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 years; the owner and his wife 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 New York guy bought it at just over half the property's worth, moved in and set about to tear into the barn............... 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...........?

 

 

The doors were welded shut but an angle grinder took care of that.

 

Fiat Cabriolet (1200 or 1500), Ford Cortina Mk11, Mercedes Benz 180/190

 

Aston Martin?

 

Opel GT, Lotus Elan FHC, Lotus Super Seven Series 1V, Lotus Elan DHC.

 

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