scotty71 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) Incredible WW2 military vehicle / memorabilia auction in France ex - museum in September online auction. http://www.artcurial.com/en/asp/searchresults.asp?pg=1&ps=18&st=D&sale_no=3114+++ Edited May 26, 2018 by scotty71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 That is the Normandy tank museum at Carentan. Is it closing or just having a clear out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Looking at what's for sale, I'd say it's closing.:embarrassed: I've a vague memory of mention being made, that it was too far from the Normandy beaches to survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Here is the story. Hard times, local opposition and a planned early retirement: https://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2016/08/01/a-collection-nearly-40-years-in-the-making-the-contents-of-the-normandy-tank-museum-head-to-auction/ With the exchange rate what it is I do not see much of this coming to the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draganm Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 wow, what a tremendous loss to have all those things scattered. Can you imagine how many thousands of hours were spent gathering all those small things and setting them up in dioramas? I've never seen that anywhere before to that extent, where every vehicle and display wasn't just sitting there but painstakingly built up to give you a little glimpse of what the soldiers saw. My goodness there's even walls and parts of buildings Hopefully the bulk of it will go to a single collector who can re-create some of it (small chance I know) Looks like the PzIV is already gone too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 the PZ IV was on loan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 An impressive collection and well displayed too, but it sounds like they've not put up much of a fight to keep the doors open Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 it broken up like other members I am going to download the catalogue for reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draganm Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 the PZ IV was on loan. thx An impressive collection and well displayed too, but it sounds like they've not put up much of a fight to keep the doors open Cheers, Terry I don't know all the details, but I certainly couldn't see myself fighting a municipality either 20 years from now when retirement is the other option. Not to mention that the location appears to be too far outside the flow of tourist dollars. Sometimes the chips are stacked against you just a little too high. I hope serious and dedicated collectors snap it all up though. It will be interesting to see where it ends up, some of it looks really unique and would be even harder to assemble today then it was the first time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Did they have anything representing British and Commonwealth forces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowfat Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 http://www.artcurial.com/en/asp/searchresults.asp?pg=1&ps=18&st=D&sale_no=3114+++ In short no.. couple of post war 432s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draganm Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 looks like this is tomorrow, really some of the uniforms and smaller equipment are really amazing, even more so than the vehicles in some way. I wish I was a Billionaire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packhow75 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Sale prices listed here... https://artcurial.infinitebidding.com/?method=getCatalogLots&catalogref=KJCJLD9OTO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Can only get first of three pages of results, but am I the only one thinking the GMC 352 / WC51 / Jeep prices realised are more like telephone numbers than realistic values? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 70,000 for one Jeep and 60,000 for the other. Interestingly, it does have the words "non verifie" after the hammer price so maybe it is not right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w896andy Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 I presume that you must also add the 16% fee and 20% VAT to those figures as well :wow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Surely if you've just made a winning bid of 115,000 euros for a Cushman scooter the fee and VAT are academic..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 It made it onto the BBC News website over the weekend: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37402646 with some interesting factual statements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 I like the way he says that every item was used on D Day and the Normandy Campaign. I wonder if that includes the LVT's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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