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Tupelo Automobile Museum to Close, Sell Off Collection

Posted December 26, 2018 9:30 AM by dstrohl
Pathfinder Tags: auction classic auto collection

Opened in 2002, the Tupelo Automobile Museum in Tupelo, Mississippi, was the dream of broadcast entrepreneur Frank K. Spain, who began collecting cars in 1974. Spain died in 2006, and the museum has remained in operation since, with his widow, Jane, serving as curator. That changes in 2019, when the facility will close its doors and sell its automotive holdings in a no-reserve Bonhams auction, with all proceeds going to fund an education-focused charity.

This expansive, multi-million dollar car collection goes up for grabs in 2019.

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12/27/2018 9:04 PM

Take the money...and run.

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01/03/2019 1:57 PM

Museums are expensive to operate and maintain. If the foot traffic just isn't there anymore . . .

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