Over $18 Million Worth Of Classic Cars Was Found In A 100-Year-Old French Barn
Every car collector's dream is uncovering an amazing barn filled with perfectly preserved classic cars.
And for two "motorcar specialists" from auction house Artcurial Motorcars, that dream became a reality.
In rural western France, 60 collectors' automobiles were tucked away in makeshift, cast-iron cages and underneath outbuildings. They had been rotting away for at least 50 years.
So okay, they weren't exactly in pristine condition.
But...
"This sort of thing doesn't happen often enough," Matthieu Lamoure, managing director of Artcurial Motorcars, said in a press release. "In our jargon, we speak about 'barn finds' as cars that are intact, that have remained untouched for years, and are found again. I have to say that when we arrived here, we found ourselves overcome with emotion."
The cars were collected by French transportation mogul Roger Baillon, who fell on hard times in the '70s and had to sell his car collection.
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But, classic car lover that he was, Baillon couldn't simply sell all of his cars. He tucked away some of his collectibles in the barn in France, and they were subsequently forgotten about.
Needless to say, time, dust, and rust took their toll on these cars, some of which have become barely recognizable, like the Hispano Suiza H6B cabriolet Millon Guiet below.
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Estimates for the sale of the Ferrari model alone could reach $14.74 million. It's considered one of the most expensive classic cars in at action, and is one of only 37 that were produced.
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