Category Archives: Car Museums
Raleigh Art Museum–Another visit to the Porsche exhibit
Are you tired of this yet? I hope not because today was the first of two days when, for NCMA (North Carolina Museum of Art) members only, they would have many of the hoods up and open so that you … Continue reading
More Things Porsche–the fun continues
The early reveal of the North Carolina Museum of Art’s Porsche by Design exhibit was a great start. I showed you the cars on display with the exception of one. The Janis Joplin 356C. This was not on display in … Continue reading
Coming Soon–Very Soon–Porsche by Design
Starting October 12 and running through January 20 is an exclusive exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Porsche by Design is a design exhibition that explores the history and development of the Porsche lineage from the 1930s to … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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