{"id":48498,"date":"2022-09-07T23:02:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=48498"},"modified":"2022-09-09T21:51:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T19:51:18","slug":"kalvia-an-unusual-museum-with-a-collection-of-300-classic-cars-in-terrible-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/09\/07\/kalvia-an-unusual-museum-with-a-collection-of-300-classic-cars-in-terrible-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"K\u00e4lvi\u00e4: an unusual museum with a collection of 300 classic cars in terrible condition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The idea that we commonly have of what a museum is is that of a place where historical objects are preserved in the best possible state of conservation.<\/p>\n

An abandoned farm with dozens of classic cars languishing inside<\/a><\/rel>
\nAn atypical graveyard of 50 classic cars and a plane in the middle of a forest in Germany<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

This is not the case for a car museum located in K\u00e4lvi\u00e4, a town on the west coast of Finland. It was opened on June 1, 2006 by Matti Toivonen, who until 1989 was the owner of a car and tractor dismantling workshop.<\/strong> When the new millennium arrived, Toivonen decided to put all the old cars to use that had not been scrapped, and asked permission to make a museum out of them. According to its website<\/a>, its construction began in the fall of 2001<\/strong>, following the instructions of the authorities and fencing off the area.<\/p>\n

The museum not only includes 300 cars from 1930 to 1980 (including some very rare models)<\/strong>, but also old junkyard machinery and one of the largest collections of old number plates in Finland. As a curiosity, and as an example of the civility for which the Nordic countries are known, despite the fact that these cars are dilapidated, their windows have remained intact<\/strong>, with no signs of acts of vandalism. A few weeks ago, the Finnish channel Tuompit<\/a> published a video showing a part of the old cars from this curious museum:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p9_2YZnkZSg<\/p>\n

You can see some screenshots of the video here. Among the cars from the scrapyard is what appears to be a SEAT 1500 break single headlight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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There are some cars of models and brands that I have never seen...<\/p>\n

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This car looks like a Simca Ariane<\/strong>, but there are details that don't add up.<\/p>\n

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Some of the cars in the museum are already beginning to be covered by vegetation.<\/p>\n

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A Saab 96<\/strong> (left) and a Renault 6<\/strong> (right).<\/p>\n

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A Mercedes-Benz 170 V, a gem from the 1930s.<\/strong> At least this one rests in a shed and not out in the open.<\/p>\n

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