Car Museums

  • Ypsilanti’s Automotive Heritage Museum

    Dare you to say that three times fast. The P71 prowled around the neighborhood in Michigan until we came to the intersection where this museum sits.  What a great looking place it is, too.  The inside has a really nice… Continue reading

    Ypsilanti’s Automotive Heritage Museum

  • Studebaker–this one’s for Karl

    In South Bend, Indiana, is the museum that pays tribute to the brand of Studebaker cars.  The Studebaker automobiles were around when I was a young lad.  I remember them as the sponsor of a TV show called Mr. Ed. … Continue reading

    Studebaker–this one’s for Karl

  • Kokomo–America’s First Car

    With a Beach Boys song in my head I turned the P71 toward Indiana and the city of Kokomo. It started out rather gloomy as I drove out of Illinois.  Several miles later and things started to brighten. I went … Continue reading

    Kokomo–America’s First Car

  • Ellingson–Leaving Minnesota

    I had spent a few days in Minnesota and my last stop was at a place that was an interesting combination of a car museum and a place that sold classic cars. Now some of you might get the thought… Continue reading

    Ellingson–Leaving Minnesota

  • Guess Where I Am?

    I’ve had some interesting stops between Springfield, MN and Pontiac, IL, but I’ll get to those later.  This afternoon I made it to Illinois and a museum that is a little special to me. But before I actually got there… Continue reading

    Guess Where I Am?

  • Pioneer Auto Museum–Murdo

    The road stretched out in front of me as I left Rapid City.  The countryside had certainly changed from Montana and now I would drive through some mountains. Still, there was plenty of farming and cattle by the highway. To… Continue reading

    Pioneer Auto Museum–Murdo

  • Motion Unlimited–Rapid City, SD

    I’ve been looking forward to visiting this place since the beginning of the trip.  Its just that I remember reaching it eight years ago and being very pleased with the cars that it had and one that I found special… Continue reading

    Motion Unlimited–Rapid City, SD

  • Idaho Museum

    I had a couple of museums in Boise, Idaho, on my list of stops, but they didn’t pan out.  Fortunately there was one that was not on my list and it was in Nampa, Idaho. First some shots through the… Continue reading

    Idaho Museum

  • Tacoma, Washington and the LeMay Family Museum

    What a family this is.  A local businessman who collected cars, lots of cars.  Put together what is apparently the largest collection in the world.  At one point over 3000 cars.  When I talked to the docent he said that… Continue reading

    Tacoma, Washington and the LeMay Family Museum

  • On the road in Oregon–Pacific NW Truck Museum

    The road to Salem was a nice one and I was looking forward to seeing this museum.  It is actually several museums at the same location. It has specialty buildings on trucks, cars, tractors, logging and milling, and all kinds… Continue reading

    On the road in Oregon–Pacific NW Truck Museum