Cité de l’Automobile – National Automobile Museum
Schlumpf Collection

At the Cité de l’Automobile, car enthusiasts can admire some 400 vintage
cars made by 97 different manufacturers, making it one of the world’s finest collections.

The museum is based in an old 19th-century woollen mill, which was bought by the Schlumpf Brothers in 1957, and turned into a showcase for their fabulous collection a few years later.

The cars are arranged by theme and chronological period. The “Automobile
Adventure” area features “Ancestors” (Panhard, Peugeot, De Dion and Benz) and “Classics”.

The “Racing Car” area displays a group of exceptional sports cars from the early days of racing to the present day. The “Automobile Masterpieces” collection immerses the visitor in a world of prestige and escapism, with some of the world’s most prestigious models, including 2 famous Bugatti Royales.

Fancy a drive??? 'On Track' Show

Since 2011, the Cité de l’Automobile has had its own racing circuit, where it can host events and give a new lease of life to the vehicles in its collection, for example the “Tous en piste!” show which takes place from April to September.

17 emblematic cars tell their story!

The show is performed every weekend and on bank holidays at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. 17 characterful cars drive around telling the story of cars from 1870 until today and presenting their history and the life of their designers and technological and mechanical developments.

The models follow one another on to the exhibition track to the delight of both young and old: Ford T, Beetle, 2CV, 4CV, Bugatti type 40, Simca Chambord, Rolls Royce, etc. Each car will drive past the audience telling them its history and stories. The honour is commentated by a ringmaster who guides the visitors throughout the show. The cars will do a lap of the track in chronological order and will take part in short sketches.

Jean-Marie Meshaka, a director, actor and scriptwriter, wrote the script for this show. Visitors to the Cité de l'Automobile can discover or rediscover significant cars in history over four periods :

- Forerunners and early motor vehicles - 1885 to 1905 : visitors learn about the journey from the sleigh to the car with one of the first bicycles or the De Dion Bouton. The mechanical evolution had begun...

- The golden age of the car - 1905 to 1939 : from the Marne taxi to the pre-war cars – these cars show how the forms and production techniques developed.

- Cars for all - 1945 to 1970 : after the Second World War, the car became more accessible and was the essential object of the 20th century (2CV, Beetle)

- Challenges for car manufacturers - 1970 to today

15 rue de l’Epée, Mulhouse
Tél : +33 (0)3 89 33 23 21/23
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