Abandoned house in the woods with old cars
Classic cars abandoned for decades in a French barn worth $ 20 million.
The cars were collected mostly between 1955 and 1965 by the entrepreneur, inventor and car enthusiast Roger Baillon.
He designed and built his own car, the Bluebird in 1947 In 1953, he bought a farm in the west of France, with the intention to turn it into a car museum, he even bought a train to give tours.
Matthieu Lamoure left and right Pierre Novikoff, who unearthed the treasure of incredible cars.
But when his business struggled, he abandoned his plans, the sale of 50 of its cars the rest of his collection was still dormant since in a series of makeshift shelters exposed to the elements for five decades.
Baillon died there about 10 years, and his son, Jacques, who inherited the car, died last year.
The grandchildren of the collector, who had no idea they were sitting on such a rare collection, called the Artcurial value to the Ferrari.
Matthiu Lamoure, CEO of Artcurial and senior specialist Pierre Novikoff, got the call when they were on a field trip looking for rare finds.
When they arrived, they were surprised to find a fleet of precious cars Some were overgrown with vines, and others had metal sheets stacked on them.
We were overwhelmed by the emotion probably much like Carrington and Howard Carter, be the first for centuries to enter the tomb of Tutankhamun, said Lamoure.
It is truly a treasure probably a unique find in a lifetime.
After years of neglect, the cars were worn and rusty weathering, and it will take a lot of dining love to bring them back to their former glory, but they are sold exactly as they were found.
Some cars have a fascinating and flamboyant history.
Talbot Lago T26 Cabriolet - which decreased as his back fell - was previously owned by King Farouk Ier of Egypt, Playboy king said typically consume 600 oysters a week and had one of the most famous coin collections in the world.
Actors Alain Delon left and Jane Fonda in the uncommon Ferrari California Spider during the filming of The Felines in 1964.
His main personal vehicle was red 1947 Bentley Mark VI, bodied by the famous French firm and Figoni Falaschi The monarch decreed that no other cars had to be painted red.
The Ferrari California Spider has a particularly glamorous past It was first owned by Gerard Blain, the French actor, and was then sold to Alain Delon, then known as the male Brigitte Bardot.
The car was immortalized when American actresses Shirley MacLaine and Jane Fonda were photographed in it, alongside Delon historians, however, thought he had become lost forever.
A collection like this can t fail to arouse the passions of those who love cars, and lovers of art and history, said Lamoure.
Never, throughout the world, will be such a treasure is unearthed.
The rusty old cars is expected to sell for $ 20 million, cars for sale, million.