Student finds Ferrari, Lamborghini worth up to Dh2m in grandmother's garage

The two 80s supercars have gone unnoticed for decades lying under dust-sheets and piles of junk.

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Published: Thu 23 Aug 2018, 10:53 AM

Last updated: Thu 23 Aug 2018, 1:43 PM

One man's trash is another man's treasure. Just that, for a broke student in America it turned out to be his grandmother's dumped classic cars which he stumbled upon in her garage.
The student discovered an incredible collection of a silver 1981 Lamborghini Countach and a red Ferrari 308 which could collectively fetch her (the student) around $430,000 (Dh15,79,476 approx), according to Mirror.UK.
The two 80s supercars have gone unnoticed for decades lying under dust-sheets and piles of junk.
Posting photos of his find on Reddit under the name Eriegin, the unnamed student said the cars had been in the garage underneath the house for over 20 years. "My late grandpa bought it (the Lamborghini) for his exotic car rental business in 1989, but after insurance costs became too high for him to operate the company, he kept the car (and many others including the Ferrari 308 in front of the Lambo) outside/in leaky garages for 20+ years instead of selling them. Don't ask me why, I have no clue," the student said.

The Lamborghini is similar to the one driven by Leonardo DiCaprio in Wolf of Wall Street, while the red Ferrari is a similar model to the one used by Tom Selleck in Magnum PI.

The cars caught attention of several Reddit users who were perplexed how the cars had got there.

User Eriegin wrote: "I totally agree, this kind of car abuse hurts my soul. But it's also kind of incredible and rare to see something so beautiful (and valuable) in this condition." She added: "I definitely feel bad that it's been hidden away in the garage in this condition for so long, and will probably continue to be if we keep it in the family. But I also (selfishly) hope that it stays there until someone in the family has the means to do it up, however long that may take."

About the invaluable treasure find, Eriegin said there were no firm plans to sell the cars yet, but admitted they could be open to offers, the report said.