European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday March 29, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 13car Corner. Collections in 15 nations list edit a time to visit the car museums the automobile museums in r House some of the most important and priceless collections in the so with Spring Here its a Good time sit the Road and visit a few. Today we list the most important Auto bile museums in 15 countries. Next y win pm. R. Visit in Germany. For a country of its size features the highest number of week we will present the museums one May visit in g ?3le/motorcycle museums in the world but More on that next week. After Germany the French British d italian automobile collections Are the most extensive. No automobile enthusiast who visits France should leave that country without paying a visit to the great National automobile museum of Mulhouse just North of Basel Switzerland and Only a Short run across the German Border. This museum with a collection of More than 500 cars has a Superb setting creates the proper atmosphere to View e worlds largest and most important collection of Bugatti cars a More than 120 of them. Although open for less than 10 years the National museum at mul Louse is the third largest tourist attract Ion in France surpassed Only by the ouvre and Versailles in annual visitors. Often referred to As the a Bugatti museum a it is open every Day except tuesdays from 10 . To 6 . Moving to England the National motor museum at Beaulieu houses one of the vol do a major automobile collections with and Speed record holding cars among its Many the a Beau lieu also features Monorail which enters and leaves the Wilding High above the automotive exhibits. Beaulieu is located in Brockenhurst priceless Bugatti Royale at National museum in Mulhouse France. A amps photos Juan Manuel Fangio a 159 Alfetta at Alfa Romeo museum in arese Italy. Hampshire 85 Miles Southwest of London. For those interested in racing cars the Castle Donington near Derby has established what Many experts term the Best collection of single seater racing cars in the world. The brochure Points out that All Are a impeccably accurately and painstakingly along with the racing cars there a a British Leyland historic vehicle collection of austins jaguars rovers worse Leys and Riley. Another famous machine is Goldie Gardner a my which broke hundreds of International class records Between 1934 and 1952. In Italy there Are five Auto museums that rate High on the car buffs list but if there a Only time for one then the Carlo Siscaretti i Ruffia should Lake precedence. Located in Turin the Home of the italian Auto Industry the Ruffia museum houses More than 350 automobiles most manufactured in Italy. The wide ranging collection goes from 1854 steam machines to some of Italy s finest racing cars a Ferrari Alfa Romeo Lancia and Maserati. For one make collections the Alfa Romeo museum in arese near Milan is one of the worlds Best. Like the Daimler Benz Mercedes museum in Stuttgart sports and open wheel grand prix cars play a big role in the Alfa Romeo collection because Alfa Romeo like Mercedes was a Leader in the history of racing car development. Among the Superb racing cars in this collection is the classic Type 159 Alfetta driven to the 1951 world championship by the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina the Only five time Winner of the world driving championship. As for Germany lets just Point out for now that among the Best Are the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart unto Turkheim the Bow museum in Munich the porsche museum in a Offenhausen near Stuttgart the German Auto museum in Lang Enburg Castle Northeast of sch Libisch Hall and the new Rosso Bianco collection in Aschaffenbur. The museums we be discussed Are listed below along with other ranking museums and locations arc Given in All cases. Each collection has something special to offer the automobile enthusiast and in Many cases the collections also include motorcycles and sometimes bicycles As Randy Barnett Auto columnist automobile museums in Europe Austria porsche Auto museum Helmut Pfeifhofer a mind Kanten North of the City of Spittal. It is located in the town of a mind where professor Ferdinand porsche Ted his workshop from 1944 through 1950 and where he produced his first sports in 1982, this museum features Many automobiles including racing cars some technical rarities and some Early porsche cars a one of them a rare Quot Gunder Quot porsche 356 Alu Coupe. Wjk Hucal museum for Industry and Trade 212, Vienna. Emphasis on austrian cars and cycles but cars from other nations too. , army historical my Tum the Arsenal Vienna. Only one car Here but it s e Iee "9 11 s he Graf and Stift automobile in which arc Wake Franz Ferdinand and his wife were murdered at Sarajevo in 1914, the spark that set off world War i. Belgium ghonts4hin. A any collection Waters Orteau about 100 cars plus fire trucks and motorcycles. Denmark automobile museum Nysted South Memnon in h 3 More than 200 cars featuring those Propene by Gas electricity and steam. A 1917 Stanley Amer is among them. Has or technical museum Node strand Vel 27, the Hammler most Moor and of the 15 cars on display is uts of who a re s oldest surviving vehicle attrib display cycles and air planes also Are on Bort ahnmikrnaui�ly10bile museum Jern near Silke Mocars vehicles on display most of them Amerl England he Mno Hamn i to Otmus Eum at Beaulieu Brocken Olathe a Sriri a a Miles Southwest of London. One lord Montaz Are to or mus0ums. Founded in 1953 by from 1895 Onward museum Sells he Story of motoring near Derby on the a453at the Oon Noton in l ,�nin3ton Park Motif racing circuit. The wred Annn he a si"9la-seater racing cars is con Sas Darato Roii. In Europe. Along with the racers separate collection of Leyland historic vehicles. Smgt0e�?zss9e museum exhibition Road South Ken than spot it a Ulm ? Britain s most important state Industry a Inis of a ale Early Days of British 2-Cylinder i9na a j1 the oldest surviving Rolls Royce a lion. Motorc Clow t show he his Ory of Transporta-8,8 on display a a cycles and All other types of vehicles it cover a g, and museum Jordan motor Industry Loksh Lre in a he heart of the British y. Me Herbert commemorates Many of the 60 or so makes of cars that Vivere once built in Coventry but now remain Only As names. Included Are Marques like Lea Francis Riley Alvis and Standard plus the rarer Maudslay Stoneleigh and Godiva. Cheddar motor museum Cheddar Somerset. Most of the cars on display Are loaned by members of the Veteran car club of great Britain. Motor museum Shakespeare Street Stratford on Avon. Located in William Shakespeare a this museum is not Large but it houses some Fine old cars including Rolls Royce models hispano Suiza Mercedes Bugatti and Many British racing cars. Museum of science and Industry Newhall Street Birmingham. The transport Section features Many cars one being the Railton Mobil special that held the worlds land Speed record from 1947 to 1964. The Shuttleworth collection old Warden aerodrome Biggleswade Bedfordshire. Emphasis is on aircraft but there s also a Good collection of cars Cycle Sand bikes. Finland Hameen Linna automobile museum Hame Enlin a Finland. The museum at Hameen Lonna is the oldest in Finland with the car collection established in 1970 by members of the historic automobile club of Finland. France autobiographies Renault Avenue Des champs Elysee 53, Paris. Renault s own museum in Paris and located right on the most famous Street in the City this is an outstanding one make collection. It includes such historic vehicles As the 1902 Paris Vienna racing car driven by Marcel Renault. Modern Renault cars and racing cars Are also featured As Well As a a taxi of the the museum is open daily and on evenings too. National conservatory of arts 292 Rue Saint Martin Paris. Dealing with transport in general and displaying machines dating from earliest times a one being a steam artillery tractor of 1771 Vintage. Automobile museum Henri Malar re chateau de Roch Taille sur Saone just North of Lyon. More than 160 cars cycles fire trucks and bicycles on display with emphasis on automotive creations from the Lyon Region. National automobile museum of Mulhouse 192 Avenue de Colmar Mulhouse France. A world famous collection of More than 500 cars 122 of them Bugatti models crowned by the Type 41 Royale Quot could Napoleon Quot Are housed in this National museum. One of the top tourist attractions in France there s also a cafeteria and restaurant. Museum of Briare National route 7 Between Mont Argis and Nevers. Outstanding cars of the 1930s and 40s, along with Veteran automobiles. National museum of transportation chateau Decompiegne comping be. The galleries of the famous chateau feature Many steam cars even an 1889 de Dion Bouton steam Dogcart and electric automobiles. Pride of the collection is a la Jamais contents Quot the electric powered record breaker driven by Camille Jena Tzy. Automobile museum of be mans at the famous Sarthe circuit by the City of be mans. More than 140 cars with Many pioneers from this part of the country. Racing cars Are also featured. Automobile museum la Layette in the town of la Layette just West of Macon. This attractive museum houses 300 cars from the very old to the very Modem. Sports cars Are also much in evidence. Museum of motorcycles and bicycles Lune Ville near Nancy. Mostly motorcycles of the pre-1914 years plus Vintage bicycles and tricycles. Holland Het National automobile museum Veur Straat Weg 180, Leid Schendal near the Hague. Holland s most important motor museum with 90 vehicles on display including motorcycles. Auto tron Drunken in Drunken near s Hermogen Bosch in South Central Holland. This is one of Europe s largest private collections with 90 percent of the vehicles dating before 1930. Many american cars also Are featured. This museum allows visitors to rent Many of the old cars and auctions of old cars Are also held Here. Ireland Blarney Veteran car museum Blarney Castle county Cork. Most of the collection s 20 cars Date from before 1914, and include de Dion Bostons Wolseley Sid Deleys Talbot and Fords. Italy Alfa Romeo museum Milan via san Maria Rossa arese about 10 Miles Northwest of Milan. The Alfa Romeo museum located within the grounds of the company contains a Complete history of the firm starting with the 1910 car designed by Castagna and moving to the most recent models. The collection also includes some important Alfa Romeo racing cars including the famous Type 159 Alfetta driven by Juan Manuel Fangio. National science museum via san Vittore 21, Milan. The transport Section of this museum houses an important collection of old cars dating from 1896. Turbine cars motorcycles and bicycles Are also featured. Museum Carlo Siscaretti i Ruffia Corso Unita d italia 40, Turin. Located in the Center of the italian motor Industry this museum of architectural brilliance houses More than 300 vehicles including famous racing cars some of them steam powered. The Siscaretti museum reflects the italian motor Industry s role in the mass Market and automotive styling. Museum Vincenzo Lancia via san Paolo Turin. Upstairs from the Lancia factory s production lines a Small collection of cars is preserved to Mark the famous Lancia models including production racing and rally cars. Centro Sorico Fiat via Chiabrera 20, Turin. In one of the original workshops of f.i.a.t., the Centro Stori co follows the Fiat lineage from the 3 i horsepower Model of 1899 through today s production models. Norway Norse technical museum Forsti Kalleen 1, Oslo the transportation Section of Norway s museum of science and Industry includes air planes old carriages bikes cycles and More than 20 cars including an 1895 Benz the first car to come to Norway. Of special interest is the very rare Lohner porsche electric Model of 1900. Portugal Caramelo automobile museum Caramelo Between Coimbra and Viseu. Or. De Lacerda s famous car collection is the Only one in Portugal open to the Public. It contains some rare and remarkable cars including a Maserati 250f grand prix machine a 1902 twin Cylinder Dar Racq a 1923 Brescia Bugatti and 1911 and 1912 Rolls Royce models. Scotland the Doune collection. Doune Park Doune Perthshire. A fairly new museum it houses the private collection of lord Doune and features racing cars irom the 1920s and 30s. Museum of transport 25 Albert drive Glasgow. A collection of scottish automobiles and steam cars. Sweden museum of science and technology Musie Gen 7, Stockholm. Everything Hore in the Way of transportation products with emphasis on swedish cars. Steam engines locomotives and air planes Aro also featured. Sve Dinos Bil och Fly museum us Glare Between Halmstad and Falkenberg. Sweden s largest automobile museum featuring about 90 vehicles. Early swedish american and austrian cars plus american cars of the 1920s, Are included. Switzerland Swiss transport museum lid Strasse 5, Lucerne. This sprawling Lakeside museum traces the history of All forms of transportation. Cars Are from throughout the world. Some Mercedes Benz racing cars Are featured. Automobile museum chateau de grandson Lake Neuchatel. A collection of about 40 cars some of Swiss origin. Racing cars including a Type 23 Bugatti Are featured along with a Rolls Royce phantom i once owned by Greta Garbo. Wales Pembrokeshire motor museum Garrison theater Pembroke Dock Pembrokeshire. This museum features automobiles motorcycles and bicycles from 1880 through 1930. Germany a Complete directory of German Auto museums will
