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Saw the most incredible car collection today in New Jersey. A friend took me down there to see the Oscar Davis Collection. They are all museum quality Ferraris, Bugattis, Alfas, an XKE, two Lancia Aurelia Spyders, several Maseratis, a 507 and Z8 plus 2 328 BMWs, a 1930 Chevy hotrod, etc. All are in perfect running condition - in fact the owner has been known to fly a car over to Europe to run in the Mille Miglia. In case you're thinking of buying a Ferrari 275 GTB4, be aware that a set of carburetors cost the owner $17,000.00 - and there were apparently only two sets left in the world. I see there is a video of the collection on Youtube.Check it out. I spoke at length with his chief mechanic who also has a collection of vintage outboard motors. He was a real character - like Roger from Wayne Carini's F40 shop.The owner is also friendly with Jay Leno. Quite a morning.
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WooHOO! Good for you. Those "collections" are few and far between, usually not easy to gain access to. Closest one to us is the Miles Collier collection, invitation only. Luckily we've known the CEO for decades, have friends with cars that have passed through their fingers and ended up in the collection, too.
I'm sure they all know one another. The Collier guys have TWO GT-40's. They used to take the Gulf liveried one around on tour but decided due to the rarity of mechanical bits they couldn't take the chance of something snapping and not have replacements. Now it sits. But what a sight, even static! Great that these folks have the resources to preserve the examples so us plebs can drool over 'em.
I'm sure they all know one another. The Collier guys have TWO GT-40's. They used to take the Gulf liveried one around on tour but decided due to the rarity of mechanical bits they couldn't take the chance of something snapping and not have replacements. Now it sits. But what a sight, even static! Great that these folks have the resources to preserve the examples so us plebs can drool over 'em.
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Hey Doc,
The Collier Collection opened back up to the public a few years ago: https://revsinstitute.org/ I visited back in the mid-80s before they closed it to the public and it was a great museum. Spoke to someone who ha been recently that really enjoyed it.
The Collier Collection opened back up to the public a few years ago: https://revsinstitute.org/ I visited back in the mid-80s before they closed it to the public and it was a great museum. Spoke to someone who ha been recently that really enjoyed it.
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They started that Revs Institute association quite recently. Just over a year IIRC. Last time I went through they were "transitioning". That was about a year ago, with a bunch of Alfisti. And it's still "By Appointment Only." They will take groups, car clubs, etc. Can't just show up at the door, AFAIK.
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Open 3 days a week, but tickets must be purchased in advance. https://revsinstitute.org/plan-a-visit/tickets/ The docent-led tour is a good deal for twenty bucks. Some really incredible cars on display. One of my favorite museums, up there with the Simeone Collection in Philly.
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The docent we had last time was a bit, umm... misleading. We got to the Lotus Elite and he was telling us it was near-impossible to repair it if it ever got tagged, as it was made of carbon fiber. When I piped up and said it was hand layup fiberglass and one of the first ever monocoque "production" cars, and carbon fiber wasn't around in the early '60's autos, he wasn't convinced. That was until another in the group suggested he read the plaque for the thing... and told him the guy correcting him was kind of an experienced Lotus guy. :smirk: Credibility gone fer a chop.
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Weird, I thought the Revs Institute Collection involved a V6MGB GT Conversion, another B a Midget and a Vauxhall - oh and a Fiat in a friend's barn. Just Sayin' ;p
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Calgary has Fred Phillips... He has an awesome collection of all sorts of stuff, he like Italian cars, especially coachbuilt ones, and he does drive his cars... He has been known to show up at cruise night in interesting vehicles...
He does offer group tours of the complete collection, something which I've unfortunately kept missing... He charges money but all for charity...
He did show up at cruise night this past summer in an old Auburn, that is rather different...
Instead of doing a "restoration" he had Richard Rawlings do his magic, including putting a Chrysler Hemi engine in it, even though he had the original Auburn engine, apparently the Auburn engine has been discarded, and Fred doesn't care... :emmersed:
And he loves Kurtis cars, this one is a one-off 1954 Kurtis 500KKS1, Fred driving...
He has several other Kurtis cars I've also seen...
Two years ago at local cruise night, fresh off a road rally, Lamborghini 350GT and Bizzarrini, a Bizzarrini that has great patina, drives great, and he doesn't plan to restore the bodywork!
The Bizzarrini when he first acquired it in 2011...
And the same guy who in recent years has expressed delight in his modern Fiat 500 Abarth, a rather more ordinary car in comparison to the above... Sometimes coming to shows in that Fiat, not his more fancy cars... Video of him... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVpBuauvFdE&list=TLP5f_kkuBWwc
He does offer group tours of the complete collection, something which I've unfortunately kept missing... He charges money but all for charity...
He did show up at cruise night this past summer in an old Auburn, that is rather different...
Instead of doing a "restoration" he had Richard Rawlings do his magic, including putting a Chrysler Hemi engine in it, even though he had the original Auburn engine, apparently the Auburn engine has been discarded, and Fred doesn't care... :emmersed:
And he loves Kurtis cars, this one is a one-off 1954 Kurtis 500KKS1, Fred driving...
He has several other Kurtis cars I've also seen...
Two years ago at local cruise night, fresh off a road rally, Lamborghini 350GT and Bizzarrini, a Bizzarrini that has great patina, drives great, and he doesn't plan to restore the bodywork!
The Bizzarrini when he first acquired it in 2011...
And the same guy who in recent years has expressed delight in his modern Fiat 500 Abarth, a rather more ordinary car in comparison to the above... Sometimes coming to shows in that Fiat, not his more fancy cars... Video of him... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVpBuauvFdE&list=TLP5f_kkuBWwc