Little did I know that 1H away from Amsterdam, The Hague has a world class car Museum, actually one of the best collections I've seen. I spent a few hours in Den Hagg to see other things, but Louwman Car Museum was where I spent the most time.
The story is that a successful Dutch businessman started collecting cars, and eventually realized that he needed a better place to house them, so he built this extensive multiple building, multiple story museum to house them all. The collection is heavily weighed towards older rare cars:
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![very old steam powered car very old steam powered car](/blogimg/10/thumb1024_2104_20191018_The_Hague_Louwman_Museum.jpg)
very old steam powered car
![face to face sitting car, using candles for lights face to face sitting car, using candles for lights](/blogimg/12/thumb1024_2123_20191018_The_Hague_Louwman_Museum.jpg)
face to face sitting car, using candles for lights
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![another very strange design, makes you wonder why it didn't catch on :) another very strange design, makes you wonder why it didn't catch on :)](/blogimg/13/thumb1024_2136_20191018_The_Hague_Louwman_Museum.jpg)
another very strange design, makes you wonder why it didn't catch on :)
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![the controls look 'interesting' the controls look 'interesting'](/blogimg/15/thumb1024_2157_20191018_The_Hague_Louwman_Museum.jpg)
the controls look 'interesting'
![unusual steering control unusual steering control](/blogimg/17/thumb1024_2174_20191018_The_Hague_Louwman_Museum.jpg)
unusual steering control
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![boat car, which apparently was a poor boat and a poor car boat car, which apparently was a poor boat and a poor car](/blogimg/18/thumb1024_2188_20191018_The_Hague_Louwman_Museum.jpg)
boat car, which apparently was a poor boat and a poor car
![not a boat car, but pretending to be one not a boat car, but pretending to be one](/blogimg/19/thumb1024_2190_20191018_The_Hague_Louwman_Museum.jpg)
not a boat car, but pretending to be one
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![another steam car another steam car](/blogimg/21/thumb1024_2214_20191018_The_Hague_Louwman_Museum.jpg)
another steam car
![the first hybrid gas/electric car, some 90 years before the prius! the first hybrid gas/electric car, some 90 years before the prius!](/blogimg/21/thumb1024_2215_20191018_The_Hague_Louwman_Museum.jpg)
the first hybrid gas/electric car, some 90 years before the prius!
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![looks like every crazy thing has been tried looks like every crazy thing has been tried](/blogimg/24/thumb1024_2244_20191018_The_Hague_Louwman_Museum.jpg)
looks like every crazy thing has been tried
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![6 wheel drive formula 1! 6 wheel drive formula 1!](/blogimg/31/thumb1024_2312_20191018_The_Hague_Louwman_Museum.jpg)
6 wheel drive formula 1!
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![whoa! whoa!](/blogimg/33/thumb1024_2334_20191018_The_Hague_Louwman_Museum.jpg)
whoa!
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And after 4H, the visit was over, just as the museum was closing. It was definitely a museum that was one of a kind.