Mullin Automotive Museum, Vintage automobile museum in Oxnard, United States
The Mullin Automotive Museum occupied a 50,000 sq ft building in Oxnard, remodeled by architect David Randall Hertz with solar panels and reflective roofing while keeping Art Deco motifs. Its galleries recreated a 1930 Paris auto salon and held over a hundred restored French cars, mainly Bugatti and Avions Voisin, plus Art Deco furniture and works by the Bugatti family.
The museum was founded in 2010 by Peter Mullin and operated in the former Chandler Vintage Museum building. It closed in February 2024 following the founder's death.
The collection displayed French automobiles from the 1920s and 1930s alongside Art Deco furniture, paintings, and sculptures. Visitors could observe how automotive design and artistic craftsmanship of that era were deeply connected.
The museum occupied the former Chandler Vintage Museum building at 1421 Emerson Avenue in Oxnard, remodeled by architect David Randall Hertz with solar panels and reflective roofing. The 50,000 sq ft interior was arranged over two floors, with the Bugatti family furniture and sculptures on the second. The museum closed on 10 February 2024, so the cars can no longer be seen there.
Many vehicles in the collection were internationally award-winning, and some retained full mechanical functionality to be driven on roads. This made the museum a place where automotive craftsmanship could be experienced as living and practical.
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