Antique Car Collection Found In France
Yes that really is a Lamborghini Miura P400 you see above discovered in a French field along with 80 other classics in varying states of disrepair.
Antique car collection found in france. A Babe Ruth baseball card tucked away in a dusty shoebox a Picasso in an attic or that invaluable antique collecting cobwebs in an abandoned barn. Manufactured by Paris Vanvooren Atelier its a potent slice of history. Collection of rusting classic cars including vintage Ferrari California Spider sold at auction in Paris.
It appears that these collectors ship has come in. As enthusiast from the early days he exhibited at the. Until car experts from auction house Artcurial recently came upon them in a small town in western France not far from La Rochelle.
Finding a vintage car is a huge deal for a car collector or historian so finding 60 of them might make one get a heart attack. Baillons dream was to. A little backstory about five years ago a friend of Larry gave him a call about a supposed secret car.
Ferrari and a rare Maserati are among dozens of rusting classic cars found on farm in western France The astonishing collection left on the farm since the 1970s is. This collection was assembled during the 1950s by Roger Baillon an entrepreneur who ran a transport company based in thewest of France. In what must be one of the most amazing hauls in years the vehicles were extracted from undergrowth after their owner passed away and the authorities were called in to handle his estate.
This 1904 Roche-Schneider wears a body style the French call Choffer-Coope and we dont exactly know why but it sure sounds sophisticated. Discovered only three months ago the collection is being auctioned at the Artcurial sale in Paris on February 6 during the annual Retromobile classic car show and represents perhaps the last. The jaw-dropping Ferrari is just one of 100 cars in the Baillon Collection hoarded away by shipping magnate Roger Baillon throughout the 1950s and 60s.
Everyone has heard a story of that one person who found something truly remarkable that was thought to be lost forever. 60 antique luxury cars found in France He had designed and built his own car the Bluebird in 1947. The collection which includes sports motor cars dating back to the 30s was left untouched on the farm for 50 years.