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Automobile Museums - France: Illustrated Books - History and Vehicles

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Schlumpf - The intrigue behind the most beautiful car collection in the world

The fabulous collection of cars brought together by two French brothers, Hans & Fritz Schlumpf consists of hundreds of the most beautiful cars ever produced.
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"Schlumpf affair" is perhaps one of the most famous stories in the car collectors world, covered extensively by the media in the mid-1970s when the collection was seized by the trade unions and later by the French government.
The Schlumpf brothers were accused of fraudulent actions to obtain their collection - but following extensive research by the authors of this book, the true story behind the collection is revealed.

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Pages of the book "Schlumpf - The intrigue behind the most beautiful car collection in the world"

Ard and Arnoud op Weegh spent many years investigating the Schlumpf affair, and discovered many previously unpublished documents which prove that the Schlumpf brothers have been wrongly accused over the years.
This book is written to tell the true story behind the collection, and also to rehabilitate the Schlumpf family. The book is beautifully illustrated with some rare photographs, and features many of the beautiful cars that make up the Schlumpf collection.

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Author:Ard op de Weegh, Arnoud op de Weegh
Details:160 pages, 10.25 x 8.7 x 0.63 in (26 x 22 x 1.6 cm), hardback
Illustrations:173 b&w and color photos
Language:English
Publisher:Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2018)
ISBN:9781787113091
Book cover: Schlumpf - The intrigue behind the most beautiful car collection in the world | Veloce

Schlumpf - The intrigue behind the most beautiful car collection in the world

Language: English

The Schlumpf Automobile Collection

This book shares the valuable collection of the Schlumpf brothers, whose collection of 427 beautiful classic carsincluding 122 Bugatis - made it Europes most exciting auto collection. Now known as the National Auto Museum of France, this amazing collection is presented in this book for all the world to see.

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Author:Wolfgang Drehsen, Halwart Schrader
Details:182 pages, 12 x 8.9 x 0.63 in (30.5 x 22.5 x 1.6 cm), hardback
Illustrations:480 b&w photos, 8 pages color
Language:English
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:9780887401923
Book cover: The Schlumpf Automobile Collection | Schiffer

The Schlumpf Automobile Collection

Language: English

L'Atelier Automobile des Princesses

When Eric Thierry, photographer, and Roger Schelstraete, artistic director, discovered the L'Atelier Automobile garage, they entered a world from another time, a black and white atmosphere, a disconnected world.
Olivier Martinaud, creator of L'Atelier Automobile, welcomed them for several months.

It is a dive into the bowels of these legendary cars, caresses of light on the curves of the bodies, hands that resurrect ageless mechanics, a prestigious heritage, a vintage atmosphere that L'atelier Automobile des Princesses invites you to share...

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Author:Eric Thierry, Roger Schelstraete
Details:192 pages, 11.4 x 9 in (29 x 24 cm), hardback
Illustrations:131 b&w photos
Language:French
Publisher:ETAI (F, 2018)
ISBN:9791028302559
Book cover: L'Atelier Automobile des Princesses | ETAI

L'Atelier Automobile des Princesses

Language: French

Voitures françaises de collection

The automobile has revolutionized the history of France and deeply marked our collective imagination. Thanks to this richly documented work, discover all the legendary models, from the most prestigious to the small popular cars, which mark the wonderful epic of the French automobile industry and whose mere mention is enough to make us nostalgic.

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Author:Patrick Lesueur
Details:256 pages, 8.9 x 7.1 in (22.5 x 18 cm), paperback
Illustrations:many b&w and color photos
Language:French
Publisher:Editions E/P/A (F, 2012)
ISBN:9782851201126
Book cover: Voitures françaises de collection | E/P/A

Voitures françaises de collection

Language: French

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