Classic cars found abandoned in Welsh mine for more than 40 years
A team of explorers made the unusual discovery after they descended 65ft in the mine (Picture: Urbexground)
Urban explorers have stumbled upon a ‘surreal’ graveyard of 1970s cars during an expedition.
The mountain of 100 plus cars were found in various conditions inside a slate mine in Ceredigion, Wales, which was closed in the 1960s.
A brave team spent four hours wandering through the ‘dangerous’ cave before they stumbled upon the rusty vehicles.
IT Engineer Gregory Rivolet, 31, said he used a rope to descend 65ft into the dark mine that was opened in 1836.
It was very dangerous as the mine is really unstable. Pieces of slate were falling from above our heads.
There was something so surreal about this exploration, it was totally dark, wet, slippery and very dangerous. And then you see the most unexpected thing, a mountain of old cars.

SECRET LOCATION, WALES: A LOST car graveyard has been captured sixty-five feet underground by an astonished urban explorer. Pictures show up to one hundred cars in various states of decomposition cascading down the inside of an old slate mine, where they may have been laying since 1960 when the mine was closed. The cars can be seen reflected in the standing water at the base of this area of the mine. Other pictures show urban explorers making their treacherous journey through the darkness in a secret location in Wales. IT Engineer Gregory Rivolet (31) spent four hours exploring this unlikely last resting place for abandoned vehicles.
(Picture: Urbexground/mediadrumworld.com)
SECRET LOCATION, WALES: A LOST car graveyard has been captured sixty-five feet underground by an astonished urban explorer. Pictures show up to one hundred cars in various states of decomposition cascading down the inside of an old slate mine, where they may have been laying since 1960 when the mine was closed. The cars can be seen reflected in the standing water at the base of this area of the mine. Other pictures show urban explorers making their treacherous journey through the darkness in a secret location in Wales. IT Engineer Gregory Rivolet (31) spent four hours exploring this unlikely last resting place for abandoned vehicles.
(Picture: Urbexground/mediadrumworld.com)
SECRET LOCATION, WALES: A LOST car graveyard has been captured sixty-five feet underground by an astonished urban explorer. Pictures show up to one hundred cars in various states of decomposition cascading down the inside of an old slate mine, where they may have been laying since 1960 when the mine was closed. The cars can be seen reflected in the standing water at the base of this area of the mine. Other pictures show urban explorers making their treacherous journey through the darkness in a secret location in Wales. IT Engineer Gregory Rivolet (31) spent four hours exploring this unlikely last resting place for abandoned vehicles.
(Picture: Urbexground/mediadrumworld.com)
SECRET LOCATION, WALES: A LOST car graveyard has been captured sixty-five feet underground by an astonished urban explorer. Pictures show up to one hundred cars in various states of decomposition cascading down the inside of an old slate mine, where they may have been laying since 1960 when the mine was closed. The cars can be seen reflected in the standing water at the base of this area of the mine. Other pictures show urban explorers making their treacherous journey through the darkness in a secret location in Wales. IT Engineer Gregory Rivolet (31) spent four hours exploring this unlikely last resting place for abandoned vehicles.
(Picture: Urbexground/mediadrumworld.com)
SECRET LOCATION, WALES: A LOST car graveyard has been captured sixty-five feet underground by an astonished urban explorer. Pictures show up to one hundred cars in various states of decomposition cascading down the inside of an old slate mine, where they may have been laying since 1960 when the mine was closed. The cars can be seen reflected in the standing water at the base of this area of the mine. Other pictures show urban explorers making their treacherous journey through the darkness in a secret location in Wales. IT Engineer Gregory Rivolet (31) spent four hours exploring this unlikely last resting place for abandoned vehicles.
(Picture: Urbexground/mediadrumworld.com)
SECRET LOCATION, WALES: A LOST car graveyard has been captured sixty-five feet underground by an astonished urban explorer. Pictures show up to one hundred cars in various states of decomposition cascading down the inside of an old slate mine, where they may have been laying since 1960 when the mine was closed. The cars can be seen reflected in the standing water at the base of this area of the mine. Other pictures show urban explorers making their treacherous journey through the darkness in a secret location in Wales. IT Engineer Gregory Rivolet (31) spent four hours exploring this unlikely last resting place for abandoned vehicles.
(Picture: Urbexground/mediadrumworld.com)
Rivolet believes the cars may have accidentally crashed down the mine because it was too dangerous to tow them up and down the treacherous roads.
The avid explorer was intrigued by the historic mine after a friend showed him a picture and decided to see it first hand.
The whole experience was pretty intense, but it was definitely worth the risk
The mine is believed to be more than 200ft deep.