Photos from the Henry Ford Museum

While in Detroit for the Autorama a few weeks ago I took a detour to The Henry Ford Museum. I did not know what to expect and it was an incredible collection of American and automotive history. If you head back to Detroit to the Woodward Cruise this summer or Autorama next year it is worth the drive out to Dearborn. Here are some photo highlights from the museum.
Presidential limousines.
Vintage locomotives.
Desoto.
Texaco station
There were a few large vintage neon signs on display inside the museum, such as this McDonald's neon sign.

Want to take a lunch break? The old diner inside the museum was pretty cool. In fact, it is a functioning restaurant which makes it even cooler. I was surprised to discover a row of customers at the counter enjoying cups of coffee.

1913 Scripps-Booth Rocket

Classic Tucker
The museum is home to a variety of classic cars and vintage race cars.
Bonneville race car
Vintage drag racing vehicles
1960s travel

In addition to the classic car collection, the museum is home to a variety of airplanes and manufacturing equipment.

Since Henry Ford was the father of the assembly line and American manufacturing, the museum highlighted the manufacturing process and had numerous displays featuring vintage equipment.


The museum also showcased a lot of American history and "how things used to be." There were many displays with furniture and home decor through the years, such as this one featuring the Eames Chair.


There is quite a large collection of miniature homes and doll houses.
A 1950s era Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

Vintage Stagecoach
At the museum, there is also an opportunity to tour the Ford Rouge Factory. It is the oldest factory that Ford operates though it has seen quite a few changes over the years. You can take a tour of the impressive factory, though photos are not allowed in the assembly area where Ford F-150s are currently being built.
This is from the Observation Deck at the factory. Ford has installed a massive living roof above parts of the factory. Though it is covered in snow, the roof contains soil and grass that provides energy to the facility, plus a place for local wildlife to hang out.
This is the last stop on the tour which shows the Ford vehicles that have been built at the Ford Rouge factory.

Check back next week for more photo highlights from local shows and product reviews of new items from the latest California Car Cover catalog.

Montana Auto Museum

While visiting some friends in Montana I saw a flier at my hotel for the Montana Auto Museum. On my way from Butte to Missoula I was passing through Deer Lodge, so I figured I might as well check the place out. Though I was on vacation I figured the fans of California Car Cover would enjoy seeing some photos of classic cars. The museum had a surprisingly nice collection of vehicles. Here are some photos from the stop.
I arrived late in the day so I could not visit both the auto and prison museum, so hopefully I can make it work next trip. The auto museum has over 100 cars, mainly of which are classic American automobiles.



The hanging ads for Burma-Shave were pretty cool. There were quite a few of them in the hallways.

Most of the collection was American cars from the 1920-30s. Aside from the usual Ford Model As and Ts, the collection had some Packard and La Salle vehicles too.
Small work shop on display.
Reo Speedwagon.
DeSoto



Woodie
I love early 50s Ford vehicles, so I was happy to spot some early models on the left.
There was a decent collection of 50s Chevy vehicles. You will notice a row of Tri 5 Chevy classics in a variety of colors.







I enjoyed how the museum displayed the cars. The vehicles were grouped by make and era. The 55-57 Chevy cars were all together, as were the 1967-69 Chevy Camaros.
Mopar corner.
Main Hall.

License plates on the way out.

If you ever find yourself on the I-90 in Montana, the auto museum is worth checking out. It was a nice break from the highway driving.

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