The real story: people dream of being rich.

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Not a true story below:   A recently retired New York man wanted to use his retirement funds wisely,  decided to buy a home and a few acres in Portugal .   The modest farmhouse had been vacant for 15 years; the owner  and wife both had died, and there were no  heirs. The estate was being sold to pay back taxes. There had  been several lookers, but the large barn had steel doors, and they had been welded shut. No  one wanted to go to the  extra expense to see what was in the barn, and it wasn't  complimentary to the property anyway... so, no  one made an offer on the place. The New York gentleman bought it as  is, paying  just over half of the property's  worth; moved in, and set  about to access 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...?       The doors  were welded shut, but a grinder took care of that.       A warehouse  full of vintage high performance cars!!!          Aston  Martin?         Opel  GT, Lotus Elan FHC, Lotus Super Seven Series IV, Lotus Elan  DHC.                 Giulietta Sprint, Giulia Sprint Speciale (SS), Nash  Metropolitan.         Alfa  Giulietta, Lotus Europa, another Lotus Elan FHC, Matra  Djet?         Lancia Flaminia Coupé         Abarth 1300 Scorpione                 Interior of  Alfa Romeo         Lancia Flaminia Coupé, Peugeot 504 cabriolet & 404  cabriolet.         Mini, Alfa 1900 Super Sprint, Balilla.         Fiat  Topolino II, Triumph TR4, Peugeot 202.         BMW  V8, Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin  A30.         Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin  A30.

 

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