News, views and top stories in your inbox. Don't miss our must-read newsletter Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email

Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now

An amazing collection of rare cars worth £12 MILLION has been found rusting on a French farm.

The incredible haul of 60 vintage motors was discovered under piles of dusty newspapers in garages and sheds.

Among the cars are a vintage Ferrari California Spider, a Bugatti and a very rare Maserati.

The motors had been collected by French entrepreneur Roger Baillon who hoped to restore them and display them in a museum.

However, the plan was blown apart when his transport company suffered financial setbacks in the 1970s.

It forced him to park the collection in makeshift buildings across his sprawling property in the west of the country.

(Image: Getty)

After his son died last year, Mr Baillon’s grandchildren inherited the lot.

However, they had no idea of the extent of the collection until they called in car specialists Matthieu Lamoure and Pierre Novikoff of auctioneers Artcurial Motorcars.

They found a 1956 Maserati A6G Gran Sports with coachwork by Frua, one of just three in the world, which is estimated to sell for just under £1million.

A 1961 Ferrari 250GT SWB California Spider with covered headlights was also discovered and is predicted to fetch a mammoth £9.5 million owing to it having been owned by French actors Gerard Blain and Alain Delon, who was photographed in it with Jane Fonda and Shirley MacLaine.

Mr Lamoure said: "These sorts of finds do not happen often.

"I think you go into this profession for discoveries like this; it really is a treasure trove. No doubt a once-in-a-lifetime discovery.”

(Image: Getty)

He added: "Probably much like Lord Carrington and Howard Carter, on being the first person for centuries to enter Tutankhamun's tomb. It really was a case of waking up sleeping beauty.

"Ferrari is a legendary name in the automobile world. And this car is unique. Only 37 examples of this model were built making it extremely rare.

"Every example has been carefully documented by historians and this one was thought to be lost. We have found it."

The collection will be sold by Artcurial Motorcars in Paris on February 6.