Treasure trove of 60 barn-finds in French castle

[vdk2010]

http://www.classicdriver.com/en/art...s-includes-lost-ferrari-250-gt-swb-california

Only european cars, but hell what an awesome find! Beautiful gallery!

 

[rexus31]

I'll take the Ferrari and Facel Vega.

 

[stubs300]

Somehow, I see Wayne Carrini being there?

 

[commando1]

Looking over the list of marques, you'll see most of them at Pebble Beach in 5 years.

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[thrashingcows]

Very cool. The pics were great, and some of those cars are amazing finds!

 

[Fratzog]

Amazing find. It will take a fortune to restore that collection. I wonder if some are just too far gone. Thanks for posting.

 

[commando1]

Fred, the restoration world for international pre-war rare margues is not a world we can fathom. These cars are bought and restored by the richest people in the world and you've never heard their names before. They have one last item on their bucket list and that is to take home Best of Show at Pebble Beach and they will spend a couple of million if necessary. Although, it is officially not allowed, historically the judges have favored the cars that basically started out as a frame.

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[Fratzog]

I can't imagine what it's like to be that rich. Grass is always greener...still pretty happy with my 2 old drivers.

 

[commando1]

These guys never have to say, "If only...".

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[detmatt]

I've said it before, I'd love to be the one to stumble upon something like this. Imagine how your heart would race!

 

[tbm3fan]

Looking over the list of marques, you'll see most of them at Pebble Beach in 5 years.

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No kidding and they will all be worth far more than what was put into them for restoration right after Pebble Beach

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

no fuselages in Pebble beach.
Boring event ;-)

 

[rexus31]

no fuselages in Pebble beach.
Boring event ;-)

There might be a couple in the parking lot.

 

[cm23uoc]

The cleaner will Show up in one. ;)

 

[72Fury]

I've said it before, I'd love to be the one to stumble upon something like this. Imagine how your heart would race!

Sometimes you don't know it. I passed on a 250GTE project from the same guy that I bought my Pantera from. Hindsight that was a bad call. At the time the engine was out, and he had put flares and other body modifications on it. Restoring a Ferrari is a terribly expensive proposition. I could have just bought the car, done nothing, and made a small fortune for storing it. He also had a Abarth Double Bubble coupe that I had no idea of.

 

[bluefury361]

no fuselages in Pebble beach.
Boring event ;-)

There was a fuselage at the Concours d'Elagance of America in Plymouth Michigan last July.

 

[bluefury361]

This is a fantastic .... incredible stash of extremely rare and high end cars.
Your right.... Most will end up in the hands of owners with very deep pockets and will infuse some new excitement in the Concours d'Elegance circuit in the coming years.

Thanks for posting...... What a trip.

 

[tbm3fan]

Sometimes you don't know it. I passed on a 250GTE project from the same guy that I bought my Pantera from. Hindsight that was a bad call. At the time the engine was out, and he had put flares and other body modifications on it. Restoring a Ferrari is a terribly expensive proposition. I could have just bought the car, done nothing, and made a small fortune for storing it. He also had a Abarth Double Bubble coupe that I had no idea of.

Just read that the Ferrari is estimated to fetch around $14 million as is and all the cars at least $20 million for the two grandsons.

 

[bulldogchesty]

Amazing.

 

[72Fury]

Just read that the Ferrari is estimated to fetch around $14 million as is and all the cars at least $20 million for the two grandsons.

Crazy money. Good for the grandsons.
Video of the find. Most are a serious restoration/fabrication.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxA5kqDwmzQ#t=227