http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/05/07/pre-war-cars-untouched-for-four-decades-rediscovered-in-a-texas-barn/ Pre-war cars untouched for four decades rediscovered in a Texas barn By Nick Kirkpatrick May 7 2015
[image https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2015/05/1923-Milburn-4-1024x680.jpg&w=1484 Brunet told Fox News: “In the 1910s and ’20s, companies like Milburn and Detroit Electric built very competitive electric cars. Milburn had a fleet of taxis in New York in the late teens and early ’20s. It was a very successful brand. But in 1924, GM bought the company and dismantled the factory so they wouldn’t have to compete against the car.” (Motostalgia) ] Antonio Brunet found an automotive holy grail — five pre-war cars worth upwards of $500,000 preserved inside a Texas barn. “It’s the Holy Grail for a car guy,” Brunet told Fox News. Brunet, the chairman and founder of Motostalgia Auctions in Austin, Tex., was tipped off to the cars stored only seven miles from his shop. The pre-war cars — up for auction in June — sat untouched for over 40 years. He told Fox News, “Opening the doors, seeing the cars covered in dust, untouched for years … It’s like you’re in a time machine.” The cars ended up in the barn in the early 1970s when their owner moved to Texas from Wisconsin. According to Brunet, the owner, a local man named Jack who doesn’t want his last name publicized, had always wanted to fix up the cars but never had the time or money. It was tough for Jack to put the cars up for auction but he agreed on the condition that Brunet would get them running again. “Jack’s dream was to see them back on the road,” Brunet told Fox News. “So by giving us the honor of putting them in our auction, we promised to bring them back to life.” ... 1923 Milburn Electric Model 27L Estimate: $90,000 – $125,000 ... [© washingtonpost.com] ... http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/slideshow/Five-pre-war-era-cars-found-in-Austin-barn-109199/photo-7936211.php Five pre-war cars found in Austin barn May 6, 2015 |By Tyler White ... http://driving.ca/cadillac/auto-news/news/at-least-700000-worth-of-barn-find-classics-going-up-for-auction Five 'barn find' classic cars going up for auction [20150507] Along with ... other classics will be auctioned off, including a 1923 Milburn Electric Model 27L ... ... http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/auction/milburn/electric/1727869.html 1923 Milburn Electric Model 27L - Hemmings Motor News Classic 1923 Milburn Electric Model 27L offered for auction #1727869. Austin, Texas. To be auctioned on June 12, 2015 at Motostalgia's Indianapolis Brickyard ... Auction: Jun 11, 2015 to Jun 12, 2015 Location:Austin, Texas 78726 Condition: Project http://www.evalbum.com/348 1920 Milburn Light Electric Model 27L ... [dated] http://www.milburn.us/ Milburn Light Electric Feb 14, 2013 ... Welcome to the website for Milburn Electric antique automobiles ... Electric" automobiles, which were produced for model years 1915 to 1923. ... With the Model 27L cars (S/N 2-900-7 and after), the S/N plate is an oval brass ... ... [video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCfJu_q3kss Milburn Model 27L Light Electric Car - 3:30 Nov 5, 2009 - 4 min - Uploaded by Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth After being on exhibit at Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth since 2007, the 1923 ... ] For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/125k-1923-Milburn-Electric-Model-27L-EV-discovered-in-a-Texas-barn-tp4675475.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
