32 cars for the 20th century It has been around 100 years since a motor vehicle was invented. It may not be a long history but it has completely change the life style of people and has been emerged as the subject of numerous art works as well as leaving the clear influence in all phases of culture in the 20th century. The world class artist of Korea, Baek Nam-jun, defines cars as one of the most impressive features of the 20th century, and exhibited <32 cars for 20th century: Quietly Playing the Funerailes of Mozart>, an installation work that arranged 32 cars symbolizing the year of his birth, 1932 in Munster, Germany in 1997.
The work product implies the presumption of the hardware culture of the 20th century has handed down its dominance over to software in the 21st century, and has 4 groups with 8 cars each. Beech Craft Model 18 Beech Craft Model 18 was the model that had been produced for the longest time in the history of aircraft. It was the representative work of Beech Aircraft Company that began its production in 1937 and lasted until 1969 for the 32 years in 32 changes and it has been the single most influential aircraft in history. The total number of production reached approximately 9,000 units. During the World War II, it took more than 90% of the allied air force, and had used as the 6-person carriers and communication aircraft in the air forces of 30 countries including the Great Britain and Canada. It had the propeller on both wings that it was called as "Twin Beech" and was well known as "Expeditor" for the British soldiers. After the War, it went to the private aircraft market for the use of transportation for government purposes and commercial purposes, and there are still many of these aircrafts flying. This aircraft was brought in during the Korean War, and the former president Rhee Seung Man had the use of it. Ç°±â11 12¦´ °±±â±â°¸±÷Steam Locomotive No. 12 of Hyeogi 11(?? 11) These steam locomotive for railway were the products of Japanese Vehicle Manufacturing Corporation in 1937 and was the tender-type steam locomotive separated for locomotive engine part and the locomotive tender part. Until 1952, it was operated Suwon~ South Incheon and Suwon ~ Yeoju routes, and it ran on the narrow rail of 762 mm in width for 40km per hour of speed that it was sometimes called as "Kid Train". During the Japanese Ruling, it was an important way of transporting salt from large salt field to inland, and it was remembered well for the people in between Incheon and Suwon with the great affection. Stinson L-5 Sentinel This is the light aircraft manufactured by Stinson of the US during the World War II. It was originally a commercial purposed vehicle under the name of 105 Voyager but changed for the military version in Model L-5. It was affectionately called as Sentinel (infantry solider) with the L on the model name came from 'Liaison'. It has the short landing and taking off distance that it had been used in delivery of military supplies, surveillance, communication and patient transportation to and from remote areas, and approximately 3,600 units were manufactured during the WWII. This exhibited unit had the name of "Parangsae" and used for news coverage for 4 years from 1963 by Dong-A Ilbo with the coverage in the Cheongpyeong Lake Bus Accident that had the bus to fall into the lake in December 1964, Opening Ceremony of Hanggang Bridge No. 2 in January 1965 and other historic events. In 2001, it was donated to the museum and is exhibited after one year of restoration work and the same model is exhibited in the Starship Museum of Smithsonian of the US.