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General Discussion Area => General Chat => Topic started by: mention1 on January 04, 2015, 10:47:44 AM

Title: rare-car-collection-worth-millions-
Post by: mention1 on January 04, 2015, 10:47:44 AM

You've probably seen this before but what the heck, still interesting.
Wonder what the Vette was?
Anyway Happy New Year!



https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/25703701/rare-car-collection-worth-millions-found-in-barn/

Title: Re: rare-car-collection-worth-millions-
Post by: gtc on January 04, 2015, 03:27:43 PM

Astounding collection however he wasn't a shipping magnate, as stated in that article, but he was in trucks:

"Up until 1977, Roger Baillon had a transport and truck manufacturing business in the west of France", said Pierre Novikoff. "Roger Baillon made his fortune manufacturing trucks, at a time when the transport business was booming, after the war. He had the monopoly on transporters for dangerous liquid chemicals, thanks to the design of a secure, watertight tank. At the same time, he produced a revolutionary lorry in 1950 that featured the first ever 'cabine avancée' (forward-control cab) in the transport industry"

Title: Re: rare-car-collection-worth-millions-
Post by: 72vet on January 04, 2015, 06:07:48 PM

Thanks for sharing mention1
Truly an amazing find.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxA5kqDwmzQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxA5kqDwmzQ)