Ralph Lauren Collection in Paris - EXCLUSIVE REPORT

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09-26-2011, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by AC1982

I know it's quite a stupid question, but... whenever I see a car collection like this, I wonder if the cars do eventually get driven by the owner, or if they are now just "classy furniture".

Is there any registry of Mr. Lauren driving any of it at car events or so?

I think he drives them every once in a while.

This is why I love Jay Leno's collection. Not only is it one of the most complete collections of motorcycles and cars, but also he works on and drives them all.

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09-26-2011, 08:03 PM

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A gentleman local to me with a 250GTO used to drive it to work frequently.

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10-02-2011, 10:42 PM

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10-03-2011, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by AC1982

All the cars in his collection are kept in fully operational condition and driven frequently - even by Ralph. He also allows them to be driven by others which is pretty surprising considering the tremendous value many of them hold.

For the display in the Paris musuem all of them were run on public roads and they made audio recordings of their engines for the museum website and also some interactive displays inside the museum. See more about this here:

Recollections of Working With Dreamcars

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