12-20-2007, 03:21 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Aken, Germany
Posts: 233
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I find it unfortunate because the Rosso Bianco collection was quite extensive and a great visit. When Louwman bought the collection it was supposed to be rolled into the Dutch National Car Collection which would have been great to see.
Now I fear a lot of the cars will disappear into private collections, not to be seen again for a long while.
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Some mounths ago there was an article about the sale of the collection in a German Oldtimer mag. Indeed the collection was sold with the condition that the new owner should keep it together.
But from the first day it was not a surprise that there is not enough space in the National Car Collection to exhibit all cars of the Rosso Bianco Collection.
So the first cars were entered in different European auctions.
Being confronted with that, the new owner claimed that he "just" sells those cars that were double now after connecting both collections. Further the sold cars were of "minor" value as their racing sucess was not too interesting, due to their point of view.
But in my opinion selling the complete lot of Tipo 33s is indeed another thing than getting rid of car with "minor interest".
For me it is a real shame that the Rosso Bianco Collection is getting more and more destroyed just for making cash
Btw, Mr. Kaus offered his collection as a gift to the city of Frankfurt before it was sold to the Netherlands. The only condition of Kaus was that the collection should be kept together and the administration just had to find a building where to show the cars.
Anyway, Frankfurt wasn't interested in this offer and today we see that the former largest collection of sports cars is being destroyed
Best regards
Ciao Carlo
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