Military Bunker!

Jackass1983 · Jul 28, 2010

Helle Gents

i follow this Forum for about a year now as a visitor and i thought its time for registration!
I am also a Car builder!
My car is a littlebit special but not a famous oldi or racer, so i dont think its very interesting for Big block fans... :bounce:

Its a German ****** mk7 LHD with a 2L Vtec Focus SVT Engine and some mods around it...

But i wanted to show you my Garage, thats why i started this.. its an old Military Bunker in the midle of Germany...

Here are two old pics from the beginning there! i will post some new pics of it in a few days.. some things had changed...

More infos about the car here... ( www.ST2000.de ) ( sorry German Page! )

Cheers Mark

Robbo · Jul 28, 2010

Super cool! Can't wait to see more pics. :beer:

Jackass1983 · Jul 28, 2010

i am updating my page atm, so it will take a few days!

Cheers Mark

yotarover · Jul 28, 2010

looks a wee bit to small for me to wanna drive my truck into it, be sucky if it's a super confined space with only 1 way in and out

Jackass1983 · Jul 28, 2010

it has two of these doors!
And its wide enough to drive "fast" in with my ******, and also my old Cougar on the photo fitted in there!

There is enough space to work kon two cars in there!

Cheers Mark

z28snksknr · Jul 28, 2010

That's an awesome space, regardless of size. Looking forward to seeing more pics!! I bet it stays cool / moderate year round.

bmwpower · Jul 28, 2010

Pretty cool. Subscribed.

yotarover · Jul 28, 2010

didn't say i didn't like it. cause i do just seemed tiny but then again i wanna see the rest of it as well. if it were mine i'd add to hidden exits out of it one out top and one exiting some where out the side. btw i think the idea of a military bunker for a shop garage is the ****. everybody has a garage or a shop or a car port dont see that every day

Jackass1983 · Jul 28, 2010

N.P. i know these old pics are not so nice.
I will post new better pics soon, i love this place! and i think after the new pics some people maybe likes it too...

In the Summer its nicely cold in there and in the winter it never freezes in there!
The only problem ist, my next energy point is about 800m away, and its in the middle of a forest with streets build for tanks...
So no way to get nice cables without a hell of work to there!
ATM its a thin cable, thats enough for light heating and some handtools, but thats it!
The wiring in there is also a problem i destroyed expensive drills just to get the wires fitted badly on the wall, there is massive steel in the walls everywhere...

on the first pic u can see the beginning of the second door...
We (me and a friend!) organised a pump, we want to put a water reservard on the roof!

Cheers Mark

galooph · Jul 28, 2010

Excellent! I've always fancied the idea of owning a bunker garage

Corsario · Jul 28, 2010

Wow! May I ask how did you get it and if you know when it was last used by military? It was west or east Germany?
Sorry about the questions but I am interested in 2nd/cold wars and I allways folow History Channel war episodes.
You have a great, unique, and very safe work place!
Cheers from Argentina
Corsario

Elkiebob · Jul 28, 2010

too cool. I like it.

Lump · Jul 28, 2010

Man, If I owned a genuine bunker like that, I would have to build a fake gun port somewhere, with a fake cannon barrel or machine gun barrel sticking out. TOO COOL!

Lippyp · Jul 28, 2010

I'm guessing cold war rather than WWII, its in good condition from the pics and I think the allies blew up most bunkers they found after WWII. What I want to know is what else is lurking in the woods!

930dreamer · Jul 28, 2010

Very cool, do you own it? Sounds like you need a generator for lighting/heat. Keep the pics coming.

rsieracki · Jul 28, 2010

ive considered the abandned atlas missile sites here in the states or the old AT&T bunkers that are left from the cold war. but i cant imagine a bank writing a mortgage or a bunker and i dont think todays economy warrents me paying cash for something very hard to sell of that value.

.... but it would be really f'n cool

yotarover · Jul 28, 2010

forget fake

i'd add a buncha paint ball guns and some torrents :bounce:

that is a lot of work to do when it comes to adding wiring what about using a generator ? and run the wiring from it and add solar powered lights. just idea's as im running 6 of the solor panel chargers from walmart to power the lights in my building

yotarover · Jul 28, 2010

rsieracki said:
ive considered the abandned atlas missile sites here in the states or the old AT&T bunkers that are left from the cold war. but i cant imagine a bank writing a mortgage or a bunker and i dont think todays economy warrents me paying cash for something very hard to sell of that value.

.... but it would be really f'n cool

dont sell it make it where you still have access to it for personal reasons and it's not sold even it's part of the property. never know when you might need one. :beer:

mrb · Jul 28, 2010

rsieracki said:
ive considered the abandned atlas missile sites here in the states or the old AT&T bunkers that are left from the cold war. but i cant imagine a bank writing a mortgage or a bunker and i dont think todays economy warrents me paying cash for something very hard to sell of that value.

.... but it would be really f'n cool

those old AT&T bunkers are the best....

someone got the one outside Baker, CA (2hr from los angeles) for only $60,000

smoorman · Jul 28, 2010

mrb said:
those old AT&T bunkers are the best....

someone got the one outside Baker, CA (2hr from los angeles) for only $60,000

I'm really surprised that your US gov't allows these to be sold. Here in Canada there was a big uproar about 10 years ago when the Hells Angels were trying to buy the 50's era Penhold, Alberta bunker to use as their clubhouse. The federal government ended up having the whole thing torn apart and demolished so it wouldn't fall into the wrong hands.

From the wikipedia article on this:

One interesting footnote surrounds the Diefenbunker that was located at CFB Penhold in Alberta. This facility was decommissioned and at one point a movie studio expressed interest but it was ultimately purchased by a member of the public. When subsequent owners of the Penhold Diefenbunker advertised the facility for resale, there was rumour that a chapter of an outlaw biker gang, possibly the Hells Angels, was expressing interest. This prompted the federal government to repurchase the facility and have it systematically demolished and hauled away at considerable expense.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Government_Headquarters

mrb · Jul 28, 2010

the AT&T bunkers were owned by a company not the govt

jktruck150 · Jul 28, 2010

That place is really cool. We don't have many bunkers in the Southeast US, but man those would be cool to have! I am just waiting on new pics of the place!

Lump · Jul 28, 2010

In truth, bunkers of that type are sort of obsolete. They might keep local cops out for a while, but if the authorities REALLY want to get you while you're hiding inside your bunker...just go ahead and bend over and kiss your A$$ goodbye. :thumbup:

Kevin54 · Jul 28, 2010

Looking forward to some more pics also.

I did find this of some bunkers and silos for sale in the US http://www.missilebases.com/properties

rsieracki · Jul 28, 2010

while jacking aroud online for years ive done quite a bit of 'research' on the atlas bunkers (that was before i found GJ

)

the communication bunkers are a better option, the missile bases are cooler but a whole lot more work to convert and what the hell would one do with a 160 foot deep cylindar that constantly floods due to ground water?

the communication bunkers iver found online are $200-400k not bad for 8200 sq feet underground but unless your a minimalist (and your wife is too) there unihabitable in the present conditon. takes lots of time, money and work to get to the cool factor... though i do fantasize about owning one quite a bit... if only id win that damn lottery

ct71rr · Jul 28, 2010

Wow!! That is pretty cool!!!

2chipped · Jul 28, 2010

Wow that is amazing ! No roof to leak or siding maintenance heated and cooled. :bowdown:

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N8 · Jul 28, 2010

There is one right outside of Denver.
I could see myself living in one. Hell I have even thought about doing and underground space at my compound.
Jackass - I love your space and the whole idea.

Jackass1983 · Jul 29, 2010

howly, more response than i expected!

Its one of about 10 of these Bunkers, they belong to a friend of me, and we both are working in there for about 10years now, started with scooter little Motorbikes big bikes and at the end with cars!
My Friends parents bought them, because they have a mushroom farm, and bunkers are perfect to make the right conditions for MR..
There is a fenced area around it with 700.000m², so its perfect to test my car while the winter WITHOUT insurance...

But there are some probs around, the powercables are hanging more than 5m high over the ground because of the traktors from the MR Farm.
I cannot put them on the ground because of forklifts, we (dont want and) cannot open the streets to get the cables below them!
but we organised a earth roket to go below the street... thats the plan for the near future...
it looks like this...

i will have a look tonight what else pics i do have, tomorrow i will make new ones...

Cheers Mark

rockchucker · Jul 29, 2010

Nice Shop!!!! Love the idea!

Jackass1983 · Jul 29, 2010

So as promised some other pics!
Not new but better ones!

It was a messy time, so sorry for that chaos...
Tomorrow i make new ones...

CU 2morow...

Cheers Mark

NUTTSGT · Jul 29, 2010

You have the cool factor going, keep it up.

Jaguar Fan · Jul 29, 2010

That looks like a great workspace! Don't worry about it being messy. That just means it is being used!

Lippyp · Jul 30, 2010

Over here they've sold a a fair few cold war and older bunkers. Several have been kept as is and turned into tourist attractions, hence these signs. :bounce:

londonsteve · Jul 30, 2010

Looks strong, no wonder my grandad could'nt bomb the bastards

Pavement SuX · Jul 30, 2010

Am I the only one to find it funny that the street signs say "secret bunker this way?"

Jackass1983 · Jul 30, 2010

So the day is over and its time for an update!

Here are some new pics, and compared to some of your garages it still looks amazing messy...
I wonder in real it feels quite ok in there...

"must be a bad sign!"

so enough words...

the Black Car is my daylydriver when my ****** is in progress!

My Workbench and some tools.. more on the other side...

some tools and place to store, its realy sorted but it looks horrible...

the front of the bunker and my GF´s cool Car..

Cheers Mark

RIVERWEST AUTO · Jul 30, 2010

i love the bunker!
wow. made into secret rally stage service location even better!

otanica · Jul 30, 2010

There is a town pretty much underground in Australia. http://www.google.com.au/images?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US

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Cool but very dusty place.

Brad

STORMEASTON · Jul 30, 2010

Super kool man!!!

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