Press Release:
Articural.com – January 13, 2015. Articural.com Retrieved 1/29/2015 from http://www.artcurial.com/en/asp/searchresults.asp?pg=1&ps=18&st=D&sale_no=2651+++
A record breaking sale: Part 1- Baillon Collection, Part 2- Legendary Motor Cars.
The 2015 Retromobile Salon Official Auction by Artcurial Motorcars will be Friday 6, February 2015.
Click here for the PDF of cars that will be offered: >>>> cp-2651-retromobile-2015-en
The cars were collected from the 1950s to the 1970s by entrepreneur shipping magnate 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 Baillon’s 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.
▶ 60 Automobiles de la Collection Baillon – YouTube