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27/10/2022 10:24 am
Just went on a tour of a local private car museum. Only 1950s cars. Mostly Chrysler products as he was/is a dealer. Here are some interiors that the docent picked out as special...
and my favorite (or one of them), 1954 Buick Skylark, with painted wheel wells!
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27/10/2022 2:04 pm
And two Chrysler 300s!
27/10/2022 3:21 pm
Karl: Very nice photo's. They look like a dealership museum I have been to a number of times as he was my client for years. Benson CDJR in Greer, SC. Could it be the same?
Jack Dodds reacted
27/10/2022 6:52 pm
Thanks Karl for sharing. Well at least two of the cars are GM, the 54 Skylark and the 58 Impala.
27/10/2022 7:34 pm
AWESOME! Thanks for sharing! Those Chrysler 300's will forever be favorites of mine.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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27/10/2022 7:47 pm
@carsman1958 You win the jackpot! Benson Memory Lane Museum in Greer behind his Alfa/Fiat dealership!
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27/10/2022 7:50 pm
@bob-jackman He seemed to have at least one Caddy, Ford, Buick, Olds, Pontiac, Chevy - just to be fair to the other brands, I guess! His two Fury's were pretty cool too!
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27/10/2022 8:39 pm
Very nice cars, thanks for sharing the photos.
27/10/2022 10:00 pm
THAT is one HELL of a collection! 😎 😀 😎 😀
28/10/2022 1:56 am
fabulous pics Karl, thanks, hope to see more..
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28/10/2022 5:08 pm
OK, some Ford and Mercury stuff...
28/10/2022 6:31 pm
@karl A wonderful collection. Thanks for sharing Karl. Fifties was the greatest decade for American cars IMO.
29/10/2022 6:25 am
Mr. Benson has quite a collection. The museum is done as a 50's diner. I have been there a number of times and was invited to their vendor Christmas party a number of years ago. I have known Mr. Benson for 20 years now and always admire his collection since I am a big Mopar fan. Currently sitting in their new car show room is a very rare 1965 Chrysler Newport L Convertible with a 4 speed. A beautiful car and one that I especially like as my Mom's first new car was a 65 Newport sedan with a 383. It was supposed to be mine when I got my license, but my older brother ending up wrecking it before that day.
29/10/2022 6:51 am
@karl A wonderful collection. Thanks for sharing Karl. Fifties was the greatest decade for American cars IMO.
No doubt about it Bob!!