Largest collection of microcars up for auction today

The world's largest collection of microcars from the Microcar Museum in Madison, Georgia is on the auction block today and tomorrow. Put together by a single collector– Bruce Weiner, a former executive at Dubble Bubble –the collection of rare cars and memorabilia is being split up mostly because the fun part for him was collecting them, not storing them. Most of the good cars like this 1947 Rovin D2 are expected to sell between $20,000 and $40,000.

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nixiebunny

I hope the participants ALL dress up as Shriners for this event.
jayson

This is about the worst news I’ve heard in a long time. I’ve wanted to visit the Microcar Museum for years, and always figured I could go “in a few months.”

I never imagined it would close, much less with no notice at all. TODAY? I’m gutted beyond words.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Agenbroad/100002463876063 James Agenbroad
  
  I’d heard about this a while ago, but yeah, I always wanted to visit it too…
- Felton / Moderator
  
  I’ve lived near Madison for years (lived in Madison when I was a teenager), and I’ve still never been to the actual museum. I did go through there once when they gave an exhibition in the town square.
- http://deansli.st/ Dean Putney
  
  I’m ashamed to admit that I heard about this a couple weeks ago, but didn’t post it until now. I’m so sorry.
  - jayson
    
    It’s my own fault for not just going when I had the chance.
    
    Maybe some great collector will buy the whole thing and make it available to the public again . . .
Jason Baker

Someone needs to get the folks at Organic Transit to make fiberglass copies of these and turn them into solar bike cars! (I’ve got no affiliation with them; I just think they’re awesome.)
Preston Sturges

I hope they keep up the website, which is great fun to browse and a valuable resource. It would be tragic if the site goes down.
- $19428857
  
  The site was down last night , but says it will be up after the auction. But for how much longer, who knows?
Gilbert Wham

SQUEEEEE!