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More than 18 million of classic cars were found in a 100 year old French barn.
All car collector dreams of discovering an amazing barn full of classic cars perfectly preserved.
And for two motorcar specialists theВ home sales Artcurial Motorcars this dream became a reality.
In rural France to the west, 60 vintage cars were nestled in makeshift cast iron cages and outbuildings beneath They had been rotting for at least 50 years.
So OK, they weren t exactly in perfect condition.
This kind of thing doesn†t happens quite often,  Matthieu Lamoure, CEO of Artcurial Motorcars, said in a press release in our jargon, we speak about barn find that the cars are intact, that have remained intact for years, and are still, I have to say that when we got here, we found ourselves overcome with emotion.
The cars were collected by French transport mogul Roger Baillon, who fell on hard times in the 1970s and had to sell his car collection.
But lovers of classic car he was selling just couldn t Baillon all its cars he tucked some of his collectibles in the barn in France, and they were then forgotten.
Needless to say the weather, dust and rust took their toll on these cars, some of which have become barely recognizable as the Hispano Suiza convertible H6B Millon Guiet below В.
Here's what may have looked like the same car at its peak.
A lot of cars in this discovery may have gone too far for authentic restoration, but they can still find a buyer, for example, chances are that Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport CoupeМЃ Saoutchik could never return to its former glory .
But you never know †with great mechanic and a new paint job, maybe the car could be restored with new parts.
Even if they are rusty, all those old cars have a classic beauty still shines through, like this Talbot Lago T26 Cabriolet Saoutchik former King Farouk В.
And the collection has several strengths, including a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder, which was found buried under a pile of magazines, and a Maserati Gran Sport 1956 A6G Frua, which is one of three ever made .
Estimates for the sale of the only Ferrari model could reach 14-74000000 It's considered one of the classic cars more expensive to action and is one of 37 that were produced В.
This same Ferrari might look like once fully restored.
And here is a Maserati model similar to give you an idea of what it will look like after a complete restoration process found Maserati is one of the three to achieve, and it should fetch January 5 millions.
All salable cars will be auctioned in Paris next February by Artcurial.
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