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Old 01-11-2007, 03:44 PM
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Default A couple of barn find Vettes....

I don't know if they have been posted before, if so sorry, but interesting reading.....

http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/alt...1958vette.html

http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/alt...1966vette.html

A little Zano and they'll be as good as new....

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Very cool stories. I wish there were more like that!
Old 01-11-2007, 03:58 PM
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Thanks, never seen it before. I love a good story about people that are that lucky.
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Neat story. I always dreamed something like that would happen to me but I am still waiting for it to come true
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Great story, thanks for posting.
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I echo all the above, thanks for the post.
Old 01-11-2007, 05:26 PM
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Those were some very nice stories, Andy...
Old 01-11-2007, 08:00 PM
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Thanks for posting them, I could read these stories all day long. Dennis
Old 01-12-2007, 12:13 AM
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lucky dogs....all i ever hear is" they aint enough money to buy this car" or, " i would rather give up my right arm".....
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Speaking of barn finds, I was at a house today to do an estimate for an elderly gentleman when, we started to talk about cars. He told me that he used to love to race and to drive cars around towns to have fun. He then took me out back of his house to an enlarged shed. He opened the doors and I looked in. I almost fell over. Here in his run down shed was a 1970 Plymouth Superbird 440 Auto with 51,000 miles on the odometer. What a car!! I have not seen one in twenty years. He told me that he used to race it then he blew the transmission back in 1983 and parked it ever since. What a cool car. So the "barn" finds are still out there.
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Great read. I still keep my eye on the want ads but you almost have to know about it and keep trying to buy it.
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Great story. We hear alot of vettes being found in barns. How many barns are there. How about I found a vette in the basement of this house or a vette was found in a living room used as a coffee table?
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I was the lucky one who gave a new home to the silver '67

Lots to read on this post!! Enjoy!!
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Forgot to post the link!!

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...=&fpart=1&vc=1

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