Automobile Museum Reims-Champagne Explained

Coordinates:49.2506°N 4.0504°W,
Location:Reims, France
Type:Automobile museum
Collection Size:250 vehicles (160 cars, 90 two-wheelers), 7000 miniatures, 80 pedal cars, 170 enamel plates.
Founder:Philippe Charbonneaux
President:Didier Carrayon
Website:Official 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Musée Automobile Reims Champagne . 30 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141230212436/http://www.reims.fr/culture-patrimoine/musees-et-collections-permanentes/musee-automobile-de-reims-champagne.htm . 30 December 2014 . dead .