Deser Collection Museum
One of the largest, privately owned automobile museums in the United States. The Deser Collection opened its doors to the public in 2012 and has remained one of Miami’s most unusual and visited museums ever since, throughout the years that followed. Besides the automobiles that make up the majority of the exhibit, the Dezer Collection features rare models of scooters and motorcycles as well as several examples of military vehicles.
The Dezer Collection was created by Michael Dezer, an American-Israeli development and construction businessman and close associate of current U.S. president Ronald Trump. Dezer is known for his investments in construction projects in Miami and New York City.
The Dezer Collection Automotive Museum counts a total of more than one thousand cars
Michael began his fascination with machinery and cars in honesty, at the age of 16. When his father gave him a bright red Vespa scooter for his birthday, which was a rarity in those years. At first, Michael began to take an interest in motor vehicles, and after earning his first, substantial funds, he became interested in rare cars.
During that period, the young man decided to purchase the most unusual and rare models, and thus became one of the first retro-car collectors of the city of Miami. Over the decades, Dezer added to his collection of cars, both local and foreign-made. When the collection was modest in size, it fit in a few of his garages.
But, over time, the collection grew to a truly large scale, forcing Michael to purchase a plot of land and start building a special building where he could house all of his cars. Now the museum of the Deser Collection is located on over 25,000 square meters.
The area accommodates retro cars, cars ever captured in various feature films, and cars that seemed interesting to the famous billionaire for a reason known to him alone. The Deser Collection Museum offers its visitors a glimpse of cars of any modification and year of manufacture, in four different exhibitions.
First and foremost, it is worth mentioning the exhibit called the Hollywood Collection. Here, as the name implies, there are about 80 vehicles that were used in famous movies and TV shows. The museum owns cars from such blockbusters as “The Time Machine,” “Batman” and many others.
There is a separate exposition called “James Bond Collection”. After all, throughout the Bond movies, at all times, the public and especially specialists have always been particularly interested in the brand of car used by the main character.
And how much Aston Martin company paid for such playment product, it is only worth guessing. The “James Bond Collection” is one of the most impressive and expensive expositions of the museum. The exhibit is dedicated to the Bondiana, and includes cars, helicopters, “Bond” boats, motorcycles and even snowmobiles.
The museum also has an impressive classic collection, which includes a huge number of retro cars for the public. Studying them you can immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the early 20th century, look at early versions of vehicles that were prototypes of modern cars. In this section of the museum’s collection there is a rare Duesenberg X of 1927.
The museum has a separate collection of European cars. It highlights the achievements of international companies that were innovators at the time in the production of cars. There are the oldest but fully restored models of such brands as Audi, Mercedes, Citroen and many others, including one of the first Moskvich models.
Among other things, in the exposition of the automobile museum Deser you can see a rare collection of military vehicles, as well as a variety of scooters, motorcycles, scooters and bicycles. The earliest electrically powered cars are also on display.
The Car Museum gives you the opportunity to see with your own eyes the cars of any manufacturer from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. The doors of this popular Miami attraction are open to visitors daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The cost of a ticket for one adult is $25. Seniors are offered a $10 discount off the standard cost. The discount for children under 12 is $15.
