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Subject: [Leica] PESO - Mullin Automotive Museum
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)
Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 19:38:59 +0200
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Nice!

How did they manage to get the Schlump brothers' collection there?

Philippe


Le 29 mai 11 ? 06:53, ISILVERMN at aol.com a ?crit :

>
> Who would have thought that after 40 years in the commercial nuclear  
> power
> industry, its now busier than its ever been, what with the so-called
> nuclear  renaissance and a small incident at Fukushima.  I've had  
> darn little time
> available for hobbies, but try to make the best of it.
>
> I recently  visited the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, CA, (
> _http://www.mullinautomotivemuseum.com/_ 
> (http://www.mullinautomotivemuseum.com/ 
> )   )
> and it was an unbelievable experience. Housed in an industrial park  
> with
> limited access (2 weekends a month and 2 groups each of those days),  
> once you
> go  through the doors, you're at the Paris Auto Show of 1939, with  
> some 70
> mostly  French vehicles of the Art-deco period in immaculate  
> condition (a
> few  are intentionally unrestored).  Would you believe 30  
> Bugattis?    A
> sampling:
>
>
> 1939 Delahaye 165 V 12 Cabriolet:
>
>
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Delahaye1.jpg
>  
> .
> html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Delahaye1.jpg.html
>  
> )
>
> _http://tinyurl.com/3f37suw_ (http://tinyurl.com/3f37suw)
>
>
>
> Exhaust detail of the same::
>
>
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Delahaye2.jpg
>  
> .
> html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Delahaye2.jpg.html
>  
> )
>
> _http://tinyurl.com/3omv4dl_ (http://tinyurl.com/3omv4dl)
>
>
> 1938 Hispano Suiza Dubonnet Xenia:
>
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Hisso2.jpg.htm
> l_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Hisso2.jpg.html
>  
> )
>
> _http://tinyurl.com/3b3z5yd_ (http://tinyurl.com/3b3z5yd)
>
>
> 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Aravis Roadster:
>
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Bugatti1.jpg.h
> tml_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Bugatti1.jpg.html
>  
> )
>
> _http://tinyurl.com/3c4qqkr_ (http://tinyurl.com/3c4qqkr)
>
>
> 1935 Hispano Suiza J12 Drophead Coupe:
>
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Hisso1.jpg.htm
> l_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Hisso1.jpg.html
>  
> )
>
> _http://tinyurl.com/3c26l46_ (http://tinyurl.com/3c26l46)
>
>
> 1934 Voisin C27 Aerosport:
>
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Voisin1.jpg.ht
> ml_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Voisin1.jpg.html
>  
> )
>
> _http://tinyurl.com/3emh58h_ (http://tinyurl.com/3emh58h)
>
>
> 1934 Voisin C27 Grand Sport Cabriolet:
>
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Voisin2.jpg.ht
> ml_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Mullin+Museum/Voisin2.jpg.html
>  
> )
>
>
> _http://tinyurl.com/3eytv44_ (http://tinyurl.com/3eytv44)
>
>
> I plan on adding to this gallery as time permits.  I hope you enjoy   
> them.
> Comments and critiques are always welcome.
>
> Very Best Regards,
>
> Ira Silverman
> Irvine, CA
>
>
>
>
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