A group of teenagers in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, recently made a huge discovery, and it seems that it all happened by chance. The group broke into an old building to find an old car that was supposedly there. However, they didn't find just one classic, but a massive collection of classic cars that looked like they had been sitting idle for decades.
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From private museum to dusty mess
According to the website Motor1, the vehicles were owned by a collector who kept them in a private museum. The museum consisted of the cars, a technical library, parts for the cars, a collection of petrol pumps, and a self-recreated coffee shop. This private museum was once visited by collectors and friends of the owner, but he eventually decided to lock up the space.
The heirs to the collection were twins; one wanted to keep the collection together, while the other wanted to sell everything. The teenagers who discovered the collection documented their discovery and uploaded it to WhatsApp. Eventually, the police caught wind of the collection and contacted both the children's parents and the owners. Since the discovery, the owners have moved a number of cars and even washed the Fiat 124 Sport Coupe so that it could be offered for sale.
Other cars that were discovered were a Citroën DS, Renault Dauphine, Austin A90 Atlantic coupé, Chrysler Airflow, Standard Vanguard, Ford Consul, Morris Oxford, and a Hudson Hornet. You can watch the discovery yourself via the video below, as the list provided is just a selection from this enormous collection, which spans between 1920 and 1970.
You can view the photos and the video of the collection on the Motor1.com site.
