This rare collection of automobiles might look sort of like a huge pile of trash from a distance, but there is so much more to be found here than what meets the untrained eye.

Matthieu Lamoure and Pierre Novikoff, two classic car experts, found this collection. They were actually already looking for rare cars in France, and their efforts were rewarded with this huge jackpot.

Some of Roger Baillon's collection had been touched by celebrities and even kings.

The cars are impressive on their own, but that was not always a good enough reason for Roger Baillon to purchase them. Most of the cars were additionally rare because of the stories behind them.

A Ferrari and an extremely rare Maserati rot in a trashed old shed.

The cars collected by Baillon came from many different periods. Some were early period automobiles, while others were newer models.

Ivy climbs over this automobile while the thin shelter collapses around it.

The original collection belonged to Roger Baillon, a rich entrepreneur. He collected from the 1950's through the 1970's. When times got tough for him, most of his car collection fell by the wayside.

It looks like Lamoure and Novikoff found this place just in time. Another few years and the cars would've been rusted over entirely.