#TheSleepingBeautiesCollection

In 1983, German photographer Herbert Hesselmann had the opportunity to photograph Michael Dovaz's car collection in France. The resulting images gained global attention, as the car enthusiast community was stunned by what they saw: a collection of rare and valuable cars in severe states of disrepair. Despite efforts to keep the location undisclosed, hints from Hesselmann's surroundings and details in Walther Wuttke’s article for Der Stern revealed Dovaz’s estate. This exposure attracted thieves and souvenirs collectors, forcing Dovaz to relocate his collection to a château in southern France. In 1986, Hesselmann and Schrader released the book Sleeping Beauties, which documented the collection.

We'll tell the story of this collection on the occasion of its anniversary or when we reach a sufficient number of cars.

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The census of all the cars related to this topic is in progress.