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The American love affair for the automobile began shortly after Henry Ford rolled out his legendary Model T in 1908. The passion has never died. While this is evident in the number of new makes and models produced each year, the proof is also found in the many classic and vintage car museums found throughout the United States.

Just about every region of the country has its own classic car museum where old models are put on display likes works of art for people to marvel at. The following is just a sampling of the places automobile lovers may want to consider visiting to see legendary machines of the past: Continue reading ‘Drive Into The Past Courtesy Of American Vintage Car Museums’ »

Vintage car museums are worth visiting since they give the visitor a sense of evolution from one generation to another. These museums have vehicles dating as far back as the last 100 years. The museums have vehicles collected by individuals like Robert E. Petersen who was a founding benefactor of The Petersen Automobile Museum. The museums also have vehicles from a number of people who have collected vintage cars over a period of time then put them together to form the museum. In the museum, a visitor is likely to find a wide variety of vehicles such as public transport vintage cars as well as commercial road transport vehicles.

One such vintage museum is the Antique Auto Museum located in Hershey. This vintage car museum is dedicated to preserve, celebrate educate and display the history of American motor vehicles to their visitors. The museum hosts its members, hobbyists as well as the general public. A person can therefore freely visit the museum expecting to get quality service for the spent time. The museum was established to complement a person’s research as well as library use. It was established in the year 1993 as a non-profit making museum for educational purposes. Currently, the museum has professional staff and is dedicated to collect vintage cars. The museum hosts temporary and semi-permanent exhibitions. Continue reading ‘Vintage Car Museums’ »