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Vintage cars are also worth a visit to Malta

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Created in 2016

Text:

Emanuel Zifreund

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Emanuel Zifreund

BMW 700 (1961) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Ford Anglia (1964) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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The "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Austin A40 (1953) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Morris Minor (1968) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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NSU Spyder (1963) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Pontiac 629 (1929) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Porsche 944 (1985) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Triumph TR3 (1957) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Albatross aluminum speedboat (1975) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider (1959) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale (1960) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Auto Union 1000 SP Coupé (1964) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Chevrolet Corvette C1 Roadster Convertible (1962) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Fiat 1200 Cabriolet (1961) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Flying Standard 8 (1939) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Jaguar C-Type (1965) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Jaguar XK 140 (1958) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Jaguas XJS Eventer (1983) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Morris Minor 1000 Pickup (1962) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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NSU Prinz 30 (1960) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Panhard 24 BT (1967) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Sunbeam Alpine Series 4 (1965) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Triumph GT 6 (1965) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Vanden Plas Princess 1100 (1965) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Bugatti Replica (by Teal?) - in the "Classic Car Collection" museum in Malta

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Summary

Our author was completely surprised to discover the inconspicuous entrance to the "Classic Car Collection" in Malta, located in a huge apartment block with countless condominiums. However, the blue Bugatti in front of the entrance aroused enough interest to find out what the basement of the residential complex had to offer. In this article, he talks about his discovery and why a trip to the museum is definitely worthwhile.

This article contains the following chapters

Surprising discovery
Great attention to detail
From the street directly into the museum
Rarities for sale
A trip into the past
Worth a visit

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Spending my vacation in warmer climes and devoting myself to the culture and history of the host country was my wife's idea and thus the origin of this story. This also explains why I woke up the next day in a hotel room in Malta after an unspectacular flight. Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs and the Knights of St. John all left their mark on Malta and the islands of Gozo and Comino. There hasalways been greatinterest in the strategically interesting location in the center of theMediterranean. And yes, of course I was eager to see all this, even though I was a little more interested in the island's revived wine-growing industry, which is also a cultural achievement.

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