Erik
January 20th, 2003, 14:56
If you ever get the chance, pay a visit to THE SCHLUMPF COLLECTION National Motorcar Museum in Mulhouse, France.
The background on how this muséum was founded and how the cars were collected is worth a visit alone.
Allow at least 2 hours, expect 4 - 6 hours. You will never see this many Bugattis in one day, but there are many more great cars that you have never heard of.
Schlumpf Collection (http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/index.html)
This hall groups together cars from the collection which have raced. The first part is devoted to the "ancestors", and the second to the Grand Prix cars and cars taking part in the Le Mans 24-hour race.
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos/pan_lacourse.jpg
THE ESDERS BUGATTI - Upon Fritz Schlumpf's insistence, this car was totally rebuilt in the museum's workshops from original parts.
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos/esders_2.jpg
This night-blue jewel-box contains 80 of the most beautiful cars from the 1930s, whose shimmering chrome seems to mirror the ages: Rolls Royce, Mercedes, Hispano-Suizas… and the famous Bugatti Royale. (worth about 12 million Euros...)
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos/pan_chefsdoeuvre_4.jpg
Note the the lamps, these are the same as on Pont Neuf in Paris.
The 'muséum' ordered about 900 lamps in secret...
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos/pan_aventure.jpg
Mercedes-Benz - The resemblance between this car and the famous Volkswagen Beetle is no accident; both were designed by Ferdinand Porsche.
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos_fiche/mercedes1420.jpg
Ferrari
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos_fiche/ferrari250.jpg
Maserati
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos_fiche/maserati250F.jpg
Type 41 Bugatti, the famous Royale Napoléon coupé
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos/zoom_0403.jpg
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos_fiche/bugatti57.jpg
RR Silver Ghost
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos_fiche/silverghost.jpg
The background on how this muséum was founded and how the cars were collected is worth a visit alone.
Allow at least 2 hours, expect 4 - 6 hours. You will never see this many Bugattis in one day, but there are many more great cars that you have never heard of.
Schlumpf Collection (http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/index.html)
This hall groups together cars from the collection which have raced. The first part is devoted to the "ancestors", and the second to the Grand Prix cars and cars taking part in the Le Mans 24-hour race.
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos/pan_lacourse.jpg
THE ESDERS BUGATTI - Upon Fritz Schlumpf's insistence, this car was totally rebuilt in the museum's workshops from original parts.
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos/esders_2.jpg
This night-blue jewel-box contains 80 of the most beautiful cars from the 1930s, whose shimmering chrome seems to mirror the ages: Rolls Royce, Mercedes, Hispano-Suizas… and the famous Bugatti Royale. (worth about 12 million Euros...)
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos/pan_chefsdoeuvre_4.jpg
Note the the lamps, these are the same as on Pont Neuf in Paris.
The 'muséum' ordered about 900 lamps in secret...
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos/pan_aventure.jpg
Mercedes-Benz - The resemblance between this car and the famous Volkswagen Beetle is no accident; both were designed by Ferdinand Porsche.
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos_fiche/mercedes1420.jpg
Ferrari
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos_fiche/ferrari250.jpg
Maserati
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos_fiche/maserati250F.jpg
Type 41 Bugatti, the famous Royale Napoléon coupé
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos/zoom_0403.jpg
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos_fiche/bugatti57.jpg
RR Silver Ghost
http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/photos_fiche/silverghost.jpg