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Why Visit a Classic Car Museum?

We mostly think of cars as something highly modern with a resolute eye on the future and as a recent innovation – to a certain extent, at least – and we certainly do not tend to think of them as museum pieces. After all, we are still driving around in them and it does not appear that we are about to stop any time soon, no matter what the environmental cost of the practice. On the other hand, when you look at the evolution of the motor car through time, it would be impossible to deny that we have already seen an enormous amount of innovation and that even the cars we deemed entirely modern in the 1980s and early 90s are now becoming “classics” rather than just simple cars. If any modern-day item should have museums devoted to it, then it probably is the car. 

The question for anyone looking to visit a classic car museum would have to be what exactly interests them about cars. There are as many different ways of looking at the vehicle as there are different brands. The simple fact of the matter is that two people who agree on just about everything else may well find that they have strikingly different tastes when it comes to cars. From the original point of a mechanical four-wheeled creation that is driven by an engine and steering wheel, the concept of the motor car has gone off in several directions almost all at once. Do you like classic American cars? Do you prefer the Italian approach, the almost artistic conceptualization that has delivered us Bugatti, Ferrari and Lamborghini? It would be entirely possible to ask twenty more questions and still have more to find out. That is why there are museums to cater to almost all tastes. 

The Northwest Vintage Car and Motorcycle Museum, for example, in Salem, OR, is an example of a museum covering the history of automotive transport. Side-by-side with classic Harley Davidson motorcycles sit cars from throughout the history of the medium – as well as agricultural vehicles. It also plays host to an annual Concours d’Elegance, where lovers of classic cars can come along and even participate, if their vehicle is classy enough. 

The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), for their part, take an equally wide view of the history of the car – including the collection of cars from Hollywood, and a connected Museum of Bus Transportation. A genuine fascination with antique automobiles drives this museum forward, and their regular themed exhibitions will thrill the vehicle aficionado while at the same time having enough information to interest the casual visitor. 

Then again, if you like something a little bit different, the original Art Car Museum in Houston is the place to go, where you can see what the mind of an artist can do with that which engineers have bestowed upon us. Nicknamed the Garage Mahal, the Art Car Museum is a testament to the car’s place in all of our lives, from petrol head to bohemian artist.

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