Atlanta High Museum Exhibit

The Atlanta High Museum of Art has invited The Herrington Collection to participate in “The Allure of the Automobile” — a 3-month exhibit of a select few of the world’s most beautiful vintage automobiles. The exhibit runs from March 20, 2010 through June 20, 2010, and will include only the finest examples extant representing the legendary Bugatti, Aston Martin, Mercedes, Duesenberg, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari marques. Individual cars were selected based on rarity, craftsmanship, aerodynamics, and sheer beauty of design. Guest curator Ken Gross, widely respected as concours judge, automotive journalist and museum advisor, has assembled 18 of the rarest and most beautiful automobiles from around the world for the exhibit.
While The Herrington Collection remains focused on Ferraris, we are fortunate to also own the storied 1937 Von Krieger 540K Spezial Roadster, used by a young Baroness Gisella Von Krieger to escape Nazi Germany, just as WWII broke out. Von Krieger and her mother fled successively to Zurich, Paris, London — and ultimately to Greenwich, Connecticut — always staying one step ahead of the Nazis in their fabulous 540K. Stored for over 40 years in a shed on the grounds of the Homestead Inn in Greenwich from 1953, the Von Krieger Mercedes joined The Herrington Collection in March of 1997, and earned a Best in Class at Pebble Beach in 2004. We are honored and excited to participate in the High Museum exhibit next Spring. Below is a sampling of photos taken for the book that will be published in conjunction with the show — taken by acclaimed automotive photographer Peter Harholdt. Feel free to email me at lherrington@herringtoncatalog.com with your thoughts on the Von Krieger 540K.






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