It's not quite as good as it sounds. Still a good story though, and a lot of really cool pictures. http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/barnfind.asp
Scott 73 Thing Kansas City, MO --- Robert Knupp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Volks, > > Slightly off-topic, but it reflects the dream we all > share, I suspect. > > I friend recently sent me the following piece about > one man's luck with an > old barn. > > I enjoyed it. > > Bert Knupp > > > The accompanying story goes as follows: > > > The barn: > > A NY 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 was you who had bought the > place. > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
