Timewarp collection of classic VW Beetles that will have car fans bugging out at the discovery.
Urban explorer Bob Thissen discovered the long-lost hoard as he explored an abandoned Swiss slate mine.
Images of the haul show dozens of forgotten VWs like classic Golfs and Beetles from the 1960s and ’70s, now sought after as collectors’ items.
The car became world famous in Disney’s 1969 movie ‘The Love Bug’ about a VW Beetle called Herbie with a mind of its own.
Photos show the collection, which appears to have been parked in the mine decades ago, still in bafflingly good condition.
Damp has damaged some of the interiors, but most of the bodywork seems to be pristine.
Dutch YouTuber Thissen, who has more than 662,000 subscribers, told followers he found around 40 VWs in the mine.
Thissen, who has not revealed the mine’s exact location, said many of the cars seem to have been shut away when they were brand new.
Local media reports said it is unclear who owns the cars, but some say the mine might have been used as a storage space for a dealer who wanted to harvest the motors for spares.
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