I’m currently enjoying a bit of vacation in the south of France, and the other day we went into Nice to explore the area around the port. A lot has happened in the city in the last 10 years, transforming it from a place that at least in some areas was quite rough in my youth, to the delightful city it’s become today.

A lot of the improvements have come with a new tramline system that provide an excellent alternative to car driving in the city itself. And with less people driving, some lanes have been converted to bike lanes, trees have been planted, and it all looks much nicer than before. It proves the point that as long as there are good alternatives, most of us are happy not to drive around in city centers – but the alternatives need to be in place first, which is a point a lot of politicians seem to struggle with.

The tram line running all the way to the airport to the west of the city starts in the port area in the easternmost part. This is maybe the part of Nice that has seen most improvements over the last years, and it was while exploring the streets on the east side of the port that we stumbled upon a small alley with a garage at the end. And the garage had a few interesting cars up front, making it worthy of a closer look.

What we came upon and that I had no idea of, was a garge called Motors Corner, boasting a showroom iof over 1000 sqm, with what must be Nice’s largest collection of interesting automobiles. It must also be the most space efficient car collection anywhere, and should they need to move out a car in the back part of the garage for some reason, that would probably take a working day!

Motors Corner specialize in all parts of motoring, from sales and restoration to concierge services, and the collection also reflects the varying nature of the business. Most cars are for sale, others are being renovated, and the company also has an off-market collection that is not exposed at the garage but that boasts some real jewels like the Ferraris F40 and F50, a Bugatti Chiron La Noire, and a McLaren Senna, among many others.

The highlights in the showroom itself included two beautifully restored 911 S’s from the early 70’s, a Ferrari Daytona Convertible (top picture, can’t promise it was genuine though…), a beautiful Mercedes 540 above, a bunch of other Ferrari’s to die for, including a 250 GT Lusso. Just next to the entrance is the workshop where a Lancia Delta Integrale was being worked on, which at least by the stickers had been around on quite a few races! Next to it stood an E-type Lightweight. And I could go on…

The pictures don’t tell the full story and the exhibition is not easy to take in given how cramped it is, but if you’re in Nice, it’s definitely worth stopping by! Until then, you’ll find all the cars for sale (a large part of the collection in the garage) on motors-corner.com, as I’ve discovered since, a site you can spend a lot of time on while sitting in the sun sipping your rosé!