A collection of 230 cars was put up for auction (17 photos)

Collection of cars of Canadian Andre Moizard who died in the spring amazes with its diversity, since it contains both funny French small cars of the post-war era, Detroit, motorcycles, tractors and much more.





The transatlantic eclecticism of the collection is explained simply: Andre was born in rural France into a peasant family and In the 1980s he moved to Alberta, Canada, finding himself in a completely different automotive environment. At the same time, the father, an experienced driver, set condition: if the son is mature enough to have his own car, there are no problems, but he himself earn money for its purchase and maintenance.

It is not surprising that in France the guy's first car was The most affordable Citroën 2CV. Having thoroughly studied the simple “de-shvo”, Andre fell in love with cars and retained his interest in them until his old age years.

Already in Canada, having risen in the farming business, Andre Moizard I was able to devote much more time and resources to my favorite business. Roaming around North America in a Dodge 6x6 truck and trailer, adapted to transport two cars, it was bought at auctions and just based on advertisements for cars he liked.

In addition to an impressive selection of motley Cadillacs (more 60 pieces), Moizar collected classic “jeeps”, both army and civilian varieties, as well as Citroens and other European cars from the times of his youth, which by some miracle ended up overseas. How the same Citroen Traction Avant 1954, since next to one of them his mother once took a photo of a Volkswagen Beetle - because he daughter liked the movie “Herbie” by Lindsay Lohan, and the huge Pontiac Parisienne always reminded Andre that his wife was from Paris. The kind-hearted Moizar was even able to buy a car he didn’t really need, just to help a friend in need.

The passion for collecting and everyday worries left no time deal with each acquisition separately, and there was not even always the opportunity to provide adequate housing, which grew every year automobile livestock, which ultimately led to a deplorable state many cars, which were also parked without security. But now you can take them literally for free with prices ranging from a couple of hundred to several thousand dollars.