Reminds me of the time I discovered a Mosquito MkVIb bomber in a fruit packing shed. While the Mossie was complete and intact, it had been in the shed for 25 years and pine trees had grown up all around the shed, making removal a major forestry harvesting operation. In addition, the shed was crammed full of all sorts of gear packed in crates and to roll the plane out would have required shifting all of these (delayed, of course, by peeking into each one
). The owner didn't want to part with the Mossie for love or money. Actually, to be honest, the money I offered was easy to turn down and I wasn't comtemplating offering love.