I am fascinated by this story. I posted the pictures yesterday, but here is the video. I love the video - wonderfully done. I can only hope to one day figure out my camera to tell such a beautiful story. Heres a little of the history: The cars were collected from the 1950s to the 1970s by entrepreneur Roger Baillon, who dreamt of restoring them to their former glory and displaying them in a museum. However, his plans were dashed as his business struggled, forcing Mr Baillon to sell about 50 of the vehicles.Since then, his collection has sat dormant in makeshift corrugated iron shelters and outbuildings on the farm. Mr Baillon died about 10 years ago and his son, Jacques, who inherited the collection, died last year. Mr Baillons grandchildren had no idea of the extent of the collection, calling in car specialists Matthieu Lamoure and Pierre Novikoff of auctioneers Artcurial Motorcars to estimate its value. They are estimated to sell at auction for approx 18M, even in this condition.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 17:30:31 +0000
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