Mullin Automotive Museum
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Sadly the great Mullin Museum now is closed forever, I am here to welcome you to the legacy of one of the greatest collections of classic cars ever made.
The first Mullin Automotive Museum opened in California in 2010. It houses the private car collection of businessman and philanthropist Peter W. Mullin. The museum aims to provide visitors with a greater understanding of the development of automotive design in Europe in the early 20th century. The full collection includes several hundred cars, including the most comprehensive selection of early 20th century Bugattis.
The Mullin Automotive Museum was a privately owned automobile museum in Oxnard, California, US. Established in 2010, it displayed the personal car collection of businessman and philanthropist Peter W. Mullin. The museum had a large collection of vintage Bugattis, and many of the cars were fully restored and able to be driven. After founder’s death in September 2023, the museum closed on February 10, 2024.
The museum was housed in the building formerly occupied by the Chandler Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife. The 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m2) building was remodeled to be more energy efficient by American architect David Randall Hertz, making use of solar panels and reflective roofing to reduce heat, yet incorporating elements that retain the Art Deco style and motifs in order to match the era of the cars, many of which were made by French manufacturers in the 1920s and 1930s.
Although it is primarily known for its selection of classic French automobiles and grand prix race cars, the Mullin also housed a collection of Art-Deco furniture and contemporary paintings and sculpture, including works by Charles Arnoldi, Ben Abril, and Sigrid Burton.
A Gift To The Nation
“I turned 82 in January 2023. I have made a 30-year commitment to this project. By any definition that is a legacy – not a business enterprise. I regard myself as a custodian – not a collector. My aim is always to illuminate, innovate and educate.
My particular passion for the automobile is not about top speed or horsepower, but about the extraordinary impact that the car has had on mankind; the mobility, the ingenious design, the engineering and the beauty of art in motion.
By any conventional measure this will not just be another car museum. In the 6,000+ years of recorded human history, we have had the automobile for just 133 years, since 1890. Our great grandchildren will probably never drive a motor car - at least not as we know it. Instead, they will travel in secure autonomous pods controlled by a computer.
The wonder and awe of the automobile – that today we may take for granted – will be an experience they will only ever be able to share by coming to a destination like The Mullin.”
Peter Mullin
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