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Any car nuts out there? ;-)

1 posted on 02/17/2007 12:43:09 PM PST by LibWhacker

I found a big rock on our Muleshoe Texas farm once

115 posted on 02/17/2007 6:08:25 PM PST by woofie

Absolutely Facinating!! I wouldn't mind having that Lotus I saw in One of the Pics!

122 posted on 02/17/2007 7:32:22 PM PST by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!)

To: glock rocks; Pete-R-Bilt; B4Ranch; SouthTexas

I don't know whether to laugh or cry...

129 posted on 02/17/2007 9:02:28 PM PST by tubebender ( Everything east of the San Andreas fault will eventually plunge into the Atlantic Ocean...)

When I was growing up, my dad's friend bought several truck loads of cars owned by some elderly people who at one time hoped to stop cars from being a way of life. He hauled them to his farm in southern Michigan. Also, does anyone recall "King Stutz Tomb"?

131 posted on 02/17/2007 9:25:33 PM PST by healy61

Wow. Cool post. I bet this is what "car nut heaven" would be like.

Hope the guy gets to keep the stuff,...y'know with it bein' in Europe and all that.

134 posted on 02/17/2007 10:38:25 PM PST by incredulous joe ("I really dig Hannibal. He had real guts. He rode elephants into Cartilage." -- Mike Tyson)

A bathtub Porseche 356 AND a Lotus 7?

It just ain't fair!

135 posted on 02/17/2007 10:39:46 PM PST by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)

Great post. I think I saw a 32 Ford 2 door sedan in there. I can't believe some of the comments about the condition of the cars. This vehicle was put in a container and buried underground for years...

http://marksavory.com/0286am/index.html

138 posted on 02/18/2007 7:35:18 AM PST by tubebender ( Everything east of the San Andreas fault will eventually plunge into the Atlantic Ocean...)

I wonder if these are stolen cars?

139 posted on 02/18/2007 7:37:26 AM PST by oldbrowser (First, Do No Harm.)

To: LibWhacker; Eaker; humblegunner; antivenom; eastforker; Humidston; RikaStrom; stevie_d_64; ...

This brings to mind a plausible tale much closer to home. I heard the story somewhere over 30 years ago and can't prove its veracity, but the story is at least a good yarn, nevertheless. The mercury mining town of Terlingua Texas, located in the Big Bend country, cycled through several booms and busts, becoming a ghost town during each interval. Due to its remote isolation, Terlingua wasn't as frequently visited and explored as it is today. The ruins of Terlingua that I saw over 30 years ago still contained remnants of buildings from the various periods that the mines were active. One affluent mine owner in 1905 is said to have brought two new horseless carriages to Terlingua -- one was used daily and the other was stored brand-new in a small adobe garage, probably intended as a spare -- after all, who would know how to repair such a new-fangled contraption? At some point, the owner left town after bricking up the garage completely, probably with the intent to retrieve the car later; he never did, and the car was forgotten. Fifty hot summers passed, when a rare visitor to Terlingua wondered why a tiny adobe hut amid the town's ruins was completely sealed up. Curiosity got the better of him, as it would most, and you can guess the rest. Due to the arid climate, the car was presumably well preserved. I would be keen to know if anyone else has ever heard this story.

150 posted on 02/19/2007 9:13:09 AM PST by TexasRepublic (Afghan protest - "Death to Dog Washers!")

Ping-a-ling. Pix are here.

151 posted on 02/19/2007 9:20:43 AM PST by AnnaZ (I keep 2 magnums in my desk.One's a gun and I keep it loaded.Other's a bottle and it keeps me loaded)

Oh, crap, it's all a frickin' hoax!!!

154 posted on 07/31/2007 1:04:17 PM PDT by LibWhacker

158 posted on 07/31/2007 1:21:29 PM PDT by kalee (The offenses we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we write in marble. JHuett)

159 posted on 07/31/2007 1:26:57 PM PDT by Apple Blossom (...around here, city hall is something of a between meals snack.)

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