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In December, I went to Melbourne to inspect a vehicle
bought from Dutton Garage and happily visited their new
showroom on Madden Grove in Richmond, right next door
to Mercedes-Benz Toorak.
To say Dutton has a showroom is an understatement. It
is more like an ultimate gathering of classic, historic and
new supercars in a beautifully crafted motor enthusiast’s
environment, where no detail has been missed and upon
entry – is simply breathtaking!
Two heavy iron entry doors yawn open to a welcoming
hardwood fl oor with two Shelby Cobras facing each other.
Beyond them is a 1968 Ford GT40 in front of a full size
‘construction kit’ on the wall of an Aston Martin DBR1. The
foyer leads to the main rectangular showroom, where a line-up
of four Lamborghinis and two Ferrari F50s meet your gaze.
In front of these cars, Jeff Dutton’s period style offi ce gives
way to display cases filled with rare collectibles and curiosities
from the motoring world.
These in turn blend into a quality café together with the
actual wheel from Donald Campbell’s Bluebird, which ran at
644.5 kmh/(404 mph) on Lake Eyre, Australia in 1964. The
café looks across two rows of supercars that run the entire
length of the building, which is roughly 80 metres (270 feet)!
Customers absorb the ambience, while enjoying great food
and coffee and looking at this amazing sight of Lamborghini
Countachs, one of four Lamborghini Miuras (one belonging
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