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And then, under piles of magazines, we discovered something even more exciting&#8230; a Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider , with obscured headlights, a car which belonged to Alain Delon, who was photographed on several occasions at the wheel &#8211; accompanied, in 1964, by Jane Fonda<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not all: Maserati A6G 2000 Gran Sport, Facel Vega Excellence, Hispano-Suiza H6B, Bugatti 57 Ventoux. Several Talbot-Lago, Delahaye and Voisin &#8211; the list of classic automobiles, forgotten for decades is incredible. In 2015, the Baillon collection, a &ldquo;lifetime work&rdquo;, was sold at auction for more than 25 million euros by Artcurial. 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