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Museum Archive
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Museum Classics: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, Part II – The Corvairs
Posted on January 29, 2024 | 54 CommentsIn a belated companion to my nearly year-old discussion regarding the Hudsons of the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, here is the follow-up: the Ypsilanti collection of Chevrolet Corvairs. Because the […] -
Museum Classics: A Tour of the EFA Museum of German Automotive History
Posted on December 23, 2023 | 13 CommentsDuring a May holiday in southeast Bavaria, my 86 year old host and I cycled 50 km from Ruhpolding to the EFA Museum of German Automotive History in Amerang, he […] -
Curbside Travelogue: Yes, There Really is an Art Car Museum
Posted on November 16, 2023 | 26 CommentsIn his article detailing the zaniness of Houston’s annual Art Car parade Jon Stephenson notes that his city is also home to an Art Car museum. Well, it took me […] -
Museum Classics: The Eclectic Vehicles Of The Skógar Museum
Posted on October 10, 2023 | 21 Comments(first posted 10/10/2017) Skógar, a little town in southern Iceland, is famous for its superb waterfall, but also for having one of the oldest museums in the […] -
CC Museum Visit: Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles – Detroit Dream Cars and Automotive Icons
Posted on September 1, 2023 | 17 CommentsIf there’s a city meant to have a large temple devoted to automotive history, that is car-crazy Los Angeles. And that obligatory shrine is none other than the Petersen Automotive […] -
Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Rüsselsheimer Cookies (And Some More)
Posted on August 25, 2023 | 25 CommentsSix years ago, the PSA Group acquired Opel and Vauxhall. Meanwhile they have all become members of the big Stellantis family. So an Opel hall of fame in a museum […] -
Museum Classic: 1932 Ford Model 18 Convertible Sedan – To Live Outside The Law, You Must Be Honest
Posted on August 24, 2023 | 29 CommentsThere’s a letter on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn that allegedly originated from the pen of popular gangster Clyde Barrow. This letter compliments Mr. Ford on the […] -
Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Point Of Interest For Francophiles, Part Two
Posted on August 17, 2023 | 22 CommentsWe continue our time travel in the museum from where we left off, in the late seventies. When Simca faded away, initially became Talbot, yet disappeared completely just a few […] -
Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Point Of Interest For Francophiles, Part One
Posted on August 13, 2023 | 32 CommentsA few years ago, Dutchman Henk Visscher sold all of his car dealerships. Last year, he opened a new museum, housing his own collection of classic cars and many others. […] -
CC Field Trip: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum – Part I, The Hudsons
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 28 CommentsMichigan is well-populated with cities and towns that have played an enormous part in America’s automotive mosaic. Ypsilanti is best known for its proximity to Willow Run, where Ford built […] -
Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part Two, The Trucks
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 15 CommentsWelcome to the PACCAR-wing, the museum’s latest extension, where a fabulous collection of classic and more recent Tatra trucks and tractors is housing till next Sunday. It’s time for backbone […] -
Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part One, The Cars
Posted on March 21, 2023 | 28 CommentsDAF and Tatra are partners in the trucking business and to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Czech manufacturer, a compelling collection of their classic cars and trucks is temporarily […] -
Museum Report – The British Car Museum, Te Awanga, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
Posted on March 19, 2023 | 57 Comments(first posted 3/19/2017) Car museums come in many shapes and sizes, from the full professional experience at the newly revamped British Car Museum south of Birmingham to the immense collection […] -
CC Visits: The Miracle of America Museum
Posted on January 18, 2023 | 26 CommentsPolson, Montana might contain one of the most eccentric and an interesting museums that somehow defies easy description. After my solo visit my wife asked what it had contained. The […] -
Curbside Museum: A Gem off the Historic Alaska Highway – Fort Nelson Heritage Museum
Posted on October 20, 2022 | 26 CommentsLocated just off the mile 300 post on the world-famous Alaska Highway the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum takes its theme from the road with many of its featured exhibits having […]
![Museum Classics: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, Part II – The Corvairs In a belated companion to my nearly year-old discussion regarding the Hudsons of the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, here is the follow-up: the Ypsilanti collection of Chevrolet Corvairs. Because the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20230330_132744a.jpg)
![Museum Classics: A Tour of the EFA Museum of German Automotive History During a May holiday in southeast Bavaria, my 86 year old host and I cycled 50 km from Ruhpolding to the EFA Museum of German Automotive History in Amerang, he […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_20230517_130910.jpg)
![Curbside Travelogue: Yes, There Really is an Art Car Museum In his article detailing the zaniness of Houston’s annual Art Car parade Jon Stephenson notes that his city is also home to an Art Car museum. Well, it took me […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_7200-2.jpeg)
![Museum Classics: The Eclectic Vehicles Of The Skógar Museum (first posted 10/10/2017) Skógar, a little town in southern Iceland, is famous for its superb waterfall, but also for having one of the oldest museums in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170726_172035.jpg)
![CC Museum Visit: Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles – Detroit Dream Cars and Automotive Icons If there’s a city meant to have a large temple devoted to automotive history, that is car-crazy Los Angeles. And that obligatory shrine is none other than the Petersen Automotive […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_1934.jpg)
![Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Rüsselsheimer Cookies (And Some More) Six years ago, the PSA Group acquired Opel and Vauxhall. Meanwhile they have all become members of the big Stellantis family. So an Opel hall of fame in a museum […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_1528.jpg)
![Museum Classic: 1932 Ford Model 18 Convertible Sedan – To Live Outside The Law, You Must Be Honest There’s a letter on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn that allegedly originated from the pen of popular gangster Clyde Barrow. This letter compliments Mr. Ford on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PXL_20230812_142333602a.jpg)
![Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Point Of Interest For Francophiles, Part Two We continue our time travel in the museum from where we left off, in the late seventies. When Simca faded away, initially became Talbot, yet disappeared completely just a few […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_1388.jpg)
![Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Point Of Interest For Francophiles, Part One A few years ago, Dutchman Henk Visscher sold all of his car dealerships. Last year, he opened a new museum, housing his own collection of classic cars and many others. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_1607.jpg)
![CC Field Trip: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum – Part I, The Hudsons Michigan is well-populated with cities and towns that have played an enormous part in America’s automotive mosaic. Ypsilanti is best known for its proximity to Willow Run, where Ford built […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230330_135147a.jpg)
![Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part Two, The Trucks Welcome to the PACCAR-wing, the museum’s latest extension, where a fabulous collection of classic and more recent Tatra trucks and tractors is housing till next Sunday. It’s time for backbone […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0786.jpg)
![Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part One, The Cars DAF and Tatra are partners in the trucking business and to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Czech manufacturer, a compelling collection of their classic cars and trucks is temporarily […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0769.jpg)
![Museum Report – The British Car Museum, Te Awanga, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand (first posted 3/19/2017) Car museums come in many shapes and sizes, from the full professional experience at the newly revamped British Car Museum south of Birmingham to the immense collection […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC06471.1.jpg)
![CC Visits: The Miracle of America Museum Polson, Montana might contain one of the most eccentric and an interesting museums that somehow defies easy description. After my solo visit my wife asked what it had contained. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-hauler.jpg)
![Curbside Museum: A Gem off the Historic Alaska Highway – Fort Nelson Heritage Museum Located just off the mile 300 post on the world-famous Alaska Highway the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum takes its theme from the road with many of its featured exhibits having […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/crank.jpg)


