One of the many World War II museums in the French region of Normandy is auctioning its collection due to the lack of visitors (this year it has had a 30% decrease). The museum was opened three years ago, and it belongs to a former Air France pilot who assembled it over decades.
Among the 130 items up for auction there are: a 1942 tank M4 Cadillac with a price between 80,000 and 140,000 euros, a 1944 Jeep MB for about 25,000 euros and a 1943 bulldozer Caterpillar D-8 which price goes from 4,000 to 6,000 euros. In addition, they also offer items starting on 200 euros, an option for tighter budgets.
For economic, environmental and fiscal reasons, I have decided to close the museum and sell the entire collection,
said Patrick Nerrant, founder of Normandy Tank Museum in Catz.