Wheels Blog: Ferrari Museum Honors Sergio Pininfarina
The exhibit, at Ferrari’s museum in Maranello, Italy, runs through Feb. 24.
Four-Links – Lincoln’s Tumblr gaffes, Spohn, Oppernator, Chrysler Museum last look
* By now you’ve surely seen that Lincoln has dipped into its heritage in a rebranding effort. If one believes the talk, this provides hope that Lincoln will regain its former glory. Then again, if one pays attention to the Tumblr site that Lincoln set up to mine its history, as Jeff at Palm Springs Automobilist has, then it’s hard to believe the new Lincoln really gives two shirts about the old Lincolns.
* Spohn customs now have a fan page on Facebook. This should not surprise anybody.
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The Vision of Voisin descends upon the Mullin: Museum hosts world’s largest collection of Voisins
Gabriel Voisin was that rarest of automotive figures, someone who comes along once in a lifetimeand#8212;the cars he built left an indelible mark on today’s automobiles. The Mullin Automotive Museum’s latest exhibit,
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Walter P. Chrysler Museum to Close to Public – Chrysler Buys Collection to Preserve Heritage
Chrysler Thunderbolt and Newport Show Cars in the atrium of the Walter P. Chrysler Museum
I’m an unabashed booster of Detroit area institutions so it was with some sadness that I read that the Walter P. Chrysler Museum on the Chrysler campus in Auburn Hills will be closing to the public at the end of the year. Apparently admission fees and facility rentals were not sufficient to sustain continued operations.
The museum opened in 1999 and about 35,000 people visited the facility in 2011. Chrysler G…
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Walter P. Chrysler Museum to Close to Public – Chrysler Buys Collection to Preserve Heritage
Chrysler Thunderbolt and Newport Show Cars in the atrium of the Walter P. Chrysler Museum
I’m an unabashed booster of Detroit area institutions so it was with some sadness that I read that the Walter P. Chrysler Museum on the Chrysler campus in Auburn Hills will be closing to the public at the end of the year. Apparently admission fees and facility rentals were not sufficient to sustain continued operations.
The museum opened in 1999 and about 35,000 people visited the facility in 2011. Chrysler G…
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Museum Relics Prove Pacific Sharks Died Out Before We Knew They Were There
Dusky Shark Wikimedia Commons Dusky sharks do not live in the Pacific waters near the Republic of Kiribati. Neither do spottail sharks, nor the aptly named bignose sharks. But they used to live there at one point in the past — right by the Gilbert Islands, according to anthropological evidence. Ancient shark-tooth weapons can serve as a record of past biodiversity, according to new ecological research. The sharks disappeared before biologists ever knew they were there, according to Columbia University c…
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Gilmore Car Museum surprises
What a difference a year has made at the Gilmore Car Museum. We have not been there since the new Genevieve and Donald S. Gilmore Automotive Heritage Center was completed last winter.
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The Porsche Museum Collection Gets A New Home: Video
Porsche’s Museum Collection numbers over 500 cars, which is far more than its current museum (opened in 2009) can display at any given time. In fact, the Porsche Museum only has room for around 80 exhibits; factor in other Porsche Museum cars on display at events worldwide, and you still need a massive facility to house the entire collection not currently exhibited under one roof.
For years, that had been a problem for Porsche, which was forced to keep its holdings in a variety of storage locations….
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Terry Karges to replace Buddy Pepp at Petersen Museum
Terry Karges will take over as executive director of The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, replacing Buddy Pepp who is retiring after more than two years on the job.
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Have you seen this Ford Model A?: Car reported stolen from Henry Ford Museum parking lot
A 1930 Ford Model A roadster belonging to a California man was stolen from the Henry Ford museum parking on June 26.