Lyon Air Museum Exhibit of Rarest Duesenberg Luxury Cars Extended Through Sunday. August 7, 2011

‘Held Over By Popular Demand’ – From the Collection Of General William Lyon

SANTA ANA, Calif., July 25, 2011—Lyon Air Museum, a premier Southern California showcase for vintage military aircraft and automobiles, has announced an extension through Sunday, August 7, of its current exhibit of ten quintessential Duesenberg automobiles from the collection of General William Lyon.

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LYON AIR MUSEUM HOSTS EXHIBIT OF RAREST DUESENBERG LUXURY CARS
JULY 9th, held over through AUGUST 7th, 2011

FROM THE COLLECTION OF GENERAL WILLIAM LYON

SANTA ANA, Calif., June 13, 2011—Lyon Air Museum, a premier Southern California showcase for vintage military aircraft and automobiles, will host an exhibit of ten quintessential Duesenberg automobiles from the collection of General William Lyon.  The exhibit of some of the largest, most stylish and beautiful cars ever created will be held July 9-24, 2011, at the facility, located on the west side of the runway at John Wayne Airport in Orange County.

Videos & News

• “A Duesie of a Supercar Exhibit” article; Haute Living, 7/14/2011
• “1935 Duesenberg Speedster” video; The Motorcar Society
• “Multimillion-Dollar cars on display” video; Orange County Register (7/7/11)
• “Lyon Air Museum to Exhibit Classic Cars” article; Daily Pilot, 7/7/2011
• “Lyon Air Museum revs up business with vintage cars” article; OC Metro 7/8/2011
• WarbirdPhotos.com – photo gallery from museum friend Brett Dietz

“The Duesenberg represents an innovative melding of American elegance, engineering and extravagance,” said Mark Foster, president of Lyon Air Museum. “General Lyon has preserved a great American legacy and with this exhibit he wants to share with visitors to his Museum the unique experience of seeing some of these grand automobiles up close.” Continue reading →

LYON AIR MUSEUM HOSTS ‘WINGS OF FREEDOM’ TOUR

MAY 6-9, 2011 AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT IN OC

PAID PUBLIC FLIGHTS AVAILABLE ON WW II-ERA B-17, B-24 AND P-51 MUSTANG AIRCRAFT

SANTA ANA, Calif., April 28, 2011—The nationally renowned Collings Foundation “Wings Of Freedom 2011 Tour,” offering the general public aircraft tours along with flights on famous World War II-era heavy bombers and “stick time” in a P-51 Mustang long-range fighter plane, will visit Lyon Air Museum (LAM) in Orange County, Calif., Fri., May 6, through Mon., May 9, 2011.  The Museum is located on the west side of Orange County’s John Wayne Airport. Continue reading →