Norfolk Barn Find

[Timewaster]

Have we seen this yet?

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/7940372.stm

[Guest]

Sounds like some are in a bad way-wonder what estimates they have on prices?

[dollywobbler]

Annoyingly, I have. Last week. Pah! There goes our exclusive!Quite a sad tale. Apparently, the bloke hadn't had running water for some years and the house literally fell down around him, killing him. A lot of the cars are beyond hope and indeed, a pair of Daimlers and a Humber Super Snipe have already been scrapped...

[Spottedlaurel]

That place is very near to me, he was something of a local character. Not sure if the place falling in on him is true, but is was certainly a little scruffy.He was actively buying cars until not that long ago, I remember him bidding enthusiastically on stuff at the old RTS auctions at the showground, and he was buying things from legendary local yard Medler's as I once had to pass a message on between them.He used to cycle everywhere, wearing a huge great coat. Amazing that he never got knocked over on the A140 or A47.The place he lived at was amazingly overgrown, right beside a main road yet it was some time before I even sussed there was a house there, let alone someone living there. There were a few old things in the front 'garden'.

[wuvvum]

That place is very near to me, he was something of a local character. Not sure if the place falling in on him is true, but is was certainly a little scruffy.He was actively buying cars until not that long ago, I remember him bidding enthusiastically on stuff at the old RTS auctions at the showground, and he was buying things from legendary local yard Medler's as I once had to pass a message on between them.He used to cycle everywhere, wearing a huge great coat. Amazing that he never got knocked over on the A140 or A47.The place he lived at was amazingly overgrown, right beside a main road yet it was some time before I even sussed there was a house there, let alone someone living there. There were a few old things in the front 'garden'.

Oh, was that him? I did wonder when I saw the story in the EDP. Bummer. He was one of those people I always thought would go on forever. I'll never forget seeing him cycling slowly down the A47 from the classic auction at the showground - like you say, it's a miracle he never got run over.

[TheScrapman]

Local news:

http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/ ... 3A07%3A143

 

 

Quote: "the collection was rescued by auctioneers in a delicate recovery mission."