The
Museum of Automobiles
It
always amazes me that wherever we go it seems a museum , car
collection, bus collection or car race is somewhere close by so I
should not have been surprised when on the lovely quaint country road
up to Petit Jean mountain and Mather Lodge what should we pass but
“The Museum of Automobiles”.
It
looked to be a splendid building with a fountain display outside and
a huge car park just waiting for visitors.
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| Can you imagine going to school in this bus? |
So the
next day we went to visit and for the sum of $9 each ( seniors) we
were treated to just a lovely display of beautiful old cars in a
lovely, well kept .air conditioned building with very hospitable
staff.
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| How's this for a food truck? |
Most
of the cars looked to be really old but we did see a few that even I
recognized as being more modern. I think I even saw a 1967 Ford
Ranchero but most of the cars date to before 1950 and some way, way
before that.
The
museum was founded by Winthrop
Rockefeller , a
governor of Arkansas in 1964 and quite a few of his splendid cars are
to be seen here. There is a lovely old school bus and a popcorn van
and 2 great cadillacs owned by Rockefeller.Some of the other cars are
on loan to the museum.
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| 1967 Cadillac with a sterling-silver Santa Gertrudis hood ornament. belonging to Governor Rochefeller |
One
thing I really liked about this museum was that it did not overwhelm
you like some museums do. It had just enough cars and different kinds
of cars and other small machines to keep your interest . It was a
very pleasant experience and well worth $9 .(P.S $10 if you are not a
senior).
For
any car enthusiasts who happen to read this and want to know more
check out their website at http://www.museumofautos.com/
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