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Does anyone have current information on this nice museum in Hubbard Ohio? The owner, Henry Venneta, died almost 2 years ago. I've been meaning to get back up there but haven't had a chance.

toadmanstankpictures · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 704

I read on a couple of boards that the collection was sold to someone in Florida. I don't know any other details off hand.

bsmart

The entire collection to one place? Shocked

I would hope that there would be a new museum opening up

Neil_Baumgardner

Yep, opening in Titusville FL in early 2009 apparently!:
www.vindy.com/news/200...arade-set/

Thanks for bringing this up Bob!

Neil

Neil_Baumgardner

Ah... Presumably the same guy who owns Knight's Armament Company...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...nt_Company

I think I also heard somewhere he's working on some sort of super-advanced car? Wink

Neil

toadmanstankpictures · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 704

- Neil_Baumgardner

Ah... Presumably the same guy who owns Knight's Armament Company...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...nt_Company

I think I also heard somewhere he's working on some sort of super-advanced car?

Neil

You beat me to the punch!
www.knightarmco.com/history.html

Neil_Baumgardner

There's a few references to Mr Knight already having something of a private, closed-door collection of weapons. If he combines the two it might be a pretty good museum!

www.sptimes.com/2007/0...ker_.shtml

www.accessmylibrary.co...457313_ITM

Neil

Neil_Baumgardner

BTW,
After having heard nothing further on the opening/re-opening of this museum in Titusville, I decided to make a call to Knight's company - his secretary says its a private collection, not a museum open to the public Sad

Neil

Neil_Baumgardner

That being said I'm trying to track down photos of the old Hubbard museum, since it seems that Mr Knight's collection wont be open to the public anytime soon...

I came across this photo. Is this an actual M3 Lee? Or another M31 TRV masquerading as an M3?

Neil

bsmart

No it is an M7 cutdown and built up with wood from the tracks up as a movie prop.

It's a shame it has gone private I wonder if that was known when the collection was sold?