The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum
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Museum
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in Madison, Georgia
Madison, Georgia
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, United States
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that holds the largest single collection of microcar
Microcar
A microcar is the smallest automobile classification usually applied to standard small car . Such small cars were generally referred to as cyclecars until the 1940s. More recent models are also called bubblecars due to their egg-shaped appearance.-Definition:The definition of a microcar has varied...
s in the world. The museum collection is primarily focused on microcars from the late 1940s to pre-1964 range with engine sizes of 700cc or less and two doors or less.
The museum was created by Bruce Weiner, an executive of Dubble Bubble
Dubble Bubble
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, who started collecting microcars as a hobby
Hobby
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.