‘Holy grail of car graveyards’ with hundreds of motors worth £1000s is discovered – including iconic British-made saloon
AN URBAN explorer has stumbled across a huge collection of classic cars in various states of disrepair.
YouTube star Colin Hodson of the channel The Bearded Explorer was amazed after discovering a hundreds of motors at an unknown location in Germany – which included dozens of Mercedes and Volkswagens.
In the video, in which Craig opens by claiming he’d “just found the Holy Grail”, he reveals that the owner had given him full permission to explore and film the haul of motors – which they apparently plan on one day fully restoring.
Among the cars found are dozens of Mercedes 190E models, an iconic luxury model from the German brand that ran from 1982 until 1993.
Interestingly, Craig also stumbles across a convertible Nova and even a stately Jaguar.
Upon seeing the British-made saloon, which really stands out alongside the sea of Mercs, he said: “I did not expect to find to one of those here!”
Further along, he comes across “classic Merc after classic Merc”, including a saloon with over 300,000 miles on its odometer.
Naturally, with there being so many Mercedes, there are also a handful of BMWs – including an original M3 convertible.
But deeper into the compound, Craig finds at least 11 Mk1 Volkswagen Golf convertibles, or Cabriolets.
Now considered a valuable modern classic, the Mk1 Golf Cabriolet was first produced in 1979 and featured heavily insulated covers and a heated glass rear window.
Craig previously revealed how he came across an abandoned Maserati and Porsche among a treasure trove of retro cars in an old barn.
Perhaps the most exciting discovery – at least, at first – is a Ferrari 250 GTO, which later turns out to be a replica.
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