DOZENS of 1930s cars all abandoned in a mineshaft to protect them from a terrifying evil have been unearthed.
The treasure trove of vintage vehicles offers a glimpse into the past after being left to rot for more than a century.
Located inside a small quarry in an unknown location in rural central France, it’s believed the motors were likely hidden at the start of World War 2 so they would not be seized for military use.
But having been marooned in darkness for so long, they have succumbed to the elements.
One car near the entrance, believed to be a 1960 Opel Kapitän, has managed to keep most of its old blue paintwork.
However, like the rest of the vehicles, it’s been stripped of its insides – with the remaining cars also a shell of their former selves.
Citroen’s, Renault’s, and Peugeot’s can still be recognised amidst the rusted metal, but the majority are damaged beyond repair and unlikely to ever move again.
They had been previously discovered by a man named Vincent Michel, 56, a physical education teacher from Belgium, who stumbled across the automobiles stashed inside the pit.
He documented his journey into the unknown and eventually released stunning footage of his remarkable discovery.
In his YouTube video, however, the vehicles can be seen rusted beyond recognition.
Dotted all around the pitch-black underground scene, faint torchlight shows just a glimpse of the sorry state of affairs.
But the find remains incredible nonetheless, with a collection of wartime vehicles stashed together in this secret time capsule.
One particular room has around 20 vehicles lined side-by-side, while other areas contain piles of worn tyres and engine parts.
Following the discovery, Vincent said he felt like he’d travelled back in time.
“We suppose the cars were brought into the quarry at the start of the war to stop them being seized,” the Telegraph reported him saying in 2016.
“After the war, nobody took them out from there, forgotten forever. The owner of the quarry added a few more cars some years later.
“Almost all the cars were empty, with the shells the only things remaining.”
Vincent also added that the owner of the quarry had pulled a few of the cars out to auction off, but most of them were left behind because they were too damaged to move.
The precise location of the abandoned quarry remains unknown.
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Rotting shells of the never-ending pile of vehicles lie still in an abandoned Welsh mineshaft that resides underneath a mountain.
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