Today I visited the Southward Car Museum; this is a fantastic collection of cars and various other bits & pieces, including some of the NZ's earliest wheeled conveyances and also some special pieces such as a car once owned by Marlene Dietrich, and another that belonged to a gangster (friend of Al Capone), complete with bullet holes. There are a couple of 1970s Valiants - but not one like this one!


The museum is in stark contrast to the old car museum in Havana, perhaps partly because most of Havana's old cars are still on the road but also in terms of restoration, lighting and display. There are about 30 exhibits in the dimly lit space, mostly visible from the street but I wanted to contribute my two convertible pesos - apparently a new improved museum is in the (very long) pipeline.