RPS Posted August 30, 2009 Share #1 Posted August 30, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Drive east about 50 miles from Atlanta to Madison, GA and one finds Bruce Weiner's MicroCar Museum. This fascinating museum displays a wonderful, and diverse, collection of "microcars". For the most part, these diminutive automobiles were manufactured in Europe during the difficult years following WW2 as a practical response to acute shortages of materials, gasoline and money. The images that follow represent just a small taste of that museum's amazingly interesting collection. 1950 Rolux Baby [ATTACH]159337[/ATTACH] 1959 FMR Tg-500-red [ATTACH]159339[/ATTACH] 1959 FMR Tg-500-yellow [ATTACH]159340[/ATTACH] 1957 Voisin Biscooter [ATTACH]159341[/ATTACH] 1956 BMW Isetta 300 [ATTACH]159342[/ATTACH] More information about this intriguing museum, and these wonderful cars, can be found here: www.microcarmuseum.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Hi RPS, Take a look here MicroCar Museum - Madison, GA (5 images - D-Lux 4). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted August 30, 2009 Share #2 Posted August 30, 2009 Robert - A superb set for crop, light, color and detail. I think this place was featured on a CBS Sunday Morning piece by Bill Geist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPS Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted August 30, 2009 Stuart: Thanks for looking and commenting. Although a regular viewer of CBS Sunday Morning, I did not see the Bill Geist piece when originally broadcast. However, it is available on U-Tube and I took a peek -- thanks for letting me know about the segment. After starting this thread, I realized that the vintage auto crowd tends to hand out at the "Sports and Leisure Time" forum ... I've set up a second thread there on this same topic, with a completely different set of images ... this is the link for anybody interested: MicroCar Museum (for the Sports and Leisure Time crowd) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted August 30, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 30, 2009 Robert, A stunning series with incredible sharpness, colors and composition. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted August 31, 2009 Share #5 Posted August 31, 2009 Lovely series, thanks for posting. LouisB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPS Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted August 31, 2009 Paul, Louis: thanks for looking and for the kind comments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted September 10, 2009 Share #7 Posted September 10, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Robert, a breathtaking series, outstanding colours, composition and crops. It looks like an amazing place to visit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPS Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share #8 Posted September 10, 2009 Enrico: Thank you for the kind comments; I'm glad you like these images. Yes, the museum is an interesting place to spend some time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPS Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share #9 Posted November 14, 2012 I learned recently that the owner of this MicroCar Museum has decided to auction off his entire collection in February 2013. For those who may be interested, more information is available here: Entire inventory of Microcar Museum to be auctioned - Autoblog Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.