Forgotten Treasure Trove of Sixty Cars Heads to Auction

[Labora]

Several of those look pretty far gone. I would guess some of them are worth saving but you won't have much of the original car left.

[95DRGT]

Don't worry, we will see the whole process take place on an episode of gas monkey

Lol Richard Rawlings to the rescue- what an asshat

[black50]

Wow amazing. Some look to be in bad shape. A documentary should be made of the whole process following the car to auction and restoration.

Don't worry, we will see the whole process take place on an episode of gas monkey

[95DRGT]

Wow amazing. Some look to be in bad shape. A documentary should be made of the whole process following the car to auction and restoration.

[Frank]

I had to pick my jaw off the floor. Its like visiting a holy place. Interesting to see how this develops.

[TRAILBLAZER]

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[46Tbird]

Someone is going to make a dollar or two.

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Forgotten Treasure Trove of Sixty Cars Heads to Auction

December 5, 2014


Breaking News: The Collector Car Department at Artcurial, a Paris, France-based auction house has just announced a major discovery of sixty automobiles found following fifty years of storage in untouched condition. The automobiles have been tucked away in a property in the West of France, under wooden shelters with one open-side that is covered with corrugated iron roofing.

This collection was assembled starting the 1950s by Roger Baillon, who ran a transport company based in the west of France. He had planned to display the pre-war cars he was collecting in a museum. During the 1970s, before much could be done with the cars or a location to display them in, his business suffered a major setback. After being forced to sell around fifty cars, the collection became somewhat forgotten by others. The remainder of the automobiles have been sitting much as seen below in the photos below courtesy of Artcurial Motorcars.

Some of the most outstanding cars in the collection are: several Talbot Lago T26s that include a very rare Grand Sport Aerodynamique and a Cabriolet once owned by King Farouk, a Hispano Suiza H6B cabriolet Millon-Guiet, a Talbot Lago T26 Record Coupe with coachwork by Saoutchik, an important 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider and many other interesting cars.

The vehicles date from the teens’ on up through to the 1970s. It will be sold by Artcurial Motorcars in the first part of its annual sale at the Retromobile Salon, on February 6, 2015, in Paris. You can view the video below showing the cars as they were stored courtesy of Artcurial.

..and a video: