Car Museums.

[Richard Poole]

While looking through the thread Pug205 posted with pics from car museums in Japan I thought it would be good to start a thread to show members pics from various car museums that they have visited over the world. It seems we have some world travellers on the forum and I'm sure there are some great places to visit that many haven't heard about.

I've been fortunate with work travels to visit some pretty impressive places over the last (nearly) 9 years.

Bathurst Museum
Porsche - Old mueseum twice and new museum this year
Mercedes - twice to the old one and once to the new one.
Audi - twice
BMW - Old and new, once each
Schlumpf Mueseum (France)

I've got a heap of pics but they are all on my work computer. I'll get into them and post the good ones here somewhere. Might need a flickr account as there are a lot.

If anybody has pics/reviews/advice of these or other museums post away.

[wayno]

This is a great idea as it will give future travellers some great ideas as well.

[1:43]

I think that you may have forgotten the best car museum on the face of this earth, which I imagine that you would have visited.

The Bowdens

I'll post some pictures over the weekend :):)

[KiwiRallyFan]

I posted some photos from the recent F1 exhibition at Te Papa Museum here in Wellington, NZ, in this thread...

http://forums.biante.com.au/showthread.php?t=13571

I also visited the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuggart, Germany, a few weeks ago. That place is amazing. I'll post some photos from there in the next day or two.

[return of the jawa]

in japan you can go to the auto museum,i think they have a shuttle bus that goes only to the museum,its like the size of the melb cbd,every jap car to ever been made is in there,saw it when they released the new gtr godzilla in 2007.
and there is a nice small one in tassie,launceston auto museum,has dick johnson sierra,heaps of old ones and bikes as well.

[rex555]

Fazination Nurburgring. Out in the middle of nowhere but well worth the trip to see the track as well. Lots to see there with interactive games (squeeze yourself into a F3 simulator) and a go-kart track underneath as well. You queue to get in alongside an F50

Galleria Ferrari. Was expensive and not a lot to see there when I went but apparently they have expanded it since then. Could stand so close to an Enzo that you could fog it up by breathing on it. Everything costs $ there!

Freemantle Motor Museum, not sure where its moved to but they had an Alan Jones Williams and a Lancia Stratos as well as a lot of British cars if they are your thing.

[Richard Poole]

Ahh yes, Fremantle. Forgot about that one.

And no I have never been to see the Bowdens collection.

I'll try and get pics updated over the weekend.

I also forgot another one, the Minichamps museum in Aachen. Opened a couple of years ago and a very impressive place to visit for the avid model collector.

[VE II]

There's the Holden showroom in Melbourne (Salmon St, Port Melbourne) - and they have most of their concept cars on display. Must for any Holden fan (+ its free)

Most of them that are here (http://www.holden.com.au/concept-cars) (apart from volt and camaro). Have a few others that arent there (monaro concept, marilyn the monaro convertible etc).

For more details: Holden Customer Assistance: (03) 9646 5466 / 1800 033 349

[Malik]

There's that one in Whiteman Park too.. can't remember the name

[spiderken17]

I went to the Haynes (as in the car manuals) Museum in England in 2000. It is huge with a massive variety of cars. There is even a room with only red cars in it. It was freakin awesome. Unfortunately i didn't have a digital camera back then so all the pics are on film.:(

[monarocveightz]

I went to the Haynes (as in the car manuals) Museum in England in 2000. It is huge with a massive variety of cars. There is even a room with only red cars in it. It was freakin awesome. Unfortunately i didn't have a digital camera back then so all the pics are on film.:(


I went to Haynes in Sept last year......the "Red Room" is still their;)

From memory there are approx 500 cars there!

I also went to Brooklands (Worlds first race track) and its museum.......and also to the Beaulieu National Motor Museum near Southampton... will try and get some pics up over the weekend

[spiderken17]

I couldn't believe how many cars they had there. It was more like a parking lot than a museum (an extremely expensive parking lot).

[david5]

I
Brooklands (Worlds first race track)

Really ??

[monarocveightz]

Really ??

According to Brooklands, it is "The world’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit'...which is what I meant lol
http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/

[Mr K]

The first motor sport event at a track is the Milwaukee Mile but this was on a horse racing track so this is worlds first motor racing track.

[KiwiRallyFan]

Some photos from the Mercedes Benz museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Photos taken in mid October.

The museum on a cold overcast Autumn day...

http://www.kiwirallyfan.com/photos/702781223_XR38R-L.jpg

The worlds first four wheel automobile, 1886 Daimler motorised carriage...

http://www.kiwirallyfan.com/photos/702786651_J7F3m-L.jpg

1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR 'Uhlenhaut Coupe'...

http://www.kiwirallyfan.com/photos/702802704_cZ7bY-L.jpg

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe, the famous "Gullwing" Mercedes...

http://www.kiwirallyfan.com/photos/702800832_uEieJ-L.jpg

[toecutter]

Porsche Museum. Old and New approx 20 times combined. Still remember when Porshe HQ was baby pink.
Paint left over from the 917/20 i gather.:confused:

Mercedes Museum. Old and New approx 4 times combined.

Mercedes classic car storage in Fellbach. 1 time.

Sinsheim Auto and Technik museum. 2 times

Fremantle Motor Museum. 3 times.

Fox Collection / Museum in Melbourne. 1 time

Would love to go to Jay Leno's garage for an ale and a drooling look:cool:

[KiwiRallyFan]

A few photos of the Silver Arrow racing cars...

#722, 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR racing car, Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson Mille Miglia Winner (1955);
#2 1954 Mercedes Benz W 196 Grand Prix car (I don't know who's car);
#4, 1952 Mercedes Benz 300 SL racing sports car, Karl Kling and Hans Klenk, winner 1952 Carrera Panamericana in Mexico.

http://www.kiwirallyfan.com/photos/702807274_h3z8Q-XL.jpg

#18 1955 Mercedes Benz W 196 R 2.5 litre streamlined racing car, Juan Manuel Fangio, victory in 1955 Italian Grand Prix;
#722 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR racing car, Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson, 1995 Mille Miglia Winner.

http://www.kiwirallyfan.com/photos/702804227_Bfa83-L.jpg

1938 Mercedes Benz W 154 3-litre Grand Prix car (I don't know who's car it is)...

http://www.kiwirallyfan.com/photos/702808865_zA3Vq-L.jpg

[MOTIV8]

There are a few scattered around Aust - one in Maffra (Vic) and they change their theme every 3 months, another at the Top of Arthurs Seat (Vic) on Purves Rd not to forget the Fox Collection at Docklands (Vic). One in Launceston as we go there every Monday after the V8's in Tassie and not forgetting the one in Barrosa Valley at Birdwood (I think).

Here is a link that I found for more around the country http://www.carscene.com.au/tipstricks/museums.htm

[MOTIV8]

There are a few scattered around Aust - one in Maffra (Vic) and they change their theme every 3 months, another at the Top of Arthurs Seat (Vic) on Purves Rd not to forget the Fox Collection at Docklands (Vic). One in Launceston as we go there every Monday after the V8's in Tassie and not forgetting the one in Barrosa Valley at Birdwood (I think).

Here is a link that I found for more around the country http://www.carscene.com.au/tipstricks/museums.htm

[chavez]

The Museum at Como Gardens, The Basin, in Victoria has an drivable 1896 Benz Velo amongst other rarities.

Only open twice a year though.

http://www.comogardens.com.au/vintage_cars.html

[Leigh]

The Museum at Como Gardens, The Basin, in Victoria has an drivable 1896 Benz Velo amongst other rarities.

Only open twice a year though.

http://www.comogardens.com.au/vintage_cars.html

Lived less than 5 minutes from that place for most of my life and never knew they had a car museum!

Will have to check it out at the next open day in April (missed the last one by two weeks)

Another one was the Hughes Brothers Holden Museum that started life in Bayswater, but I believe most of the cars are now displayed in the National Holden Museum in Echuca...some pristine Holdens in that collection!

[Andrew]

Some photos from the Mercedes Benz museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Photos taken in mid October.

1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR 'Uhlenhaut Coupe'...

http://www.kiwirallyfan.com/photos/702802704_cZ7bY-L.jpg



That is an absolutely stunning car.

[lachlan]

Love your shots KRF, please post some more.

Also what camera do you have? They always look so clear and professional.

[lachlan]

Here are some of mine from Donington Park.
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[lachlan]

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[lachlan]

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[lachlan]

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[lachlan]

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[lachlan]

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[lachlan]

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[lachlan]

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[KiwiRallyFan]

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Glad you liked my photos Lachlan. I'm currently using a Canon 50D, but I will probably be upgrading to the recently released Canon 7D sometime shortly as it seems to be a really good motorsport camera with excellent autofocus and a good frame-per-second rate.

Your Donington Park photos are really interesting, as several of those cars have just been on display here in Wellington. In the photo above, the #1 McLaren and the #12 Lotus 16 were here, as were the #5 Brabham, one of the Williams FW14B's and one of the McLaren MP4's.

[ratster70]

http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/vv301/ratster70/ ?action=view&current=07112009001.flv

Hopefully this works ok first time on the bucket. Did a tour of the Bowdens Collection(not museum) today and we got treated to the sweet sound of the beechey monaro at the end of the day. Took the wrong card for my camera so i had to video it with my mobile its a little unsteady as i was helping the guy next to me get his mobile to work at the same time i tell ya these guys that cant work their electronic gadgets at the most inconvenient times:p Also got to hear the GT40 get booted and has some footage of that to might post it later:D

[Kashmir]

How'd you break into there ratster?:p

[ratster70]

Has friends in high places kashman :p did a tour with our local shop approx 5 hours toured the collection took many pics and got a bbq lunch to boot great day had by all and a Huge thankyou to Dan Bowden, Hannah and the bowden crew for a great day:D

[ratster70]

http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/vv301/ratster70/ ?action=view&current=07112009.flv

And the GT40 damn sweet sounding machine also;)

[spolyhronidis]

The Museum at Como Gardens, The Basin, in Victoria has an drivable 1896 Benz Velo amongst other rarities.

Only open twice a year though.

http://www.comogardens.com.au/vintage_cars.html
The VFT has it's xmas party there every year as George Hetrel is the club patron. He has some great cars, but i think most of the flaggies prefer to ride his train.

[spiderken17]

1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR 'Uhlenhaut Coupe'...

http://www.kiwirallyfan.com/photos/702802704_cZ7bY-L.jpg




That is automotive porn right there. Stunning.

[supa-roo]

Has friends in high places kashman :p did a tour with our local shop approx 5 hours toured the collection took many pics and got a bbq lunch to boot great day had by all and a Huge thankyou to Dan Bowden, Hannah and the bowden crew for a great day:D

Mmmm Hannah :p

[ratster70]

Mmmm Hannah :p

Now beehive ssssccccchhhhwwwwwiiinnnggggggg ;)

[supa-roo]

Now beehive ssssccccchhhhwwwwwiiinnnggggggg ;)

I'll have to get a copy of your pics
Apparently there was cars at Bowdens :laugh4:

[8hype]

http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/vv301/ratster70/ ?action=view&current=07112009001.flv

Hopefully this works ok first time on the bucket. Did a tour of the Bowdens Collection(not museum) today and we got treated to the sweet sound of the beechey monaro at the end of the day. Took
thanks rat!!the beechey money.music to my ears

[david5]

Nice score guys, very jealous, I'd give up patrs of my anatomy to go there.(Not that anyone would probably want them):(

[Pug205]

Hi Guys, Back from Japan and have another Car Museum to add to this thread.

It is the STI GALLERY in Tokyo that opened a few months ago. Popped in on my last day and have to say it is quite underwhelming. It is on the second level of the STI dealership at Subaru's headquarters and contains a couple of competition cars that are changed often, some trophies, a STI timeline shown in models and some information on the roadcars. hopefully in time a bigger display can be made to showcase more of their great Rally history.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n309/bla79/Bian te%20Forum%20Pics/DSC_3041.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n309/bla79/Bian te%20Forum%20Pics/DSC_3030.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n309/bla79/Bian te%20Forum%20Pics/DSC_3032.jpg

An Impreza from this years Nurburg 24hour
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n309/bla79/Bian te%20Forum%20Pics/DSC_3082.jpg

[Pug205]

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[Andrew]

Thanks for the pics - great Legacy there but gee they could make a nice display with their history and that is all they do???? Doesn't do justice to a great rally pedigree.

[Pug205]

Totally agree Andrew, after the great Honda Museum I was expecting more. It was opened for STI's 20th anniversary and might just be a rush job. Considering Mazda and Nissan also have museums, it might be only a matter of time before somthing more significant is established.

[Andrew]

And did you visit said Museums? The Red Park Nissan museum is said to be pretty good. If you'd timed your travel a little later (22 Nov) you'd have been able to attend the Toyota Motorsports Festival.

[Pug205]

I got a leaflet about the Toyota festival and wish I was going to still be there. Coming home is depressing! Japan was fantastic and will have to go back again one day for sure.

Was close to the Mazda Museum but did not have time to get there. It shows alot about the cars production with a section on classic cars. The Nissan one would have been good to see but again was not able to find time to get there. Was travelling with a friend and had dragged her to enough things she was not interested as it was so best to be fair :D

[royaloaks]

Thanks to all for the great photos and videos. Much appreciated. Cheers

[MOTIV8]

Not really from a museum but could be the start of one, but when I was dropping off a 240Z at Nissan Head Office on Monday to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the 'Z' car and came across this one in the area where the function was to be held. Not only was this on display but a 1963 Bluebird (restored by Nissan) and an early Patrol (that looked very agricultural).

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x207/Motiv8or/C IMG7895.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x207/Motiv8or/C IMG7896.jpg

[KiwiRallyFan]

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n309/bla79/Bian te%20Forum%20Pics/DSC_3032.jpg

I believe the significance of this car is that it is Colin McRae's Legacy from 1993 Rally New Zealand, which was the first WRC win for both Subaru and McRae.

[malscar]

I believe the significance of this car is that it is Colin McRae's Legacy from 1993 Rally New Zealand, which was the first WRC win for both Subaru and McRae.

And the only WRC win for the Legacy.

[rex555]

And the only WRC win for the Legacy.

The story goes that SWRT were not allowed to introduce the Impreza until they had achieved a win in the Legacy.

[cdg]

theres a car museum in binalong which i enjoyed, but its very small and not worth the drive unless youre on the hume and would like a small break from the long drive.

[david5]

theres a car museum in binalong which i enjoyed, but its very small and not worth the drive unless youre on the hume and would like a small break from the long drive.

Had a quick look in there, must have been 17 years ago, bloke was building an XJ13 replica.

[singer]

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x207/Motiv8or/C IMG7895.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x207/Motiv8or/C IMG7896.jpg

The early Datsun's were Austin's built under Licence

[singer]

theres a car museum in binalong which i enjoyed, but its very small and not worth the drive unless youre on the hume and would like a small break from the long drive.


The Museum you speak of is owned by Stuart Saunders (an Opthalmic Surgeon) who lives in the Canberra region.

He has a number of Bugati, Type 35

The Binalong Museum is basically a storage facility for Car's usually awaiting Mechanical work, basic Service up to an engine rebuild.

Stuart still owns the replica XJ13

[UNDFTD]

thought you guys might want to have a geez at this
www.aussiemusclecarmuseum.com.au (http://www.aussiemusclecarmuseum.com.au)

[ratster70]

thought you guys might want to have a geez at this
www.aussiemusclecarmuseum.com.au (http://www.aussiemusclecarmuseum.com.au)


Want to get down to that one one day have heard a few good things about the collection there;):D

[UNDFTD]

Want to get down to that one one day have heard a few good things about the collection there;):D

it does look prety impressive.

[spolyhronidis]

i see he has both Skyline Silhouettes GTS' Nissan Australia made.

[HQGTS74]

it does look prety impressive.

Always wanted to go there, will try to convince dad to take a detour in December when we go up to QLD. Anyone know how far it is from Surfers?:o

Chris

[ratster70]

Always wanted to go there, will try to convince dad to take a detour in December when we go up to QLD. Anyone know how far it is from Surfers?:o

Chris

approx 2 hours mate depending on traffic mate;)

[Richard Poole]

i see he has both Skyline Silhouettes GTS' Nissan Australia made.

Tasmanian Police had them as highway patrol cars at one stage. I got stopped by one when I was heading home from my friends place. The Skyline pulled up across the kurb to stop my friends and I from getting away. Had the full on talking to and read the riot act.

Was quite intimidating for a 10 year old!

[ratster70]

Tasmanian Police had them as highway patrol cars at one stage. I got stopped by one when I was heading home from my friends place. The Skyline pulled up across the kurb to stop my friends and I from getting away. Had the full on talking to and read the riot act.

Was quite intimidating for a 10 year old!


Im not surprised richard what were you doing driving at age 10:p

[Richard Poole]

We must have been looking like we were up to no good on our skateboards I reckon. I did think at the time the cop was pretty tough firing up at 3 10 year olds who were only going home.

[spolyhronidis]

We must have been looking like we were up to no good on our skateboards I reckon. I did think at the time the cop was pretty tough firing up at 3 10 year olds who were only going home.
so you're a Tasmanian then?

[Richard Poole]

Maybe, depends on who's asking ;)

Born in Devonport but moved to Perth in 1991 when Dad got transfered with work.

[spolyhronidis]

Maybe, depends on who's asking ;)

Born in Devonport but moved to Perth in 1991 when Dad got transfered with work.
and you had the surgery when?

[group C]

I think they do that at birth now days spoly :D

and you had the surgery when?

[david5]

and you had the surgery when?

Nice, always enjoy a good Taswegien joke.

[Dragferret]

These are a very small sampling of the museums & collections I've visited over the years.
Harrah's in Reno Nevada. In its day the biggest and best car museum in the world.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/Dragferret/ 2009_11270008.jpg
Imperial Palace in Las Vegas Nevada use to be a great musuem. Now it seems more like a high end car yard.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/Dragferret/ 2009_11270005.jpg
Indianapolis Speedway museum in the infield of the 'Brickyard'.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/Dragferret/ 2009_11270010.jpg

[Dragferret]

Klassix is next to the Daytona flea markets, well worth a look too.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/Dragferret/ 2009_11270018.jpg
Memory Lane is up the road from Charlotte speedway.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/Dragferret/ 2009_11270016.jpg
North Carolina Auto Racing Hall Of Fame in Mooresville. Its not very big but its central. I left my car there while I visited the race teams in the area.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/Dragferret/ 2009_11270012.jpg
Shades Of The Past was a small muscle car museum in North Carolina. I stumbled on it late Sunday afternoon and got a private tour. Unfortunately it closed 10 years ago.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/Dragferret/ 2009_11270014.jpg

[royaloaks]

Wouldn't be great if at the end of Bathurst every year the winner was purchased or donated to an Australian National Auto museum to be kept for ever. Whenever I read in AMC about a Bathurst winner that has been lost I feel a little sad. Its history gone forever.I really believe that Bathurst rates along side all the great Australian sporting events.Even in New Zealand it is held in the highest regard. If you are a Kiwi motor racing fan, you have to be able to say you have been to Bathurst at least once. Just my thoughts. Cheers

[royaloaks]

Dragferret, You have seen some good museums over the years, thanks for sharing. I have been to the Indy museum and enjoyed seeing all the old winners. Cheers

[glenac05]

Wouldn't be great if at the end of Bathurst every year the winner was purchased or donated to an Australian National Auto museum to be kept for ever. Whenever I read in AMC about a Bathurst winner that has been lost I feel a little sad. Its history gone forever.I really believe that Bathurst rates along side all the great Australian sporting events.Even in New Zealand it is held in the highest regard. If you are a Kiwi motor racing fan, you have to be able to say you have been to Bathurst at least once. Just my thoughts. Cheers


If only those lucky ones who have Bathurst winners in there own collection, would donate or loan there cars to Bathurst museum.
Would have to expand the museum building somewhat, but this would certainly put it on the map as one of the great motoring museums in the world. Because right now it isnt.

[dan289]

Now beehive ssssccccchhhhwwwwwiiinnnggggggg ;)

haha, I really thought you guys went along for the cars, glad Hanna left an impression, she is a lovely girl.

Lost count of the amount of museums we have been to over the years, seems like Dad took us to everyone under the sun as a kid, then as adults (a term I use loosely) we have been to a nearly the rest both here, in NZ and in Europe. there was an amazing collection held by a beer magnate in Germany, it has been broken up a bit over the last few years, but pretty much every great sports car was in there.

Likewise, for those who want a tour of our cars check our site events page, some days coming up soon; www.bowdensown.com.au/events . March 7th is the next one.:)

Cheers,
Dan

[ratster70]

Oh absolutely we were there for the cars but it was your fault having that very nice eye candy distraction there on the day dan:D another great day had thanks again for the tour wonders what distraction his going to have for us next time hehehehehehe:p was great to see the open day get some air time on channel 7 local news to mate

[supa-roo]

Definitely gunna have to come and have another look Dan
Rat said there was cars there somewhere but we were a bit destracted :p
But we did hear the GT40 mmmmmmmmm very very noice and some yellow thing got fired up as well ;)

[Buffalo]

This isn;t a car museum but an event I went to on the weekend down in Phoenix/Scottsdale Arizona - had a nightmare of a trip with flights cancelled and re-routed and our trip was cut short a day because of it ....

The Barrett Jackson Collector car auction is an amazing event - about 1500 collector cars all in mint condition going under the hammer ... I've certainly never seen so many amazing cars in the one spot - muscle cars - Camaro's, mustangs, cuda's etc then the 50's TBirds, hotrods, customs etc ... Here's a link to the photo's I took :

http://s791.photobucket.com/albums/yy192/buffalo23 96/Barrett%20Jackson%20Collector%20Car%20Auction%2 0Scottsdale/

The one car I really wanted to see was at another Auction called Gooding & Co on at the same time - This auction had some more of the high end Ferrari's, Rolls Royces, Deusenbergs etc ... but this 69 Trans Am Series Camaro racecar was beautiful - it ended up selling for 148K ( about 162K with buyers premium ) which I thought wasn;t too bad to a car with competition history at Sebring:

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/913/dsc05976mt. jpg (http://img211.imageshack.us/i/dsc05976mt.jpg/)

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/1921/dsc05966m. jpg (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/dsc05966m.jpg/)

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/2739/dsc05946.j pg (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/dsc05946.jpg/)



There were massive storms in Phoenix late last week and one of the other auctions - Russo & Steele - had there huge tent/marquee blown down - was very sad that millions of dollars damage was done to the cars that were stored in the tent - see attached link :eek:!!!

http://picasaweb.google.com/tjmyers769/RussoAndSte ele2010Damages#

[1:43]

There were massive storms in Phoenix late last week and one of the other auctions - Russo & Steele - had there huge tent/marquee blown down - was very sad that millions of dollars damage was done to the cars that were stored in the tent - see attached link :eek:!!!

http://picasaweb.google.com/tjmyers769/RussoAndSte ele2010Damages#

:eek::bigcry::smash:

[pitcrew]

Holy Crap......
There is some serious damage their.
You got to feel for the owners

[Maq]

That is the sadest things I have seen in a long time. Some very rare cars with some massive damage.

[malscar]

Ouch. Very sad to see that sort of damage to cars that some people have spent years on. Hate to be the insurance assessor on that one.

[david5]

Bill, how did you go with that other old Mustang ?

[brchi17]

some awesome shots in there Bill, got to say I loved the pool table :cool:

Also, do you know what the story was on the wild orange fastback?
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy192/buffalo23 96/Barrett%20Jackson%20Collector%20Car%20Auction%2 0Scottsdale/DSC06197.jpg

Was this one of those new age rebuilds, or a supped up classic as it looks wild!

[MOTIV8]

Imperial Palace in Las Vegas Nevada use to be a great musuem. Now it seems more like a high end car yard.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/Dragferret/ 2009_11270005.jpg

Dragferret, seeing this reminded me that when we were there in 2006 that yep it looks like a High end car yard/room with a lot of big price tagged items such as the Mustang from 'Gone in 60 seconds' and others except we came across this one.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x207/Motiv8or/0 73.jpg

Certainly not what we expected to see in there and I ended up asking one of the sales guys about it and he wanted more as it created a lot of interest and found it that it came from South Aust.

[Buffalo]

some awesome shots in there Bill, got to say I loved the pool table :cool:

Also, do you know what the story was on the wild orange fastback? Was this one of those new age rebuilds, or a supped up classic as it looks wild!

The pool table was cool although I think on the small side ... Dont know the story on the orange 65 fastback - it was hiding behind the Meguirs car care products stand - Look to be someone's "Pro-Touring" effort - looked good tho' I think I tend to lean a bit more towards the period look ... The highly customised cars ( Mustangs, Monaro's, Mopars, Hotrods ) were selling at the auction for what I thought were cheap prices compared to what I know it would have cost to build them !!

[Buffalo]

Bill, how did you go with that other old Mustang ?

Still saving mate ;)

[Dragferret]

Don Garlits Museum in Ocala Florida. Many visits over many years.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/Dragferret/ 2009_11270004.jpg
Hot Springs New Mexico. This was described as a museum but more of a private collection. Very crowded and hard to see the cars. I had to ring the owner to get a viewing.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/Dragferret/ 2010_01280016.jpg
Tragedy In US History Museum St Augustine Florida. I had to check this one on Google to confirm it. I stumbled upon this backyard collection in a Florida backwater. I can't remember the details of the ambulance. The black sedan belonged to Lee Harvey Oswald. This is the car he drove to the book depository. The 1966 Buick Electra behind the glass was the car Jayne Mansfield died in. Apparently the guy who owned this stuff died in '96 and his wife auctioned everything off.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/Dragferret/ 2010_01280018.jpg

[Buffalo]

some awesome shots in there Bill, got to say I loved the pool table :cool:

Also, do you know what the story was on the wild orange fastback?
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy192/buffalo23 96/Barrett%20Jackson%20Collector%20Car%20Auction%2 0Scottsdale/DSC06197.jpg

Was this one of those new age rebuilds, or a supped up classic as it looks wild!



Brad - here's the entire build thread for this car :cool:

http://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46119&highlight=mustang

[VXR125]

Some years ago I was in Oxford visiting a mate who worked for an offshoot of a then current F1 team. Was going to pick him up after work to go to the pub. Grabbed the camera as an afterthought and when I got to the factory I was invited to go to the warehouse next door and this is what greeted me....

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad207/vxr125/sc an0001.jpg

So spent the best part of a couple of hours walking around the cars opening everything that opened, bit like a kid in a lolly shop really

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad207/vxr125/sc an0003.jpg
Given the financial issues suffered by the collection owner (wonder who?:rolleyes:) I expect the collection is long broken up.

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad207/vxr125/sc an0002.jpg

Apologies for the quality of the photos....light wasn't the best for a point & shoot auto camera....wish I brought extra film

[badd]

Bowdens up in Qld is a must

[GSXR1]

Some years ago I was in Oxford visiting a mate who worked for an offshoot of a then current F1 team. Was going to pick him up after work to go to the pub. Grabbed the camera as an afterthought and when I got to the factory I was invited to go to the warehouse next door and this is what greeted me....

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad207/vxr125/sc an0001.jpg


Once again not a car museum as such but this post reminded me of the thread Richard put up a few months back

http://forums.biante.com.au/showthread.php?t=13139

Some very nice bikes (and other stuff) there...:cool:

[glenac05]

Can anyone tell me when the Bathurst museum opened

[ratster70]

Can anyone tell me when the Bathurst museum opened


http://www.nmrm.com.au/

Should find all the answers you seek here ;)

[Graeme]

Some years ago I was in Oxford visiting a mate who worked for an offshoot of a then current F1 team. Was going to pick him up after work to go to the pub. Grabbed the camera as an afterthought and when I got to the factory I was invited to go to the warehouse next door and this is what greeted me....

http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad207/vxr125/sc an0001.jpg

So spent the best part of a couple of hours walking around the cars opening everything that opened, bit like a kid in a lolly shop really

Given the financial issues suffered by the collection owner (wonder who?:rolleyes:) I expect the collection is long broken up.


Familiar TWR racing touring cars, in the form of Jaguar XJ-S, Mazda RX-7, and Rover Vitesse. Not so familiar is the Ford Capri.

Also spotted in the rear corner in white is a BMW M1.

[glenac05]

http://www.nmrm.com.au/

Should find all the answers you seek here ;)

No not really
Anyone else?

[pitcrew]

Give them a ring in the morning.
That's probably the easiest way.
Cheers

[ratster70]

No not really
Anyone else?

Dont want to be rude glen but did you open the link and look its all there heres a hint try the quick links section its all there ok;)

[Footy]

Gee,I envy you the places that you guys are at or visit,Ratster70 do you have a mission in life to find and visit the best of the best?:D

[ratster70]

Gee,I envy you the places that you guys are at or visit,Ratster70 do you have a mission in life to find and visit the best of the best?:D


Footy absolutely just wish i was much richer so i could fullfill my dreams of seeing alot of the unseen places that i havent been to yet. Have been to a few of the best in oz still a few more to see tho:D

[Footy]

I wish you the best in your quest,:D just keep posting your pics etc,where i can find them.http://e1h7.simplecdn.net/static.documentingr eality.com/forum/images/smilies/mysmile/Banane01.g if

[louieate8ate]

Footy absolutely just wish i was much richer so i could fullfill my dreams of seeing alot of the unseen places that i havent been to yet. Have been to a few of the best in oz still a few more to see tho:D
Totally agree Ratster,comes a time when you 'gotta do what you gotta do' :D:cool:

[glenac05]

Dont want to be rude glen but did you open the link and look its all there heres a hint try the quick links section its all there ok;)

Well I just thought someone here may know
Ill just have to contact them
I must be looking at different links then you
Or maybe a different museum

[Andrew]

Well I just thought someone here may know
Ill just have to contact them
I must be looking at different links then you
Or maybe a different museum

You're a poet and didn't even know it. :)

[glenac05]

Thanks Andrew

[Angel]

Daytona was awesome.... and although not cars- NASA. If you are ever anywhere vaguely near there go do it- stills take fuel- just a different kind....................... ;)
i ain't a spce girl and i loved it.

[BB]

A mate and I spent yesterday afternoon wandering around the Birdwood Motor Museum in the Adelaide hills. Some really interesting stuff.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/turn8/Show%20 and%20Race%20photos/DSCN8903.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/turn8/Show%20 and%20Race%20photos/DSCN8917.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/turn8/Show%20 and%20Race%20photos/DSCN8916.jpg

[BB]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/turn8/Show%20 and%20Race%20photos/DSCN8902.jpghttp://i3.photobuc ket.com/albums/y56/turn8/Show%20and%20Race%20photo s/DSCN8921.jpghttp://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/ turn8/Show%20and%20Race%20photos/DSCN8920.jpg

[rex555]

And yet no photo of the Big Dick engine? ;)

[fordmad17]

BB In the pic with the WM Holden what the red car behind it with the shell decal...

[Buffalo]

BB In the pic with the WM Holden what the red car behind it with the shell decal...

My guess would be a "Formula Holden" - Holden V6 powered open wheeler circa 1990 ....

[david5]

My guess would be a "Formula Holden" - Holden V6 powered open wheeler circa 1990 ....

I'd reckon you'd be right & I reckon it's a "Shrike", SA built aluminium tub jobbie, off the top of my head.

[BB]

BB In the pic with the WM Holden what the red car behind it with the shell decal...

Yes its a Shrike, Formula Brabham with 3.8 V6 Commodore engine built by the students at Croydon Technical College and TAFE. I'd love to have a drive in some thing like that.

[MOTIV8]

Whilst picking up a car at the Fox Collection the other day, I had a quick look around and whilst not much has changed upstairs there are a couple of new cars in there though. Here is a few happy snaps that I tookl whilst waiting for my client to arrive.
Mercedes Benz Gullwing
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x207/Motiv8or/M odels/CIMG9100.jpg

Porsche 959 4WD prototype
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x207/Motiv8or/M odels/CIMG9098.jpg

Ferrari F50 & Enzo (in the background)
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x207/Motiv8or/M odels/CIMG9090.jpg

[malscar]

The yellow roofed Enzo is his 'one off' car. They have even modelled it in 1/43.

[spolyhronidis]

Whilst picking up a car at the Fox Collection the other day, I had a quick look around and whilst not much has changed upstairs there are a couple of new cars in there though. Here is a few happy snaps that I tookl whilst waiting for my client to arrive.
Mercedes Benz Gullwing


Porsche 959 4WD prototype


Ferrari F50 & Enzo (in the background)
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x207/Motiv8or/M odels/CIMG9090.jpg
the last time i was there, the F50 was in the workshop on the hoist.

[HQGTS74]

Fox used to go to my school, and lands his helicopter on our oval every morning:p. Also rolled up one morning in a Rolls Royce Drophead!

http://www.d2igroup.biz/update/marlon/2008_rolls_r oyce_phantom_drophead_coupe_01.jpg

Chris

[Andrew]

Ahhhh, there's some money to be made in being a trucking magnate! :)

[btjia]

Couple of my piccies from my Japanese adventures!

Mazda HQ Tour, Hiroshima - 1.5 hour tour, great insight into how Mazdas are made, visit the assembly line and the Museum.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb203/btjia/286 .jpg
This pic shows how huge Mazda is, seriously amazing!

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb203/btjia/298-1.jpg
Mazda 787B 1991 Le Mans 24hr winner

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb203/btjia/294 .jpg
Mazda Cosmo Sport

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb203/btjia/301 .jpg
Lineup of Mazdas

[btjia]

These aren't realy museums as such but I'll throw these in here:

Toyota Auto Salon Amlux, Ikebukuro - Its a car showroom & interactive zones plus there are some historical cars on display.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb203/btjia/132 3.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb203/btjia/131 9.jpg
2008 Super GT500 Eneos Lexus SC430

Nissan Global HQ, Yokohama - Not really much just all new cars.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb203/btjia/133 4.jpg
Nissan GT-R R35

[spolyhronidis]

Couple of my piccies from my Japanese adventures!

Mazda HQ Tour, Hiroshima - 1.5 hour tour, great insight into how Mazdas are made, visit the assembly line and the Museum.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb203/btjia/286 .jpg
This pic shows how huge Mazda is, seriously amazing!

does the factory still glow in the dark? one day, i'll get the chance to visit these places.

[btjia]

does the factory still glow in the dark? one day, i'll get the chance to visit these places.

What do you mean by 'glow in the dark'?

[spolyhronidis]

What do you mean by 'glow in the dark'?
sorry, my poor attempt at tasteless humour. i meant "radioactive" glow.

[Andrew]

What do you mean by 'glow in the dark'?

Mazda is in Hiroshima.

That R35 is also the Spec V. Take a look at the wheels.

[btjia]

sorry, my poor attempt at tasteless humour. i meant "radioactive" glow.

lol, i'm slow!

Mazda is in Hiroshima.

That R35 is also the Spec V. Take a look at the wheels.

Yep it sure is. Looks awesome in the flesh!

[MOTIV8]

Furthermore to the other thread that I started for individual's collections here is another that I would absolutely love to get into. Couldn't find any reference to it in this thread or when Pug205 went to Japan in 2009 with his thread. This is not to be confused with the Nissan Museum in Tokyo but a totally different collection.

Although it may not be everyone's 'cup of tea' but the DNA Garage in Zama, housing just over 400 cars that Nissan/Datsun and Prince produced (from the 30's to present day) is certainly one place that has heaps of motoring history. The cars are housed in in of the companies disused factories near Yokohama. What also makes this a bit more unique is that it is not open to the public and only for Nissan employees and even then it is not guaranteed that you will get in to see the cars.

As I said it may not be to everyone's liking but here are a couple of links of photos anyway
http://www.twinturbo.net/net/viewmsg.aspx?forum=ge neral&msg_id=2079707

http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/the-history-of-nissan-dna-garage.html

Cheers
Sean

[David Paterson]

Thanks Sean! That is a fabulous collection! Group 5 Cars are very cool, but Group A is my favourite spec, so I liked seeing the Calsonic R32 and now I know where the ETCC R-31 is.

[GLENN L]

WOW, thats great sean. does any one know what the can-am looking things are?

[MOTIV8]

WOW, thats great sean. does any one know what the can-am looking things are?

Assuming you are referring to the R380 series similar to the one below
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x207/Motiv8or/M odels/CIMG9199.jpg

If so you can find some info from a couple of weeks ago here
http://forums.biante.com.au/showpost.php?p=494456&postcount=3405

[david5]

Loved the Aussie trials & Rally cars, amazing. Sean are there any BRE cars in there ?

[MOTIV8]

Loved the Aussie trials & Rally cars, amazing. Sean are there any BRE cars in there ?

I am led to believe that there is one in there. There is a group from Australia going over next year and this is one of the places that they are hoping to get into see.

[spiderken17]

Holy Toledo Batman!! That is one impressive collection. I love the touring and rally cars.

[HDT337]

On the subject of car museums, has anyone heard anything about the Brock museum lately?

HDT337

[singer]

On the subject of car museums, has anyone heard anything about the Brock museum lately?

HDT337

Do you mean Champions experience?

IIRC from what I read recently, they're still cleaning up.

Peter Champion said that he prefers to call it an experience rather than a Museum & doesn't care if the Cars just sit (even the repros) as its not about making money

[smokey_dj]

took wayno into holden hq today...

BUMBLE BEE is BACK!!!!

also the torana concepts are now on display and the cruze hatch

[lukey73]

Back in 2010 when we went to the USA we dropped into the Petersen Museum which is right near Beverly Hills.

Very interesting place to visit as it has a great varied collection of cars, every thing from some of the first cars ever built to modern hyper cars. Here are a few pics.

Gold Deloran anyone:
http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/48106/2783213510 062077177S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/27832135100620771 77ICjfhQ)

Special for Motiv8

http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/49155/2170539460 062077177S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/21705394600620771 77FluQMT)

Turbine car anyone?
http://inlinethumb07.webshots.com/48390/2660191970 062077177S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/26601919700620771 77aJCaET)

[lukey73]

Few interesting ones to finish off:

http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/50382/2137850910 062077177S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/21378509100620771 77DaLLcj)

http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/3245/23910250900 62077177S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/23910250900620771 77XcwdTM)

http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/49704/2631481350 062077177S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/26314813500620771 77YKNhyF)

http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/47539/2583038550 062077177S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/25830385500620771 77RiKtTq)

[Andrew]

Sean, that Nissan warehouse is simply stunning. I've seen pics from this place before where lucky people got to go in and snap some pictures off. It's clear the photographer had a bit of a thing for the R390 GT1 road car. I don't blame him because I've got a bit of a thing for it myself. That, Toyota's TS020 GT-One road car, the Mercedes Benz CLK-GTR, Porsche's 911 GT1 and McLaren's F1 GT-R would make the most astonishing garage of 'road cars' on the planet (I know that Nick Short also loves the Dauer but I'm leaving that one out and trying not to be too greedy....)

I'm also a bit of a fan of this car:

http://www.nicoclub.com/articles/DNA-garage/images/DNAgarage-36.jpg

It's the homologation road car version of the R33 GT-R LM featuring the wide body that the Nissan racers used at Le Mans in 1995 for the 'Clarion' and the 'Keep the Dream Alive' cars. Another of the one-offs that are in that Nissan DNA collection.

I wondered if that Nissan warehouse also had the 1991 Spa 24Hr winning Zexel car (driven by Naoki Hattori, Anders Olofsson and David Brabham - arguably the GT-R's greatest ever international victory) but I couldn't see it there.

The rally cars were also magnificent and I really like that they've left them in as raced condition - take a look at Shekhar Mehta's Datsun 240Z Safari car!

http://www.nicoclub.com/articles/DNA-garage/images/DNAgarage-48.jpg

Thanks so much for those links Sean.

I'd like to see if Toyota have a similar Museum. And of course the Porsche Museum is supposed to be one of the best in the world.....

[Footy]

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/N...html?tab=vi deo (http://www.komonews.com/news/local/New-museum-celebrates-Americas-love-affair-with-the-car-134569683.html?tab=video)

[james]

A few years ago i went to a large car museum it Reno Nevada it was selling many of it's cars as it was not making any money ,it did lave a serious nunber of cars .Wonder if it is still operating?

[nrma dave]

A few years ago i went to a large car museum it Reno Nevada it was selling many of it's cars as it was not making any money ,it did lave a serious nunber of cars .Wonder if it is still operating?

there is a car show on fox called chasing classic cars, the guy on that a few years ago baught a few from a museum in nevada. wonder if its the same one. boyd coddington also baught a few cars a few years before that for a project from the same place.