Classic Cars and Coffee - Sunday 3rd November 2024

Classic Cars and Coffee featured French Car Day

I took my DKW along. She needed a good run and ran very well there.

Rolls-Royce Phantom III

A Morris 8 custom racer and the Ogilvy Speed Special (more below)

1924 Hispano Suiza with Australian body by Martin & King

"Martin and King were among the leading Australian coachbuilders, built for all the prestige brands, and were Rolls-Royce's own preference for Australian bodies. Martin and King bodies were more robust and had better dustproofing that British bodies, quite important for Australian road conditions. Over the years they built for Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Delage, Hispano-Suiza, Bugatti, Jaguar and many others." https://www.coachbuild.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1069

1920s Citroen Type D

Citroen 2CV with Hoffman cabriolet body

Citroen SM

Panhard 24CT. A real rarity and there are two here

Renault 750s

The trusty Patron Citroen H van. It does the best coffee http://thepatron.com.au/things_we_do.html

1974 Citroen DS

1980 Citroen CX

Citroen Traction Avant

1960 IWL Berlin scooter from East Germany

Fiat 500

Polish-built FSM 126

Mercury

The Ogilvy Speed Special. https://www.ogilvyspeedspecial.com.au/

Museo Del Automovil Puebla, Mexico

Puebla, south of Mexico City is the heart of Mexico's auto industry. Volkswagen established an assembly plant here in 1964 and the factory is still manufacturing Volkswagen cars today. There is a vibrant classic motoring community in the city and in the 1990s a museum was established. Knowing that there was a car museum in the city, I thought I would check where it was and if it was close, would check it out. Quite by chance it was located at 3 Sur 1501 Col. Centro Puebla, two blocks from our little hotel, Suites La Concordia. We had to visit.

Enjoying a treat on the rooftop terrace of Suites La Concordia
The museum is located on the ground of the Mirador building. Mirador means viewpoint and there is a rooftop terrace with views over the city.

The display starts with veteran cars. This is a Curved Dash Oldsmobile

Flanders

1910 Renault

Model T Ford and the Flanders



1933 Packard

My favourite car of the museum - 1939 Opel Kaptain from Germany

1924 Chrysler B-70

Alfa Romeo

MG TC

Rolls-Royce thing next to a Honda Dream

Bentley

1952 Sunbeam

Delorean

Auto Union F12

Ford Thunderbird

Mercedes-Benz

Another view of the Packard.

Another view of the Renault

A combined museo and mirador ticket allows you to visit the viewing platform on the top floor. The floor can be used as a functions room but was rather run down when we visited.

On the way down in the elevator you can see some modern cars on the landing over the entrance.

It isn't the biggest museum but it is an interesting diversion from the heat for a hour or so. Worth a visit if you're nearby. Check out their website for more info: https://www.museoautopuebla.com/

I believe there is another museum in Puebla a little further out of town which features displays of locally manufactured Volkswagens and Audis.