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| 2014 Gullwing Version SLS |
My Mercedes Car Club toured the private car collection of Mr.
John Schumann in Vero Beach, FL. The
Schumann family had owned two local newspapers. Now retired he enjoys his passion, cars.
The highlight of the day was a tour hosted by Mr. Schumann and
his wife. Several of the car she actually races. The collection included exotic,
rare sports cars and race cars. The cars are displayed in pairs by the manufacturer... one 20th century, the
other post-millennial. e.g 2005 C5 Corvette - 1955 Corvette.
There were, Chevys,
Fords, Jaguars, Aston Martins, Maseratis, Mercedes, Porches and Ferraris. Mr. Schumann gave a brief
overview of each car, took a few questions then ran a high-quality sound program featuring each car as it starts, winds
through the gears, down the stretch of his on-site
race course and then shuts down. Very
cool!!!
Then it was off to
another building for more cars, including a Lola, Shelby A/C Cobra, Ferraris,
etc. The most exciting for us was the Gullwing 2014 Mercedes SLS. Also was an open-wheel Ferrari
Formula One car from the sixties that actually won the French Grand Prix.
Yes,
these cars were also featured in a sound program. After hearing each car’s individual sound, Mr. Schumann plays
all the cars together starting and running through the gears. You could close your eyes and picture yourself at the start of Sebring,
Daytona or Le Mans. "Gentleman and ladies - Start your engines!"
After the tour we went to lunch as a group at the Quail Valley River Club in Vero Beach. The lunch was hosted by one of our members who is a member of the marina and golf club. Such a fun full day ESCAPE.
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| Ladies that lunch at the "Club"... |
Hi Rhonda
ReplyDeleteLike you I do love cars but I am more of a Muscle Car Girl. I fell in love with them in my teen years & had a few & still have one LOL!
Hugs
Diane
Hi Rhonda
ReplyDeleteLike you I do love cars but I am more of a Muscle Car Girl. I fell in love with them in my teen years & had a few & still have one LOL!
Hugs
Diane
Sounds like a great day and well worth the ride up to Vero.
ReplyDeleteOn our last trip to the Sunshine State we stayed on Hutchinson Island and spent a day at the Elliott Museum at the southern end of the island. Technically it is in Stuart.
Great little museum with plenty of old cars and other inventions and items of interest. My only regret is that I was not dressed for the occasion. After we went there my wife indicated that this may have been a safe place for an outing. Perhaps another time.
Pat