The exhibition of the Miguel de la Vía Collection starts its journey at the beginning of the automotive history....
The 50s and 60s of the twentieth century, origin of modern aesthetics and mass culture are reflected in a...
In the sixties Rolls-Royce opted for a renewal of the concept of prestige and elegance that prevailed in the...
The post-war recession led to the manufacture of a smaller car suited to the difficult situation but maintained the...
The denomination of “Hall Baronnial” we owe to the English historian and expert writer in Rolls-Royce, John Fasal, who...
The Veterans
The exhibition of the Miguel de la Vía Collection starts its journey at the beginning of the automotive history. The carriages and diligences exposed in the hall are the ancestors of the centenarians Peugeot, Gladiator and Renault, manufactured by the same bodybuilders who later converted to design ‘horseless’ cars, propelled by gasoline that finally won the battle to the electric car thanks to the incipient exploitation of the oil wells. Initially conceived as luxury items, it became accessible to a wider market thanks to the initiative of Henry Ford, whose Ford T model was the first to be manufactured in an assembly line.
In the twenties the car industry inspired the premier shows of elegance and the car competitions, in which the most famous actresses displayed their fabulous dresses aboard superb cars. On the other hand, the informal races organized at the end of the 19th century led to the competition of the Grand Prix, predecessor of the Formula I Prize, where brands counter played their prestige by testing the technical advances of the vehicles.
