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Wheelwright Museum Joseph Besset

Musée du charronnage au car Espace Joseph Besset
Musée du charronnage au car Espace Joseph Besset

Joseph Besset was a wheelwright, who turned to coachbuilding in the 1920s. His workshop bodied Talbot, Voisin, Bugatti etc. cars. From the late 1930s he turned his attention to buses and bought the licence to the streamlined, Garwood bus in 1937. In two halls his work is commemorated. Hall one features an old wheelwright shop, while hall two showcases some of Bennet's cars and buses.

Display
Automobile
Bus / Coach
Info

Opening times: 15 April to 15 October: Wednesday to Friday: 10 AM to 12:30 and 3 PM to 6:30 PM. Saturday and Sunday: 3 PM to 6:30 PM. 

Address

227 Rue des Marronniers
07690 Vanosc
France

E-mail
museeducar@lavanaude.org
Phone
+33 4 75 34 79 81