A member of our club came across this. It's worth a look see.

www.tinyurl.com/bits-001

 

I have seen this posted here before. It is a very impressive collection.

 

Nice

 

Now that's a nice collection! Great pics!

 

I live in Ft. Lauderdale and have been planning on visiting the museum next month in November.

 

 

Yep....amazing. But you would need at least a couple of full time employees just to keep everything clean and exercised. Hmmmm.....wonder where I put my application in?

[edit] I had seen this before and didn't realize that it's now open to the public.....I may have to schedule a trip to FL soon.

 

Now that's one way to secure your wealth through a recession.

 

Every time i see that collection, i'm at a loss for words.

 

I dont believe I saw any C4's in there. Maybe he ran out of room

 

Aren't there laws against hoarding???!!

 

Just looking at those pics made my pulse race! Got to plan a trip to FLA

 

A coworker and I watched a couple episodes of Jay Leno's show (Jay Leno's Garage I think it's called). We're both big car guys, and love that show. A couple discussions came up, though:

Clearly, Jay Leno is a car guy, through and through. He knows a lot about every one of the hundreds of cars and bikes he owns. I have no doubt that guy could roll up the sleeves and turn a wrench with the best of us. From bikes to big American musclecars to exotic supercars to old '50s roadsters, he can tell you every quirk of the car as manufactured, and every quirk of his specific example. He is the rarest of creatures...a gear head with nearly unlimited funds to pursue his dream...he's more than just a collector; he's a car LOVER. I completely respect and envy that guy.

However, one of the things that came up in conversation is the "affair" we have with the cars we love. I used to be a Mustang guy, I owned a 1966 (my first car) and a 1986...I could tell you every bolt, every quirk, every nuance of those cars. They were my daily drivers, and I really bonded with both of those cars. I knew them both intimately, the way a man knows his wife, if that's not too strange of an example (and note that I said "intimately," not "biblically," haha).

After the Mustang, I bought a Miata and drove it daily for about 15 of the last 20 years (I've actually had 3 total, a 91, a 92, and an 02). I learned every nut and bolt, every quirk in how it drove, and modified it with those things in mind...lots of suspension upgrades to make a great handling car better, then engine work to make it faster. I think, at one time or another, I've actually turned every bolt on that car, no exaggeration.

Now I'm looking for a Corvette, my first, with that expectation in mind. Love the car, experience the car, enjoy and bond with the car. I doubt I could do that with more than one car, certainly no more than 2 or 3 cars at the most.

If you have ONE car, and drive it regularly, and feel passionate about it, it's very much like a marriage. Some days you hate it, most days you love it, but it's really the only way to APPRECIATE it. If you have 10 cars, or 100, I doubt you can really fall in love with more than one or two of them...like sleeping around, it's a fun life, but ultimately it has the potential to be unsatisfying.

I've always been passionate about my cars; I wouldn't turn down the opportunity to have a warehouse full of them, but I think it would actually take a lot of the pleasure out of the experience, at least for me.

JMO, yours may vary,

Dave

 

Just mind boggling, do you know who owns the collection. I remember seeing Miss Budweiser racing every year because of living in Detroit the Gold Cup was always a great race day on the river.
Where in Florida is the place located and what is the name . Thanks

 

Try this. You should get your answers.www.musclecarcity.net

 

WOW, that is a beautiful collection.

 

There is a white C4 there. It's in the pictures near the bottom of the page.

 

 

Thanks

 

Of course it's White