After searching for a home that had enough space to house my car collection, we settled on, and purchased our present home in 1974. Apparently one of the previous owners had managed Jungleland, a wild animal park for owner Louis Goebel during the early days of the Conejo Valley. Next to the garage, the owners had constructed a large carport to allow them space to store various animal cages that were part of the park equipment. The next owner of our home, turned the garage into an art gallery and the large carport remained fairly empty. When I saw the home, the wheels started turning, and I knew the carport enclosed would make a great car barn. My wife and I purchased the home, and several months later, by pure luck, I was asked by a friend to help him deliver a Packard automobile to a collector in the valley.

Well, it turned out to be my introduction to the J.B. Nethercutt Museum, still in its infancy in Sylmar, California. After the delivery, we were allowed to walk around the facility ourselves. Finding I loved the concept of music machines mixed with automobiles, I decided to follow this idea only on a much smaller basis. We tried to upgrade the original idea to a fairly classy display area for the collection. Unfortunately, I never got to meet J.B., but his influence upon my life has been profound. Doing everything ourselves, it took nearly 10 years to bring the structure to the place we wanted it and almost 40 to restore the collection.

Frederick J Roth - 2012