| shogun1940 | -- 11-18-2010 @ 5:17 PM |
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I am planing a trip to fl. for jan. & feb ,then out to calif. march & april and i ma looking for interesting places to stop, musems ,car shows, planes , trains ect. Any ideas wil be appreciated
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| Old Henry | -- 11-18-2010 @ 6:22 PM |
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If you happen to get as far north as I-80 through Utah, one of my favorites is the Hill Air Force Base Aerospace Museum in Ogden Utah. http://www.hill.af.mil/library/museum/ Still Old Henry
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| ford38v8 | -- 11-18-2010 @ 6:45 PM |
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Shogun, Here are a few good ones. I don't know where you are or what route you will take, or I might come up with a few more. Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing www.garlits.com Ocala, Florida Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum www.acdmuseum.org Auburn, Indiana American Speed, Museum of (Bill Smith's Speedway) www.museumofamericanspeed.com Largest collection of antique Ford speed accessories and Ford's experimental engines Imperial Palace Auto Museum www.autocollections.com What stays in Las Vegas NHRA Motorsport Museum http://museum.nhra.com/ Wally Parks museum in Pomona Petersen Automotive Museum www.petersen.org/ Eclectic collection of Customs, Hot Rods, and automotive Americana Blackhawk (Behring) Auto Museum www.blackhawkmuseum.org Exotic and classic Automobile Museum Hays Antique Truck Museum truckmuseum.org One of the largest collections of antique trucks in the United States (On-site with Ag History Museum) Alan This message was edited by ford38v8 on 11-18-10 @ 6:47 PM
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| Old Henry | -- 11-18-2010 @ 8:39 PM |
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If you get to San Diego you won't want to miss taking in the maritime museum with all kinds of interesting ships on the warf there that you can go in and see. I love that stuff. Preview here: http://www.sdmaritime.org/ Still Old Henry This message was edited by Old Henry on 11-18-10 @ 8:40 PM
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| nelsb01 | -- 11-18-2010 @ 8:46 PM |
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Florida -- Fort Meyers -- Edison / Ford winter homes. California - San Diego, Balboa Park, home of the 1935 Worlds Fair -- Ford Building (now houses airplanes) and then the San Diego Auto Museum right next door. Some of those other places listed are not in FL or CA.
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| 1934 Ford | -- 11-19-2010 @ 1:01 PM |
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In addition to Don Gaarllitt's Museums on Ocala, FL, another "Don't miss in Florida" is the Tallahassee Antique car Museum (http://tacm.com/) If you are an Early Ford V8 guy, they have several 1932 Fords, including a super nice Phaeton, a Roadster and the 1932 Ford School Bus shown on this Forum's masthead. The owner of the museum (Devoe Moore) has his original 1952 Ford pickup that he used while shoeing horses while working his way through Florida State University. He also has a big collection of "Batmobiles" from the movies and lots of other cars of all makes and ages. Upstairs he has the best collection of train and model train stuff I've ever seen. He's working on a farm implement museum, so he has plenty of that stuff restores and stored in the antique car museum. Don't miss it! I-10 US 90 in Tallahassee FL If you get to Ft. Myers on the south Gulf Coast, visit the Henry Ford winter home next door to Thomas Edison's home and laboratory. Nice place with some of Henry's cars and the history of his friendship with Edison, plus all the Edison Home and Museum.
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| TomO | -- 11-20-2010 @ 8:17 AM |
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In Florida, don't miss the Fantasy of Flight Museum. It is devoted to air planes, but it is well worth spending a day there. Take the guided tour or you won't see over half of the collection. http://www.fantasyofflight.com/ This collection is a fine example of what you can do when you have too much money. Tom This message was edited by TomO on 11-20-10 @ 8:20 AM
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| TomO | -- 11-22-2010 @ 8:06 AM |
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Shogun40, have you decided on a route that you are going to take on your trip yet? If you are going through Auburn, IN, don't forget the Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum. It doesn't have a lot of cars on display, but there are many unusual Ford artifacts on display, including a device to adjust the valve clearance with the engine running. Tom
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