The fate of the Sleeping Beauties book (Veloce)

The fate of the Sleeping Beauties
By Ard op de Weegh, Kay Hottendorff & Arnoud op de Weegh
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• The true and complete story of the Sleeping Beauties
• Foreword by former Sleeping Beauties owner Michel Dovaz
• All known locations of each car since 1948
• Features a French Chateau where ten unrestored Sleeping Beauties are still on display
• All the important details are covered -- relocation, barnfind museum, sale and restoration
• Detailed description of every one of the 55 Sleeping Beauties
• More than 250 colour photos
• Includes each car's current restoration status and whereabouts
• Map of the Sleeping Beauties garden in 1983, showing placement of cars

The 'Sleeping Beauties' -- an array of neglected Bugattis, Lancias, Ferraris, Alfa Romeos, Cords and Aston Martins on a rural French estate -- have fascinated car lovers worldwide since 1983, when they were immortalised in a sequence of photographs taken by Herbert W Hesselmann. For 25 years, the full story behind the collection and its fate has remained untold ... until now.
Say 'Sleeping Beauties' to committed car enthusiasts and they will immediately know what you're talking about: a world famous 1980s photo series, showing an extraordinary collection of classical automobiles rusting away in a French barn, neglected by their owner. Famous brands like Bugatti, Lancia, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Cord and Aston Martin, laying under thick layers of dust, spending their remaining days falling apart in isolation.
Many have tried to find out what happened to these cars over the last twenty-five years -- decayed? destroyed? sold? -- but all leads fizzled out ... until two Dutchmen and a German hung on where others had given up. In true Boy's Own style, their book tells of the three-year-long search for the fate of the cars from that French barn. It tells the story behind the collection's origins in 1948, through the moment in 1983 when the famous photos were published, up to the day in 2007 when the authors talked to the current 79 year old owner -- a man who finally broke his silence about the fate of his collection for the first time in 25 years.

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Autos & Vehicles

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