Karen collects Michelin ... Keep me happily married !

[DaveBerg]

My wife collects Michelin items. They can be new or old. Please offer anything you might have. I need Xmas gifts for her. Her feeling is that if we left Hershey with any room in the truck then we didn't find enough Michelin stuff. Contact davbergltd@aol.com thanks!

[old gto]

<span style="color: #3366FF"> Sorry I don`t have any Michelin stuff, but want you to know you`re not alone! My wife is a Coca-Cola collector. The whole HOUSE is full of Coke stuff.

But what can you do? Ya gotta keep `em happy, LOL!</span>

[Terry Bond]

Here is an interesting Michelin item - saw it in London but it wouldn't fit into my suitcase! I don't think you could get much better than this for a Michelin collectible, in fact you could use it to keep all your Michelin stuff appropriately housed.

[DaveBerg]

GEE THANKS Terry, now she wants the building !

[Earl B.]

Any idea when the building was built?

[Terry Bond]

This building, located near Kensington still stands today and is a trendy restaurant, preserving all of the original ceramic tile motoring scenes. It was the former UK headquarters of the Michelin Tyre Company and was opened in 1911. It was designed by Francois Epinasse. It combines elements of both Art Deco, and Art Nouveau.

On the inside and outside walls there are 34 tile panels which show scenes from the early history of motoring, motor racing and the first Michelin tyres. Even the floor is decorated with a tile scene with the company's slogan "Le pneu Michelin boit l'obstacle" - suggesting that these tyres "drink up obstacles". It is a wonderful piece of early motoring history and if you are ever in London, it is "must see." Taking pictures of the tiles can be a challenge because they are pretty high up on the walls, but if you want a good look at some of them, check the website

http://www.thejoyofshards.co.uk/london/tiles/michelin/index.shtml