: Community Forums
236: Community Forums
237: Community Forums
238: Photo Gallery
239: Community Forums
240: Community Forums
241: Home
242: Community Forums
243: Community Forums
244: Photo Gallery
245: Community Forums
246: Downloads
247: Community Forums
248: Home
249: Downloads
250: Community Forums
251: Photo Gallery
252: Home
253: Community Forums
254: Community Forums
255: Community Forums
256: CPGlang
257: Community Forums
258: Photo Gallery
259: Community Forums
260: Home
261: Community Forums
262: News
263: Photo Gallery
264: Community Forums
265: Home
266: Community Forums
267: Community Forums
268: Home
269: Community Forums
270: Downloads
271: Home
272: Community Forums
273: Home
274: Community Forums
275: Downloads
276: Community Forums
277: Community Forums
278: Community Forums
279: Community Forums
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Community Forums
284: Community Forums
285: Community Forums
286: Home
287: Home
288: Community Forums
289: Community Forums
290: CPGlang
291: Community Forums
292: Community Forums
293: Downloads
294: Community Forums
295: Downloads
296: Photo Gallery
297: Photo Gallery
298: Community Forums
299: Photo Gallery
300: Photo Gallery
301: Home
302: Community Forums
303: Community Forums
304: Community Forums
305: Home
306: Home
307: Home
308: Photo Gallery
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Photo Gallery
312: Home
313: Community Forums
314: Community Forums
315: Community Forums
316: Home
317: Community Forums
318: Community Forums
319: Home
320: Community Forums
321: Community Forums
322: Home
323: Home
324: Home
325: Community Forums
326: Community Forums
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Downloads
334: Community Forums
335: Home
336: Community Forums
337: Community Forums
338: Community Forums
339: Photo Gallery
340: Your Account
341: Community Forums
342: Community Forums
343: Community Forums
344: Community Forums
345: Photo Gallery
346: Photo Gallery
347: Community Forums
348: Community Forums
349: Home
350: Community Forums
351: Downloads
352: Community Forums
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Community Forums
356: Photo Gallery
357: Community Forums
358: Community Forums
359: Community Forums
360: Community Forums
361: News
362: Photo Gallery
363: Photo Gallery
364: Community Forums
365: Community Forums
366: Community Forums
367: Community Forums
368: Community Forums
369: Downloads
370: Community Forums
371: Photo Gallery
372: Community Forums
373: Community Forums
374: CPGlang
375: Downloads
376: Community Forums
377: Photo Gallery
378: Community Forums
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Home
382: Photo Gallery
383: Community Forums
384: Community Forums
385: Community Forums
386: Home
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Downloads
390: Community Forums
391: Community Forums
392: Community Forums
393: Home
394: News
395: Community Forums
396: Community Forums
397: Community Forums
398: Community Forums
399: Photo Gallery
400: Home
401: Contact
402: Home
403: Photo Gallery
404: Community Forums
405: Photo Gallery
406: Community Forums
407: Photo Gallery
408: Community Forums
409: Member Screenshots
410: Photo Gallery
411: Home
412: Community Forums
413: Community Forums
414: Community Forums
415: Downloads
416: Photo Gallery
417: Home
418: Community Forums
419: Home
420: Photo Gallery
421: Photo Gallery
422: Community Forums
423: Photo Gallery
424: Home
425: Community Forums
426: Photo Gallery
427: Home
428: Community Forums
429: Community Forums
430: Statistics
431: Downloads
432: Downloads
433: Your Account
434: Community Forums
435: Downloads
436: Community Forums
437: Community Forums
438: Community Forums
439: Community Forums
440: Community Forums
441: Community Forums
442: Community Forums
443: Photo Gallery
444: Community Forums
445: Community Forums
446: Community Forums
447: Photo Gallery
448: Community Forums
449: Community Forums
450: Community Forums
451: Community Forums
452: Downloads
453: Community Forums
454: Community Forums
455: Photo Gallery
456: Community Forums
457: Community Forums
458: Home
459: Community Forums
460: Home
461: Community Forums
462: Community Forums
463: Community Forums
464: Home
465: Downloads
466: Community Forums
467: Community Forums
468: Community Forums
469: Community Forums
470: Photo Gallery
471: Community Forums
472: Community Forums
473: Photo Gallery
474: Community Forums
475: Community Forums
476: Home
477: CPGlang
478: Downloads
479: Community Forums
480: Community Forums
481: Your Account
482: Downloads
483: Photo Gallery
484: Community Forums
485: Community Forums
486: Community Forums
487: Community Forums
488: Community Forums
489: Community Forums
490: Community Forums
491: Community Forums
492: Photo Gallery
493: Community Forums
494: Community Forums
495: Community Forums
496: Home
497: Home
498: Downloads
499: Community Forums
500: Community Forums
501: Community Forums
502: Photo Gallery
503: Community Forums
504: Community Forums
505: CPGlang
506: Community Forums
507: Community Forums
508: Community Forums
509: Photo Gallery
510: Community Forums
511: Community Forums
512: CPGlang
513: Community Forums
514: Community Forums
515: Community Forums
516: Community Forums
517: Photo Gallery
518: Photo Gallery
519: Community Forums
520: Community Forums
521: Home
522: Home
523: Community Forums
524: Home
525: Community Forums
526: Downloads
527: Community Forums
528: Home
529: Downloads
530: Photo Gallery
531: Downloads
532: Home
533: Community Forums
534: Community Forums
535: Community Forums
536: Downloads
537: Home
538: Community Forums
539: Community Forums
540: Community Forums
541: Home
542: Community Forums
543: Community Forums
544: Community Forums
545: Community Forums
546: Photo Gallery
547: Photo Gallery
548: Community Forums
549: Statistics
550: Community Forums
551: Community Forums
552: Member Screenshots
553: Photo Gallery
554: Community Forums
555: Community Forums
556: Community Forums
557: Downloads
558: Your Account
559: Community Forums
560: Community Forums
561: Photo Gallery
562: Community Forums
563: Home
564: Community Forums
565: Statistics
566: Community Forums
567: Photo Gallery
568: Community Forums
569: Home
570: Downloads
571: Community Forums
572: Home
573: Community Forums
574: Photo Gallery
575: Community Forums
576: Community Forums
577: Community Forums
578: News
579: Home
580: Photo Gallery
581: Home
582: Community Forums
583: Community Forums
584: Community Forums
585: Community Forums
586: Photo Gallery
587: Community Forums
588: Community Forums
589: Community Forums
590: Photo Gallery
591: Community Forums
592: Photo Gallery
593: Downloads
594: Photo Gallery
595: Community Forums
596: News
597: Photo Gallery
598: Home
599: Home
600: Community Forums
601: Photo Gallery
602: Photo Gallery
603: Your Account
604: Photo Gallery
605: Community Forums
606: Community Forums
607: Photo Gallery
608: Home
609: Photo Gallery
610: Photo Gallery
611: Photo Gallery
612: Community Forums
613: Downloads
614: Community Forums
615: Community Forums
616: Community Forums
617: Downloads
618: Community Forums
619: Photo Gallery
620: Community Forums
621: Photo Gallery
622: Community Forums
623: Photo Gallery
624: Community Forums
625: Your Account
626: Photo Gallery
627: Home
628: Community Forums
629: Community Forums
630: Home
631: Community Forums
632: Community Forums
633: Community Forums
634: Community Forums
635: Community Forums
636: Photo Gallery
637: Photo Gallery
638: Community Forums
639: Community Forums
640: Community Forums
641: Photo Gallery
642: Community Forums
643: Community Forums
644: Community Forums
645: Downloads
646: Community Forums
647: Downloads
648: Community Forums
649: Community Forums
650: Community Forums
651: Community Forums
652: Community Forums
653: Community Forums
654: Photo Gallery
655: Community Forums
656: Community Forums
657: Community Forums
658: Community Forums
659: Community Forums
660: Community Forums
661: Home
662: Photo Gallery
663: Home
664: Community Forums
665: Community Forums
666: Photo Gallery
667: Photo Gallery

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Another "Car found in Barn" story...... :: Archived
A general meeting place for all pilots!
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  Officer's Club

Topic Archived View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:16 pm
Post subject: Another "Car found in Barn" story......

So I get this email today and I'm thinking, yeah yeah yeah......another "car found in barn" story. Who hasn't heard this one before, somebody finds a pristine Shelby GT500KR, '70 Chevelle SS454 or '63 Split Window Vette in an old barn somewhere and buys it for $500 or whatever.

And while I don't accept, promote or condone the usual email stories I gotta admit the link provided at the end makes for some pretty compelling evidence. Although the description of this being a "barn" is a bit of a stretch as you'll see (if that's a barn, I'm DYING to see the tool shed!!). Anyway, here's the interesting story as presented and the link with the pictures is at the bottom, check it out:

"Subject: Wished you had bought it

WHAT WAS IN THE BARN?

A 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's 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 thru the welds. What was in the barn ...?

Go to: www.intuh.net/barnfinds/afa70.htm and start wishing it you had bought the place."


The only thing that slights the credibility in my view is that I don't believe the descriptions are written by the supposed New York native owner, since the American cars are referred to as "barges", and some fairly obvious U.S. makes and models are captioned as "Unknown", while all the European cars are very specifically ID'd with make & model, so the writer must be from across the pond (or over on your end of the pond depending who's reading this Wink ) or really just only be into that genre.

Interesting nevertheless........and can you ID some of those "unknown" American cars?

_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."


Last edited by JG300-Stoopy on Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:37 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
A1Trigger_Happy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 30, 2006
Posts: 778
Location: Alabama, USA
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:34 pm
Post subject: Re: Another "Car found in Barn" story......

very intresting. wish i could get that Trimuph TR4, Austin Healy sprite mkII, and those forumla racers. talk about a tresure trove (sp) right there.
Back to top
View user's profile
Combat
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 06, 2005
Posts: 1035

PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:52 pm
Post subject: Re: Another "Car found in Barn" story......

Yeah but where'd they leave the keys?

Shocked

_________________
www.ironmules.com
Home of the Fast and Furious Iron Mule Squadron!
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Shadow_Bshwackr
Janitor

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 21, 2005
Posts: 7015
Location: Central Illinois, USA
PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:45 am
Post subject: Re: Another "Car found in Barn" story......

Great story Stoopy! I must admit I didn't know quite a few of those, but some I remember or have seen before.

An old gear head such as myself would have been jumping up and down in excitement once those doors opened...lol
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:46 pm
Post subject: Re: Another "Car found in Barn" story......

Glad ya like it! I'm gonna take the easy guesses first, and in Picture #6, titled "Pre-war stuff, 1970's American barges, who knows? " it looks like there are two Oldsmobiles, same model but different years:

It looks like a we got a good ol' 4-door Olds Cutlass, 1970 or '71 judging by the character line above the rear wheelwell.

Then just next to it on the opposite side, REALLY sure that's a '65 Olds F-85 (Cutlass) 4-door, two pictures before this pic you can see the rear of this car.

Maybe Olds's are a status symbol in Portugal???

Not sure about what car that is that's titled "American, 1920's"....wanna say it's a caddy but the grille isn't right and I don't know my jalopies or old hood ornaments....what is it???

_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Another "Car found in Barn" story......

Some of the Lancias (the Aurelia B20 especially) and the Alfa Giulia SS would be very nice to have!
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Another "Car found in Barn" story......

- Combat
Yeah but where'd they leave the keys?

Shocked


'Zactly. Seen a tow truck in one of the pictures... what with a few missing or open windows, and electrical wire hanging under the dash in some of those shots, I got a feelin' maybe the keys were somehow seperated from the cars.....or vice versa. Then just weld the "barn" (more like "clearly conspicuous hangar") doors shut and you can sleep better at night I guess. Wink

_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:16 pm
Post subject: Re: Another "Car found in Barn" story......

- Doug_Kibbey
Some of the Lancias (the Aurelia B20 especially) and the Alfa Giulia SS would be very nice to have!


Man - I was hoping that some of our fine local treadheads who specialize in identifying specific tank types and variants with just a picture of a rusty broken-off bolt or half-buried suspension component would show up to help...and since some of those 1920's jalopies look to be from around your era, can you make any of 'em out? Wink

_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:33 pm
Post subject: Re: Another "Car found in Barn" story......

- JG300-Stoopy
- Doug_Kibbey
Some of the Lancias (the Aurelia B20 especially) and the Alfa Giulia SS would be very nice to have!


Man - I was hoping that some of our fine local treadheads who specialize in identifying specific tank types and variants with just a picture of a rusty broken-off bolt or half-buried suspension component would show up to help...and since some of those 1920's jalopies look to be from around your era, can you make any of 'em out? Wink


Bite me. (Can you make out the gesture I'm making now?) Wink


Laughing
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Shadow_Banshee
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Feb 03, 2005
Posts: 575

PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Another "Car found in Barn" story......

well the 20s job is rhd! n i searched every directory going n cant find that grille or hood ornament!!!also the rotating winshields looks intresting could help identify her......

_________________
Lay me place and bake me Pie
I'm starving for me Gravy
Back to top
View user's profile
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:45 pm
Post subject: Re: Another "Car found in Barn" story......

- Doug_Kibbey

Bite me. (Can you make out the gesture I'm making now?) Wink
Laughing


Aww now, I was just jivin'....ya can't be that old, although I thought I heard about recent reports of some tank drivin' around out there on the highway with it's left blinker signal on all the time...

Laughing Laughing

_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Shades
Forum Tree-Rat

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 07, 2005
Posts: 6473
Location: 3rd Branch up, 'Ye Olde Oak', Green Wood.
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:28 am
Post subject: Re: Another "Car found in Barn" story......

If there ain't a guy walkin in front and wavin' a red flag, it's gonna be too modern for Doug.


_________________
Skwerl's place.

Com-Central's cutest, fluffiest, twitchiest, tail.
CPU > Intel i9-9900k (o/c 4.9GHz); COOLING > BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4;
MOBO > ASUS PRIME Z390-A; RAM > 2x32GB Corsair LPX 2666MHz;
GPU > Gigabyte GEFORCE GTX650Ti PCI-e 3.0 2Gb GDDR5;
AUDIO > Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music (plus - Universal Audio UAD2 Quad Custom accelerator);
HDD > 3x1TB+ M.2. SSDs; LCD > DELL - S2419HGF (1920x1080);
PSU > 650W be quiet Straight Power 11 - 80+ Gold;
CASE > BeQuiet! SILENT BASE 601; OS > Windows 11 Home Advanced (64-bit).
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  Officer's Club
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours

Archive Revive
Username:
This is an archived topic - your reply will not be appended here.
Instead, a new topic will be generated in the active forum.
The new topic will provide a reference link to this archived topic.