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We all dream of taking a car and discover the mythical discovery barn of a Shelby Cobra or vintage Porsche Speedster way hidden under a sheet, completely forgotten the next sale Artcurial auction in France on February 6 proves that even really make these treasures troves exist, and this could be one of the ultimate barn find ever.
Rotting on a French property, there was a collection of about 100 cars covered with dirt that had been undisturbed for decades, according to The Telegraph They included all major European brands such as Bugatti Ferrari Maserati Porsche and many others The most vehicles were under a shed, but generally exposed to the elements; However, two very special sports cars were hidden in a garage shown above there was a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider with covered headlights He was one of 37 and is thought to lose Alongside Ferrari was a 1956 Maserati Gran Sport A6G Frua.
The collection belonged to Roger Baillon, a French transport tycoon, according to Artcurial He amassed this wonderful collection, but when his business has fallen on hard times in the 70, Baillon sold part of the group outside They are those that kept, but they eventually went forgotten.
Artcurial think only 60 cars are actually in salable condition, and they cross the block during Rétromobile Fair in February Auctioneers believe that Ferrari could sell up to 12 million 14-74000000 and Maserati for 1 2,000,000 5,000,000 euros1 View gallery to glimpse the magnitude of the classics in this collection sure to scroll down to a must-watch, heartbreaking video loaded patina showing off the collection and Artcurial press release about the sale.
UPDATE ARTCURIAL DISCOVERS A TREASURE IN FRANCE FORGOTTEN - SALE Friday, February 6, 2015.
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider chassis 2935 Ex Baillon Alain Delon Collection Estimate 9 500 000 12 000 000.
1956 Maserati Gran Sport Chassis A6G Frua Baillon Collection 2140 Estimate 0000 800 1200000.
Paris Car Collectors Department at Artcurial found 60 vintage cars, all major brands from the early days of the automobile through the 1970s found after fifty years of sleeping, the Baillon collection will be sold by Artcurial Motorcars in the first part traditional sale Rétromobile Show, February 6, 2015 in Paris These cars were nestled in a property in the West of France, in makeshift shelters with corrugated iron and various outbuildings.
Matthieu Lamoure, CEO at Artcurial Motorcars said not since the revelation of the Collection Schlumpf in Mulhouse, including Hervé Poulain be Ma is the expert, such an iconic automotive group disclosed and what is more, in such original condition Visitors to Rétromobile will be able to share our excitement, like that experienced by Lord Carrington and Howard Carter entered the tomb of Tutankhamun Artcurial staged magic of those sixty mysterious mechanical creatures as gigantic work of art dreams unrealized its owner brought back to life.
Pierre Novikoff, automotive specialist said these Sleeping Beauties are coated with the precious time spent patina A collection like this can t fail to arouse the passions of those who love cars, and lovers of art and history ever worldwide, will such a treasure is unearthed.
Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza, Talbot-Lago, Panhard Levassor-Maserati, Ferrari, Delahaye, Delage these legendary Marques are the extraordinary hides discovered by the team of the automotive department Artcurial, Matthieu Lamoure and Pierre Novikoff Many of these cars were built by very famous coachbuilders such as Million Guiet and Saoutchik, Chapron with a number of Talbot Lago T26s with a rare grand Sport aerodynamics and a rather extravagant convertible once owned by King Farouk.
Sheltering in a garage, kept in good condition, both specialists met one of the three Maserati A6G Sport Gran with coachwork by Frua, dating from 1956 under piles of newspapers, they discovered a Ferrari 250GT SWB California Spider with covered headlights It was purchased new by actor Gérard Blain G, then sold to fellow actor Alain Delon, who was photographed several times at the wheel of this machine, including Jane Fonda in 1964 during the filming of the F and linens the C d Azur you with Shirley MacLaine one of 37 examples, designed the Pininfarina cabriolet, his whereabouts unknown to historians until now Brand, is bound to attract the attention of important historic Ferrari collectors.
This collection was assembled in the 1950s by Roger Baillon, an entrepreneur who ran a transport company based in the west of France passion from the first days, he exhibited at the Paris Motor Show in 1950, a roadster he had built his dream was to preserve the heritage of the pre-war cars in the 1970s museum environment, before he could carry out the necessary restoration work, his dream was broken when his company suffered a setback, he was forced to sell fifty cars, and from time, the rest of the collection has not moved up to the discovery.
Founded in 2002, Artcurial has confirmed its position as the first auction house to auction French in 2013 with 123 sales organized through 20 specialized departments In 2013, the auction house's consolidated total sales of 1 million 178 to euros, which represents an increase of 24 over 2012, especially reached the third highest price of the auction of the year in France with the Rivi re sculpture by Aristide Maillol, which sold for more than 6 1 million It also confirmed its leading position on the market of Comics in Europe, collectibles Cars in continental Europe, jewelry and watches in France and Monaco and former Tables in Paris with a strong international bias, Artcurial maintains its presence abroad with offices in Milan, Vienna and Brussels, and traveling exhibitions in the US and Asia.
Over the past two years, the department of vintage car at Artcurial has grown rapidly from 30 million 40 million in 2013 to 50 H 66 million in 2014 67 Sales in France continued to set new records and attract more international customers has established a reputation for Artcurial Motorcars supply cars that are new to the market and have large private collections, generating enthusiasm and attracting collectors.
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