'Barn Finds' - do they exist anymore???

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Dave Reynolds

Guest

• Aug 25, 2004

• #1

I don't know if i'm alone in my sentiments here but it doesn;t seem
that long ago that old Landrovers were all over the place. It seems
like you couldn't let a week go by without hearing about or seeing a
old Landy 'at rest' somewhere (ie, in a hedge). I remember going to
see a barn full of series 1s, 2s and 3s in a local farm years ago, the
farmer simply bought a new one every few years and pushed the outgoing
one into the barn. They were all there in reverse chronological order!
Right down to a little 1952 series one right at the back.
I don't know what happened, I must have missed it but all the original
finds are gone, and they appear on the second hand market with a dodgy
paint job with an equally dodgy price.....
Perhaps its the Indiana Jones in me that wants to cut back the
undergrowth and bring a series one back from the wilderness. Or
perhaps it's the Alf Garnet in me that makes me a grumpy bugger who
should concentrate on finding a good one instead of moaning.

So, what do u think, is it me, or have they all
dissapeared............

Dave

 

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Paul - xxx

Guest

• Aug 25, 2004

• #2

Dave Reynolds vaguely muttered something like ...

> So, what do u think, is it me, or have they all
> dissapeared............

Nope .. I'm in 'negotiations' for a couple of S3's and a 101, exactly as you
describe ...

--
Paul ...

(8(|) ... Homer Rocks

"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

 

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Mother

Guest

• Aug 25, 2004

• #3

On 25 Aug 2004 14:34:49 -0700, [email protected] (Dave Reynolds)
wrote:

>So, what do u think, is it me, or have they all
>dissapeared............

Not at all. I know of at least 8 x 101s (probably the rarest of
Landies now), 4 x S1s, a good few S2s and countless S3s which are
currently en situ as you describe


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Mother

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• Aug 25, 2004

• #4

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 22:41:11 +0100, "Paul - xxx"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>a 101, exactly as you describe ...

May I be amongst the first to welcome you to, etc...

Now, you mentioned an old motorcycle I believe???


--
Some Land Roveresque (101 biased), links available
from: http://links.solis.co.uk/Geek/X4_Land_Rover/
I also have a little Land Rover site biased toward
my beloved 101 "Grumble", at: http://www.101fc.net


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Larry

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• Aug 25, 2004

• #5

Were I to tuck my Landie into a barn they might because sitting on the road
she looks like she just come out of one


--
þT

L'autisme c'est moi

"Space folds, and folded space bends, and bent folded space contracts and
expands unevenly in every way unconcievable except to someone who does not
believe in the laws of mathematics"

"Dave Reynolds" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I don't know if i'm alone in my sentiments here but it doesn;t seem
> that long ago that old Landrovers were all over the place. It seems
> like you couldn't let a week go by without hearing about or seeing a
> old Landy 'at rest' somewhere (ie, in a hedge). I remember going to
> see a barn full of series 1s, 2s and 3s in a local farm years ago, the
> farmer simply bought a new one every few years and pushed the outgoing
> one into the barn. They were all there in reverse chronological order!
> Right down to a little 1952 series one right at the back.
> I don't know what happened, I must have missed it but all the original
> finds are gone, and they appear on the second hand market with a dodgy
> paint job with an equally dodgy price.....
> Perhaps its the Indiana Jones in me that wants to cut back the
> undergrowth and bring a series one back from the wilderness. Or
> perhaps it's the Alf Garnet in me that makes me a grumpy bugger who
> should concentrate on finding a good one instead of moaning.
>
> So, what do u think, is it me, or have they all
> dissapeared............
>
> Dave

 

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Paul - xxx

Guest

• Aug 26, 2004

• #6

Mother" <"@ {mother} @ vaguely muttered something like ...
> On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 22:41:11 +0100, "Paul - xxx"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> a 101, exactly as you describe ...
>
> May I be amongst the first to welcome you to, etc...
>
> Now, you mentioned an old motorcycle I believe???

Heheheh, I might have ... situations a bit delicate .. two very recent
bereavements, bickerings among the families over who gets what, though none
of them want any of the actual vehicles they _all_ want a share of the
value, and they _all_ think the value's way more than it actually is. So
I'm keeping quiet for a while with it all. They may all be being sold off
separately, or going up on eBay, or wherever, rather than letting me have
them as a job lot ..

It appears the local 'garage mechanic' has seen them and declared all the
vehicles vintage (Hah) and of such greatt value that they would be better
selling them at private auction or on his forecourt, for a small retainer no
doubt .. the bastard ..

Which is a tad annoying as we were offering a fair price for no hassle
removal of _all_ the stuff, not just the vehicles, and generally clearing
tons of scrap too, which the old boy had agreed in principle to .. Granted
we'd have made a profit from it, but it wouldn't be astronomical and we are
actually interested in keeping at least two of them for ourselves. Ah well.
I'll keep you posted if any actually make it to general sale .. or to me ...
.

--
Paul ...

(8(|) ... Homer Rocks

"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

 

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Mother

Guest

• Aug 26, 2004

• #7

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:55:11 +0100, "Paul - xxx"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>bickerings among the families over who gets what, though none
>of them want any of the actual vehicles they _all_ want a share of the
>value, and they _all_ think the value's way more than it actually is.

Ah, I _know_ what that's like. I was recently stuck well in the
middle of a family (mine) who were doing the same. I offered to pay
them all off, which they were initially happy with. Then they got
suspicious and thought they could get more by letting a _bank_ sort
the probate. Course, they all ended up getting much less that way.
****em is all I can say. I'm currently letting them carry on
threatening each other and have cut myself out of the loop. Life's to
short.


--
Some Land Roveresque (101 biased), links available
from: http://links.solis.co.uk/Geek/X4_Land_Rover/
I also have a little Land Rover site biased toward
my beloved 101 "Grumble", at: http://www.101fc.net


Reading this in 'alt.fan.landrover'? Did you know
there's a group FAQ: http://www.aflfaq.dyndns.info

 

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Paul - xxx

Guest

• Aug 26, 2004

• #8

Mother" <"@ {mother} @ vaguely muttered something like ...

> ****em is all I can say. I'm currently letting them carry on
> threatening each other and have cut myself out of the loop. Life's to
> short.

That's it entirely .. they know where I am, what I offered and what they can
do about it .. fax, email, phone, mobile, text, snail mail, they all have
every available means, barring carrier pigeon, to contact me that I can
think of that will fit on a business sized card..

What's really annoying is that the 101 was a definite sale to me for
effectively bugger all, not 'cos I wouldn't have paid, but 'cos he knew I'd
fancied, wanted, driven and worked on it occasionally over the years, and it
was what he paid for it many, many years ago .. the rest were mostly add-ons
... not that I'm ungrateful but, you know ...

--
Paul ...

(8(|) ... Homer Rocks

"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

 

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tsunami

Guest

• Aug 27, 2004

• #9

> I don't know if i'm alone in my sentiments here but it doesn;t seem
> that long ago that old Landrovers were all over the place. It seems
> like you couldn't let a week go by without hearing about or seeing a
> old Landy 'at rest' somewhere (ie, in a hedge). I remember going to
> see a barn full of series 1s, 2s and 3s in a local farm years ago, the
> farmer simply bought a new one every few years and pushed the outgoing
> one into the barn. They were all there in reverse chronological order!
> Right down to a little 1952 series one right at the back.
> I don't know what happened, I must have missed it but all the original
> finds are gone, and they appear on the second hand market with a dodgy
> paint job with an equally dodgy price.....
> Perhaps its the Indiana Jones in me that wants to cut back the
> undergrowth and bring a series one back from the wilderness. Or
> perhaps it's the Alf Garnet in me that makes me a grumpy bugger who
> should concentrate on finding a good one instead of moaning.
>
> So, what do u think, is it me, or have they all
> dissapeared............


Thats how I got my new baby (1979 series 3 diesel LWB)

guy that had worked on a farm acquired his then decided he didnt have time
for it so gave it to me (free....!) when I expressed an interest. worst bit
was when I went to pick it up he told me how the farm where it had come from
had another 2 and loadsa parts up there. when I investigated was told you
shoulda been here last week wanted to make some space so we buried it all
!!!!!!

I mean Im a true rookie to this whole Landy thing but I was still upset I
didnt even get invited to the wake

 

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Dave Reynolds

Guest

• Sep 8, 2004

• #10

Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On or around Thu, 02 Sep 2004 11:14:12 +1200, EMB <[email protected]>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >Steve Taylor wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Do Landrovers and high class totty go together then ? Apart from my
> >> beloved -wife-who-is-reading-this-as-I-type....
> >
> >Yep - your wife, my wife (who has taken my Series to work today despite
> >me wanting to use it), and my late mother (high class totty in her day)
> >who bought a brand new Series in about 1959, and owned one right up
> >until she died.
>
> I'm definitely living in the wrong part of the world, then... never noticed
> much HCT driving LRs around here.

The high class totty I was talking about was referring to the job im
starting, didnt think LRs and HCT mixed either until I was in my new
employers showroom today and a rather attractive female walked in,
casually leaving her new rangie keys on the counter. Unfortunately,
auto-pilot took over and I nearly pushed her over in my rush to see if
she had the diesel or V8. One has to get one's priorities right!

 

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Richard Brookman

Guest

• Sep 9, 2004

• #11

[email protected] (Dave Reynolds) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > On or around Thu, 02 Sep 2004 11:14:12 +1200, EMB <[email protected]>
> > enlightened us thusly:
> >
> > >Steve Taylor wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Do Landrovers and high class totty go together then ? Apart from my
> > >> beloved -wife-who-is-reading-this-as-I-type....
> > >
> > >Yep - your wife, my wife (who has taken my Series to work today despite
> > >me wanting to use it), and my late mother (high class totty in her day)
> > >who bought a brand new Series in about 1959, and owned one right up
> > >until she died.
> >
> > I'm definitely living in the wrong part of the world, then... never noticed
> > much HCT driving LRs around here.
>
> The high class totty I was talking about was referring to the job im
> starting, didnt think LRs and HCT mixed either until I was in my new
> employers showroom today and a rather attractive female walked in,
> casually leaving her new rangie keys on the counter. Unfortunately,
> auto-pilot took over and I nearly pushed her over in my rush to see if
> she had the diesel or V8. One has to get one's priorities right!

Dave, this is why you need me around at all times. You could have
ogled the Rangie and I would have looked after the young lady and made
sure her needs were met. Not a problem, do it for you any time. Just
ask. Please.

Rich
Obviously in the wrong job

 

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Dave Reynolds

Guest

• Sep 9, 2004

• #12

> >
> > The high class totty I was talking about was referring to the job im
> > starting, didnt think LRs and HCT mixed either until I was in my new
> > employers showroom today and a rather attractive female walked in,
> > casually leaving her new rangie keys on the counter. Unfortunately,
> > auto-pilot took over and I nearly pushed her over in my rush to see if
> > she had the diesel or V8. One has to get one's priorities right!
>
> Dave, this is why you need me around at all times. You could have
> ogled the Rangie and I would have looked after the young lady and made
> sure her needs were met. Not a problem, do it for you any time. Just
> ask. Please.
>
> Rich
> Obviously in the wrong job


It transpired that she needed her transom antifouling. INSERT DOUBLE-ENTENDRE HERE:-

Dave

 

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Richard Brookman

Guest

• Sep 10, 2004

• #13

Dave Reynolds wrote:
>>> The high class totty I was talking about was referring to the job im
>>> starting, didnt think LRs and HCT mixed either until I was in my new
>>> employers showroom today and a rather attractive female walked in,
>>> casually leaving her new rangie keys on the counter. Unfortunately,
>>> auto-pilot took over and I nearly pushed her over in my rush to see
>>> if she had the diesel or V8. One has to get one's priorities right!
>>
>> Dave, this is why you need me around at all times. You could have
>> ogled the Rangie and I would have looked after the young lady and
>> made sure her needs were met. Not a problem, do it for you any
>> time. Just ask. Please.
>>
>> Rich
>> Obviously in the wrong job
>
>
> It transpired that she needed her transom antifouling. INSERT
> DOUBLE-ENTENDRE HERE:-
>
> Dave

Fnarr fnarr. I don't like anti-fouling much. It's hard work and you get
mess all over your overalls. If it was just the transom, you could do all
the work from behind from a kneeling position, though you'd have to make
sure you didn't get all that horrible weed on your brush.

Speaking of which, a girl has just started work with us. She has two words
tattooed on her lower back, just above the line of her jeans. Right where I
normally put my copy of LRO.

"JESUS SAVES".

;-)

--

Rich

Series 2a
RR 4.6
V8 trialler
dog, wife, kids, whatever

 

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Dave Reynolds

Guest

• Sep 12, 2004

• #14

"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Dave Reynolds wrote:
> >>> The high class totty I was talking about was referring to the job im
> >>> starting, didnt think LRs and HCT mixed either until I was in my new
> >>> employers showroom today and a rather attractive female walked in,
> >>> casually leaving her new rangie keys on the counter. Unfortunately,
> >>> auto-pilot took over and I nearly pushed her over in my rush to see
> >>> if she had the diesel or V8. One has to get one's priorities right!
> >>
> >> Dave, this is why you need me around at all times. You could have
> >> ogled the Rangie and I would have looked after the young lady and
> >> made sure her needs were met. Not a problem, do it for you any
> >> time. Just ask. Please.
> >>
> >> Rich
> >> Obviously in the wrong job
> >
> >
> > It transpired that she needed her transom antifouling. INSERT
> > DOUBLE-ENTENDRE HERE:-
> >
> > Dave
>
> Fnarr fnarr. I don't like anti-fouling much. It's hard work and you get
> mess all over your overalls. If it was just the transom, you could do all
> the work from behind from a kneeling position, though you'd have to make
> sure you didn't get all that horrible weed on your brush.
>
> Speaking of which, a girl has just started work with us. She has two words
> tattooed on her lower back, just above the line of her jeans. Right where I
> normally put my copy of LRO.
>
> "JESUS SAVES".
>
> ;-)

Reminds me of a T-shirt I saw advertised the other day. Piture of
Jesus on the front with the words "JESUS IS COMING" along the top, and
then underneath written in brackets "Quick, look busy!".

ALmost as funny was the one thats said "I'm not mad!........Just ask
my camel Stephen"

Made me weak

Dave

 

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Richard Brookman

Guest

• Sep 13, 2004

• #15

Dave Reynolds wrote:
> >
> ALmost as funny was the one thats said "I'm not mad!........Just ask
> my camel Stephen"
>
> Made me weak
>
> Dave

A list of famous people's pets in a Monty Python sketch (spoken by John
Cleese) included someone who owned "two pikes, both called Chris".

Don't know why, but this had me helpless.

--

Rich

Series 2a
RR 4.6
V8 trialler
dog, wife, kids, whatever