My Childhood Treasure – Cars In Barns

[Ben Allen 8]

Just wrote an article on one of the highlights of growing up in England, and having an Uncle & Cousin who were far too into cars..

 

My childhood treasure - cars in barns

 

No 1,000 mile 205 GTis unfortunately, but still...

 

Enjoy

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

Nice.....one of my aims is find some old barn with a collection in it!

 

This is a good read

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hemi-Barn-Stories-Automotive-Archaelogy/dp/0760327211

 

 

Hope you're well.

[Ben Allen 8]

Ahhh I can see that being a pretty mouth-watering read. There's some ridiculously large collections around. There was that semi-famous one a few years ago somewhere in Continental Europe in a huge barn with a bunch of priceless machinery like gullwing Mercs etc. or something like that. I vaguely remember the story - owner died or something. I'm sure someone on here knows the one I'm talking about

 

I might add I'm doing good - although I'd be doing better if there were 205 GTis in this country How are things with you, Simes?

Edited January 17, 2012 by Ben Allen

[Alastairh 47]

Nice read Ben. I'd love to go there again.

 

Happy new year btw. Useless mate im being!

 

Al

[Ben Allen 8]

Ahhh I can see that being a pretty mouth-watering read. There's some ridiculously large collections around. There was that semi-famous one a few years ago somewhere in Continental Europe in a huge barn with a bunch of priceless machinery like gullwing Mercs etc. or something like that. I vaguely remember the story - owner died or something. I'm sure someone on here knows the one I'm talking about

 

If anyone cares I found what I was talking about (and it's definitely worth a look!)

 

http://www.intuh.net/barnfinds/index.htm

http://www.sportscarmarket.com/news/2709-portuguese-barn-find-fact-or-fiction

 

 

[dch1950 37 1 Cars]

That was a good article Ben. Back in the fifties when I was a lad I remember my grandad used to let a barn to a guy building his own car - I was hooked from then on

Dave

[Ben Allen 8]

That was a good article Ben. Back in the fifties when I was a lad I remember my grandad used to let a barn to a guy building his own car - I was hooked from then on

Dave

 

Glad you liked it Dave. There's definitely something magical about finding lost "treasure" - especially when that treasure is dragged out into the sunshine for the first time in decades and eventually finds its way back on to the road!