After spending a little time back at camp, we got on the bikes again for fairly long ride to see the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum. It was pretty flat the whole way and the temperature pleasant, with no wind, so it was really enjoyable. The museum was wonderful! It has more than 70 rare and ‘one of a kind’ automobiles - all in absolutely beautiful condition. Vintage fashion pieces, historic photographs and films featuring automobiles in Alaska are displayed alongside the four-wheeled stars.
This 1920 Argonne is the last of only 20 produced. Note the set of golfclubs in the storage compartment:
This is a 1910 Model R Stanley Steam Roadster. It ran on steam!
1934 Packard Convertible Touring Car.
A 1933 Auburn – very colourful!
A 1904 Rambler:
A 1903 Toledo Touring Car:
This car was hand-made by an 18 yr old young man in Skagway to impress a young lady (of course). What a smart fellow. It ran for years!
They work on the cars in an area at the back of the building. Pretty well all of them run and are ‘exercised’ regularly.
There was also the first ‘snowmobile’ on display.
In one corner we were provided with period clothing to dress up in and a car to sit in for a photo. That was fun!
There were beautiful ‘Victorian’ gowns and 1930’s housedresses on display and everything in between.
This interesting chair caught my eye, too. Isn't it neat!
We spent at least two hours at the museum then got on the bikes again for the ride home. We were hungry and I had spotted a Thai restaurant on the way there so that's where we had a late lunch. It was good.
We started to go downtown for the evening, but a storm was brewing so we decided to turn around and go home. It blew over so about an hour later we rode to Sam's Sourdough Restaurant. We both enjoyed their special - hand battered fresh Alaskan cod.
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