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He arranged a trade, and the large pile of rusty and dismembered motorcycles was swapped for a somewhat smaller pile of bright shiny brass. Pierre returned to his workshop with 380kg of ancient motorcycles, and so began the project which was to absorb him for the next 40 years.
A dozen motorcycles were resurrected - Pierre spent many years finding suitable parts, manufacturing others, constantly working on the giant jigsaw puzzles. At that time, most of these machines were hardly known - there were few photographs, no instruction manuals...
Fourteen years later another discovery was made, another pile of parts which complemented the first. From this a further 15 motorcycles were constructed and many of the parts were used to further complete the first group. More machines were added over the years, creating one of the most important private collections in France, including many from the pre-1914 era. It was largely unknown as M. Guélon kept it in a large garage, shown only to serious collectors.
The auction consisted of over 80 motorcycles, all of them rare and some which are completely unique, being the only surviving examples.
Some highlights of the sale:
The Guélon Collection was auctioned at Sale Rétromobile on the 9th February 2018. In their PDF catalogue, Arcturial writes:
Il faut remercier ici le travail fabuleux de Bourdache, François-Marie Dumas et Bernard Salvat, trois des meilleurs spécialistes de l’histoire de la moto. Aussi minutieux que monumental, leurs travaux de recherche effectués tout au long de leur existence a permis de compiler des histoires et des documents que le temps auraient fait disparaître. Qu’ils soient remerciés respectueusement ici de leurs efforts.
Addresses:
Website: Artcurial
Guélon Catalogue: Retromobile 2018
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