While we were in Hershey Pennsylvania last month we visited the
If you love old cars, this is the place for you.
3 stories of cars on display, some are here permanently, some cars leave and are replaced with others.
The museum is immaculate they have a huge variation of cars and the staff is so nice and helpful.
There are some interactive displays for the young and the young at heart.
Turn the wheel!
We are pretending to drive a Tucker 48.
When you turn the steering wheel the center headlight comes on and moves as you turn the wheel.
Tucker Engineering designed this feature, known as the
"Cyclops Headlight"
to improve safety when driving into turns in the dark.
The light only turns on when steering 10 degrees in either direction from center.
The radio plays as you "drive" and plays advertisements and music from the 1940's.
I am not old enough to remember this.
Did you know this?
The word "jalopy" first appeared in print around 1925 as a "cheap. old or broken down automobile".
It's many variations also include jalupie, jaloppy and jalopi.
Some think the word is derived from Jalapa,
a town in mexico to which many old broken down vehicles were taken.
1932 Ford A
1927 Ford Model T Tudor
1896 Benton 5 Passenger Sedan
This is less than half of the pictures I took...
I'll spread this out and show some more of the cars soon.
What a great car museum! They are all beautiful cars.
ReplyDeleteTake care, enjoy your day and happy week.
Oh my gosh, how cool is that?!?!? Love those old T's and A's!
ReplyDeleteThat is a cool museum! Well curiated and cared for exhibits.
ReplyDeleteHello Debbie,
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic. What a great pictures of all these wonderful cars.
So very nice to see these oldtimers. I think you both have a great time there, this is a playground for all human.
Many greetings,
Marco
Some pretty interesting old cars there!
ReplyDeleteOh wow.. look at all those wonderful cars.
ReplyDeleteAmazing cars, looks a great place to visit.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
My husband would have loved something like this. He always enjoyed going to car shows and looking at all the old cars and trucks
ReplyDeleteMy hubs would love this!
ReplyDeleteWe have also visited this car museum and enjoyed it as much as you did. There is also another equally interesting one in the same area and it’s housed in a former mall.
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