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Automobile Museum Reims-Champagne

Coordinates: 49°15′02″N 4°03′01″E / 49.2506285°N 4.0503931°E / 49.2506285; 4.0503931
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Automobile Museum Reims-Champagne
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Established1985; 41 years ago (1985)
LocationReims, France
Coordinates49°15′02″N 4°03′01″E / 49.2506285°N 4.0503931°E / 49.2506285; 4.0503931,
TypeAutomobile museum
Collection size
250 vehicles (160 cars, 90 two-wheelers), 7000 miniatures, 80 pedal cars, 170 enamel plates.
FounderPhilippe Charbonneaux
PresidentDidier Carrayon
WebsiteOfficial website

Musée Automobile Reims-Champagne, (Reims Automobile Museum), is a motor museum located in Reims. It was founded in 1985 to house the collection of Philippe Charbonneaux.

Description

The museum was founded in 1985 to house the collection of Philippe Charbonneaux. The premises at 84 Avenue Georges Clémenceau, 51100 Reims, house the fifth largest vehicle collection in France, with 230 cars and motor bikes dating from 1908.[1]

The collection

Cars

The collection includes: Amilcar, Berliet, Chenard-Walcker, CIME, Citroën, DB, De Dion-Bouton, Delage, Delahaye, Panhard, Peugeot, Renault, Salmson, Simca and Talbot.[1]

Motorcycles

The motorcycle collection includes: BSA, Condor, Gillet, Monet-Goyon, Motobécane, Norton, NSU, Soyer, Terrot, and Triumph.[1]

Toys

Sections of the museum are devoted to toys and pedal-cars.[1]

Administration

The museum is currently managed by an association of collectors.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Musée Automobile Reims-Champagne". Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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