Museum Closing

[Fid]

I remember touring Natmus at the 2004 National in Auburn.

[kaiserfrazerlibrary]

The museum you speak of was in buildings behind the Auburn-Cord-Dusenburg museum (their body builder prints for custom chassis jobs was up on the second floor) and just up the street a bit from the last location I know of for the operation selling parts out of the old Frazer Farm Equipment inventory.  I had occasion to go to the Auburn clutch facility on business and had the opportunity to 'tour' the town.

[pjkaiser]

I think you misunderstand, the Automobile Driving Museum actually takes these old cars out every Sunday (they rotate the cars being driven) so that people can experience what it is like to driven in one.   I don't believe I have seen another museum do that.   That  was what Roadmaster49 was writing about in his comments, not just visiting museums!!

https://www.automobiledrivingmuseum.org/

[joefrazer]

The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn has a small fleet of Model Ts that they use to give rides to visitors. The Gilmore museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan does the same and even goes another step further...they'll let you drive and even teach you how if you've never driven a T. They also routinely exercise many of the vehicles on display.

The Crawford Auto and Aviation museum here in Cleveland also takes their vehicles out on the road. They have several at the Cleveland Auto show this week. Several years ago a friend was one of the docents and I helped him and others move some of the cars from one location to another. It was great fun!

[kaiserfrazerlibrary]

The LeMay Family Collection in Spanaway WA (not the museum over by downtown Tacoma and the Tacoma Dome) has an annual "driving school" where staff people teach people how to drive a Model T Ford.  This event is coming up soon for anyone interested.  You can contact the Collection off their website (on 152nd Street in Spanaway on the site of the old Marymount Military School).