AUTOS CARS CUSTOM

one of the 5 Grand Sport Corvettes, and it was driven by Penske
the "Pass In The Grass" Dale Earnhardt Sr Monte Carlo,
the SR2 Corvette that Zora Duntov drove, and Bill Mitchell designed
Bobby Allisons 1973 Malibu, the last 427 powered Winston Cup car

http://www.powerperformancenews.com/features/chevy-power-bill-towers-historic-collection/

Above, the collection is partly in a roundhouse, I think it's a great way to access a large collection for a driver, I have no idea if the architect was informed that the display factor would be important


The 1914 Rolls Royce that sparked the tour invitation, was brought to the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours


Above, the original Shell gas station that is inside the palace, as the only gas engine vehicles of the time were owned by the Maharajah. Makes sense!

 While visiting India, the author of the website was also interested in seeing the local repair shops to contrast them with what he is familr with in Germany

See or read the entire post about the week in India and tour of the private collection at http://www.classicmotourist.blogspot.de/2013/03/indien.html which I learned about from http://www.carguychronicles.com/2013/04/classic-cars-in-india-rajasthan.html

learned about it from http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/vintage-thru-365-gtc4-sponsored-redline-restorations/399562-zz-top-drummer-frank-beard-ferraris.html

Source of the photo, and there is a long article at http://www.stevestatham.com/automotive.html

1963 Bel Air optioned to drag race, 409, 4 spd, dual carbs,


1948 American Flyer Whizzer



1992 Lister Corvette


  I think this is a 67


the infamous '78 collectors edition 25th anniversary Vette. This one has a 4 speed and 12 miles since new. So, it's still worth the 14 thou it cost new. Not much more. Some cars aren't vehicles, they are art. Some cars aren't driven, they are investments. Some cars are just wasted. Why build them? Why buy them? Why hold and store them? 35 years old and it's never been driven farther than from the dealership to it's first storage room. Should have invested in gold, it's went from 250 an ounce to 1600, 600 percent return. This car? If you could break even, you'll be lucky, as everyone that ever wanted to store one did. So most all of them are low miles, or never driven... hence, a no mile example isn't rare, and frequently for sale.



I think this was a 1917 model T


1928 Chevrolet AB model. The last Chevy 4 cylinder until 1962



1968 1/2 lightweight SCCA racer Mustang with lightweight body (acid dipped maybe, no details given) and a 428 engine with a 4 speed


1917 Douglas dumptruck, the museum owners first vehicle at age 16, used to haul Onyx ore at Mayer Arizona


1937 LaSalle, 2 door, 322 cu in engine


the 1951 Mercedes 4 door phaeton used in Hogan's Heroes... one of 2 made this way






is the winged tire a hint at Louis Chevrolet's Indy 500 racing?





great helmet lamp


http://martinautomuseum.org/

found on http://fifties50s.blogspot.com

get the article and photo gallery at http://www.rodauthority.com/news/video-inside-one-of-the-coolest-collector-car-garages-built/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-inside-one-of-the-coolest-collector-car-garages-built original source, Million Dollar Rooms tv show

Autoweek (one of my new favorite magazines) has an article about how a car collector bought a empty building in Royal Oak and transformed it to store his dozen cars, and then realized the demand for storage of collections was high in his area, so he sold memberships to his garage clubhouse. Good idea. It's about 250 a car per month http://www.woodwardwarehouse.com/

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20121005/CARNEWS01/121009941

Just a list and a link to inform you with right now..

the Peerless Green Dragon, 1904. Owned and driven by Barney Oldfield
1903 Pope Toledo race car, Vanderbilt Cup and Daytona beach
1907 Renault race car built for William Vanderbilt to compete in his own race
1911 Mercer Raceabout, barnfind
1911 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, built for a hot air balloon professor, it carries the basket in back
1912 Hudon Mile a Minute, one of 2 known to exist
1913 Pope Hartford roadster Model 29
1914 Marmon speedster
1915 Stutz Weightman Special race car, winner in 1916 race in Wash DC
1916 Stutz Bearcat barnfind... from a barn in Cuba
1924, 1925, and 1932 Miller Indy race cars
1929 Bugatti type 35b owned by Chiron and raced in Le Mans
1931 Blower Bentley
1933 Alfa Romeo 8c 2300 Monza Spyder
1938 Mormon Meteor III land speed record holder
1951 Allard J2 race car owned by Jack Armstrong

these are only some of the most interesting, because I don't want to type all of he collection, so go see their website for more: http://pricemuseumofspeed.org/

"A rare display of the greatest representations of early racing history. Many of these rare vintage race cars either won or placed well in numerous renowned events such as the Grand Prix, Le Mans, Morris Park, Briarcliff Cup, Daytona Beach, Gordon Bennett Cup, Empire Track at Yonkers, Sheepshead Bay, Indianapolis, Mille Miglia among others.

The Mission of the Price Museum of Speed Foundation is to display unique vintage race cars and memorabilia, and provide an automobile research library for future generations of car enthusiasts to enjoy."

I'd love to be there when they fire up the motor for the first time in 93 years.