The La Porte County Historical Society Museum has on display the Kesling Automobile Collection, which consists of more than 30 vintage automobiles collected by Dr. Peter C. Kesling and his wife Charlene. They range in age from a 1903 Winton to a 1982 DeLorean, the car made famous in the movie “Back to the Future.” The 1903 Winton was driven from California to New York City by Dr. and Mrs. Kesling in 2003, retracing the path of the first coast-to-coast auto journey by Dr. Horatio Jackson, one hundred years earlier.
The collection includes an important grouping of Indiana-built automobiles. A 1929 Auburn Cabin Speedster with T-tops recreates an original destroyed in a disastrous fire at the 1929 Los Angeles Auto Show. A classic Auburn Boattail Speedster of 1935 joins two Cords, a 1930 L-29 and a 1937 Model 812 “coffin-nose” model on display. Rounding out the Indiana triumvirate is a 1929 Duesenberg Model J.
Another highlight of the Kesling Automobile Collection is the 1948 Tucker “Torpedo,” number 12 of 50 produced by the innovative Tucker Corporation in Chicago. This car appeared in the 1988 movie “Tucker: The Man And His Dream” starring Jeff Bridges.
Brass Era enthusiasts will be pleased with the display of early automobiles. Besides the 1903 Winton, there is a 1910 Velie, a 1912 Baker Electric Coupe, and a 1914 Mitchell, among others. The Kesling Automobile Collection is on view with the La Porte County Historical Society’s museum displays. It is therefore included as part of the admission price and on view during Museum hours.
2405 Indiana Ave # 1
La Porte, IN 46350
P: 219-324-6767
Email: info@laportecountyhistory.org
Adults $5
Seniors $4
Plan: 1hr
Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4:30pm
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Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum featured automotive stories are Chevrolet Corvair, Tucker, Hudson, Kaiser-Frazer, and General Motors Hydra-matic; all with Ypsilanti connections. Displays include Motor State which held patents on power convertible tops, the Ford Motor Company Generator Plant, and local car dealerships. As a thriving commercial and manufacturing hub, Ypsilanti had a significant influence on these pioneering companies and the men who built them. The Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum preserves an important era in American history. The museum also hosts the National Hudson Motor Car Company Museum.
A featured car in the collection is #92, a 1952 Hudson Hornet race car owned by NASCAR champion Herb Thomas. Thomas drove Hornets to his second National Championship in 1953. Altogether, Thomas and his Hornets won 43 NASCAR races. Hudson Hornet race cars provided the inspiration for Doc Hudson in the 2006 Pixar film CARS.
100 E Cross St
Ypsilanti, MI 48198
P: 734-482-5200
Email: automuseum@ypsilanti.org
Adults $5
12 and under free
Plan: 1hr
Thursday – Sunday 1 pm – 4 pm
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Situated on the beautiful 90-acre campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan, about midway between Detroit and Chicago. As one of the Gilmore partner museums, they join the Gilmore collections, the Classic Car Club of America Museum, the...
America's Packard Museum was founded in 1992 by Dayton attorney and long-time car collector Bob Signom. Located in an original Packard dealership building constructed in 1917, the museum has officially taken the name of the original dealership - The Citizens...
Eugene Dahl Car Museum - Bonanzaville USA. is just one building of the Pioneer Village. The Museum houses numerous collections of vehicles, tools, parts, and information designed to tell stories of how cars and trucks not only served their original owners but...
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The Pioneer Village complex comprises 28 buildings on 20 acres housing over 50,000 irreplaceable items of historical value, restored to operating order, arranged in groups, and also in the chronological order of their development.
138 US-6, Minden
NE 68959
P: 308-832-1181
Email: Manager@pioneervillage.com
Adults $15
6-12yrs $7.50
under 5 free
Plan: 3-4hr
Labor Day to Memorial Day: Daily 9 am – 4:30 pm
Memorial Day to Labor Day: Daily 9 am – 6 pm
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Situated on the beautiful 90-acre campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan, about midway between Detroit and Chicago. As one of the Gilmore partner museums, they join the Gilmore collections, the Classic Car Club of America Museum, the...
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Greyhound Bus Museum was established in September of 1989 by Gene Nicolelli, a local resident who discovered a plaque honoring Hibbing as the birthplace of the bus industry in an abandoned Greyhound terminal.
Initially called the Greyhound Bus Origin Center and located in the Hibbing Municipal Building, the museum has grown to include a collection of historical buses and memorabilia related to the Greyhound Lines.
The museum houses a collection of artifacts and vehicles that chronicle the history of the Greyhound Lines bus company. Visitors can explore eighteen historical buses, including the very first Hupmobile used for passenger service in 1914. A diorama brings to life the bus building process in 1916, while hundreds of artifacts like uniforms, tickets, and photographs showcase the evolution of Greyhound travel. The museum also tells the story of the company’s contribution to the World War II efforts.
1201 Greyhound Blvd,
Hibbing, MN 55746
P: 218-263-5814
E: admin@greyhoundbusmuseum.org
Adult – $10.00
Senior (55+) – $7.50
Student – $5.00
Family- $25.00
3 & Under – Free
Plan: 1 hr
Monday – Saturday 10 am – 4 pm
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The Stutz Museum is located in the original Stutz Building built in 1912. The museum is only a small part of the building which opened on February 3, 2023. There are about 12 cars currently on display in the museum. There is also an event space, restaurants, office spaces, and more located inside the original Stutz building.
1060 N Capitol Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46204
P: 317-488-7374
E: nicole.langdon@colliers.com
Free
Plan: <1 hr
Thursday & Friday 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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Situated on the beautiful 90-acre campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan, about midway between Detroit and Chicago. As one of the Gilmore partner museums, they join the Gilmore collections, the Classic Car Club of America Museum, the...
America's Packard Museum was founded in 1992 by Dayton attorney and long-time car collector Bob Signom. Located in an original Packard dealership building constructed in 1917, the museum has officially taken the name of the original dealership - The Citizens...
Eugene Dahl Car Museum - Bonanzaville USA. is just one building of the Pioneer Village. The Museum houses numerous collections of vehicles, tools, parts, and information designed to tell stories of how cars and trucks not only served their original owners but...
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Hill Country Motorheads Motorcycle Museum is located in Burnet, Texas – the “Bluebonnet Capital of Texas” in the beautiful Texas Hill Country and Highland Lakes area, just north of Austin.
Hill Country Motorheads joins just a handful of motorcycle museums operating in Texas and displays over 7000 square feet of vintage Street Bikes, Motocrossers, Trials, Flat Trackers, Drag Racers, Choppers, other genres of motorcycles, and memorabilia mostly from the 1960s – 1980s. For the Harley diehards, we do have some cool old HD’s to enjoy!
Hill Country Motorheads is not your typical antique motorcycle museum. With over 200 motorcycles in the collection, the museum regularly showcases more than 70 bikes of many brands from around the world. Some pre-60’s bikes are on display and we welcome consignments if they are suitable to the museum theme. While you’re here, relax in the Man Cave, play some pool, watch the big screen TV and enjoy all the memorabilia on the walls and vintage bikes scattered throughout the facility. There is plenty of paved parking for all sizes of vehicles, trailers and bikes. The museum is pet friendly but all pets must be on leash while on the museum property.
Hill Country Motorheads is also a great “destination ride and drive” and is located in close proximity to Luckenbach, Llano, Austin, Fredericksburg, San Antonio and the famous and challenging “Twisted Sisters” highways.
Owners Pat & Janell Hanlon invite you to come spend some time at the museum to take a walk through time and experience the “history of the best days of motorcycling” .
2001 W State Hwy 29,
Burnet, TX 78611
P: 512-553-4078
E: info@hcmotorheads.com
Adults: $8.00
Seniors (over 65): $6.00
Active Military/Veterans/1st Responders/Teachers/Medical $6.00
Children (under 12): Free with adult
Plan: 1 hr
Wednesday through Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Situated on the beautiful 90-acre campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan, about midway between Detroit and Chicago. As one of the Gilmore partner museums, they join the Gilmore collections, the Classic Car Club of America Museum, the...
America's Packard Museum was founded in 1992 by Dayton attorney and long-time car collector Bob Signom. Located in an original Packard dealership building constructed in 1917, the museum has officially taken the name of the original dealership - The Citizens...
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