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Museo dell'Automobile Frommer's Recommended

Corso Unita d'Italia 40, Turin

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Hours Tues-Sat 10am-6:30pm; Sun 10am-8:30pm
Transportation Bus: 1, 17, 18, 34, or 35
Phone 011-677-666
Web site www.museoauto.it
Prices Admission 7€ adults, 5€ children under 15 and seniors over 65

Review of Museo dell'Automobile

As befits a city that is responsible for 80% of Italian car manufacturing, this shiny collection of mostly Italian automobiles, housed in a purpose-built, light-filled exhibition hall of classic 1960s design, draws car buffs from all over the world. Not too surprisingly, a century's worth of output from Fiat, which is headquartered in Turin, is well represented. The collection includes most of the cars that have done Italy proud over the years, including Lancias, Isotta Frashinis, and the Itala that came in first place in the 1907 Peking-to-Paris rally. Oddities include a roadster emblazoned with the initials ND that Gloria Swanson drove for her role as faded movie queen Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. Note: The museum is closed for restorations until the end of 2010.

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