The Mullin museum is finally open, but only two days a month, on a reservation basis

The above is one of two made, the other is unrestored. A commisioned painting of it by Nicola Wood is posted here: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/10/marvelous-paintings-of-nicola-wood.html

Above images from http://motomania.tumblr.com/

Here's one amazing car from the Mullins collection, a Hispano-Suiza woody!

http://karakullake.blogspot.com/2010/08/mullin-automotive-museum-review-part-1.html for a full write up and gallery

For hours and dates it's open: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/mullins-museum-info-its-not-open-often.html

Evans Garage... what a cool looking place (not open to the public)

Cmon, that is a cool way to dress up your mailbox!

Another abandoned car collection! This time found in South America

Looks like a 1959 Savoy in red... just a guess

For a couple more photos: http://carrosinuteis.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/e/#comments

Had you heard about the Peter Max collection of Corvettes?

above photos Tony Cenicola / nytimes.com

Above photo David Allee / nymag.com

36 vintage Corvettes in a parking garage in Brooklyn.

One Corvette for each year they were made, starting with a pearl-white ’53 (one of only 300) and ending with a red 1989, they were the prize in a contest sponsored by VH1, the cable music channel, in 1989. The contest awarded the whole lot to one winner, Dennis Amodeo, a carpenter from Long Island. HE sold the whole bunch for $500,000 to Peter Max who intended to paint them all as rolling art, but never got around to it. So the Vettes sat and gathered dust for about 20 years. They recieved a lot of publicity... but no love or interest from Peter.

The collection was a promotion envisioned by Jim Cahill who realized the VH1 audience was a good target demographic for any year Corvette and the contest would boost ratings. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/automobiles/collectibles/14corvette.html and http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/11902/

If you want to see more Corvette collections: http://www.corvetteblogger.com/index.cfm?mode=cat&catid=0858DC6A-96E9-F603-0D61AE51B9511412

Gran Prix Classics in LaJolla, awesome door handles!

That is the way to catch the attention of the people walking in or passing by!

Mertviy put a 64 photo gallery together from inside Jay Leno's garage

http://parkoffka.ru/item/2010/2/1/kollekciya_avtomobilei_64_fotografii

In the right place, at the right time, and even better... get paid to do it with a camera! Meet Laura, she posts private collections, celebs, etc

That is Laura, and Danny Trejo

Go over to her website for lots more, and comment to tell her to post the rest of the stuff! http://hagertyblog.blogspot.com/

New photo coverage of Jay Leno's collection

his motorcycle collection: http://big-diesel.blogspot.com/2009/08/harem-of-leno.html

his car collection: http://www.mensjournal.com/jay-lenos-time-machines

a couple new cars in his garage, http://www.moparmagazine.com/2008/sept-oct/another_mopar_for_lenos_collection and http://fuel-efficient-vehicles.org/energy-news/?p=892

The Peter Mullin auto museum, not open yet, but soon

Celebrating the art deco movement, the French Curves Collection exemplifies the zenith of the French automobile, including beautifully styled and amazingly engineered French-built cars covering several decades: Bugattis, Delages, Delahayes, Hispano Suizas, Talbot-Lagos and Voisins, many have won awards at concours d'elegance, and a number of the race cars have been past winners of historic races, such as the Grand Prix de Pau and Le Mans.

1421 Emerson Avenue

Oxnard, CA 93033

Previously the Otis Chandler museum, The museum is reopening as the Vintage Museum of Transportation, displaying the Peter Mullin Collection, including 12 Bugattis from the former Schlumpf collection ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandler_Vintage_Museum_of_Transportation_and_Wildlife

For dates and hours: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/mullins-museum-info-its-not-open-often.html

Photo galley of the Hendricks Museum (one of the great private collections)

1930 "Model J Duesenberg LWB, Hibbard & Darrin Transformable Cabriolet". There were two made. One for the King of Spain and the other for William Randolph Hearst.

To contrast the ridiculously rare and expensive.... the following truck, which to me is equally as cool and unusual.

http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=36851 down the page about 1/3rd before the museum photos. All of the cars here are owned by John Hendricks. He is the founder of the Discovery channel.

Deerpark Auto museum is open again! Closed for years while things got sorted out, it's $5 to tour a great collection!