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05-22-2013, 08:57 AM | #21 |
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Hey Al, next time donate them to me! I'll show them everyday.
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05-22-2013, 09:45 AM | #22 |
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Keith True,
Wow, that's an interesting tid-bit of info about the Smithsonian! When I die I "was" going to have my '65 Harley donated to the Smithsonian. Along with my and my dogs ashes secreted in the frame. Not now! Bob-A |
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05-22-2013, 10:44 AM | #23 |
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Back when this happened,around 1974 or 75,the Smithsonian had an extensive collection of motorcycles.They weren't being hoarded,they were being culled to put together a display.A few hundred were going to be sold off when the display was decided on.There already is a collection of Harleys from every year built,all in one spot,I believe it is owned by Harley but it may be a private collection.Either way,it's available to the public.The woman that had donated the Hup and the Auburn was a little upset that her cars were just dumped,but after she thought it through she realized she had not been lied to,because she had never asked the right question.The comments by the museum evaluators were things like,these will make a fine addition to a collection,and the biggest line was,we will never touch this car,we will leave it just like it is.That one was the truth and she remembered it forever.
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05-22-2013, 11:08 AM | #24 |
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Two things:
First thing: The Smithsonian budget keeps getting slashed dramatically by one of those political parties we hear so much about, and I'll just let you guess which one. The upshot is that they can neither display nor maintain all of what they have and often have to liquidate parts of the collection in order to keep afloat. The other thing: The real hoarders that the museum-hater should complain about are these guys who have a barn (or more likely a field) full of old cars and parts, none of which they will ever sell, none of which they will ever restore, all of which will eventually rust into dust. But they're mine, they'll say, and so I can do what I want with them, which is evidently to watch them disappear. |
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It just seems to me that as the decades go past, that fewer things of value are held sacred anymore.
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05-22-2013, 03:21 PM | #27 |
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At museum prices ta boot.
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05-22-2013, 03:36 PM | #28 | |
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The fact that this was a Model A event dedicated to ORIGINAL cars, and that we were allowed on the grounds with our cars, I felt the Hot Rod belonged in the regular parking lot. This is my opinion as stated, and you have the right to disagree, after all it is a FREE country, but am I not allowed the same privilege without being ridiculed? By the way, this is not a DEUCE museum, and I would have not been there if it was.... |
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05-22-2013, 07:07 PM | #29 |
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If you want others to see and enjoy your car don't give it to the museum. Put it on loan with stipulations that it be cared for while in their possession.
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05-23-2013, 11:37 PM | #32 |
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If you want to donate your car to be kept in a museum forever forget it! If you want to donate your car to help a museum, either by having it displayed or sold for funds to keep the museum running then do so. If you don't want it sold give it to them on loan form you or your estate as mentioned earlier.
I would though be careful of "museums" that seem to sell off the vehicles after only being on "display" for a short while. There is one of those that sells cars all the time on Ebay.
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05-24-2013, 09:13 AM | #34 |
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The Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, Mass. is one of the best around....Check them out. Patina, Provenance, Originality – Thoughtful Preservation of Collectible Automobiles: The Larz Anderson Auto Museum of Brookline, Massachusetts, renowned for housing America’s oldest car collection opened their new exhibit: Patina, Provenance, Originality: Thoughtful Preservation of Collectible Automobiles, on May 10th. Preservation of important automobiles, as both historic artifacts and industrial art, provides an important window into the technological ingenuity and design acumen of the early pioneers in auto manufacturing, motor racing, and the changes the automobile brought to America in the 20th Century. David Northey, Walter Owen Bentleys grandson, is seen here giving a speech to the attendees on the subject of originality. The Larz Anderson Collection containing some of the rarest and most original early cars in the world, will be on display in addition to the vintage racing cars, and the other 1906-1955 automobiles choosen for the exhibit, to illustrate the principles that guide collectors of important automobiles. See many more photos and more info at The Old Motor. |
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