Studebaker Day

Sunday October 26th Pop, Sam, Henry and I went to Studebaker Day at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline. The video shows a panoramic view of the show in the late morning. More cars arrived as the day went on.

The weather was perfect, close to 70 degrees, and sunny. There was a DJ booth playing music from the late 50's through the 70's to bring back that old-time feeling. Ah, when was the last time you heard Tiny Tim's Tiptoe Through the Tulips? Count yourself fortunate if it has been a very long time.

There was also a hot dog/hamburger concession stand which supplied us men with manly foods.

Entry to the museum was included in the admission to the Studebaker event. The museum is the castle building in the back of some of the photos. The main floor is currently an exhibit on Italian design, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Ducati, and Maserati. The vehicles range from early 1900's to 1990. Also featured are Italian fashions and design for the same periods.

Henry skipped under the rope around the race car, announcing that he was going to sit in the driver's seat. We got him back on the safe side before the alarms went off, the security cage descended from the ceiling, and the museum goons arrived.

The lower floor of the museum houses a portion of the Anderson family collection of vehicles. The museum preserves the cars instead of restoring them, keeping them in the condition they were in when the Andersons last used them. The Studebakers were more pristine than these cars.

There is something fascinating in examining a 100 year old electric car that shows dents, scratches, and worn leather. Or their first car, an 1899 Winton, which has the tires worn off of it. BTW, the electric car could travel up to 100 miles on a charge at speeds of up to 30 mph. A hundred years and we haven't improved much!

The museum folks also thought of providing a play room for visiting kids, stocked with all things cars and trucks. Check out the big kid in the baseball cap playing in this photo.

Some more photos from the day, plus more on my Flickr pages.