This fabulous collection of cars was brought together by two French brothers, Hans & Fritz Schlumpf, and consists of hundreds of the most beautiful cars ever produced. This book tells the story of the collection, and reveals the truth behind the ‘Schlumpf affair,’ with the aim of clearing the family of any wrongdoing.
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. For 25 years, the full story behind the collection and its fate has remained untold ... until now.
This fabulous collection of cars was brought together by two French brothers, Hans & Fritz Schlumpf , and consists of hundreds of the most beautiful cars ever produced. This book tells the story of the collection, and reveals the truth behind the Schlumpf affair, with the aim of clearing the family of any wrongdoing.
Was im Wochenmagazin Stern 1983 ans Licht der Öffentlichkeit gelangte, erschien damals unglaublich: Auf dem Anwesen eines (zunächst) anonymen Franzosen lagerte ein Millionenschatz: Dutzende von seltenen, wertvollsten Oldtimern, darunter mehrere Bugattis, Alfa Romeos, Lancias, Aston Martins. 30 Jahre nach Entdeckung der »Schlafenden Schönheiten« erzählen die Autoren in diesem mit knapp 300 Bildern illustrierten Prachtband, was aus diesen Raritäten und ihrem Besitzer geworden ist.