Weekend Driver San Diego

Bowling Green, Ohio Monday, July 18, 2006 I overnighted in Bowling Green, Ohio, and just across the freeway from my hotel was a private car museum, Snook’s Dream Cars. A private collection and restoration shop operated by the Snook family, it’s one of the better private museums I’ve seen.

Tuesday, July 18, 2006 A short drive from Detroit is the small town of Ypsilanti, home of a surprising number of seemingly unconnected automotive milestones. My first stop was the World’s Last Hudson Dealer, Miller Motors, and the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, and the National Corvair Museum. All at the same location, 100 East Cross [...]

Sunday, July 17, 2006 Checking out some squiggly lines on a map, I ended up heading northeast on County Road 40a from Auburn. After crossing the state line into Ohio, the road was now state route 249. Joining up with SR-2, I headed more north, I think. It was a beautiful drive through Ohio farm [...]

Studebaker National Museum South Bend, Ind. Sunday, July 16, 2006 A real highlight of the trip was visiting South Bend and the Studebaker National Museum. I’ve always had a soft spot for these cars, probably since my dad always boasted about the red ’52 Champion he had… the first car he ever bought. As a [...]

Hall of Fame Museum Indianapolis, Ind. Friday, July 14, 2006 The Speedway museum is a fantastic collection of old race cars, memorabilia, track history and cars made in Indiana. Everything from Duesenberg racers and street cars, a turbine-powered race car, early pace cars and trophies are on display. Allow at least two hours to go [...]

California might be the best place in the world to drive, but the Midwest is nirvana when it comes to historic car sites and museums. As a California kid, the big-time car building business has always been a bit of a mystery. We never made it up to the plants in Los Angeles when they [...]