LA VIE

If you happen to be in Malaga – The birthplace of Pablo Picasso and gateway to the Costa Del Sol, don’t miss out on this truly unique museum. Not just a treat for automobile lovers — this one manages to draw a rather eclectic parallel between the world of haute couture and automobiles! Curious? The Automobile and Fashion Museum of Malaga was a labour of love for a wealthy Portuguese man, Joao Magalhaes, who basically inherited his passion for cars from his father, Jose Antonio Magalhaes. Decades ago, Jose Antonio Magalhaes, a Portuguese fabric manufacturer, began collecting cars. Starting with a small collection he added to his kitty – carefully restoring and maintaining each one with precision and care.  As a consequence of Portuguese’s Carnation Revolution in the mid-'70s, some of his collection sadly vanished. A couple of the cars were smuggled across the border to Spain and kept safely in a secret location. After normalcy returned, he started to get back what he had lost, and added many to his fleet. Sadly he passed away soon after… His son, Joao Magalhaes, as a memorial to his father, resurrected the car collection — one model at a time. He travelled around the world identifying