French Classic Cars from the Mullin Automotive Museum Exhibit | Robb Report

A video look at the Mullin Automotive Museum’s L’époque des Carrossiers presentation, which showcases the marriage of automobiles and Art Deco from renowned French marque’s of the last century. Subscribe to Robb Report: French automotive design peaked during a time when carrossiers (custom coachbuilders) served clients by creating one-off bodies and interiors based on rolling chassis supplied by manufacturers like Citroen, Hispano-Suiza, and Voisin. These unique creations were rolling sculptures, offering an entirely bespoke way for wealthy customers to express themselves. Celebrating that fabled era is L’époque des Carrossiers, a new exhibit at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, Calif. Peter Mullin’s lifelong attraction to French cars of the era is well documented in his collection, but his appreciation for the Art Deco movement is particularly notable because it marks the merging of art and science, a crucial moment in history when imaginative desig