Atlanta AJC show March 14th -21st
We have some exciting special features scheduled for the show, including 20 vehicles from the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum and the appearance of Iron Man on opening weekend.
BRUCE WEINER MICROCAR MUSEUM
If you think that the Smart Cars of today are really tiny, you should see them side by side with the microcars of yesteryear. These miniscule vehicles from the 1940's through the 1960's are not only a lot smaller than the Smart, but they also make the Mini Cooper, Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit and Nissan Versa all look like SUVs by comparison.
Dubble Bubble executive Bruce Weiner is the founder of this microcar museum , which exhibits a collection of over 300 vehicles. Weiner started collecting in 2004 after purchasing 21 vehicles from a collector in Germany. He has since added vehicles from throughout the world, including Australia, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Italy, Russia, Sweden, and the United States.
Weiner said that his collection is, unquestionably, the world's largest, with a museum in Europe being the closest competitor with 125 microcars. Many of Weiner's rarest vehicles were produced in Europe after World War II. The ravages of war had caused crippling shortages of food, raw materials, electricity and gasoline. Weiner said that the microcars were a "necessity of the times" during ten years of reconstruction. What other vehicles could average 50 to 80 miles per gallon during these lean years?
Weiner is always on the look out for more additions to this collection. The cars continue to be found in barns and collections throughout the world, and are often need major repairs before they are museum worthy. The museum has a full time staff of specialists who repair these vehicles to original state.
So, how many microcar enthusiasts are there throughout the globe? Weiner said that he hears from a number of collectors and enthusiasts annually through his website -
The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum microcars, bmw isetta, messerschmitt, messerschmidt, kr200, micro cars. Hundreds of these individuals also travel to Madison each year to view the collection.
For more information read the press release found here.
GO TO AJC Auto Show
Don't miss Iron Man, who will be appearing on March 14 and 15 at the show. He will be appearing throughout the day from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Visit the show on Monday, March 16th through Thursday, March 19th and you will receive a $3.00 discount per adult ticket with this special discount coupon.
Admission to the Auto Show is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children 6-12 years old. Children under 6 are admitted free. Weekday discount coupons are available at all participating local new car dealers, and in select ads in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Show Hours
Saturday,
March 14
10 am - 10 pm
Sunday,
March 15
10 am - 8 pm
Monday,
March 16
12 noon - 9 pm
Tuesday,
March 17
12 noon - 9 pm
Wednesday,
March 18
12 noon - 9 pm
Thursday,
March 19
12 noon - 9 pm
Friday,
March 20
12 noon - 10 pm
Saturday,
March 21
10 am - 10 pm
Sunday,
March 22
10 am - 8 pm
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I 2micro4u will be present at this show.
For I was asked the honors to work for Smart Center of Buckhead and be the spokes person for their Custom Green Smart Car (That was featured at SEMA)
I will be working at the show on the following dates if any one wants to stop by so see Smart Center of Buckhead's SEMA SMART
Saturday March 14th from 10am-10pm
Wednesday March 18th from 7pm - 9pm
Saturday March 21st from 10am-10pm
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