Matthieu Lamoure and Pierre Novikoff of Artcurial Motorcars, in France, have discovered four remarkable vehicles, untouched since the end of the 1950s, in a barn in Belgium. This lost treasure trove includes: a Bugatti 57 Cabriolet, a Bugatti 49 faux-coupé Gangloff, a Bugatti 40, and a Citroën 5HP ‘Trèfle’. Their owner, a sculptor, kept them on his property to study, rather than drive.

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