History Bulgarian Barnfind

I wonder how many horsepower...

This is a chariot that turned up in Bulgaria, supposed to be 1,900 years old. I'll bet Dennis Carpenter has parts for it though...

 

Get some pics of the ornament up here too. Guess it couldn't be a hood ornament but still pretty cool.

 

that is definitley a cool find.

 

Hey Bluto, what model is it?

 

Anyone have any history or pics from its heyday?:d who drove it? Where did it run? National records?

 

Looks like some rat rodder already got ahold of it.

 

PMAOL

Oh - he'll know...... Actually just down the road from him too.

Wouldn't it look just great in satin black with red wheels and wide whites? I think Speedway do Chinese repro parts for it.

 

Now thats real patina!

 

A rocker panels and a big block firewall is in the works

 

As with every barn find post:

They're still out there guys. Just keep lookin

 

They look like spindle mounts

 

Is that the Standard or Deluxe model?

 

That is really cool. Imagine, something that old lasting until today.....

 

If you look closely it apears that the skeleton from the horse that pulled it are in the dirt as well. Must have parked it and walked away like people do still.

 

yea, only one horsepower though

 

if you read the article it was some wealthy guys tomb they are digging up. the chariot had two horses and they were both found with it, presumably sacrificed at the time of their masters death.



I'm very surprized no one has mentioned the buried plymouth in the thread yet

 

This is in better shape than the tulsa plymouth.

 

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Okay... gotta clean off my monitor now!

 

Oh, by the way-

Bluto has three.

 

Knowing bluto, I'm sure they are sequentially numbered, documented and the paperwork was sign by Julius Caesar himself right? lol


I can picture bluto standing over the chariot wearing caesars "magic" cloak telling it to "Rise from the dead" lol

 

One is Mrs. Bluto's!

 

Looks to me that it has mexican blankets for an interior. I could be wrong.

 

I'm surprised it's not on E*ay yet and someone hasn't posted a "what's it worth" thread.

 

Rikster, you probably have the magazine and photo's for this baby too. huh?

 

OK that's 'Nuff

Yes I have a University Degree in Art History but want nothing pulled by horses save a Circus Wagon or a Vardo ....... I've been looking for a long time but not too hard or I would have one or two by now.AND if I get a wagon it will be a guest room not pulled around.

Horses stink and even as screwed up as I am I can jump over things higher without one than I can with.

Also I remember when Mark Dees' horse fell on him in a point to point race...... he never walked well after that. No fun!

And I do have a ton-0-nonHAMB stuff round here.

This is what we got this week to build the fireplace with 3500 of 'em

 

"If you look closely it apears that the skeleton from the horse that pulled it are in the dirt as well. Must have parked it and walked away like people do still."

"Ran when parked" is the technical term here.

 

Gotta stay mobile in your after life...

 

what, you trying to hold out on us?? You know better than to try and keep a tomb find like this a secret!