By Csaba Kiss If one has the occasion to visit Yvan Mahe's Equipe Europe workshop in Ozouer Le Voulgis, France, the feeling one can get is that of dropping in on a living classic car museum. Situated in the picturesque French countryside, about 30 miles from Paris, the Equipe Europe garage is specialized in the restoration, preparation, service and development of historic racing cars. … [Read more...]
Louwman Museum – Profile and Photos
Report and photos (unless noted) by Peter Helbach The Louwman Museum was opened by HRH Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands on July 2, 2010. This opening marked the culmination of eight years of very hard work by Mr. Evert Louwman and his management team, led by Museum director Ronald Kooyman. Regulations being what they are, this was the time it took, from the first application to build a museum to the actual … [Read more...]
Ensign Restoration Services – Interview and Profile
Interview and photos by Greg Wing Bob Ensign of Ensign Restoration Services of Latham, New York, has been in business for 16 years. His philosophy is, “Do what you love. Love what you do. It is going to work.” His short cropped hair, animated gestures, steel blue eyes and great stories draw you in. Bob demands the highest quality. Here he discusses his work with restoration of a 1949 Maserati A6 1500, a 1953 … [Read more...]
The Daimler Archives – History Preserved
The foundation of a corporate archive in 1936 was a necessary step for the then Daimler-Benz AG. The timing was chosen for its symbolic significance – exactly 50 years after the invention of the automobile. The aim was to preserve this half-century using the documentary records and lay the groundwork for collecting these kinds of documents in future. It was an eventful era that ushered in groundbreaking technical … [Read more...]
Mercedes-Benz Museum – Profile and Photos
By Leigh Dorrington The Mercedes-Benz Museum at the company’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany is a depository of the history of the automobile, motorsport, commercial transportation and the Twentieth Century altogether, presented in one of the most modern museums in the world. Two names, Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz, stand above all others in the company’s history. But there were many others, both known … [Read more...]
Monterey Museum of Automotive Arts – Interview and Profile
Interview by Dennis Gray Morris Kindig is Executive Director of the proposed Monterey Museum of Automotive Arts that aims to build upon the legacy of Monterey's storied history with the automobile. Conceived to honor and recognize the relationship the automobile has with the Monterey Peninsula, the Museum will pay homage to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Laguna Seca and the personalities that carried the … [Read more...]
Mullin Automotive Museum Celebrates Anniversary
The Mullin Automotive Museum announced multiple additions to the famed collection in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the museum’s founding. In the 12 months since its founding, the Mullin Automotive Museum hosted the 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic to international acclaim, exhibited four unique Bugatti prototypes direct from Bugatti Automobiles SAS, was awarded “Best of Show” at the Fairfield County … [Read more...]
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum – Profile
By Leigh Dorrington The history of the Indianapolis 500 fills one of the most remarkable galleries in all of racing. Dan Weldon‘s 2011 race-winning car soon will join this collection—the most exclusive in racing—a collection of Indianapolis 500-winning automobiles. Other significant automobiles are displayed separately. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum is located in the Speedway infield … [Read more...]
Ralph Lauren Car Collection Exhibition – Photo Gallery
Report and photos by Csaba Kiss The Ralph Lauren Car Collection Exhibition, titled L'Art de L'Automobile, is currently held at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, with the exhibit running until 28 August, 2011. If you ask any car enthusiast to make a Top 50 of the most important luxury and racing cars of the 20th century, this list will certainly include all of the seventeen vehicles displayed now in Paris, … [Read more...]
Pininfarina at National Automobile Museum of Turin – Photo Gallery
From the Cisitalia of 1947 to the 2uettottanta of 2010, through the Flaminia Presidenziale, many of the milestones of Pininfarina design are now on exhibit (starting March 20) at the new National Automobile Museum of Turin. Among the 200 cars on display in the reborn Museum dedicated to the history of the four wheels the Cisitalia 202 could not be missing. So the "moving sculpture", as defined by Arthur Drexler, … [Read more...]
New Showroom for Dragone Classic Motorcars
Dragone Classic Motorcars recently opened a new showroom for automobiles and gallery of vintage automotive art and automobilia in Westport, Connecticut, within one hour of New York City. The new location allows for a more extensive display of brass, vintage, pre- and post-war specialty automobiles offered, as well as original automotive art and artifacts from several eras. Early automobiles currently on display … [Read more...]
Schlumpf Collection – Profile and Photo Gallery
Story and photos by Leigh Dorrington The Schlumpf Collection in Mulhouse, France has been described as the most prestigious automobile collection in the world. Without doubt, no other collection in the world has a history more filled with intrigue. The public learned of the collection of automobiles assembled by brothers Fritz and Hans Schlumpf in 1977 when workers striking against the Schlumpfs’ woolen mills … [Read more...]
Jim Glass Corvette Specialists – Profile
Interview by Greg Wing and photos by author and Dan Tooker Jim Glass owns a Corvette shop and showroom in Kingston, NY, just a couple miles from the beautiful Rhinebeck Bridge over the stunning Hudson River and about ten minutes to the famed 60’s Woodstock, NY. This is the land of Sleepy Hollow tales. Jim is a humble guy, down to earth, and easy to talk with. He sports a Leno-style head of white hair. Jim … [Read more...]
Mullin Automotive Museum – Profile and Photo Gallery
Mullin Automotive Museum - Worth the Trip from Anywhere Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor There are number of great automobile collections around the world. I’m far from an expert on them, but the best of the best have to very good to be better than the collection and facility that Peter Mullin has put together in Oxnard, California. Although the Mullin Museum is focused on great French … [Read more...]
Donovan Motorcar Services – Garage Profile
Interview and photos by Greg Wing Brian Donovan, owner, operator, team manager and lead engineer of Donovan Motorcar Service, regularly gives “Tech Sessions” in the handsome showroom of his full service shop in Lenox, Massachusetts. I caught up with him before a recent talk he gave to members of the Jaguar Association of New England. The session for the day at hand was “Performance Improvements for the … [Read more...]
