New classic car exhibit features race cars from days gone by
NORWICH – The Northeast Classic Car Museum, in association with the Mid-State Antique Stock Car Club, will open its newest exhibit, Built for Speed: Race Cars from Days Gone By, on May 15. It features a number of local cars and racing favorites, according to museum Executive Director Doreen Bates.
The Built for Speed showcase, as part of the local museum’s “changing exhibit,” offers visitors the opportunity to peruse a wide variety of racing automobiles, including midgets, sprint cars, Indy racers, stock cars, a race vehicle once owned by famed driver Richard Petty and Mario Andretti’s first race car.
Race Cars from Days Gone By will run through April 2011 and an invitation-only open house will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on May 14, a sneak preview and “way of saying thanks” to the museum’s loaners, donors, volunteers and members, stated Bates.
“This is a way for us to give back and show people how important their services are,” she added.
Bates said she hoped this new exhibit would “involve the community a little more,” as “racing is such a big sport here and there are a lot of local race clubs” in Chenango County.
“We’re hoping this is something that will pique people’s interest, if it wasn’t before,” she added.
The local museum, which sees approximately 10,000 visitors per year, maintains several types of exhibits according to Bates, including permanent (pre World War II), semi-permanent (post World War II) and changing, which has previously featured Lights and Sirens (classic emergency vehicles), the Class of 1957, the Nifty Fifties: A Decade of 1950s Autos and most recently, Classic Tractors.
“The changing exhibit gives the museum new life and there’s always something new to see. It gives us a bigger variety,” said Bates, who added “we try to change things up and we’re always very excited about the eclectic mix.”
In addition to the Built for Speed exhibit, Bates reported the museum had made several other changes, including the inclusion of late 60s and 70s vehicles to the post war exhibit, an expanded gift shop and the display of a rare 1933 Marmon 16.
The 80,000 square foot museum, which boasts approximately 150 cars on display, was recently awarded Non-Profit of the Year by Commerce Chenango.
“If you haven’t been here to see the new additions, we urge you to come and visit,” said Bates, who wished to remind visitors that larger groups calling ahead receive a discounted cost of admission. “We’re a hidden treasure, we really are.”
The Northeast Classic Car Museum, 24 Rexford St., is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, and admission is $9 for adults, $4 for children between the ages of 6 and 18 and free for children under 5 years of age. For more information call 334-2886 or visit classiccarmuseum.org.
The Built for Speed showcase, as part of the local museum’s “changing exhibit,” offers visitors the opportunity to peruse a wide variety of racing automobiles, including midgets, sprint cars, Indy racers, stock cars, a race vehicle once owned by famed driver Richard Petty and Mario Andretti’s first race car.
Race Cars from Days Gone By will run through April 2011 and an invitation-only open house will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on May 14, a sneak preview and “way of saying thanks” to the museum’s loaners, donors, volunteers and members, stated Bates.
“This is a way for us to give back and show people how important their services are,” she added.
Bates said she hoped this new exhibit would “involve the community a little more,” as “racing is such a big sport here and there are a lot of local race clubs” in Chenango County.
“We’re hoping this is something that will pique people’s interest, if it wasn’t before,” she added.
The local museum, which sees approximately 10,000 visitors per year, maintains several types of exhibits according to Bates, including permanent (pre World War II), semi-permanent (post World War II) and changing, which has previously featured Lights and Sirens (classic emergency vehicles), the Class of 1957, the Nifty Fifties: A Decade of 1950s Autos and most recently, Classic Tractors.
“The changing exhibit gives the museum new life and there’s always something new to see. It gives us a bigger variety,” said Bates, who added “we try to change things up and we’re always very excited about the eclectic mix.”
In addition to the Built for Speed exhibit, Bates reported the museum had made several other changes, including the inclusion of late 60s and 70s vehicles to the post war exhibit, an expanded gift shop and the display of a rare 1933 Marmon 16.
The 80,000 square foot museum, which boasts approximately 150 cars on display, was recently awarded Non-Profit of the Year by Commerce Chenango.
“If you haven’t been here to see the new additions, we urge you to come and visit,” said Bates, who wished to remind visitors that larger groups calling ahead receive a discounted cost of admission. “We’re a hidden treasure, we really are.”
The Northeast Classic Car Museum, 24 Rexford St., is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, and admission is $9 for adults, $4 for children between the ages of 6 and 18 and free for children under 5 years of age. For more information call 334-2886 or visit classiccarmuseum.org.
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