DOZENS of vintage cars have been discovered abandoned in a derelict Swiss mine.
Urban explorer Edou Hofstra, 26, was left stunned when he discovered the car graveyard deep underground, which housed the untouched vintage vehicles.
It was unclear how long the cars had been abandoned in the mine[/caption]
Some of the vehicles had begun to be reclaimed by nature[/caption]
Some of the cars still had keys in their ignitions[/caption]
Edou said it was rare to find cars in abandoned mines[/caption]
It is unclear how long the cars – all in good shape and not vandalised – had been there.
The mystery deepened when Edou found most of the cars still had keys in the ignition.
“This location is really unique because you don’t find abandoned cars in a big abandoned mine,” Edou said.
“If you don’t know where to look it can take hours to find the cars,” he added.
Edou considered the cars could be “from a collector or from a museum”.
This discovery comes after another urban explorer, Kyle Urbex, found an abandoned car graveyard of vintage motors in Chester.
The graveyard was home to more than 40 vehicles, including luxury cars and a fleet of fire engines.
In April, Kyle found the graveyard hidden in dense vegetation behind an elderly couple’s home.
Images of the scene showed old tractors and JCBs scattered across the property, giving it an eerie abandoned atmosphere.
Dozens of the vintage cars were still in good condition[/caption]
None of the cars had been vandalised[/caption]
Many abandoned car graveyards have been discovered by urban explorers recently[/caption]
He also found a BMW 635 CSI, once a sign of luxury, slowly being reclaimed by nature.
With iconic styling and nicknamed ‘shark nose’, the motor was very much the symbol of the BMW range after it was introduced in 1978.
YouTuber The Bearded Explorer also came across a barn filled with abandoned cars in June.
The site was dubbed the “Holy Grail” of car graveyards, due to the barn “brimming with a huge collection of iconic classic motors”.
The cars – including a Jaguar E-Type and a Volkswagen LT Camper – had all been abandoned and left to rust.
The collection also had a rare Cadillac Fleetwood – a name given to bespoke models.
The graveyard was discovered by Dutch urban explorer Edou Hofstra[/caption]
He said the mine was a “unique place” for the cars to be abandoned[/caption]
Edou said it could take someone hours to find the cars if they didn’t know where to look[/caption]
The Dutch urban explorer was left stunned at his discovery[/caption]
Cadillac first began selling Fleetwood bodies in 1934.
The cars are incredibly rare and sought after, especially in the UK, so to find one in a barn is unheard of.
It was not clear why the cars had been dumped or who originally owned them.
Dozens of cars were left abandoned in the mine[/caption]
Dozens of cars were left abandoned in the mine[/caption]
Dozens of cars were left abandoned in the mine[/caption]
Dozens of cars were left abandoned in the mine[/caption]
Dozens of cars were left abandoned in the mine[/caption]
Dozens of cars were left abandoned in the mine[/caption]
Dozens of cars were left abandoned in the mine[/caption]
Dozens of cars were left abandoned in the mine[/caption]
Dozens of cars were left abandoned in the mine[/caption]
Dozens of cars were left abandoned in the mine[/caption]
