Oldtimer Museum Volante

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Exterior view
Interior view with a view of the Vanvooren
Ferrari 365 GTB-4 Daytona
De Tomaso Mangusta
Maserati Ghibli Spyder

The Oldtimer Museum Volante was a car museum in Kirchzarten . After the sale of some vehicles and the abandonment of the museum, the remaining vehicles in the collection are exhibited in an event location.

The collection

The name of the collection comes from the Italian term for steering wheel = Volante. The collection shows vehicles specifically from the pre-war period. The focus was on luxury vehicles, which were manufactured by the French coachbuilder Vanvooren between 1900 and 1950. These were often unique pieces based on drive technology and chassis from Hispano-Suiza , Rolls-Royce , Bugatti , Voisin and others. With nine vehicles, this is the largest collection of these cars in the world. In addition to this specialty, there are other classic cars from this and the post-war period. There are also many unique pieces among these exhibits. 45 vehicles are currently on display, 12 of which can only be seen in Kirchzarten. About half are long-term loans from the owners. With the exception of the Bugatti 35A and the Brennabor ASK, all of the exhibits in the collection are ready to drive and are still regularly moved. The old Kirchzarten tennis hall, which was no longer used, was converted for the collection. This renovation took place from 2014 to 2015, so that an exhibition area of ​​around 2000 m² is now available. The Mangusta restaurant - named after De Tomaso Mangusta - is also thematically integrated into the building with a conference area. You can see the exhibits directly from the restaurant through a large pane.

In addition to the exhibition of the classics, a special topic is dealt with every year, in 2015/2016 that is “Super sports cars of the 1960s and 1970s”.

Another focus is the thematic reference to the longest and most winding hill climb in Germany, the ADAC Schauinsland race , which was held nearby with vehicles such as a converted Delahaye 135 MS course.

The driving force behind this collection is Martin Waltz, managing director of the Volantes and former president of the German Automobile Veterans Club in South Baden. The trained human medicine and stone sculptor is co-owner of a medium-sized company in North Rhine-Westphalia. He also presents many exhibits from his private collection.

The following vehicles can be seen at the special exhibition "Super Sports Cars of the 1960s and 1970s":

Event location

In 2017 the former tennis hall was redesigned into an event location. The hall is used as an event space for events, exhibitions and presentations for up to 800 people.

Group tours are offered for viewing the collection.

Special exhibits

The Bugatti 35A from 1926, with engine number 1. The first owner was the Princess de Ligne. The vehicle took part in many races and stood for a long time in the Indianapolis Auto Museum. It is one of the Grand Prix Bugattis that is closest to the original condition. It is only on display and is not ready to drive.

Bugatti Type 35A from 1926 engine number 1
LuWe motorcycle from 1931
Curtiss Frazer Nash
Hispano Argentina D3

In addition, the museum had a collection of nine vehicles with Vanvooren bodies, seven of which were one-offs made to order. These vehicles were on 9 February 2018 an auction of Artcurial at the Rétromobile in Paris offered. The provider's online auction catalog gives slightly different estimated prices in individual cases.

  • around 1898 Gig Vanvooren, a light one-horse carriage with an estimated price of 15,000 to 25,000 euros
  • 1911 Panhard Levassor X14 25hp Tourer Vanvooren, the oldest known working Vanvooren body, Estimate 180,000–260,000 euros
  • 1928 Avions Voisin C11 Berline, the only surviving car of this brand with a Vanvooren body, Estimate 120,000–180,000 euros
  • 1935 Alvis Speed ​​20 SD Cabriolet Vanvooren, the only surviving car of this brand with a Vanvooren body, Estimate 200,000–300,000 euros
  • 1937 Hispano-Suiza K6 Berline Vanvooren, the car of Raoul Dautry, the French Minister of War in 1939, Estimate 180,000–260,000 euros
  • 1938 Bentley 4.25 liter Coupé Vanvooren, the car of Mlle. Lucie Vogt, an industrial subsidiary from Alsace, Estimate 300,000–400,000 euros
  • 1939 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet Vanvooren, used by the German Wehrmacht as an officer's radio car in World War II, Estimate 700,000–900,000 euros
  • 1939 Rolls-Royce Wraith Faux Cabriolet Vanvooren, the last van built by Vanvooren before the Second World War, Estimate 120,000–180,000 euros
  • 1950 Delahaye 135 M Coupé Vanvooren. Participation in the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2016. This is the last automobile built by Vanvooren, Estimate 250,000–350,000 euros.

  • Panhard Levassor X14 (1911)

  • Avions Voisin C11 (1928)

  • Alvis Speed ​​20 SD Cabriolet (1935)

  • Hispano-Suiza K6 Berline (1937)

  • Rolls-Royce Wraith Faux Cabriolet (1939)

  • Delahaye 135 MS Course (1948)

A LuWe motorcycle from 1931. This exhibit shows that there was also an automobile and motorcycle industry in Freiburg .

List of other exhibits as of August 2016.

  • 1918/1928 Curtiss-Frazer-Nash engine Curtiss OX-5 from 1918, chassis Frazer-Nash 1928
  • 1926 Bugatti Type 35A Grand Prix
  • 1928 Brennabor ASK
  • 1931 Rolls-Royce 20/25 HP Sportsmans Coupé
  • 1932 Lagonda 16/80 Roadster
  • 1932 Lancia Astura Series 2 Cabriolet (Pinin Farina)
  • 1932 Lincoln KA Eight Coupe by Murray
  • 1934 Sunbeam 25 - rolling chassis
  • 1934 Sunbeam Speed ​​20 Monte Carlo
  • 1936 Mercedes-Benz 230 (W21)
  • 1937 Horch 853 Sport Cabriolet, unrestored original condition with fully documented history and ready to drive, first delivery to Consul Holm in Norway, in 1945 Crown Prince Rudolf drove it for him on the victory parade in Trondheim .
  • 1939 Hispano Argentina D3 record car
  • 1950 Daimler DB 18 Empress (Hooper)
  • 1950 Jaguar XK 120 OTS
  • 1959 Chevrolet Corvette C1 Cabriolet
  • 1963 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 S1 Coupé
  • 1963 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 S1 Roadster
  • 1967 Chevrolet Corvette C2 Cabriolet
  • 1970 Porsche 914/6 GT Gr.4 works racing car

Web links

Commons : Volante  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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  • Technical data exhibition catalog of the museum

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Private automobile museums; these are the most beautiful collections , Stefan Weißenborn, dpa, August 1, 2016, accessed August 28, 2016
  2. ^ Oldtimermuseum and restaurant in the old tennis hall , joh, Badische Zeitung, July 8, 2015, accessed August 28, 2016
  3. ↑ New oldtimer museum opened in Kirchzarten , Andreas Peikert, Badische Zeitung, October 5, 2015, accessed August 28, 2016
  4. ↑ Will Kirchzarten get a classic car museum? , Andreas Peikert, Badische Zeitung, July 12, 2013, accessed August 28, 2016
  5. ↑ The tennis hall in Kirchzarten becomes the Oldtimer Museum , Andreas Peikert, Badische Zeitung, October 8, 2014, accessed August 28, 2016
  6. ↑ a b exhibition catalog of the museum
  7. ↑ Volante - event location in Kirchzarten near Freiburg. Retrieved on May 3, 2018 (German).
  8. ↑ Kai Klauder: 9 Vanvooren under the hammer. In: Motor Klassik , issue 2/2018, pp. 152–159.
  9. ↑ retromobils 2018. La vente officielle. Vendredi 9 février 2018. (French and English, accessed February 2, 2019)

Coordinates: 47 ° 57 '29.8 "  N , 7 ° 57' 9.5"  E