Steve Braverman Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 My relatives never left behind anything like this!http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090101/ts_afp/britainautoauctionoffbeat_090101195011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 To quote that article:"It is absolutely one of the last great barn discoveries..."How many of us have wondered about what is still out there yet to be rediscovered?? There must be many more great ones out there, and I still think an "unknown" J Duesenberg will appear at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Guess I'll have to make do with this '39 57S Atalante model (Brumm, 1/43rd scale) till we find the real Magilla in a barn!Or maybe a '38 Mercedes-Benz 770K "Grosser" Cabriolet...A Royale would be nice, too!TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abh3usn Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 It's annoying how the media and folks who are not into antique cars only care about how much something is worth. However, the president of our M.G. club was recently 'given' a MGA because someone researched the MGA they had lying in a barn on property they inhereted. He ended up buying the car for a very reasonable amount. This would not have happened if it wasn't for the clubs web presence. So, I suppose it works both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop Rat Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I heard this on the Today show and this story was on Yahoo.http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090101/ts_afp/britainautoauctionoffbeat_090101195011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Thats not such a good prize, I know of a guy that won a brand new Plymouth that was in storage for 50 years! (I understand the hub caps were still like new and only needed a cleaning!) (:-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul Christ Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Here is a photo of the Bugatti "as found", as well as an article with more details. This is a great story, however, I always feel that it's a shame when none of the descendants are car nuts, and the car ultimately leaves the family. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/article5430023.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul Christ Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Roger Walling</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Thats not such a good prize, I know of a guy that won a brand new Plymouth that was in storage for 50 years! (I understand the hub caps were still like new and only needed a cleaning!) (:-( </div></div>Roger, could you be thinking about this <span style="font-style: italic"> Dodge</span>? http://www.californiaclassix.com/archive/40_Barn-Dodge_c154.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 If you like the "Barn Find" stories, see the book"The Cobra in the Barn" by Tom Cotter, available on Half.com. Lots of fun stories and pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidFW Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 After I read this story here, it appeared on AOL.It's very similar to the '38 Delahaye I mentioned in another thread that sat for years in a garage in India.And just think about what's still out there somewhere?The mind reels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elmo39 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 The report on this was in our evening paper here in NZ last night, acording to the report there was also an E type Jaguar along with two other cars which i'm sorry i can't remember ,and my wife has thrown the paper out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 AP reported only an Aston Martin that was sold and a "Jaguar sports car" that was scrapped due to condition.Rare 1937 Bugatti supercar found in English garage , 1/3/09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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