mr moto Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Just saw this news item about Bruce Weiner's amazing Microcar Museum closing down. That place could be the source for about a thousand Auto ID's! http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/world-largest-collection-tiny-cars-going-going-gone-205639795.html If you've never looked at his website you owe it to yourself! Some of the cars are amazing and others are just amazingly weird but I love to look at them. http://microcarmuseum.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Just saw that- the orange Isetta caught me, and I HAD to read the story after seeing something like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Saw the auction link last week - some really interesting model cars and, not a whole lot bigger, real cars. I would love to go and just look over all the items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 It's not clear to me why he's closing shop other than he's "moving on to whatever else catches his eye." But to go to his site he boldly shows that the museum is closed "forever" and no further explanation is offered. Doesn't that sound a little cold like there's some spite, disappointment or obstacle behind it? He was supposedly a devoted collector and expert, passionately searching the world to recover and meticulously restore one-of-a-kind pieces. Can someone just walk away from that? Even if it's just to cash in, I wouldn't begrudge him that. But no farewell or thank-yous seems odd. It's a unique and important collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCarCulture Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 He collected everything he was looking for so he lost interest - if you like these cars you can download the digital catalog here... http://www.handlewithfun.com/over-view.cfm ...it's an incredible reference piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) Wow! That catalog is just great. A lot of vehicles you never saw before. Auction estimates seem a bit ambitious though! Edited February 10, 2013 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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