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Every so often, great cars find their way into non-automotive museums. The Museum of Modern Art in New York, for example, has three in its collection, including a Cisitalia and a Jaguar E-Type. Art museums around the world have showcased significant cars owned by wealthy individuals. Heck, even the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville has Elvis Presley's 1960 Series 75 Fleetwood Limousine on display. This sort of thing is not uncommon.
Be that as it may, the cars you see here are special. Fashion designer and noted car collector Ralph Lauren has agreed to display a portion of his collection at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Each was selected by the museum's curator, Rodolphe Rapetti, and they are historically significant, every one. All of them are gorgeous, though not all fall under the traditional definition of beauty. All have been restored to a standard far exceeding the state under which they left the factory, but that's OK, because it's Ralph Lauren, and his bank accounts are large enough to allow him to do whatever he likes.
1930 Mercedes-Benz SSK "Count Trossi"
This is the one and only 1930 Mercedes-Benz SSK "Count Trossi," a custom-bodied version of an already pretty supercharged sports car. It was specially bodied for Count Carlo Felice Trossi, an Italian race car driver and car constructor. It looks the business. That's the cockpit in the first photo.All Photos: Michael Furman
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