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Portuguese barn find - busted!
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07-20-2007, 07:27 AM
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Did you get the memo?
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Too bad. It was a cool story.
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07-20-2007, 07:37 AM
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Yeah, too bad. An even better REAL barn find was one I read about on this very board. Scroll down about 6 posts..early 911 parts heaven!
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/270967-scouring-4-barns-no-luck-so-far-post2461622.html Last edited by jkarolyi; 07-20-2007 at 12:42 PM.. |
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07-20-2007, 12:39 PM
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man, that is old news, really old news
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07-20-2007, 05:01 PM
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A real 'barn find" was related in Hot Rod Magazine about a year ago.
No P-cars ...mostly hot rod and muscle cars/parts from the 50s' through 70's. Forget the state where he lived. He had several tractor trailers full of: 4 speeds, early Vette F.I. systems, H.P. big blocks, small blocks, complete cars, (early Vette, Camaros, Chevelles), H.P. heads, all kinds of H.P. parts from about 30 or so years of accumulating. PACKED in these trailers(cars also), WELDED the doors shut, backed them up against each other (back doors) two by two, then flattened the tires! He had died and the entire 'stock' was sold by his wife (for seven figures!) to one guy ...except for the early Vette that a relative wanted to keep. Amazing story.
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07-20-2007, 06:32 PM
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I know a Boy in San Bernardino that has 2 Boss 302s, 2 Boss 351s one with 13000 orginal miles on it, a Cougar 302 Eliminator, a MGA and a 40 Ford Coupe all tucked away in his Shop. That along with a Hugh Pile of Ford HP parts, one of which is a NOS Boss 351 Short Block. That doesn't include a literal mountain of Ford Rear Ends, Transmissions, Engines, Heads, Exhaust Manifolds, Intake Manifolds, axles and exotic Ford Valve Covers that fill his Warehouses.
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07-22-2007, 05:30 PM
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This was the LAST thing he sold in the way of Ford HP parts, and that was back in 1990. I didn't see this motor for 16 years as it was stored in his Garage
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07-22-2007, 05:35 PM
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2004 Mazda Miata
