We were heading toward Arizona and leaving Colorado despite many miles yet to travel and we came across a wonderful museum put together by the founder of the Discovery Channel, John Hendricks. The property is beautiful and the museum was fabulous. It was a combination of his own view of the automobile as part of his life experiences and his obvious love of how it transformed America.
First was a film explaining just what the automobile meant to America and what to expect as you explored the collection.
Then you left the theatre to see what was on display.
The Indian motorcycle, of course a favorite of mine since it was part of Springfield, Massachusetts, history.
How the magic of Hollywood influenced What the automobile meant. As the stars of the cinema lived their surreal lives so their cars became surreal dreams of life.
I mean, who would imagine powering your car with a V16 engine?
How the car that evolved in the 1950’s and 1960’s defined what America was and where it expected to go.
What defined Route 66? The car? The song? The TV show? Or was it just the time in history?
It was an exciting exhibit that will touch your automotive soul while it brings back memories and lets you reexamine your perspective of the automobile and our country’s history.
JIM'S GARAGE 
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