{"id":2119,"date":"2012-07-16T13:49:50","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T18:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2012-07-16T13:49:50","modified_gmt":"2012-07-16T18:49:50","slug":"cayman-motor-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=2119","title":{"rendered":"Cayman Motor Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just recently with my dad we saw lot of great things. (see previous post) \u00a0I kept this visit as a separate post since it is something I had personally not seen and it is definitely worth a bit more detail.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, a local individual, Andreas Ugland (who apparently is a really nice fellow) opened up the Cayman Motor Museum.<\/p>\n<p>The museum is located in West Bay, just past the Turtle farm in a dedicated building. \u00a0Here is the spot. \u00a0Nicely done in my opinion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1650.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2129\" title=\"IMG_1650\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1650.jpg 480w, https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1650-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To be honest, I had seen a few pictures of the place, but did not really know what to expect. \u00a0 I was delightfully surprised! This is what you see when you first enter the &#8220;room&#8221; where the cars are located. \u00a0 Needless to say, for a small island like Cayman, the collection (and what you see below is only +-1\/2 of it) is quite impressive. \u00a0 There are many Ferrari&#8217;s (essentially all the red ones on the left and 1\/2 of those in the right)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1635.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2125\" title=\"IMG_1635\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1635.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1635.jpg 480w, https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1635-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is one of the Ferrari&#8217;s. \u00a0 Each car has an explanation as well as some history about the specific unit when relevant. \u00a0The fact sheet also gives the original price tag for that model. \u00a0Makes for interesting reading.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1637.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2126\" title=\"IMG_1637\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1637.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1637.jpg 480w, https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1637-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For those more into &#8220;old school&#8221; cars, there is a whole section of Rolls Royce and the likes. \u00a0 I&#8217;m more into the Ferrari type rides, but I still found it very interesting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1643.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2127\" title=\"IMG_1643\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1643.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1643.jpg 480w, https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_1643-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are in Cayman and like cars, this place is definitely worth a stop. \u00a0We read pretty much every car information sheet and spent +-90 minutes in there.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a link to their website:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cayman Motor Museum\" href=\"http:\/\/www.caymanmotormuseum.com \" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.caymanmotormuseum.com\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just recently with my dad we saw lot of great things. 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