when I was a kid, the Sultan of Brunei was a legend for having a ridiculously enormous car collection. But no one ever got to see it. Now, Larry found a gallery of the cars, skip to the 15 minute mark. No, he didn't get in to photograph them

I think this is Barney Pollard's collection

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/520/

one hell of a big car collection

The American Muscle Car Museum in Melbourne spans more than 120,000 square feet and houses over 400 vehicles from the personal collection of Mark Pieloch

The museum isn’t open to the public day to day, which is what makes its upcoming Space Coast Toy Drive and Car Show worth making the trip for. 

For the event, the team is working alongside Vetted Ventures, a company that focuses on private sales and acquisitions across a range of industries. The goal this holiday season is pretty simple: bring people together around cars and do some good for the local community in the process. 

The collection includes more than 50 Indianapolis 500 pace cars, 

over 50 Shelby models, and one of the most extensive Yenko collections in the world, 

with 29 cars representing every make and model ever produced.

 Add in more than 50 Porsches, including a handful of Porsche-Diesel tractors

https://news.dupontregistry.com/events/when-one-of-americas-best-car-collections-opens-its-doors-for-a-good-cause

creating a museum is just a start, and it's a lost cause if the owner/operator doesn't plan a legacy to keep it financially, and functionally, operating after they die. Tom Mitchell, owner of a NASCAR Ford Truck Series team, died in 2014 and even his family has abandoned his collection

it was incredibly easy and took 0.005 seconds to discover that it's the Circle Bar RV Park, Ozona, Texas

Skip the first 15 minutes to see the car collection up close

https://fordauthority.com/2025/08/nascar-ford-team-owner-loved-blue-oval-metal-but-now-theyre-abandoned-video/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/runarut/albums/72157612069185579/with/3164928234

a collector who owned 31 vehicles hired a mechanic to restore them—but the process stopped at disassembly, and the whole mess was sold off because that owner died. (thank you George!)

Among the more polished cars in this barn find treasure trove is a 1931 Cadillac, a 1936 Lincoln V12 once owned by Ringling Bros. heir Richard T. Ringling, and then there is the problems, A Lamborghini with no engine and a Jaguar E-Type with its V12 sitting in a crate.

the new owner runs some car auction company, so, it's not likely that he wants to keep these

https://www.hotcars.com/mississippi-barn-find-exotics/

Impressive car collection in the Lagano garage...

 

I don't follow Nascar, or the racers, and don't know anything about them until watching the Netflix series Full Speed, but I spotted the car collection in his garage (very impressive) and when looking for images of them to share with you, see this:

In 2013, Logano formed his namesake foundation dedicated to giving people up to 24 years old a second chance in life. To date, it has given more than $2.4 million to a variety of organizations, including those that help sick children, offer safe places for kids from abusive homes, and assist in housing for veterans. Along with hosting annual charity events, the organization makes 10 donations during the 10 weeks of the NASCAR Playoffs, giving grants to nonprofit organizations in each community where the races are held.

https://www.motortrend.com/features/celebrity-drive-nascar-joey-logano

Classic Motorsports made an article about a very cool car collection in Orlando

 

Ford Consul Capri

1956 Ford Consul Estate (hand crafted station wagon from a sedan) 

1960 Vauxhall Velox

1960 Ford Thames 

1955 Ford Zephyr Zodiac

https://classicmotorsports.com/articles/nadeem-khans-offbeat-hotrods/
https://classicmotorsports.com/articles/rare-ford-consul-capri-shows-its-american-side/

There is a vintage car museum in Kentucky that opened in 2022 that has over 250 vehicles billed as the ‘most mind-blowing private car collection in the midwest.’ It is called Collection 21.Tours are available to the public every Friday and Saturday.

That museum has a partnership with HONK, Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky, and 100 percent of the proceeds from the museum goes to HONK to help them with the good work they are doing to help the people of Northern Kentucky find affordable housing.

HONK is a non-profit faith-based organization that has had over 30 years of success in helping to guide families and individuals on the path of home ownership.

They help by rehabbing older homes, and building new homes. They are able to keep it affordable by having volunteers who offer free labor, and also donations from generous people who believe in their mission.

“Honk is an incredible program that makes a real lasting impact in our community,” said Erlanger Mayor Jessica Fette. “Their commitment to providing affordable housing and helping families build stability aligns with our vision for a strong and thriving Erlanger. We’re proud to support their efforts and the positive change they bring to our city.”

The anon collector asked to remain off-camera and anonymous, content to put the focus on the significance he finds in these cars.

https://nkytribune.com/2025/04/erlangers-vintage-car-museum-collection-21-memories-from-the-past-benefits-honk/

https://local12.com/news/local/anonymous-car-collector-uses-his-collection-to-help-people-in-need-of-affordable-housing-cincinnati-erlanger-kentucky-ohio-21-kenton-lands-modelas-corvettes-classic-honk-northern

https://www.cincinnati.com/picture-gallery/news/2024/12/13/vintage-car-christmas-helps-those-in-need/76973136007/

https://collection21ky.com/

Syrian Dictator Assad's extensive car collection was seen for the first time today when Syrian fighters broke into his abandoned palace

Videos posted to social media and extensively reuploaded show a group of men exploring a large warehouse containing dozens of vehicles, from classics to supercars to an extremely rare six-wheel camper. Highlights include a Lamborghini Diablo, a Mercedez-Benz SLS AMG and SL65 Black Series, a Ferrari F50, an Audi R8, loads of Toyota FJ Cruisers and Land Cruisers, and a new Land Rover Defender.

https://www.reddit.com/r/lebanon/comments/1h9g24a/assads_car_collection_f50_diablo_lm002_sl_65_bs

https://www.thedrive.com/news/syrian-dictator-bashar-al-assads-abandoned-car-collection-found-with-ferrari-f50-sl65-black-series

I've never heard of the Rudi Klein car collection... but Sotheby's is auctioning it off... so now there are some ultra rare cars collectors will be emptying their bank accounts for

an alloy Gullwing (one of 29) in the pair of 300 SLs,  a brace of 911s and, hidden right in the back, an incredibly rare Iso Griffo A3/L Spider

the Mercedes-Benz 500k built specifically for legendary racing driver Rudolf Caracciola.

https://www.drivencarguide.co.nz/news/legendary-car-collection-hidden-for-decades-to-be-auctioned-in-california

looks like a cool collection huh? But this is the illegally bought storage of former Indiana Sheriff Noel, so... not likely to be his much longer, and it's all evidence of his million of dollars of theft

I see a Hellcat, a Superbird, a 70 Coronet, 69 Roadrunner, 71 police car in the top, 2nd from the right in a plastic drop cloth, a 68 Charger, a Packard in the lower right, 2 modern chargers possibly Scat Packs, the lifted hood red 1969 looks like either a Super Bee or Road Runner

this is how much he and his family blew through in the past couple years.... 54 thousand dollars in cigars? 83 thou at Macy's? Macy's must LOVE his family.  

The SBA concluded Noel family members racked up the following amount of "unlawful" charges: Jamey Noel: $3,494,571.95 
Misty Noel: $663,211.92
Kasey Noel: $109,361.32

Jamey Noel is facing 25 felony charges, his wife Misty Noel is facing 10 felonies, his daughter  Kasey Noel is facing nine felonies. They all are also looking at over 4 counts of tax evasion each.

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/crime/jamey-noel-case-audit-reveals-former-indiana-sheriff-made-3-million-illegal-purchases/417-ad5ad11e-1f4f-451f-8211-adaa50955703

here's something you surely haven't seen before: a six-car collection of yellow Pinto wagons. (People will collect anything!)

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/lot-of-six-yellow-ford-pinto-wagons-shows-people-will-collect-anything-231494.html#

Here's a news item that either shows a half ass approach to getting the job done, or, indicates just how hard it is to get owners to loan their prize vehicle to a museum... but, the Pete is getting 6 Motorama cars together. No museum's ever done that before. Shame, they won't have one of the busses

Not since General Motors’ original Motorama traveling shows have six of its mid-1950s dream cars been displayed together

https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/gm-motorama-makes-its-way-to-the-petersen-automotive-museum

I will guess I've already posted them all, one by one, as different reasons and times allowed. I've even see a couple in person at Concours de Elegance shows, and SEMA. 

But, I never even considered that anyone would ever try to replicate a Motorama display, with busses and cars. That would be frickin epic. 

Since this is just the Joe Bortz collection, and he doesn't have a bus, I guess it's still possible that someday, someone will get the whole set (as much as possible) together for a museum display and really blow everyone's minds. 

I just learned that George Foreman collected cars, and he's now auctioning 50 of them off, including this VW bug he's owned for 33 years, it shows only 555 miles.

you can see the whole collection at https://www.hagerty.com/marketplace/search?type=auctions

https://www.hagerty.com/media/buying-and-selling/hagerty-marketplace/9-knockouts-from-the-george-foreman-collection/

a collection of Superbirds is coming to auction, 10 of them, and one Daytona, al from one collector

I think Chris has a perfect job now, working as a publicity guy. Good! Good for him. 

In August 2004 Hurricane Charley ripped through Florida and destroyed a warehouse that was storing a Ferrari collection worth about 15 million

The Ferraris were assembled and owned by a Florida real-estate developer named Walter Medlin, who in the 1990s ran into some trouble with the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS seized three of the cars for non-payment: a relatively nondescript 1976 308 GTB, but also some very historic racers, a 1966 P3 and a 1967 P4.

The remaining 20 cars, still showing their hurricane damage, are to be auctioned separately, without reserve on Aug. 17 by RM Sotheby’s during Car Week in Monterey, California.

“The collection has been in Indiana for a decade, across the street from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,” Keast said. “They’re still covered in dust, sitting on flat tires and not running, basically as they were when the barn collapsed on them.”

notable is a 1956 250 GT Coupe Special by Pinin Farina with Superamerica-style bodywork. The first owner was King Mohammed V of Morocco.

https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/a44131115/hurricane-damaged-ferrari-collection-headed-to-auction

there's a guy with a lifelong collection of 50 Porsches in Belgium, 911s, with a 930, 964 and even a '67 911 R

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/meet-the-man-with-50-porsches-in-his-garage-his-life-long-passion-began-with-a-911-205367.html#

It doesn't get mentioned much anymore, but Reggie Jackson's collection of cars was the thing of respect and regard. People still flip his ZL1 with the sales pitch, "Reggie Jackson's"

 

https://www.motorcities.org/story-of-the-week/2021/reggie-jackson-baseball-and-classic-cars-a-success-story

new photos of the Brothers Collection

https://www.facebook.com/groups/996045710517424/?multi_permalinks=5139319716189982&hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen

another collector died, and his 90 Pontiacs are going to be auctioned off next month. If you have always wanted a GTO Judge, here's your chance to buy one, or two

 

https://www.vanderbrinkauctions.com/auction/14101/

https://www.hagerty.com/media/auctions/pontiac-fanatics-trove-of-cars-engines-and-body-shells-set-for-auction-in-july