Cars for a museum

If you were starting a general car museum and had room to nicely
display 15 cars, which would you pick? Don't get too esoteric - nothing
rarer than a Cord or Auburn.

Midlant

Would start with a Minerva 32 CV.

Regards,

Ralf
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This is a museum for the general public - perhaps one where the the
history of the automobile as it effects the general public might be
seen and cars that the younger ones have only heard of my be seen.

Model T, VW Beetle, Cord, mid-70's Japanese econobox and so on.
The Belgin cars acn be in the third group of ten.
(I might even include the Caddy with the first electric starter, which
doubled the number of potential drivers.)

midlant

Ralf Ballis wrote:
> Would start with a Minerva 32 CV.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ralf
> --
> www.omnibusclub.de
> Erfinder des Abgasturboladers Dr. Alfred J. Büchi: "Die Abgase,
> deren noch inne-wohnende Energie bis dahin vergeudet wurde ..."

wrote:

> Model T, VW Beetle,**Cord,*mid-70's*Japanese*econobox*and*so*on.
> The Belgin cars acn be in the third group of ten.
> (I might even include the Caddy with the first electric starter, which
> doubled the number of potential drivers.)

There are some cars represents a mile stone in technology of automotive.
The reason why prefer this car is the engine technology with this special
timing characteristic of knight slide valve.
And don't forget the NSU Ro80. Here is a very sad story of them:

http://www.ro80.nl/specials/gemunden...denenglish.htm

so I would say last for ever.

Regards,

Ralf
--
www.omnibusclub.de
Erfinder des Abgasturboladers Dr. Alfred J. Büchi: "Die Abgase,
deren noch inne-wohnende Energie bis dahin vergeudet wurde ..."

Jag SS100, Mercedes 500K, Cord, late 1920's Packard and Caddy,
MG-TC (or any T series MG), Austin-Healey 3000, Ford Model T,
small window VW bug, Mercer speedster, White or Doble steam car,
SS Camero, '58 Vette, '56 T-bird, 308 Ferrari.

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> If you were starting a general car museum and had room to nicely
> display 15 cars, which would you pick? Don't get too esoteric - nothing
> rarer than a Cord or Auburn.
>
> Midlant

Early Benz (they started it all)
Model T Ford (for mass production)
Self starter Cad
1935 Mercedes 500 (symbolizing the 1930s)
1937 Packard (for luxury)
Early VW Bug
1947 Studebaker (advanced styling)
1953 Studebaker (ditto)
1953 Porsche 356
1963 Morris Minor (a monument to stupid design)
1962 Jaguar XK-E (one of the most beautiful cars ever)
1966 Porsche 911 (as the ultimate air-cooled engine car)
1972 Datsun 240Z (when the Japanese got their sports car thing together)
1975 Trabant (for how NOT to build a car)
1991 Saturn SL-2 (when the US got back in the game)