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"The oldest is a 1910 DuroCar. That car is made in Los Angeles," said David Neel, executive director of the Murphy Auto Museum."The newest one is probably our 2003 Ferrari." The museum outgrew its Ventura location and eventually moved to its current 14,000 square feet home in Oxnard. Neel, a local businessman, in 2014 took over running the museum on a voluntary basis. After a decade, he is ready to step down.
Neel said that the operating costs of maintaining the museum has skyrocketed, particularly the costs of insuring the vehicles to be kept on premise. The nonprofit charges a small ticket price for admission and relies mainly on storage fees to stay afloat. But Neel said, it's been difficult to keep pace.For the last couple years, Neel had tried to find someone to lead the museum, but to no avail. So when the lease to the space on Eastman Ave.
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