Paul Wilson will be formally introducing his Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline Massachusetts on November 30.
Larz and Isabelle Anderson
Diplomat and ambassador Larz Anderson and his wife, Isabelle Weld Perkins, were fascinating people. Both were wealthy, but Isabelle was by far the richer.*
Larz Anderson was excited about the automobile and bought one at least every year before his death in 1937, storing them in the carriage house on the estate in Brookline, Massachusetts. Later, the couple would open it up to the public on Sunday afternoons and it eventually became a world-famous museum.
Larz Anderson and his wife Isabelle Weld Perkins
The Larz Anderson Auto Museum is located in the original Anderson Carriage House on the grounds of the Weld Estate, now Larz Anderson Park. Constructed in 1888, it was inspired by the Chateau de Chaumont-Sur-Loire in France and designed by Edmund M. Wheelwright.
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Today, the Museum holds a number of events every year, from a speaker series to car clubs on the lawn, the most spectacular being, of course, Tutto Italiano, which welcomes all Italian cars to the ground of the Museum.
*For some of us of a certain age, the name Weld might ring a bell. Tuesday Weld was Thalia Menninger on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and was a member of the famous Weld family.
Wilson at the Larz
Paul Wilson’s scheduled appearance at the Larz Auto Museum on November 30, 7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m., reminds us of the many articles he wrote for VeloceToday and the tremendous number of responses he received. It all began back in 2020, and his first of many articled describing how he designed and hand crafted the first of three amazing creations, which will be formally introduced at the Larz Museum. Here is an example of how Wilson chronicled the creation of the Alfa coupe:
Suitably encouraged, Paul then went on to construct another car on a spare 6C2500 chassis he had, this time a roadster version. And with this effort he carefully chronicled the entire process and we published as it was realized.
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His latest effort on a 1900 chassis is still under construction, is also followed eagerly by our audience.
We’ll have an update on that soon. In the meantime, if you can make to this most unusual and informative presentation at the Larz, do so and send us a report!