For the NorCal folks: The Blackhawk museum in San Ramon has a nice
selection of "art" cars.
Oh, yeah. The Kilmartin BN2 frame came in and is at Healey Werks. May I
say that it is very nice.
JR
53 BN1
62BT7
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Fine" <RonFineEsq@earthlink.net>
To: <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 8:02 PM
Subject: Non Healey but auto related
> For anyone in the Southern California area between now and Jan. 24, 2005
> who
> loves looking at beautiful old cars don't miss the current show at the
> Peterson Automotive Museum "FRENCH CURVES: THE AUTOMOBILE AS SCULPTURE".
> I just spent several hours with my family and even my daughter loved these
> cars. These are the French-bodied cars mostly pre 1940 that were designed
> according to the "streamlined moderne" aesthetic of the Art Deco school,
> and
> quoting from the show, "...considered to be some of the most beautiful
> automobiles ever created." Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza, Delahaye. I have
> seen
> some of these cars on prior occasions but never so many in one location
> and
> restored as perfectly as humanly possible. These cars just took my breath
> away. Nice Sunday family outing.
> Ron
>
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