Bonehead
Skull Master
We have a local museum, I thought I might post some highlights from the museum. If you ever get a chance it is a great place to visit and full of some great cars and history.
First, a little back ground:
The Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum is pleased to present one of the finest collections of American automobiles in existence today. With just over forty vehicles in the privately owned Hendricks Collection – the Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum tells a story…the story of how the automobile impacted society. It is an educational experience with historical perspective.
The collection is arranged in a Timeline that captures 100 years of automotive history in America from the 1906 Cadillac Model H Coupe to the 2006 Chip Foose Mustang Stallion. Arranged in several galleries – one of the most awe-inspiring realizations is that this is no ordinary auto museum. From the moment you take a step back in time in the Open Road Theater listening to Walter Cronkite talk about the American Automobile and its place in society – to the brief video clip showing the acquisition of the Auto Museum’s own $3.24 million dollar version of the “Mona Lisa” – the 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Concept Car – it is obvious that it is educational, it is historical and it is very much about the cars.
The Hendricks Collection, owned by John Hendricks (founder of the Discovery Channel) and his family, and the Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum, have far reaching appeal. It is intriguing, it is elegant and it has an allure that captures the rapt interest of all who experience it. The stories shared through the Hendricks Collection are not those of John Hendricks alone. Nearly every person that passes through the Timeline or Galleries has a strong connection to a vehicle from the past - a vehicle similar to one pristinely preserved in this collection. John Hendricks phrased it perfectly: People “experienced cars as magic machines that provoked dreams of adventure on the open road.”
Yes that is correct a 3.24 million dollar car. Hard to even imagine.
http://www.gatewayautomuseum.com/
First, a little back ground:
The Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum is pleased to present one of the finest collections of American automobiles in existence today. With just over forty vehicles in the privately owned Hendricks Collection – the Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum tells a story…the story of how the automobile impacted society. It is an educational experience with historical perspective.
The collection is arranged in a Timeline that captures 100 years of automotive history in America from the 1906 Cadillac Model H Coupe to the 2006 Chip Foose Mustang Stallion. Arranged in several galleries – one of the most awe-inspiring realizations is that this is no ordinary auto museum. From the moment you take a step back in time in the Open Road Theater listening to Walter Cronkite talk about the American Automobile and its place in society – to the brief video clip showing the acquisition of the Auto Museum’s own $3.24 million dollar version of the “Mona Lisa” – the 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Concept Car – it is obvious that it is educational, it is historical and it is very much about the cars.
The Hendricks Collection, owned by John Hendricks (founder of the Discovery Channel) and his family, and the Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum, have far reaching appeal. It is intriguing, it is elegant and it has an allure that captures the rapt interest of all who experience it. The stories shared through the Hendricks Collection are not those of John Hendricks alone. Nearly every person that passes through the Timeline or Galleries has a strong connection to a vehicle from the past - a vehicle similar to one pristinely preserved in this collection. John Hendricks phrased it perfectly: People “experienced cars as magic machines that provoked dreams of adventure on the open road.”
Yes that is correct a 3.24 million dollar car. Hard to even imagine.
http://www.gatewayautomuseum.com/
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