The Nethercutt Collection includes more than 250 of the world's finest automobiles, as well as musical instruments, French furniture, European decorative pieces, a Canadian railroad locomotive and a private American railcar. Most of these rare collectibles are housed in two buildings in Sylmar, north of Los Angeles. One building is referred to as the Collection, while the other one is called the Museum. Both are open to the public free of charge. They are a must-see attraction for car enthusiasts. For more information, go to the Nethercutt Collection's Web site at http://www.nethercuttcollection.org .

This gallery is the first of two devoted to what's on public display at the Museum. It features about a hundred cars from the prewar period -- the 50 or so years before World War II. However, I have included a few postwar Rolls-Royces here so they can be viewed together with their prewar predecessors.

I shot the photos in this gallery with a handheld Nikon D300 and a Nikkor 18-200mm VR zoom. All are as-is straight from the camera, with no post-processing applied, except for a few marked BR, DC, ST or CR in their captions, referring to the brightening, distortion correction, straightening and cropping done to them. All the photos have been resized for online viewing. Note that the images and other content here are protected by copyright laws. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized use, copying, printing or direct linking is prohibited.

>>> CLICK ON A THUMBNAIL PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT, AFTER WHICH YOU CAN MANUALLY GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD TO THE OTHER IMAGES IN THIS GALLERY. THE PICTURES HERE CAN ALSO BE VIEWED AS A SELF-ADVANCING SLIDESHOW, BUT MINUS THE TECHNICAL AND OTHER DETAILS. SEE THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THIS WINDOW. HAPPY VIEWING! <<<