There are stories that repeat themselves, but they are as charming as the first. Especially when it comes abandoned cars that are found in some inhospitable place; many times we are if they were fresh from the factory.
These types of finds usually shake the iron world, especially when it comes to large collections such as the 230 vehicles found in a church or models up to 100 years old abandoned in a warehouse.
Although this is just another story, it takes on another connotation as it is a Ford dealership that closed decades ago but still has 0 km units in perfect condition in what was his sales room.
This case could have certain parallels with that of the abandoned dealership in Avellaneda, where cars 0km old were found. more than 30 years old.
This place is located in the German city of Ingolstadt and despite having been abandoned a long time ago, it never made it into the news.
Those in charge of doing it were the members of the YouTube channel “Retro Cars”who embarked on a 1,600 kilometer journey from the United Kingdom to locate him.
The youtubers team found the place through Google Maps. The picture of Street View he was eloquent and documented that the cars were still there. However she had been taken more than a decademeaning that there was no guarantee that the situation had not changed in recent years.
A story in tribute to love
The 80s were very good for Ford in Europe. The brand had widely accepted models such as the Fiesta and the Escortwhich were joined by new and solid products such as Sierra and the Scorpio on a higher step.
The automaker had hundreds of dealerships across the continent, with Germany being one of its strongest markets. One of the points of sale was this dealership in Ingolstadt, which in its heyday had more than 300 cars.
For unknown reasons the agency closed in the mid-80s, although the owner decided to continue selling cars independently.
After his death in 1994, the family sold a large part of their shares. However, six vehicles (three Ford Sierra, one Ford Escort, one Ford Fiesta and one Ford Orion) were preserved in his honor and transferred to the sales room like museum pieces.
According to the site Road & Track, the merchant’s widow was in charge of maintaining the premises and the cars. She did this for years – even allowing occasional visitors – until she had to move into a nursing home.
From that moment everything was left as it was recently found. Some models still have the plastic covers on the seats and no odometer exceeds 5 kilometers. What will happen to them is a mystery.
