Have you been dreaming of adding a museum-quality car to your collection? Well, you’re in luck—and lots of it.
France’s Movie Car Central Museum is working with Bonhams|Cars to auction off a collection of 50 two- and four-wheel vehicles from the big and small screen later this month. The vehicles going up for bid include originals and replicas from movies and TV shows like Fast & Furious franchise, John Wick 2, and Drive.
The museum, which is located just outside of Paris in Étréchy, is the brainchild of Franck Galiègue. The 41-year-old never meant to start a museum, but it became the only option after his personal collection of movie cars, which started with a DeLorean DMC-12, grew too large, according to a Car and Driver profile from earlier this year. But now, after two years in business, Galiègue, who also rented part of the collection for weddings and special occasions, has decided it’s time to move on to other “automotive projects.”
The Police Cruiser from “Back to the Future II”
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“I have spent many years collecting these cars and have had the pleasure of sharing them with enthusiasts from all over Europe,” he said in a statement. “Now it is time to pass them on to film lovers who will take up the baton and continue to keep these witnesses to mechanical and cinematic history alive.”
Anyone who grew up in the 1980s or ‘90s will find something to like in the museum’s collection, especially Fast & Furious fans. The highlight lot is almost certainly the 2001 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII that Paul Walker drove in the franchise’s second installment, 2 Fast 2 Furious, which is expected to sell for between €250,000 and €500,000 (roughly $288,000 to $575,000). Other vehicles driven by Dom and the family include the 1970 Dodge Charger (which should sell for between $173,000 and $288,000) and the 1972 Plymouth Barracuda ($92,000 to $138,000) that were featured Furious 7, along with the Buick Grand National ($58,000 to $92,000), from the fourth film in the franchise, Fast & Furious.
The 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 from “John Wick 2”
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Also headed for the block are a banged-up 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 ($98,000 to $161,000) driven by Keanu Reeves in John Wick 2, a 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu ($69,000 to $92,000) from Drive, and a futuristic Police Cruiser ($81,000 to $120,000) from Back to the Future II. French cinema is also represented by the 1999 Peugeot 406 V6 ($69,000 to $92,000) from Taxi 2, and there are also replicas of the 1989 Batmobile ($81,000 to $120,000) and the BMW 750I ($17,000 to $23,000) and Z3 ($23,000 to $35,000) that Pierce Brosnan drove during his time as James Bond.
Intrigued by anything from Galiègue’s collection? Don’t worry about booking a flight for Paris. The Movie Cars Collection auction will be held online and runs from Friday, Nov. 21, to Friday, Nov. 28.
Click here for more photos of cars from the Movie Car Central Museum’s collection.
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