Largest Microcar Museum in the World
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:43 pm(if that is not an oxymoron)
For a couple of years now, I have known that the largest microcar museum in the world is about an hour’s drive away from me, but I had never been. However, word got out that the owner was selling his collection and closing the museum, so I went down on Friday.
And what a collection he has accumulated. Apparently this is his second one, having auctioned off the first on in 1997. Amongst the expected Isettas, Messerschmidts, and BMWs was a surprisingly large assortment of British vehicles (Peel, Bond, one Mini, Sinclair, Frisky, Scootacar, Berkeley)
Supposedly only 26 Peel P50’s left in the world (out of 50 built)
And a 1965 Peel Trident (one of only 45 built) This is actually the second one I have seen in Atlanta. There was a blue one at the local British car show a few years ago.
1959 Frisky Family Three
A line up of Bonds, fronted by a 70s orange Bond Bug with the door lock on the roof
Some ‘schmidts,
Nice cabriolet with snakeskin interior,
The only Dealer Repair Car remaining in the world
For a couple of years now, I have known that the largest microcar museum in the world is about an hour’s drive away from me, but I had never been. However, word got out that the owner was selling his collection and closing the museum, so I went down on Friday.
And what a collection he has accumulated. Apparently this is his second one, having auctioned off the first on in 1997. Amongst the expected Isettas, Messerschmidts, and BMWs was a surprisingly large assortment of British vehicles (Peel, Bond, one Mini, Sinclair, Frisky, Scootacar, Berkeley)
Supposedly only 26 Peel P50’s left in the world (out of 50 built)
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And a 1965 Peel Trident (one of only 45 built) This is actually the second one I have seen in Atlanta. There was a blue one at the local British car show a few years ago.
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1959 Frisky Family Three
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A line up of Bonds, fronted by a 70s orange Bond Bug with the door lock on the roof
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Some ‘schmidts,
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Nice cabriolet with snakeskin interior,
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The only Dealer Repair Car remaining in the world
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