one of THE most extensive collections of historically significant Arctic Cat performance snowmobiles in the world, the Ische family... father, mother and daughter are committed to collecting cats

Accumulating and restoring more than 50 rare Arctic Cat snowmobiles requires money, of course, but money alone only goes so far. For the Isches, it's taken research, investigation, networking, swap meets, bartering, gumption, online bidding, thousands of conversations, encyclopedia-like knowledge of all things Arctic Cat, persistence and, of course, passion.

to see what a day in the life of a collector is like, check out http://www.arcticinsider.com/Article/The-Chase-A-Day-in-the-Life-of-an-Arctic-Cat-Collector-Tom-Ische

the only coollection I've seen that compares, is Andy Avelis's 36 Arctic Cats in Massachusetts... go to the bottom of http://www.bosscatlegacy.com/acproto/showroom/acprotosro.htm

Primm Collection of motocrossers, enduros, trials bikes, minis, hill climbers, FMX, speedway, dirt track, etc was sold to Moto Armory which will open in Moline, Illinois in 2016

The Moto-Armory, which is probably the finest all-around collection of machines that make a dirt rider’s heart race. The bulk of the nearly 500 bikes on display--with many more awaiting restoration--originally belonged to Gregg Primm. When the Nevada businessman decided the time was right to divest himself of the fleet, Tom Reese snatched it up and moved it east, which augmented his own collection.

It doesn’t matter if your passion is motocrossers, enduros, trials bikes, minis, hill climbers, FMX, speedway, dirt track or whatever--chances are there’s one or more bikes there that will make you drool. (Okay, there aren’t many street bikes on display, a custom Rokon cafe racer, Mert Lawwill Harley street-tracker, and a bunch of dual-purpose bikes notwithstanding.) Reese enlisted Rick Doughty of Vintage Iron to handle much of the restoration duties--and he’s apparently there often enough that he has temporary living quarters at the facility!

While there’s not one of every model of every make--and no one has a facility with that much space!--there are a LOT of bikes to ogle, and a die-hard vintage enthusiast could probably spend a couple days perusing the displayed machines. Even if you’re not that into the really old hardware, you have to appreciate some of the more modern pieces of moto history like the section full of Jeff Ward’s works bikes, the Mugen ME 125 that Johnny O’Mara won the Mid-Ohio 125cc MX GP on or the Motocross des Nations-prepped RM250 for Kevin Windham. And that’s just a small sample!

The moment you walk in the Moto-Armory door, you’ll know you’re in a very special place, a place that’ll take you back in time when these machines were state of the art and life seemed simpler.

As this is written, Moto-Armory is only open on very special occasions, though the plan is to open it to the public on a very limited basis at first--maybe two days a month. Keep an eye on www.moto-armory.com for those announcements, and then make your travel plans!

 http://www.pbase.com/thomasef/the_primm_collection
http://www.moto-armory.com/

Hooniverse posts about an incredible Jeep collection, the Omix-ADA collection in Suwanee, Georgia

The Willys MA on the left has by far the most interesting story of these three though as it has the distinction of being the only one sunk in the war. Yes, sunk. It was strapped down to a Marine landing vessel at the Battle of Saipan when it was hit by enemy fire and sunk in a shallow harbor. Sometime after the battle, Navy divers swam by, went “oh look, a Jeep!”, and brought it up. The Willys was repaired, brought back into service, and served throughout the rest of WWII in the Pacific. At the end of the war, some newly retired soldiers decided to drive it home because they figured it wasn’t needed anymore. 1,553 were built and only 25 are known to exist – 8 of which are known to be restored in the US.

Omix-ADA is one of the world’s largest independent manufacturer and wholesaler companies that specialize in all things Jeep.

lots more after the jump http://snip.ly/NMpq#http://hooniverse.com/2015/06/25/a-tour-of-omix-adas-historic-jeep-collection/

Paul Allen's personal airplane collection, possibly the richest airplane collector there is

It's said to have 50 aircraft, possibly open to the public, at Everett Washington, near Seattle.

The planes are both retired and found, from forests and jungles.

http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/inside-microsoft-mogul-paul-allens-multi-million-dollar-wwii-airplane-collection-2.html