Chateau in France with an incredible collection of vehicles including 100 fighter jets
It's a 700 year old chateau in France owned by an ex pilot and race car driver. If it has wheels he's probably got it. Lot's of French jets of course. Really too many to list. A few I saw are:
Mirage in virtually all flavors, Ouragon, Mystere, Super Mystere B2, Vautour's. Two Jaguars and Magister trainers.
There is a G.91, not sure of the variant.
F-80, F-84, F-84F, an F-86K. A W.German F-86F. F-100's, F-104's, F-105, F-8's. There is even a Belgian F-16 with no engine in it (other stuff is stripped as well) there.
British Meteors, in several flavors. A English Electric Lightning, Hunter's and a BAE Hawk.
Lots of Mig's. My God the MiGs. 15's, 17's, 19's, 21's, 23's and maybe a 27. Su-7, Su-17, Su-22.
A smattering of helicopters of U.S. or Soviet production.
Motorcycles, bicycles, tractors, a HUGE Fiat/Abarth collection.
A fire truck collection. Myriad aircraft parts, engines. For some reason, a lot of landing gear assemblies.
I haven't even begun to see all the pics.
There are a metric ton of tourist pics at this link.
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August 07, 2023, 09:06 PM
Pipe Smoker
Re: “owned by an ex pilot and race car driver.”
I had no idea such folks could be that wealthy.
Serious about crackers.
August 07, 2023, 09:09 PM
dsiets
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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker: Re: “owned by an ex pilot and race car driver.”
I had no idea such folks could be that wealthy.
I'm thinking those were just hobbies.
August 07, 2023, 09:11 PM
stickman428
Now that’s a proper collection of toys!
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August 08, 2023, 07:53 AM
holdem
I am not familiar with that Chateau, but that is in the Burgundy region of France. Some of the most valuable land in the world.
August 08, 2023, 08:07 AM
rainman64
Wow, the jets.... And the old MV Agusta motorcycle is a pretty penny.
Too many Ferrari's to list off. I saw license plates on a lot of them. I would love to drive a few.
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August 08, 2023, 08:48 AM
220-9er
An impressive looking and odd collection. Looks like the owner died in 2021.
He has a few significant planes mixed in there (F-16 for example) but a lot of lesser planes and cars too.
The red cars are mostly Abarth (Fiat based) cars, not old Ferrari's. They just look like that at quick glance.
In any case, not something you see everyday and must be a tourist attraction.
Yea, I looked up Abarth after looking at the mega load of pictures. Half of the pictures of the Abarth racecars on Wikipedia were in that collection at the Chateau.
I wonder how much of that collection runs?
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August 08, 2023, 11:07 AM
myrottiety
From a quick search. Looks like he was a French Wine Maker. Most of the money probably came from that.
Nice collection though!
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August 10, 2023, 08:42 AM
83v45magna
You can see out the intake from the afterburner can on that F-16.