The Barn...

A New York man wanted to use his retirement funds wisely,
has decided to buy a home and a few acres of land 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 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.




Porsche 356, Austin Healey Sprite MkII, Volvo PV 544, Ford Y.





Giulietta Sprint, Giulia Sprint Speciale (SS), Nash Metropolitan.





Alfa Giulietta, Lotus Europa, another Lotus Elan FHC, Matra Djet.




Lancia Flaminia CoupÃ








Abarth 1300 Scorpione






American (inspired) design






Interior of Alfa Romeo






Lancia Flaminia CoupÃ, Peugeot 504 cabriolet & 404 cabriolet.









Mini, Alfa 1900 Super Sprint, Balilla.







Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30.


Total value of all vehicles over 35 Million! Amazing!!!!!


The man and his wife had full title to the complete lot of vehicles.
They're having a great retirement!

Honda's ASIMO

Honda's first humanoid robot, ASIMO (Advanced Step In Innovative Mobility), will be paying Malaysia a visit in November to showcase its latest abilities, such as running, gripping objects and recognizing humans.

The new generation ASMO with new technologies bringing it to a higher level of mobility that 'will enable ASIMO to function in human society'. It now has more advanced walking technology, wider arm operating parameters, is easier to operate and more agile. 'Born' on Octorber 31,2000, ASIMO stands at 1.3 metres tall and weighs 54kg.

"ASIMO is the result fo the vision of Honda engineers and Honda's Challenging Spirit. After 22 years of research and development, ASIMO can now recognise objects, comprehend and respond to voice commands and even identif faces,' said Honda Malaysia MD and CEO, Atsushi Fujimoto.

In conjuction with the visit, Honda Malaysia is organising the 'ASIMO Inspiring Dreams Contest' from 13th Octorber to 2nd November. The contest requires contestants to tell how ASIMO inspires them and their dreams for ASIMO in the future. Log on to www.honda.com.my/asimo and answer two simple questions to win limited edition ASIMO merchandise. Winnders will also be invited to a special ASIMO preview, whereby one lucky winner will have te oppurtunity of a lifetime to be served by ASIMO.