A BUDDING urban explorer was thrilled with his unusual recent discovery – an abandoned warehouse stocked to the brim with crates of unopened energy drinks and multiple NASCAR vehicles.
Jonathan, 16, spotted the abandoned property whilst looking for interesting locations to explore in his local area on Google Earth.
A teen found a car graveyard while looking for places to explore on Google Earth[/caption]
He also found thousands of unopened energy drinks[/caption]
The property was thought to be abandoned in 2022[/caption]
The property, believed to have been abandoned back in 2022, was in relatively good shape – and with a huge haul inside.
Jonathan shared footage of the find on TikTok, where it garnered 7.2 million views.
“I found thousands and thousands of energy drinks alongside the race cars meant for the company,” he told NeedToKnow.
“And, for some reason, a vintage show car and two random normal cars. I think it’s one of the coolest places we have explored because of the products in there.”
“There are thousands of dollars left behind in there including the cars. It’s even more insane that the cars are worth tens of thousands [and are] just left to rust and rot away,” he added.
The abandoned factory is located near the border between Tennessee and Virginia in the US.
Jonathan’s video shows the building with sealed pallets full of energy drinks filling up the entire room.
The clip garnered over 800,000 likes.
One user commented: “NEEEEEEEED TO FIND THIS” [sic]
Another viewer wrote: “If they weren’t expired, I’d take whatever I could fit in my car”
Paige joked: “It’s like an all-you-can-eat buffet!”
Another person commented: “This building would hate to see me coming.”
Someone else said: “Casually hits the jackpot.”
Another vintage find, an Alfa Romeo 1900C Cabriolet, was found in an abandoned driveway after 4 decades.
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Frozen in time since 1983, a jaw-dropping vintage sports car is finally up for grabs after 40 years in hiding.
According to Luxury Auto News, this ultra-rare ride—Chassis 01063—has been tucked away by the same family for a whopping 56 years after making its way from Germany to a quiet corner of New Hampshire in the ’60s.
It’s believed to still have its original Tipo 1308 engine under the hood—a holy grail for hardcore collectors.
The car was originally scooped up by US Army Sergeant Leroy Bell Jr. while stationed in Darmstadt, Germany, and its early ownership is all backed up by solid records.
Several social media users were excited to see so many classic cars[/caption]
Some viewers were eager to find the location of the vintage car graveyard[/caption]
In 1964, Bell sold the Alfa Romeo to Barbara Urbielonis, a schoolteacher who brought it back to the US two years later and parked it in her garage in 1983.
With just over 98,000 kilometers now on the clock, the car remains largely untouched, still flaunting its original off-white paint, red interior, and even its “US Forces in Germany” plate.
It’s a rare time capsule that’s finally stepping out of the shadows and back onto the market.
