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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:59 pm    Post subject: A non-VW barn find Reply with quote

We all dream off the early VW tucked away in a barn or garage somewhere, but they seem all but gone these days.
So when a friend who is a British car nut told me about a car he bought that had been hiding since 1975 I had to stop by and check it out.


To give an idea of how grown over this place is, the first pic is what you can see from the street. BTW, its his house (now sold)

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And this is what was in the garage...................




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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is a pic of how rotted the garage is.

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Interior

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First daylight in thirty four years.

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On the truck. Cool

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

But that's not all! In the side garage, parked since '68 was this.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I want that apache trailer tent!!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I want that apache trailer tent!!



Seriously? Laughing Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice find. Could be like this one day...
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I don't envy whoever has to clear that house out. Shocked
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

did their lawn mower break when they parked the cars?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

joe h. wrote:
my65vert wrote:
I want that apache trailer tent!!



Seriously? Laughing Rolling Eyes


yes 100% seriously.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:13 pm    Post subject: Re: A non-VW barn find Reply with quote

joe h. wrote:
We all dream off the early VW tucked away in a barn or garage somewhere, but they seem all but gone these days.
So when a friend who is a British car nut told me about a car he bought that had been hiding since 1975 I had to stop by and check it out.


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Ho...lee...sh!T, OMG, and I hate you (okay, not you... but your friend) Evil or Very Mad Shocked !! An XK 120 Drool ! (...groan in jealous anxt Mad ) An XK 140 is on my "must own before I die" list. Totally sweet find. Jeeze, all's I've ever found in various barns, sheds, and carports are a totally stock '65 bug with only 11,000 original miles and extremely rare dealer-installed York/Borg Warner A/C, a very solid, complete and original '60 Karmann Kabriolett, and a VERY solid and complete '59 SO-23 Westfalia, complete with all original delivery paperwork and documents.

Dammit Evil or Very Mad !! When am I gonna get lucky Crying or Very sad








Anxious Okay, maybe I should count my own blessings Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:47 pm    Post subject: Re: A non-VW barn find Reply with quote

67 Florida Deluxe wrote:
joe h. wrote:
We all dream off the early VW tucked away in a barn or garage somewhere, but they seem all but gone these days.
So when a friend who is a British car nut told me about a car he bought that had been hiding since 1975 I had to stop by and check it out.


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Ho...lee...sh!T, OMG, and I hate you (okay, not you... but your friend) Evil or Very Mad Shocked !! An XK 120 Drool ! (...groan in jealous anxt Mad ) An XK 140 is on my "must own before I die" list. Totally sweet find. Jeeze, all's I've ever found in various barns, sheds, and carports are a totally stock '65 bug with only 11,000 original miles and extremely rare dealer-installed York/Borg Warner A/C, a very solid, complete and original '60 Karmann Kabriolett, and a VERY solid and complete '59 SO-23 Westfalia, complete with all original delivery paperwork and documents.

Dammit Evil or Very Mad !! When am I gonna get lucky Crying or Very sad








Anxious Okay, maybe I should count my own blessings Wink
Dont feel bad,its ONLY a DHC not a roadster Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:51 pm    Post subject: Re: A non-VW barn find Reply with quote

bikesnbuses wrote:
67 Florida Deluxe wrote:
joe h. wrote:
We all dream off the early VW tucked away in a barn or garage somewhere, but they seem all but gone these days.
So when a friend who is a British car nut told me about a car he bought that had been hiding since 1975 I had to stop by and check it out.


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Ho...lee...sh!T, OMG, and I hate you (okay, not you... but your friend) Evil or Very Mad Shocked !! An XK 120 Drool ! (...groan in jealous anxt Mad ) An XK 140 is on my "must own before I die" list. Totally sweet find. Jeeze, all's I've ever found in various barns, sheds, and carports are a totally stock '65 bug with only 11,000 original miles and extremely rare dealer-installed York/Borg Warner A/C, a very solid, complete and original '60 Karmann Kabriolett, and a VERY solid and complete '59 SO-23 Westfalia, complete with all original delivery paperwork and documents.

Dammit Evil or Very Mad !! When am I gonna get lucky Crying or Very sad








Anxious Okay, maybe I should count my own blessings Wink
Dont feel bad,its ONLY a DHC not a roadster Rolling Eyes


Maybe you need to see his other one. Wink
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYJRBTBQXGk
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:54 pm    Post subject: Re: A non-VW barn find Reply with quote

bikesnbuses wrote:
Dont feel bad,its ONLY a DHC not a roadster Rolling Eyes


I'd still love to just rub up against the fender Anxious
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:58 pm    Post subject: Re: A non-VW barn find Reply with quote

joe h. wrote:

Maybe you need to see his other one. Wink
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYJRBTBQXGk


Okay. I officially don't like you... what, was there a sale on salt at the "pour it in the wound" store today?? Evil or Very Mad








(Damn nice car, though Very Happy )
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm jelous just like you. Besides you've found a few gems. It should be my turn..........well, I coulda bought the A but what the hell would I do with that? Confused
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Karmann_65 wrote:
Nice find. Could be like this one day...
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I don't envy whoever has to clear that house out. Shocked


No plans on a resto. To original and complete. Even the skirts have the body number written in crayon on the back.

And the house. One word, bulldozer. It is a VERY valuable piece of property two blocks up from the Puget Sound.
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I'm jelous just like you. Besides you've found a few gems. It should be my turn..........well, I coulda bought the A but what the hell would I do with that? Confused


You know I'm bustin' bizalls Wink . It's very cool to see that awesome scores are still out there Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If nobody else wants it, I'll take that old Ford. Laughing
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I'm diggin' that Model A roadster. My grandpa had a '29 roadster that he bought in '32 and drove forever. It was an awesome car.
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If nobody else wants it, I'll take that old Ford. Laughing


Road Trip??!!
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joe h. wrote:
Karmann_65 wrote:
Nice find. Could be like this one day...
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I don't envy whoever has to clear that house out. Shocked


No plans on a resto. To original and complete. Even the skirts have the body number written in crayon on the back.

And the house. One word, bulldozer. It is a VERY valuable piece of property two blocks up from the Puget Sound.


What's the story on that house if you know. Anything of value inside?
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