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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Millions for buckets of rust

Billed as ‘the greatest ever barnfind’ the Baillon Collection went under the hammer in Paris this week.
Described as a modern archaeological find, the auction of 61 rare classic cars has made headlines around the world since December.
Despite most of the cars having suffered 50 years of neglect, all fetched more than their estimated
prices, with the whole Baillon Collection fetching over ZAR330 million.
Seen here in a sad state is one of the sleekest cars ever built, the 1949 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Saoutchik. Despite the rust, it sold for ZAR22,2 million.
This 1956 A6G Maserati Grand Sport fetched ZAR26,2 million.

The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spider that sold for US$18,45 million (ZAR213 million),
 making it one of the top five most expensive cars yet auctioned