On previous occasions, we have commented on the tendency to locate impressive museums in nondescript industrial warehouses (see hidden treasures). In the UK, the equivalent is […]
Museum Magnetics
The beautiful thing about museums is that their collections change over time. They need to keep things fresh and interesting, and ultimately they need to […]
Bowing to Barber
Leeds, Alabama. A suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. It is not a place that I would have . normally come across during my travels whether […]
Visiting Volo
I had tried to get to the Volo Auto Museum once before a few years ago, but the logistics simply did not work out. In […]
Two Wheels, Two Marques
Classic Velocity has certainly had the good fortune to enjoy some of the most celebrated motorcycle marques at shows and Councourses in all their restored glory. […]
The Benz Binge
On a recent trip I was fortunate to be able to visit the Forney museum. It is a museum which celebrates transportation throughout the ages […]
Hidden Treasures
How can you tell the location of a rich cache of vintage iron? Is it a multiple-bay garage on the well-manicured property? Multiple out-buildings in […]
Simeone Classic Motorcycles
The Simeone Museum has already been covered in this blog as a great place to see vintage sports cars with racing provenance (see 2 degrees […]
A Return to Bob’s
For me, there is nothing like being on the road at first light. Roads are deserted, the world is quiet, and the slowly emerging light […]
A Visit to the Penske Racing Museum
Roger Penske is a legendary name in racing in the US and around the world. He has enjoyed successes in sports cars, Can Am, IRL, […]
Solvang and the Octopi
Solvang California is a strange and delightful little town. It is seemingly pretty remote being inland and up in the hills well north and east […]
A Visit To The Petersen
The Petersen Museum in Los Angeles is a much-celebrated place. It claims to be at the epicenter of the US car culture due to its […]
Shouldn’t we be further ahead by now ?
A visit to the Larz Anderson Automotive Museum Being in Boston with a few hours to spare, I went to visit the Larz Anderson Museum. […]
2 Degrees of Separation
Once upon a time, I worked for a healthcare organization in Philly that had a very prominent surgeon. Our paths did not cross that much, […]
A visit to the Hershey Museum
As many times as I have been to the Hershey swap meet, Porsche swap meet, and even Hershey Park, I had never visited the Museum […]