Owls Head, a small town located just a few miles south of Rockland, 
Maine, is home to the Owls Head Light and also to the Owls Head Transportation Museum, a collection of over 200 restored 
antique cars, planes, bicycles, carriages, and motorcycles. Some of these vehicles date to the early 1800's and all are operational. The displays are presented In a open and very spacious environment that resembles an airline hanger. The design lets you move around without feeling confined in tight spaces. The museum is very well lit, which is good for available light photos, but also creates glare issues from highly polished vehicles.
Maine, is home to the Owls Head Light and also to the Owls Head Transportation Museum, a collection of over 200 restored 
antique cars, planes, bicycles, carriages, and motorcycles. Some of these vehicles date to the early 1800's and all are operational. The displays are presented In a open and very spacious environment that resembles an airline hanger. The design lets you move around without feeling confined in tight spaces. The museum is very well lit, which is good for available light photos, but also creates glare issues from highly polished vehicles. 
The Owls Head Transportation Museum was founded in 1974 and 
encompasses over 100,000 square feet for exhibitions. What makes the Owls Head museum so unique compared to other transportation museums is that all the vehicles on display really run. Many are used on exhibition days during the summer months.
There are motorcycles – many early Harley Davidsons.
The Duesenberg (nicknamed "Duesy") was an American luxury automobile built entirely by hand around 1913.
And who can resist the appeal of a Rolls Royce – or maybe two?.
If you thought the MG only came in small sizes, check out these MGs. 
Some examples of working cars.
Some very colorful cars . . .
A favorite aircraft is the 1917 Fokker Dr. I Tri-plane. The same type of plane that Manfred Von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, flew in World War I. There’s also a full-scale replica of the Kitty Hawk, the flyer that the Wright Brothers flew for the first successful manned flight in North Carolina in 1903.
This was our second transportation museum stop in Maine after touring the Cole Transportation Museum in Bangor. Both museums are well worth the trip if you visit Maine. (And both offer free admission to those under 18 years old.)
5 comments:
Looks like a great museum and one Marty will really like. Thanks for the warning, Beatrice, but I won't hide this post. I'll even bookmark the museum, and then when we go to Maine I can steer us there. You'd be amazed at how going through a car museum cuts down on the complaints when I want to visit another garden, or want to take a little detour to photograph an old barn, or other things that Marty doesn't particularly care that much about. It's a win/win situation for me as I enjoy the car museums too. Good thing, because we've been through a lot of them!
Wow, I know someone who would LOVE this museum. :) Actually, we both enjoy museums so it would be a great trip for both of us.
That's a good look at some great "vintage" modes of transportation. Very nice series of photos and thanks for sharing.
Hi Folks...I think I will keep this on under my hat...I know some peoples husbands who would like that visit!!
What fun to see how things have evolved over the years..."we have come a long way baby" ; }
Hey Elaine, I even picked up a brochure on this museum and a couple of others so Marty can get a head start on planning your Maine trip :-) You would find lots of good photos ops too.
Lois, maybe you and your honey you can coordinate a trip with Marty and Elaine!
Thanks Mona - appreciate the compliment :-)
Ginnie, feel free to share this post with your friends and yes it was really fascinating to see just how many different types of autos were made in the early 1900s - many I had never even heard of before.
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