Two other museums you might try are the Saratoga Auto Museum in Saratoga, NY and the Wells Auto Museum in Wells, ME. There are a few at each museum that are run regularly. Last time I was in Maine, probably 10 years ago now, the Wells Auto Museum offered rides to visitors in some of their cars, and some of their personal vehicles too.
You could also try Astor's Beechwood Mansion in Newport, RI. During my summer in Rhode Island I often saw a Ford Model A bearing the Beechwood logo, though I don't know how directly connected the car and mansion were.
I have to agree with David, and even though the museum I work for does not have any automobiles, being the owner of a vintage automobile myself, and knowing the safety concerns, constant maintenance and liability, I would still caution my colleagues about driving one or maintaining one in driving condition.
Just my thoughts though.
Regards,
John
John T. Hart, Jr.
Assistant Curator of Collections
The Farmers' Museum
The New York State Historical Association
PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
P: (607) 547-1447
F: (607) 547-1406
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You should contact the National Auto Museum in Reno, NV. All their cars are kept in working condition.
http://automuseum.org/
Heather
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Jennifer --
I'd be interested in this discussion as well. I am curator at a firefighting museum (we have seven pieces of antique fire apparatus). You (and I) might look to railroad museums for some direction.... There was a post on this list (or the Small-museum-list) a few weeks ago about using items from the collection, and the Association of Railway Museums proactivly addressed this in their "best practices."
Generally fire museums are a lot like most small specialized museums in that they are frequently operated by "hobbiests" rather than those with museum training. As such many believe the adage, "you've got to USE it, or LOOSE it" -- sigh -- I'm trying to convince my board (who want to take out a fully restored 1918 fire engine) that is not the case.
- David -
David Lewis, Curator
Aurora Regional Fire Museum
www.AuroraRegionalFireMuseum.org
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I am interested in museums with use policies and procedures for historic cars in
their collections. To clarify, by “use” I mean actually driving the car at
museum events and programs. Please email me your contact information if you are
willing to discuss at length your institution’s procedures and share its policy.
I would like to discuss the obvious (and not so obvious to me) collections,
maintenance, and safety issues, but am also interested in development and
marketing aspects.
Best wishes,
Jennifer Kovarik
Registrar
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
Decorah, Iowa
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