It is open to the public year round, 7 days a week from 10am 5pm. The schlumpf obsession inside a legendary treasure house. Hans and fritz schlumpf lived in mulhouse at their country house, malmerspach, until they escaped and became swiss exiles in 1977. It has the largest displayed collection of automobiles and contains the largest and most comprehensive collection of bugatti motor vehicles in the.
I didnt have him, but i had this writing, and he could not take it away from me. The schlumpf brothers, hans and fritz were as different as the two alsacian cultures. The schlumpf obsession by denis jenkinson and peter. History bugattis at the schlumpf collection lots of.
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What form and period of racing felt like it was the best to you. Schlumpf the intrigue behind the most beautiful car. Home bugatti cars at the schlumpf museum, march 1983. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The collection was the obsession of one man fritz schlumpf, whose passion for bugattis and other fine european marques are able to be appreciated courtesy of the photographs in this fine and unique book. Hans and fritz schlumpf, their bugatti obsession, and the brothers eventual downfall, further reading is recommended, as it is beyond the scope of this blog entry to cover these stories. The story of tony vandervell and his racing cars, the racing car pocketbook. It has a thorough history of the collection and the schlumpf brothers. Transport automobiles hardcover books in english for sale ebay. A bugatti type 57 starts its trip to the schlumpf collection in 1964. The schlumpf obsession by denis jenkinson, 9780385144094, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
The schlumpf automobile collection, national auto museum of. But the museum had also become an obsession with the. Denis jenkinson books list of books by author denis jenkinson. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The brothers giovanni hans schlumpf february 1904, in omegna, italy 1989 and federico fritz schlumpf february 1906, in omegna, italy april 18, 1992 were swiss textile industrialists and collectors of automobiles. Douglas and mark olshaker about the psyches of serial killers, serial rapists, mass murderers, stalkers, and their victims, as well as how to fight back. It was the posthumous autobiography of arlette schlumpf, the lifelong companion and later widow of fritz schlumpf. The schlumpf automobile collection, national auto museum of france. The schlumpf obsession denis jenkinson peter verstappen.
Aug 01, 2002 fritz schlumpf s collection is one mans obsession with another mans obsession. An older book on the museum is the schlumpf obessioninside a legendary treasure house. Inside a legendary treasure house by denis jenkinson online at alibris. Inside a legendary treasure house by denis jenkinson hardcover mint condition. Bigscale car collectors are often described by adjectives such as consummate, eclectic, or discerning.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Inside a legendary treasure house by verstappen, peter. He was stirling mosss navigator in the winning 1955 mille miglia, rated one of the greatest drives of all time. One senses, reading it, that this book, was published to share, as quickly as possible, images of this rarely seen collection. Celeste ng, ann patchett, min jin lee and others on the books that bring. Denis jenkinson is the author of books such as the racing driver. What books do you research to get the history and details correct.
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Getting there located in the alsace region of france, the town of mulhouse is. Jan 14, 2009 an older book on the museum is the schlumpf obessioninside a legendary treasure house. By the end of that summer there were 40 cars and the obsession was unrelenting. For a quarter of a century, automobile enthusiasts were not aware that an exceptional collection of cars was being assembled in alsacea hoard that became nearlegendary, for while rumours about the schlumpf collection were widespread, facts were very, very rare. It has the largest displayed collection of automobiles and contains the largest and most comprehensive collection of bugatti motor vehicles in the world. Fritz schlumpfs collection is one mans obsession with another mans obsession. Denis jenkinson books biography and list of works author of.
This is a nice book on the schlumpf collection, shamefully printed on somewhat cheaper paper, but nonetheless still worth the read. The schlumpfs plundered the considerable fortunes of. After world war ii fritz and hans schlumpf gathered an enormous collection of classic automobiles. I owned the book the schlumpf obsession for years but only made the. The schlumpf obsession by denis jenkinson and peter verstappen 1978 hardcover.
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