Almost every museum eventually gets to the point that it faces storage limits, and institutions periodically evaluate their collections to weed out what no longer fits, what’s unlikely to be displayed, or what they may have gotten a better example of.
That’s what Lane Motor Museum is currently doing. As our focus evolves and sharpens, our Director and Curator have studied the Collection with an eye to the above, and made some hard choices. In keeping with responsible collection management practices, we have made the decision to part with the following vehicles. Some are in great condition, some are project cars, with others somewhere in between. We would like to provide others with the opportunity to revive, restore, and enjoy these cars, rather than consigning them to decades of dark, dusty storage. Even though they may no longer be here, we will be continuing our mission of sharing these unique cars with the public.
Be assured, these selections were not made without considerable deliberation and discussion. We hope that making space for new acquisitions will allow us to strengthen the stories we are able to tell through our collection in the coming years.
These are the ONLY vehicles available at this time.
The following items in the Lane Motor Museum collection are being offered for sale:
CARS
- 1957 Maico 500 | $5,000 Needs complete restoration. Click through for more pictures.
- 1959 Borgward Isabella | $5,000 Doesn't run, needs brakes. Reasonable overall condition. Click through for more pictures.
- 1961 Lloyd LT-600 | $50,000 Recently restored. Near perfect condition. Click through for more pictures.
- 1963 Citroën 2CV kit car | $5,000 This is a 2CV chassis with a Citroën GSA engine (4-cylinder boxer, air-cooled). 2-seater fiberglass body. Runs and drives well. Good cosmetics with some crazing on the fiberglass. Click through for more pictures.
- 1964 Tatra 603 MKII Saloon | $35,000 Great Czech car with air-cooled 2472cc, OHV V8. Runs and drives. Click through for more pictures.
- 1964 Trabant 601 | $5,000 Click through for more pictures.
- 1966 Fiat 600 Multipla | $45,000 Good condition, transmission recently rebuilt. Runs and drives well. Click through for more pictures.
- 1971 Honda Z-600 | $15,000 Excellent overall condition. Good paint, drives well. Click through for more pictures.
- 1977 Urba-Car "Wedgie" | $2,500 Mechanix Illustrated built-it-yourself car. Never completed. Click through for more pictures.
- 1980 Triumph Spitfire 1500 | $5,000 Very straight original body. One paint respray but done to a high level of quality. Interior is original and in good shape. Runs well and drives good. This is a very nice example of a surviving Spitfire 1500. Optional fibreglass hard top included. Click through for more pictures.
- 1985 Porsche 928S | Click here for a Wikipedia article on the Porsche 928 | $10,000 Runs and drives well. Good paint, interior is poor. Cam belt changed in 2012. 97,600 miles. Click through for more pictures.
- 1994 Tatra T-815 Rollback | $45,000 Six-wheel drive, 22' x 8' bed. 20 ton hydraulic wench. Good running condition, new batteries, 65,000km. Top speed of 50 mph. Click through for more pictures.
- 2000 Ligier Ambra Country | $2,500 "San permis" car from France. Diesel powered. Top speed 35mph. Runs well. Paint is in poor condition. Click through for more pictures.
- 2000 Huali Minivan TJ6350 | $2,500 Runs great, like new cosmetically. Brakes need work. Only 68km. Three speed transmission, so top speed is 25mph. Bill of sale only. Click through for more pictures.
- 2003 David Austin Hillclimb | $5,000 Built by an aircraft mechanic to a very high standard. Powered by a Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle engine. It runs, but the brakes are not working. Good hill climb or auto cross car. One of a kind. Click through for more pictures.
- 2007 ZENN Electric Car | Click here for a Wikipedia article on the ZENN Electric Car | $2,500 Good overall condition, needs new batteries. Click through for more pictures.
To receive more information about any of these vehicles or parts for sale, please contact Jeff Lane at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..