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The Nethercutt Collection is a multi-storied museum and car collection complex located in
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. It was founded by
J.B. Nethercutt Jack Boison Nethercutt (October 11, 1913 – December 6, 2004) was an American entrepreneur and car collector. He co-founded Merle Norman Cosmetics in 1931 with his aunt Merle Norman and started as a delivery peddler for her early products, later ...
in 1971 and its centerpiece is the prestigious automobile collection of the Nethercutt-Richards family that contains over 250 cars. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest collections in the world. § As J.B.'s former private estate, the San Sylmar penthouse tower was one of the
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at . The museum also houses collections of mechanical musical instruments, including
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, player pianos, music boxes, antique furniture, and an automotive research library.The Nethercutt Collection website
Retrieved April 2, 2015.
Another unique piece in the collection is the Canadian Pacific Railway's famous Royal Hudson steam locomotive No. 2839 built in 1937. The semi-streamlined Royal Hudson steam locomotive is one of four that survive today. The Collection is considered as one of the greatest teams of all time in
Concours d'Elegance ''Concours d'Elegance'' ( French: ''concours d'élégance'') is a term of French origin that means a "competition of elegance" and refers to an event where prestigious vehicles are displayed and judged. It dates back to 17th-century France, whe ...
competitions and car shows with its world-class restoration shop, holding the most Concours titles of any competitor worldwide including a record six Best of Show victories at
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.


History

In 1956
J.B. Nethercutt Jack Boison Nethercutt (October 11, 1913 – December 6, 2004) was an American entrepreneur and car collector. He co-founded Merle Norman Cosmetics in 1931 with his aunt Merle Norman and started as a delivery peddler for her early products, later ...
(1913–2004), the co-founder of
Merle Norman Cosmetics Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc. or simply known as Merle Norman, is an American multinational cosmetics company that manufactures skin care and makeup products founded in 1931 by Merle Norman. The company is known for pioneering the "try before you ...
, purchased two cars: a 1936
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Convertible Roadster and a 1930
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Town Car, needing refurbishing. The DuPont restoration, which Nethercutt thought would take a few weeks, instead took 18 months and over $65,000. By 1958, his rebuilt project claimed its first prize — the coveted “Best of Show” award at the prestigious
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in
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. Over the next decade he would purchase several other antique automobiles and restore them.


San Sylmar

In the late 1960s Nethercutt ascended to CEO and Chairman of Merle Norman Cosmetics and purchased several acres of land in
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to develop a warehouse for his growing car collection and connect it to a new Merle Norman manufacturing plant. Instead of a warehouse, he decided to develop a personal six floor, ten-story-tall
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penthouse palace that will serve duel-purpose as a free of charge museum when he was not living there, and in 1971 the San Sylmar tower estate was constructed. The first two stories of the tower; the Lower and Grand Salon, featured most of J.B.'s vehicle collections, with a closed off 30,000 square-foot car workshop being connected to the Lower Salon. The Grand Salon features the most expensive vehicles and was architecturally inspired by a mix of 1920s-30s
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luxury car showrooms, grand ballrooms and opulent theatres. The third story features an awards room, a vast collection of
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s, and a cafeteria for the Collection's employees. The fourth story consists of a 10,000 square foot music room with several large antique music boxes and
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s, with a massive
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in the centerpiece of the room. The fourth floor also features a
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-styled dining room and a large private kitchen that J.B. used for private dinners with a personal chef. The fifth floor has a
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which includes a 24 karat gold
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arch next to a massive storage room of
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s and musical records. There was a sixth floor private
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that included a full balcony which J.B. used as his secondary residence that was closed off from tours. The San Sylmar estate was one of the
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at and the entire Nethercutt Collection as a whole was with the workshops. The
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structurally damaged the sixth floor penthouse which led to the floor's deconstruction.


Museum expansion

In 2000 the Collection expanded and constructed a new 40,000 square foot display building directly across the street which was separately called the Nethercutt Museum. In comparison with the Collection which requires reserved
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, the newer Nethercutt Museum is openly self-guided. The building also contains the Nethercutt Automotive Research Library and Archive, which is considered one of the greatest in the world. Outside of the Museum contains a CPR steam locomotive Royal Hudson No. 2839 is presented together with a 1912 Pullman private car. After J.B. Nethercutt's death in 2004, the collection was handed down to
Jack Nethercutt II Jack Boison Nethercutt II (born December 22, 1936) is an American businessman and former professional racing driver. He notably used #102 and competed in the World Sportscar Championship and USAC Road Racing Championship. He is the second owner ...
and Helen Richards-Nethercutt. The collection had a budget of around $2.5 million a year. In 2011
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and
Merle Norman Cosmetics Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc. or simply known as Merle Norman, is an American multinational cosmetics company that manufactures skin care and makeup products founded in 1931 by Merle Norman. The company is known for pioneering the "try before you ...
styled its "Hussy" perfume and lipstick line after the Collection's distinctively red "Hussy" 1934
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LeBaron Sport Phaeton, which is nicknamed after John Hussey. From 2020 to 2021 the collection was closed due to the
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. In 2022 the museum underwent major cosmetic renovations.


Vehicles


Cars

The Nethercutt Collection has over 250 prestigious, antique, and exotic vehicles from American and European origin, notably including from
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,
Austin-Healey Austin-Healey was a British sports car maker established in 1952 through a joint venture between the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and the Donald Healey Motor Company (Healey), a renowned automotive engineering and des ...
,
Bentley Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs. Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded as Bentley Motors Limited by W. O. Bentley (1888–1971) in 1919 in Cricklewood, North ...
,
Bugatti Automobiles Ettore Bugatti was a German then French manufacturer of high-performance automobiles. The company was founded in 1909 in the then-German city of Molsheim, Alsace, by the Italian-born industrial designer Ettore Bugatti. The cars w ...
,
Cadillac The Cadillac Motor Car Division () is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) that designs and builds luxury vehicles. Its major markets are the United States, Canada, and China. Cadillac models are distributed i ...
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Duesenberg Duesenberg Automobile and Motors Company, Inc. was an American race car, racing and luxury car, luxury automobile manufacturer founded in Indianapolis, Indiana, by brothers Fred Duesenberg, Fred and August Duesenberg in 1920. The company is ...
,
Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as ''Auto Avio Costruzioni'', the company built its first car in ...
,
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Maybach Maybach (, ) is a Automotive industry in Germany, German luxury car brand that exists today as a part of Mercedes-Benz. The original company was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach, originally as a subsidiary of ''Lufts ...
,
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and others. Several vehicles in the Collection were formerly owned by politicians and celebrities such as
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Marjorie Merriweather Post Marjorie Merriweather Post (March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973) was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist. She was also the owner of General Foods Corporation. Post used much of her fortune to collect art, particularly Im ...
,
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, and others.


Notable individual cars

* The Twenty Grand - The only Arlington Torpedo Duesenberg Model SJ the which was a key display at the
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. Its one-off design by
Gordon Buehrig Gordon Miller Buehrig (B-yur-rig) (June 18, 1904 – January 22, 1990) was an American automobile designer. Early life Gordon Miller Buehrig was born in Mason City, Illinois on June 18, 1904 to a banker. He attended Bradley University in ...
is considered to be the most beautiful Duesenberg ever built and is one of the most valuable cars in the world. *
Bugatti Type 51 Dubos The Bugatti Type 51 Dubos Coupe is a one-off automobile originally built by Bugatti in 1931 as an open-top Bugatti Type 51 race car that was driven by legendary racer Louis Chiron, and then modified by Louis Dubos to be a luxury road coupe. It is o ...
- Former Bugatti Type 51 racecar famous for its modified one-off coupe design by Louis Dubos and is considered one of the most beautiful and unique cars in the world.


Locomotive

The Collection acquired Canadian Pacific Railway's famous
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steam locomotive No. 2839 which was built in 1937, it is displayed with a fully restored 1912 Pullman private sleeping car outside of the museum complex. No. 2839 steam locomotive is one of four that survive today.


Car restoration

The Nethercutt's 30,000 square-foot
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complex is credited with being one of the finest in the world, with nearly all of the vehicles on display being in pristine condition and fully drivable. Many of the vehicles undergo several re-restorations to stay competitive for Concours d'Elegances and car shows.


Concours d'Elegance

The Nethercutt Collection team competes in prestigious
Concours d'Elegance ''Concours d'Elegance'' ( French: ''concours d'élégance'') is a term of French origin that means a "competition of elegance" and refers to an event where prestigious vehicles are displayed and judged. It dates back to 17th-century France, whe ...
competitions and car shows, widely being considered as one of the greatest teams of all time. The Collection has the most Best of Show titles of any competitor in the world, including a record six Best of Show titles at the pinnacle
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and five at
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, both more than any other competitor.


Best of Show titles

Below is a list of known notable Best of Show titles: *
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(6):
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1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
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1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...
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*
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(5): 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016 *
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(3): 2007, 2009, 2012 *
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(2): 2019, 2022 * Kirkland (1): 2007 *
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(1): 2022


Music

The Collection houses dozens of world-class antique music sets, including mechanical musical instruments,
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s, massive
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, dozens of player pianos and music boxes, and antique furniture. The Nethercutt Collection's
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theatre pipe organ is the largest theatre organ in the Western U.S. and third largest in the world.


Nethercutt Automotive Research Library

The museum wing contains the Nethercutt Automotive Research Library which contains archived encyclopedic engineering materials on American and European vehicles since the end of the 19th century, such as owner's manuals and engineering documents. It is considered one of the ten greatest automotive research libraries in the world.


Events

The Collection hosts
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screenings and organ concerts in the fourth floor music room, using the
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theatre pipe organ. From 2008 to 2010 the Collection's vehicles served as the lead car and transport of the Grand Marshals of the
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, including
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,
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, and
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.


Picnic tour

Every year until his death in 2004, J.B. Nethercutt would take dozens of cars from the Collection with
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, friends, and invited guests on a parade-like cruise through the hills to a picnic at Frazier Park with catered foods from the professional chefs at the Collection. The event was one of the most exclusive items on any car lovers wish list as
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magazine described it, "You can be as rich as
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or have a collection as big as that of the
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, but you don't get a personal invitation from
J.B. Nethercutt Jack Boison Nethercutt (October 11, 1913 – December 6, 2004) was an American entrepreneur and car collector. He co-founded Merle Norman Cosmetics in 1931 with his aunt Merle Norman and started as a delivery peddler for her early products, later ...
himself." The vehicle insurance of each picnic was stated to be in the multi-millions.


Recognition

The Collection has been named as one of the greatest car collections in the world by ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and several other publications. It is listed as one of America's five greatest automobile museums by ''
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''. Television personality and car collector
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described the Collection as a " Smithsonian-style effort on the history of transportation in America" and "The hall of fame for cars.”


In popular culture

The Royal Hudson steam locomotive No. 2839 appeared in the 1980 ''Coal Miner's Daughter'' film, which won an
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. The 1949 film ''The Great Gatsby'' featured the 1936 Duesenberg SJN now owned by the collection. In 2005 the collection was exclusively featured on the
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series ''
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''. From 2022 several of the collection's vehicles were featured on the
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series ''
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''.


Gallery

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theatre organ File:Nethercuttpipeorgan.jpg, Portion of the Wurlizer pipe organs File:Formal dining Louis XV Nethercutt.jpg,
Louis XV Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reache ...
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s in the museum File:1937 Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson Locomotive.jpeg, Outside display with the
Royal Hudson The Royal Hudsons are a series of semi-streamlined 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotives owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). The engines were built in 1937. In 1939, King George VI allowed the C ...
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Pullman Car In the United States, Pullman was used to refer to railroad sleeping cars that were built and operated on most U.S. railroads by the Pullman Company (founded by George Pullman) from 1867 to December 31, 1968. Other uses Pullman also refers to rai ...
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Aston Martin DB9 The Aston Martin DB9 is a grand tourer produced by Aston Martin. Available both in coupé and a convertible bodystyles, the latter being known as the Volante, the DB9 was the successor to the DB7. It was first shown at the 2003 Frankfurt Aut ...


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List of music museums This worldwide list of music museums encompasses past and present museums that focus on musicians, musical instruments or other musical subjects. Argentina * – Mina Clavero * Academia Nacional del Tango de la República Argentina – Buenos ...
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List of automobile museums An automotive museum is a museum that explores the history of automotive-related transportation. * Bold – Automotive museums owned by automotive manufacturers * ''Italics'' – no longer open to public access, excludes private or invitation on ...


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