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FRENCH SPECIALS IN FLORIDA; Rear-engine, front-drivers take center stage.(Tampa Bay Automobile Museum)
Byline: BROOKS BRIERLEY
Alain Cerf did not wish to leave his extensive collection of cars behind when he moved from France to the United States. So in March 2005 Cerf established the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum in west central Florida to display his unique collection of front-wheel-drive and rear-engine-configured French automobiles.
The modern building in a park-like setting is home to 40 cars, from specialty and exotic machines to the practical, everyday vehicle. Some of the displays are contained in nooks, while the majority of the collection is housed in a vast open space.
Cerf began acquiring French cars in the 1950s when they were inexpensive transportation. He picked up his first car, a 1937 Peugeot Darl'mat speedster, from a Paris police depart- ment auction for $150. After Cerf married he bought a Chapron-bodied Delahaye coupe, a more practical car, and as his family grew he added a four-door Talbot sedan. These cars are just some of the examples on display in Florida.
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