Photo Gallery «The Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee - "Promised Land" of automotive rarities»

Nashville in the US state of Tennessee is home to the largest American collection of European cars. Why is this important for us Europeans? Because the 550 constantly changing exhibits at the Lane Motor Museum include numerous unique pieces, prototypes and forgotten footnotes to automotive history that hardly anyone in the Old World still knows about. We took a look around Jeff Lane's collection and were even shown the secret storage area in the basement. And since Nashville is not just around the corner from Central Europe, we have also included a virtual tour of 160 photos with this museum report.

Typical USA: eye-catching neon signs along the road with a touch of Googie - Lane Motor Museum

Even with two missing letters, the "Mus''m" is clearly recognizable from the outside - Lane Motor Museum

Entrance. The gas station scene in the background is just a mural - Lane Motor Museum

View of the exhibition - Lane Motor Museum

The USA as a map made of license plates - poor little Rhode Island - Lane Motor Museum

Curriculum vitae of Bibendum, the Michelin man - Lane Motor Museum

Two large coupés with unusual door concepts - Lane Motor Museum

A visit to the Lane Motor Museum too! - Lane Motor Museum

Bulging shelves in the basement - Lane Motor Museum

The US equivalent of the H license plate - Lane Motor Museum

View of the French corner with comparatively normal exhibits - Lane Motor Museum

A corner of quirky small cars - Lane Motor Museum

There were probably more than whole cars: Advertising sign for the Davis Motorcar Company - Lane Motor Museum

Advertising poster for the Messerschmitt KR 175 - Lane Motor Museum

Motorcycles are a little left out - Lane Motor Museum

Historic engine testers as decoration - Lane Motor Museum

Modesty is not an ornament: Special exhibition "The fantastic Fiat 500" - Lane Motor Museum

View of the special exhibition "The fantastic Fiat 500" - with a 126 right at the front - Lane Motor Museum

Also a Lotus: light, but with only two wheels - Lane Motor Museum

Special exhibition "One of one": Click here to see the sometimes bizarre one-offs - Lane Motor Museum

Forerunner of the air conditioning system: "Thermador Car Cooler" on a VW Beetle - Lane Motor Museum

Mochet Type K (1949) - Lane Motor Museum

McLean Monowheel (1998) - Lane Motor Museum

Fiat 500 C Furgoncino (1953) - Lane Motor Museum

Autobianchi Bianchina Panoramica (1970) - Lane Motor Museum

Autobianchi Bianchina Cabriolet (1964) - Lane Motor Museum

Simca-Gordini Type 5 (1948) - Lane Motor Museum

Lotus Super Seven S2 (1965) - Lane Motor Museum

Lotus Europa S3 (1974) - Lane Motor Museum

Lotus Elite S2 (1962) - Lane Motor Museum

Lotus Evora S (2013) - Lane Motor Museum

Lotus Elan S2 (1966) - Lane Motor Museum

Tatra T-12 Replica (1925) - Lane Motor Museum

Honda Life Step Van (1973) - Lane Motor Museum

Honda LN 360 delivery van (1971) - Lane Motor Museum

Subaru 360 Van (1970) - Lane Motor Museum

Subaru Sambar pick-up (1970) - Lane Motor Museum

Messerschmitt KR 200 (1957) - Lane Motor Museum

Zündapp Janus 250 (1957) - Lane Motor Museum

Norster 600 R (2013) - Lane Motor Museum

Hobbycar Passport (1994) - Lane Motor Museum

Renault Avantime (2003) - Lane Motor Museum

Citroën Méhari 4x4 prototype (1974) - Lane Motor Museum

Hewson Rocket (1946) - Lane Motor Museum

Erickson Steamliner (1945) - Lane Motor Museum

Lidove Vozitko (1950) - Lane Motor Museum

Morin Scootavia (1952) - Lane Motor Museum

Bouffort Prototype (1950) - Lane Motor Museum

Bradshaw Prototype (1955) - Lane Motor Museum

Subaru 360 Peanut (1969) - Lane Motor Museum

Martin Martinette (1932) - Lane Motor Museum

Martin Stationette (1950) - Lane Motor Museum

Martin Aerodynamic (1928) - Lane Motor Museum

Gregory Roadster (1954) - Lane Motor Museum

Gyro Transport Systems Gyro-X (1967) - Lane Motor Museum

Renault Type AG (1909) - Lane Motor Museum

Volkswagen XL 1 (2015) - Lane Motor Museum

Davis Divan Baby (1947) - Lane Motor Museum

McQuay-Norris Streamliner (1934) - Lane Motor Museum

Peugeot 202 Berline Decouvrable (1939) - Lane Motor Museum

René Bonnet CRB 1 (1964) - Lane Motor Museum

Simca Week-end (1954) - Lane Motor Museum

Autonacional Biscuter 100 (1956) - Lane Motor Museum

Acoma Super Comtesse (1974) - Lane Motor Museum

Schmitt Schmitty A2 (1981) - Lane Motor Museum

Seab Flipper I (1978) - Lane Motor Museum

Citroën 11 CV (1938) - Lane Motor Museum

Hanomag 1.3 Liter (1939) - Lane Motor Museum

Adler Trumpf Junior Sport (1935) - Lane Motor Museum

Weidner Condor (1958) - Lane Motor Museum

Peel P 50 Replica (1964) - Lane Motor Museum

Scootacar Mk 1 (1959) - Lane Motor Museum

Berkeley SE 328 (1960) - Lane Motor Museum

Fiat 1100 Balilla 508 C (1939) - Lane Motor Museum

Saab Sonett III (1974) - Lane Motor Museum

George Irat 11 CV (1940) - Lane Motor Museum

Mochet CM-125 Y (1956) - Lane Motor Museum

Panhard-Levassor 6 CS Panoramique (1936) - Lane Motor Museum

Mercedes-Benz 130 H (1935) - Lane Motor Museum

Citroën GS Birotor (1975) - Lane Motor Museum

Peel-Austin Mini (1969) - Lane Motor Museum

Citroën Bijou (1964) - Lane Motor Museum

Eagle 2.5 Liter (1938) - Lane Motor Museum

Velorex 16-350 (1966) - Lane Motor Museum

Goliath Pioneer (1933) - Lane Motor Museum