The Top 10 Abandoned Supercars

The Top 10 Abandoned Supercars

For a long time these cars were long-awaited purchases, they were chosen in car dealerships, courted and loved by someone with them the best memories were connected, now they are just abandoned things, ordinary garbage.

1) Ferrari 250GTO 1962

This Ferrari was waiting for its high point for 14 years. All this time the car stood in the garden, and the neighbors' kids used it as a hill. It was lucky that this was happening in Ohio, and the car was not so badly damaged. After the purchase, the car was restored, and now, according to experts, tens of millions of dollars is worth.

2) Mercedes-Benz 550 K Caracciola 1935

This model is considered one of the most important in the history of Mercedes - it was created specifically for Rudolf Caracciola, the famous German rider. But the fate of the car came out unimportant. When it was discovered, the owner never agreed to sell it or even restore it - for free. But the price of the car, had it been restored and sold at auction, could more than exceed $ 10 million.

3) Shelby Daytona, 1964

 Daytona was created in order to give a chance to any Ferrari, but the release was limited to several models, of which only five survived, that is six! The sixth car was found in the garage of an elderly woman, where he stood for 30 years. Now, after the restoration, the car is estimated at 4 million dollars.

4) Bugatti Type 57S Atlante 1937

In 2009, this Bugatti was sold for an amount exceeding 3 million pounds sterling, which makes it one of the most expensive participants in our ranking of abandoned supercars. Everything is good in him: the fact that he is one of the 17, and that which was owned by the legendary Earl Howie. Before the auction in 2009, the car stood in the garage for 47 years!

5) Mercedes 300SL Alloy Gullwing 1955

One of 29 released by Alloy Gullwing in 1955 was a gift for the release of Tom Velmor from his parents. A gift that allowed its owner in forty years to earn 2.5 million dollars.

6) Ferrari 166MM 1949

Here in general a fantasy - this car was found on sale at the dealer of second-hand cars. After the recovery, the car was bought by the collector, for more than 1 million dollars.

7) Ferrari Dino 246 GTS 1974

The car, which for the sake of getting insurance was naturally buried in the ground, was accidentally found by children playing in the roadside mud. After the restoration, the new owner of the car purchased for his pet a number plate "DUGUP", which can be translated as "dug up".

8) BMW M1 1981

The discovery of a cult car took place in Italy. Classics of the genre - a car found under a thick layer of dust in an abandoned garage. In this car, even original tires remained, the car before the "landing at anchor" was not used very long.

9) Ferrari 330GT 1966

A magnificent car was sold along with the house, in the garage of which neither the realtor nor the buyer looked. Obviously, the acquisition turned out to be an excellent investment for a new owner of real estate, for only $ 300,000 he bought a house and a car that, after restoration, will cost millions.

10) Aston Martin DB4 Convertible 1963

More than 300,000 pounds sterling for a car that spent most of its life in a dismantled garage - why not, if it's an Aston Martin DB4 Convertible of 1963, sold in 2011!